From Readers:
At the farm today
I don’t even know what to say about the Fever game – poor Caitlin.
Flowers and More, 6-24-26
Country Threads Chicken Scratch
Farm life
From Readers:
At the farm today
I don’t even know what to say about the Fever game – poor Caitlin.
Beautiful photos once again.
Looks like your goats aren’t very happy with the lid on their hay bin. What a pair. Between the goats and the chickens that went rogue , you’re keeping on your toes. Love the pictures you share.
Yesterday I had 14 ads I could close on the blog easily and today only 5. Technology!
Love the star quilt – I wonder if that is the one Li commented on to use your brushed cottons for?
Yes Kathy. That is the big sawtooth star I was referring two in a couple of colorways.
Thanks Li – I thought it might be. Nice quilts !
One quick note: Tetanus shot
I love all the flowers and animals. Hazel looks so adorable. Thanks again for a heart warmer!
Love all the different flower and animal pictures. Every time I see your chickens I am tempted to get some. Right now I feel I can’t add anything to my plate though. We have a junco making a nest in our fuchsia hanging basket. The net is so perfect. We’ve kept watering it as there are no signs of the birds in there for the last few days. Not sure if we scared them away and they are building somewhere else. We overwintered the plant , totally by accident, and can’t believe it came back so healthy and so close to flowering now. These aren’t a plant that usually survive our winter and we never watered it.
Teresa– how fascinating that your fuchsia survived the winter and that a junco is making a nest in it! Love these surprises from nature.
Sara, it is such a surprise. Last night my son looked at the nest and there are eggs. I tried to see this morning but mom was sitting in the nest so didn’t want to disturb her too much. Hoping I can get a picture to send in to Mary. This is a very high traffic area the basket is hanging by so she needs to be used to us. Gong back and forth. It’s also near our hose so we are there a lot when we are watering. The rains came last night so we won’t need to water for a bit.
Wonderful photos of the farm. That gold chick is so cute. What breed is she. I don’t recognize her pretty markings. We have swallows too about that age. There is time for the parents to have another batch and probably will. I love having swallows flying around here….I know they are feeding on all kinds of bugs. They even get the dreaded white butterfly so that I can have nice cabbages. Ours go south about Sept. 1st though and then the whities take over and I have to use BT.
Joy…I am glad to hear that you are doing so well. Hope the fog lifts soon for you.
We are expecting rain for 3 days. Frankly, we could use it.
Sara’s puzzled by that cover on HER HAY! , and Hazel loves HER FARM! Glad that you had a restful, healing sleep, Joy! Thank you all for beautiful pictures!
Thank you for always including pics of your farm and the animals. They make my heart smile. You have a beautiful place and you take such good care of it all. Have a wonderful day!!!
Mary, love all the flowers, that lady bug is so red and Hazel is white and not digging. I love all the red/white/blue!
I had a really good night! Got up every couple hours to the BR and fresh ice pack and went right back to sleep! More stiffness than pain.
Sue in MN, yes the trees are dead from the Ash Boerer (sp). You can treat them. It’s expensive, but if they are in your lawn, it’s worth it! We have four we have been treating for 6 or 8 years. One is an old tree that was here 54 years ago when we moved here. Very precious.
The dogs with the sweater are cute! My daughter’s dog is at the vet because of a sore leg…limping and acting like it gives him pain, so this morning she decided to take him to the vet. So, he jumps in the car without help and into the front seat by her! Oh brother! He still went to the vet!
I don’t think I’ll be going down stairs for a little while. I need to get this fog out of my brain!
Have a wonderful day everyone!
Joy – so,glad it’s all going well for you! Love the dog story – so typical. We have many dead ash trees and 5 right here by the house. The tree service will come to take them down but not till the ground freezes again. I will just have them topped because my bird feeders are right below and I want to keep feeding and watching the birds. The next people who live here can take them down. The biggest tree is probably the age of the farm – 125+ years. Very sad.
Mary thank you for your tip about putting forks in my flowerpots to keep the squirrels from digging up the plants – it seems to be working. I tied up my hydrangeas with twine, but your fence is a better idea. I don’t know why I never think to do something with them until a strong wind has flattened them. As I’ve been out biking I can’t help but notice many dead trees – maybe from emerald ash borer? Sad to see all the destruction caused by this. Thought of you and your loss of trees in your grove. My husband recently had an injury to his leg that looked similar to yours. His became infected, so he had to do 2 rounds of antibiotics. During that time we learned that a wound will heal better if it is covered, rather than letting a scab form. I had no idea! Hope you heal quickly.
Sue – what? I thought the covered wound just kept draining and was nasty so it’s been uncovered for days. However today when I was mowing and cutting weeds I did put a bandage on it. It’s very close to being completely healed actually. There is a scab over it and Hazel stepped on my leg the other night in bed – I yelled!! Forks in plants – who knew? Ha!
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEND YOUR GOATS TO LAND MANAGEMENT IN California ?? I imagine they would enjoy the underbrush that causes so much trouble for our state just as much as your lovely plants.