Animals
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that doesn't run off and cause flooding, but rather soaks into the ground. Thankfully, most of the garden weeding is finished. The chore list for this rainy day includes building more beehives and frames. I took a quick break to make myself a garden friend, however (thanks, Autumn, for the idea). Meet Minerva Mae Honeycutt. After the rain stops, she will be moved into her summer home...the vegetable garden. I only hope she is useful in the weeding department!
I am happy to say that after today's rain, my empty rain barrels are refilling.
- Rain Dance
With gardens that needed watering,I geared up (yesterday) for what was to be a rainy day.You might remember that I planned to use the rainy day as a day in my garden...weeding. However, the day proved sunny, hot and humid. I did my level best throughout...
- Building An Ark
And so the rain continues.Just when the sky lightens, and it looks promising, I run outside to continue weeding. Then all of a suddenanother downpour occurs...sending me scrambling for shelter. The chickens, goats, and horses are all staying under cover.I...
- We're Having A Heat Wave!
"Were having a heat wave....A tropical heatwave...."that's how the song goes.And that is how our summer is going.Hot. Humid. No appreciable rain. My rain barrels are dry. Let's hope the well doesn't follow suit! So, what are my bees doing...
- Rainy Day
Here I sit...inside our cozy 20 X 20 A-frame, waiting for a break in the rain, so that I can get a little garden work finished. I cannot complain, it has been quite a beautiful Autumn...barely any rain at all until today. No work is happening on the farmhouse...it...
- Water Conservation
It seems that every summer comes with an inevitable drought in August. In an attempt to conserve water we fashioned rain barrels from 50 gallon drums. They are atttached to the downspout from the barn and connected to each other by hoses. The downspout...
Animals
Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that doesn't run off and cause flooding, but rather soaks into the ground. Thankfully, most of the garden weeding is finished. The chore list for this rainy day includes building more beehives and frames. I took a quick break to make myself a garden friend, however (thanks, Autumn, for the idea). Meet Minerva Mae Honeycutt. After the rain stops, she will be moved into her summer home...the vegetable garden. I only hope she is useful in the weeding department!
I am happy to say that after today's rain, my empty rain barrels are refilling.
- Rain Dance
With gardens that needed watering,I geared up (yesterday) for what was to be a rainy day.You might remember that I planned to use the rainy day as a day in my garden...weeding. However, the day proved sunny, hot and humid. I did my level best throughout...
- Building An Ark
And so the rain continues.Just when the sky lightens, and it looks promising, I run outside to continue weeding. Then all of a suddenanother downpour occurs...sending me scrambling for shelter. The chickens, goats, and horses are all staying under cover.I...
- We're Having A Heat Wave!
"Were having a heat wave....A tropical heatwave...."that's how the song goes.And that is how our summer is going.Hot. Humid. No appreciable rain. My rain barrels are dry. Let's hope the well doesn't follow suit! So, what are my bees doing...
- Rainy Day
Here I sit...inside our cozy 20 X 20 A-frame, waiting for a break in the rain, so that I can get a little garden work finished. I cannot complain, it has been quite a beautiful Autumn...barely any rain at all until today. No work is happening on the farmhouse...it...
- Water Conservation
It seems that every summer comes with an inevitable drought in August. In an attempt to conserve water we fashioned rain barrels from 50 gallon drums. They are atttached to the downspout from the barn and connected to each other by hoses. The downspout...