Animals
- Meanwhile, At The Duck Pond...
Part of my every day chores is a stop at the duck pond to feed the ducks and fish. We have kept a stable population for several months now...5 tame ducks and 4 wild mallards that now call our pond home.At one point we were up to 36 ducks,but the local...
- A Return To Normal
We are in the midst of a high pressure area, and the weather is spectacular. We've entered the dry part of summer and everyone is finally making hay.(Which is a big relief to me as I have so many mouths to feed!) It had been sunny and hot every day...
- A Walk Onthe Wild Side
Week One The trail cameras have been up for only two days now.Hubbs and I took the dogs for an early morning walk into the 100 acre woodsto fetch the SD card from each camera. With excitement and anticipation, we hiked the half mile through light rain to...
- And Then There Were Fourteen
A week of rain has made outside work next to impossible.I did manage to get in an hour of weeding yesterday and completely cleaned up my asparagus patch. On my way to the garden, I stopped by the pond... a head count yielded 14 ducklings... down...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...
Animals
It Was Another Chilly 4th of July!
I took a day off!
Yes, I took Friday off from blogging...
and it was totally unplanned.
Hubbs was off work on Friday which totally threw me off.
So, I thought that Thursday was Friday....and so on.
Sorry!
How can I describe our Fourth of July holiday?
In one word....SOGGY!
After rain, rain, rain, the sun finally showed its face late afternoon on Sunday.
The precipitation didn't really affect our weekend...
we took things nice and easy...besides doing the usual farm chores,
we harvested veggies from the garden and picked the blueberries.
I'll be doing something with these today!
I had enough time to start and work on a new knitting project...
After finishing the wedding, I needed a new project to satisfy the creative side of me.
Around the farm this weekend?
We've started feeding the pond fish a pelleted feed.
In the past we bought lots of minnows as feeder fish.
I wasn't sure if there were any minnows left, so we bought some pelleted feed instead.
I wasn't sure if there were any minnows left, so we bought some pelleted feed instead.
It's been a blast to see who comes to eat each day.
So far, there are 10 huge koi, 1 big ole' catfish,
(seen at the very right of the following picture with his mouth open)
and a whole bunch of smaller striped fish who dart up to the surface to grab a bite.
We took a trip into the woods on Sunday to get the game camera memory cards.
Among the best of the photos were these:
A couple of raccoons.
The bucks are growing their antlers once again.
And this doe has two spotted fawns...twins!
We've moved the cameras to the pond this week
to see who visits when we are not there.
I'll post those photos this coming Saturday.
While we were in the woods, the dogs had a blast running through the trees, fields, and underbrush.
In an attempt to cool himself, Oakley rolled in a mud puddle.
In need of a rinsing, we led him to his favorite swimming hole.
Even though he is part Lab, he has no interest in actually swimming,
but prefers to just dunk himself.
Here's his usual routine....
- Meanwhile, At The Duck Pond...
Part of my every day chores is a stop at the duck pond to feed the ducks and fish. We have kept a stable population for several months now...5 tame ducks and 4 wild mallards that now call our pond home.At one point we were up to 36 ducks,but the local...
- A Return To Normal
We are in the midst of a high pressure area, and the weather is spectacular. We've entered the dry part of summer and everyone is finally making hay.(Which is a big relief to me as I have so many mouths to feed!) It had been sunny and hot every day...
- A Walk Onthe Wild Side
Week One The trail cameras have been up for only two days now.Hubbs and I took the dogs for an early morning walk into the 100 acre woodsto fetch the SD card from each camera. With excitement and anticipation, we hiked the half mile through light rain to...
- And Then There Were Fourteen
A week of rain has made outside work next to impossible.I did manage to get in an hour of weeding yesterday and completely cleaned up my asparagus patch. On my way to the garden, I stopped by the pond... a head count yielded 14 ducklings... down...
- January Quietude
After the hustle and bustle of the holiday season,it was wonderful to be able to enjoy a quiet weekend at home. Most of Saturday we spent indoors.I finished one quilt top and started another, while Hubbs caught up on his reading. Sunday morning...