Animals
(Ok, not many, but at least it's a start!)
- Mystery Solved... And More
Oh, it was so mean of me to make you wait for the conclusion of yesterday's mystery. And, sadly (actually, happily) the answer to the mystery turned out to be an easy one. I am happy to report that there was absolutely no fowl play. Apparently, Hubbs...
- Running With The Big Dogs
Well, the cold weather hit us hard.Fruit trees that were in blossom will have lasting effects...the rest of us will move on. Yesterday brought sunshine (cold temps) and bright blue skies.Hubbs finished work a little early,giving us time for a hike (jog)....
- What's Growing On
I want to thank all of you for your concern over the Edith situation.Order is restored and the threesome are back to their usual routine... following me around the farm. This stretch of hot and sunny weather following a very wet spring hashelped the...
- The Fruits Of Our Labor
This week marks the official entrance of Summer. After weeks of rain, we are finally in the midst of a warm, dry spell. We have more strawberries than we can possibly use. Finally, our fruit trees and vines will have a warm sun to help them ripen. If...
- Un-welcomed Guests
What a month it has been for Bee Haven Acres. We have been under attack. Our casualties are multiplying daily. It seems the deadliest of our foes is a family of foxes that has made their den in our woods. We have lost more than half of our chickens in...
Animals
In Search of Feral Peacock
For the past several evenings,
we have heard the cry of a peacock in the woods
that separate our house from the barn and animals.
And then, two evenings ago, at sundown, Amanda came face to face
with a beautiful peacock hanging out with the chickens near our manure pile.
Last evening we decided to take a walk in search of said feral peacock.
We let Annie go without a leash...
truly a treat for this pup who loves to track and hunt.
She ran and ran and ran.
While Annie ran and chased anything that moved (including insects),
we walked to our fruit orchard ( the newer one we planted in the past few years).
We were delighted to see that the cherry trees finally have cherries on them...
(Ok, not many, but at least it's a start!)
The pear trees have tiny pears, too!
Annie had a blast running free.
No peacock, however.
Just Sir Elton...crowing his evening song...
We stopped by the pumpkin patch...
The frequent rain storms we have had lately have kept this garden well watered.
The cabbage are getting bigger...
as is the corn and sunflowers...
As for the pumpkins...
I think we will end up with a nice crop!
The most prolific plants of all, however,
are our blueberries.
This year the bushes are loaded with fruit.
Another couple of weeks and we will be harvesting blueberries like crazy! (100 bushes!)
As for feral peacocks...I will keep searching.
Hopefully, one of these evenings I will catch a photo of one!
- Mystery Solved... And More
Oh, it was so mean of me to make you wait for the conclusion of yesterday's mystery. And, sadly (actually, happily) the answer to the mystery turned out to be an easy one. I am happy to report that there was absolutely no fowl play. Apparently, Hubbs...
- Running With The Big Dogs
Well, the cold weather hit us hard.Fruit trees that were in blossom will have lasting effects...the rest of us will move on. Yesterday brought sunshine (cold temps) and bright blue skies.Hubbs finished work a little early,giving us time for a hike (jog)....
- What's Growing On
I want to thank all of you for your concern over the Edith situation.Order is restored and the threesome are back to their usual routine... following me around the farm. This stretch of hot and sunny weather following a very wet spring hashelped the...
- The Fruits Of Our Labor
This week marks the official entrance of Summer. After weeks of rain, we are finally in the midst of a warm, dry spell. We have more strawberries than we can possibly use. Finally, our fruit trees and vines will have a warm sun to help them ripen. If...
- Un-welcomed Guests
What a month it has been for Bee Haven Acres. We have been under attack. Our casualties are multiplying daily. It seems the deadliest of our foes is a family of foxes that has made their den in our woods. We have lost more than half of our chickens in...