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across the ground and over the asparagus.
- A Little Of This, A Little Of That
Today is a rainy, rainy day here on the farm...so, yesterday I tried to get as much done outside as I could.Mornings have been exceptionally cold...temps in the low 30's. Afternoons warm up to the 50's...so that is when extra outside chores are...
- Autumn Gardening
Amazingly, it is mid October and soon the end of this year's gardening season.You wouldn't guess that, though, if you looked at my garden.So much of it is still going strong. The garden fences are totally covered in flowering vines and gourds...just...
- Out Of My Gourd!
I am crazy.Crazy, that is, about vines.With the exception of poison ivy,(and don't look at my face right now, it is covered in poison ivy.)(Thank you, Oakley...but that's a different story!) Again, with the exception of poison ivy,I love...
- A Garden Gone Wild!
A very moist summer has made excellent growing conditions for our most prolific crop....WEEDS! We have had a fantastic berry harvest this year. Even the wild blackberries that line our woods are bursting with plump ripe fruit (watch out for chiggers,though!)....
- The Life Cycle Of Gardening....
Bee Haven Acres is coming into the close of our harvesting season. We are inundated with tomatoes, corn,and peppers but most of the other vegetables have gone to seed. Our last zucchinis, cabbages, cucumbers, green beans and broccoli were harvested this...
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And So We Bid Summer Adieu
Today is the last day of summer.
Can you believe it?
All of a sudden Autumn is knocking on our door...
bringing beautiful sunrises...
a little late for my liking (that will change when we turn the clocks back!)
The garden is just about finished for the season.
All that remains are some peppers and the last of the tomatoes.
All that remains are some peppers and the last of the tomatoes.
Morning glory vines now grow in most of the boxes...
volunteer plants from last years' seeds.
volunteer plants from last years' seeds.
Morning glories get more and more lush,
covering the garden fence.
Sadly, they will succumb to the first frost.
My gourd plants have climbed over their trellis,
Huge gourds hang waiting to be harvested...
each weighing over 10 pounds.
I will dry these over the next few months for a late winter project...
perhaps bird houses.... perhaps something decorative.
There's good news at the barn!
Kenny has a girlfriend.
Young Lucille has taken a liking to our old man
and visits during the daylight hours.
For some strange reason, she has moved into the garden and roosts there at night.
I always feel bad for chickens that I have to separate from the flock.
And since this poor old man was being picked on,
he has found refuge in the barn.
Luckily, Lucille showed up to give him some much needed companionship!
All of the animals are happier with the cooler weather.
Looks like someone has been rubbing against the purple berries growing on the fence.
As I sit in the donkey's yard snapping photos,
Annie rests nearby...
And Sam, too tired to hold his own head up...
leans on the gate.
This fellow has learned to conserve energy whenever possible...
saving it up for those rare occasions when he spies a groundhog and takes off in chase.
And so, today, we say goodbye to another summer
as another autumn takes its place.
I look forward to dry leaves crunching beneath my feet,
fires in the fireplace and longer evenings.
Each and every season has its delights and I am grateful to be able to watch
the seasons change...
To every thing there is a season......
All of the animals are happier with the cooler weather.
Most days, now, the equines can forgo fly masks.
What's that purple spot on your head, Chloe?
Looks like someone has been rubbing against the purple berries growing on the fence.
As I sit in the donkey's yard snapping photos,
Annie rests nearby...
And Sam, too tired to hold his own head up...
leans on the gate.
This fellow has learned to conserve energy whenever possible...
saving it up for those rare occasions when he spies a groundhog and takes off in chase.
And so, today, we say goodbye to another summer
as another autumn takes its place.
I look forward to dry leaves crunching beneath my feet,
fires in the fireplace and longer evenings.
Each and every season has its delights and I am grateful to be able to watch
the seasons change...
To every thing there is a season......
- A Little Of This, A Little Of That
Today is a rainy, rainy day here on the farm...so, yesterday I tried to get as much done outside as I could.Mornings have been exceptionally cold...temps in the low 30's. Afternoons warm up to the 50's...so that is when extra outside chores are...
- Autumn Gardening
Amazingly, it is mid October and soon the end of this year's gardening season.You wouldn't guess that, though, if you looked at my garden.So much of it is still going strong. The garden fences are totally covered in flowering vines and gourds...just...
- Out Of My Gourd!
I am crazy.Crazy, that is, about vines.With the exception of poison ivy,(and don't look at my face right now, it is covered in poison ivy.)(Thank you, Oakley...but that's a different story!) Again, with the exception of poison ivy,I love...
- A Garden Gone Wild!
A very moist summer has made excellent growing conditions for our most prolific crop....WEEDS! We have had a fantastic berry harvest this year. Even the wild blackberries that line our woods are bursting with plump ripe fruit (watch out for chiggers,though!)....
- The Life Cycle Of Gardening....
Bee Haven Acres is coming into the close of our harvesting season. We are inundated with tomatoes, corn,and peppers but most of the other vegetables have gone to seed. Our last zucchinis, cabbages, cucumbers, green beans and broccoli were harvested this...