Animals
purple tomatillos... a first for us.
We plan to use these to make a purple version of salsa verde.
I love how not only the skin is purple, but also the flesh.
- Morning To Evening....everything In Between Is Hot!
Farm work begins before the sun rises above the horizon.Right now, it's the coolest time of the day.Cool and foggy. We're in the midst of a heat wave...but one in which the nights are cool....so a layer of fog settles over the morning landscape....
- Laboring
Even though the calendar says we are still in summer...it feels like summer has ended.Don't you agree? Labor Day weekend always feels like the end of summer.I suppose it goes back to those childhood days, when Labor Day was the last picnic,...
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- Welcome Autumn
Autumn crept in, this week, on little black spider feet! Overnight, it seems, the farm has started its transitionaway from summer. Cooler days, cooler nights have us scrambling forwarm socks and sweatshirts. We sleep nestled beneath warm quiltsas...
- 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...
Animals
Welcome September!
For all intents and purposes, the summer is now over.
Another Labor Day weekend has come and gone.
The days are shorter; the nights are cooler.
The swallows are flocking.
The ragweed/goldenrod is blooming.
The garden is offering forth the last of summer's ripening deliciousness.
Fall crops remain hidden in the ground...
carrots, parsnips, and sweet potatoes will stay beneath their earthy blanket until
cold nights are upon us.
We began our tomatillo harvest this weekend...
purple tomatillos... a first for us.
We plan to use these to make a purple version of salsa verde.
I love how not only the skin is purple, but also the flesh.
We picked a lot of peppers...
(tons and tons of peppers)
and turned them into hot pepper relish and hot sauce.
Hot sauce is one of our favorite condiments.
(Amanda eats it on everything...and the hotter the better for her!)
We rode past the corn field and pondered the difference between feed corn
and the corn that we eat.
Two year olds are like sponges,
they soak in everything that you say to them...
saving it for later use!
It was quite a full weekend.
(tons and tons of peppers)
and turned them into hot pepper relish and hot sauce.
Hot sauce is one of our favorite condiments.
(Amanda eats it on everything...and the hotter the better for her!)
We had a visit from Tyler and his Mommy.
They stayed over night....what fun!
An early morning gator ride (in our jammies) to see the animals
helped us to work up an appetite for breakfast.
Oh, goodness....One Eyed Myrtle, before breakfast???
We rode past the corn field and pondered the difference between feed corn
and the corn that we eat.
Two year olds are like sponges,
they soak in everything that you say to them...
saving it for later use!
It was quite a full weekend.
I have to say...
I am excited that September is here.
Life will slow down again.
Autumn on the farm is quite enchanting...
with breezes blowing dry crunchy leaves,
cool, crisp moonlit nights.
The animals all become more energetic with the onset of cooler weather.
Truthfully.... so do I!
- Morning To Evening....everything In Between Is Hot!
Farm work begins before the sun rises above the horizon.Right now, it's the coolest time of the day.Cool and foggy. We're in the midst of a heat wave...but one in which the nights are cool....so a layer of fog settles over the morning landscape....
- Laboring
Even though the calendar says we are still in summer...it feels like summer has ended.Don't you agree? Labor Day weekend always feels like the end of summer.I suppose it goes back to those childhood days, when Labor Day was the last picnic,...
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- Welcome Autumn
Autumn crept in, this week, on little black spider feet! Overnight, it seems, the farm has started its transitionaway from summer. Cooler days, cooler nights have us scrambling forwarm socks and sweatshirts. We sleep nestled beneath warm quiltsas...
- 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...