Brief update before the next storm hit! It’s high summer and the garden is humming along. Tomatoes are producing beautifully Corn is coming up and the next plot is hanging in there for the most part despite all the rain Some potatoes are ready to harvest Lettuce and zucchini is going crazy! Carrots and beets...Read More
Apparently I’ve stumbled on a new business, raising Mourning Doves. Yes, welcome to “Mourning Dove Farm”! I posted the end of last week, the babies getting ready to leave the nest. They left and this morning Mom was back on the nest and when she left look what I found!! I’m expecting Mother’s Day next...Read More
I stumbled upon this recording the other day when I was looking for something else. After listening, it made me realize that even though the Rouse and Co morning show was peppered with bits and characters and fake commercials and parody songs, some of the most entertaining moments just happened organically like this. I need...Read More
Would this be the same mama bird that has used the same nest again or a different mother? I’m just thinking if it’s the same one, she really gets around bird town!Read More
Here’s an update on the progress of everything in the garden! 🌽 New Corn plot going in 🥔 Potatoes still growing 🍃 Zucchini growing 🥬 Lettuce going crazy 🌿 Beets still growing but have leaf miners 🌶 Peppers blossoming 🍅 Tomatoes need tying up 🌽 First corn plot ready for fertilizing How’s your garden doing?...Read More
Now 11 weeks old, the chicks have moved to a new apartment joined by their 4 older sisters. Jake the Snake was left in the barn, but somehow this morning ended up outside the girls veranda, so I let him in.Read More
There’s nothing, I mean NOTHING like walking out of your house, going to your corn plot, pulling a couple of ears, and coming back in to boil it up and bite into the freshest corn you ever have had! Just as incredible is to freeze some for winter eating. Pulling out a freezer bag of...Read More
