Animals
as you can see, Moll could have cared less!
With the turkeys safely stowed away for the evening,
I stopped by the garden for a chat with Minerva.
She confided in me that she has grown weary of gardening
and is ready for the season to finish.
A long winter's rest followed by a spa visit is just what will cure her garden blues...
her Spring return is always a welcomed event!
The last of the flowers remain in the garden...still beautiful as ever.
It seems, though, that the kale is not as lucky.
The kale has sustained a widespread attack by an army of marauding beetles...
eating it right down to its skeletal remains.
Hopefully those nasty bugs won't find the kale flower growing just a few boxes away.
I am counting on these to help get us through early winter.
I also wanted to share another update on the roosters' pumpkin carving project...
- Bi-partisan Turkeys
Ordinarily, when there are several turkeys together they are called a flock.However, here on the farm where there are only two,we call it a congress. You see, these two boys are very often on opposite sides of the fence...fighting back and forth. Tom...
- Annie Gets Up Close And Personal With The Pigs
Yesterday was a typical Wednesday.With farm help from our friends and neighbors, Jim and Kathy...I was free to head to the city to take care of errands. That afternoon I took Annie and the boys out for a walk. We checked out the seedlings in the pumpkin...
- Herding Turkeys
Our two bourbon red turkeys, Tom and Chuck, spend their dayspatrolling the farm.For the most part they hang out with the chickens most of the day. However, if there is any other activity going on,you can find them in the middle of it. Every afternoon...
- Thanks!
Thanks all for the rhubarb advice.That nasty blossom is history!! The mini greenhouses that Hubbs and I constructed in the garden have done their job.Fickle Mother Nature has cast her last icy stare across my garden.From here on out it's to be seasonable...much...
- We're Having A Heatwave!
I suppose if I could, I would spend most of my time in the garden.Unfortunately, like a lot of the country, we are in the midst of a heat waveand so my time in the garden is limited to early mornings and late evenings.Sunny days and adequate watering...
Animals
Turkey Parade
It has been several months, now, since I moved the turkeys to their new house.
And still, every evening they return to their old stomping grounds...
and roost on the goat yard fence.
So....
every evening, early, we escort the turkeys back down to the barn,
to their new house.
It's the daily turkey parade...
if anyone saw us walking behind the turkeys flapping our wings to keep them going,
well...
we might just be involuntarily committed!
Last night as I was walking the turkeys home,
we encountered Moll in the field.
The turkeys, never missing a chance to intimidate, began to follow....
as you can see, Moll could have cared less!
With the turkeys safely stowed away for the evening,
I stopped by the garden for a chat with Minerva.
She confided in me that she has grown weary of gardening
and is ready for the season to finish.
A long winter's rest followed by a spa visit is just what will cure her garden blues...
her Spring return is always a welcomed event!
The last of the flowers remain in the garden...still beautiful as ever.
It seems, though, that the kale is not as lucky.
The kale has sustained a widespread attack by an army of marauding beetles...
eating it right down to its skeletal remains.
Hopefully those nasty bugs won't find the kale flower growing just a few boxes away.
I am counting on these to help get us through early winter.
I also wanted to share another update on the roosters' pumpkin carving project...
Each day it gets a little more ornate!
I see a mouth and perhaps one eye at this time.
After several days of weather in the upper eighties,
we are hoping things cool down to typical October temperatures.
Hot weather is not too comfortable for donkeys who have started to grow their winter coats!
Here's hoping your day (and your week) is a great one!!
- Bi-partisan Turkeys
Ordinarily, when there are several turkeys together they are called a flock.However, here on the farm where there are only two,we call it a congress. You see, these two boys are very often on opposite sides of the fence...fighting back and forth. Tom...
- Annie Gets Up Close And Personal With The Pigs
Yesterday was a typical Wednesday.With farm help from our friends and neighbors, Jim and Kathy...I was free to head to the city to take care of errands. That afternoon I took Annie and the boys out for a walk. We checked out the seedlings in the pumpkin...
- Herding Turkeys
Our two bourbon red turkeys, Tom and Chuck, spend their dayspatrolling the farm.For the most part they hang out with the chickens most of the day. However, if there is any other activity going on,you can find them in the middle of it. Every afternoon...
- Thanks!
Thanks all for the rhubarb advice.That nasty blossom is history!! The mini greenhouses that Hubbs and I constructed in the garden have done their job.Fickle Mother Nature has cast her last icy stare across my garden.From here on out it's to be seasonable...much...
- We're Having A Heatwave!
I suppose if I could, I would spend most of my time in the garden.Unfortunately, like a lot of the country, we are in the midst of a heat waveand so my time in the garden is limited to early mornings and late evenings.Sunny days and adequate watering...