Animals
- I Need A Week To Rest Up From The Weekend....
We were gifted with another beautiful autumn weekend. By Sunday, however, the weather turned markedly colder...a harsh reminder that winter is on its way. We had farm visitors on Saturday...three grandchildren of a friend. The animals were happy to...
- Our Little Peep Show
Yesterday morning I awoke with anticipation.An order of chicks had shipped out on Sunday and was due to arrive at our Post Office.At 6 AM I called the Post Office. "Hello.... Post Office," he answered."Hi Bob. This is Bev. Have you gotten...
- 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...
- Manure And Other Fun Stuff
Living on the farm has given us many skills...some we are good at,and some at which we excel. We grow our own food, grow hay for our horses,keep bees and many animals...but the thing we just may be the best at is making great compost! We have an endless...
- It's A Dirty Job
But, somebody's got to do it!! Yes, those are our guinea fowl on the manure pile. Can you think of a better place to look for a tasty meal? We keep a steady supply of guinea fowl on the farm because of their love for the taste of insects...particularly...
Animals
We're Featherific!
If there is one thing that we have no shortage of here on the farm...
it's feathers!
Every step you take brings you close to at least one...
In every crack and crevice...
A feathery surprise awaits you wherever you look!
It's no wonder... with over 100 chickens roaming free around the farm...
not to mention guineas...
turkeys...
and ducks!
Let's take a closer look at just how miraculous a simple feather can be...
Look close at these guinea feathers...
Can you believe that each and every barb that grows from the quill
grows at exactly the precise place so that all of the black and white
line up to make polka dots?
Seriously.... is that not amazing?
Nothing short of miraculous... I believe.
And these crazy looking guineas are covered in these perfectly formed
polka-dot feathers!
What an incredible world we have the privilege of living in!
Don't you agree?
Yesterday was truly an autumn gift...
60 degrees and sunny.
I used the warm weather wisely and worked in the garden...
finishing up the autumn clean-up.
With the exception of baby kale and collards...
and more mature kale and chard...
(and a ton of cilantro)
everything else in the garden is finished.
Miss Minerva has her bags packed and will be leaving for her
winter home in Arizona.
She will spend the winter at a spa and return in spring...
with a complete makeover...
in time for wedding festivities.
I also got the tractor out....
and turned the manure pile.
I love how all that steam is released when the manure pile is turned!
Yep, that's right....doesn't take much to please me!
Before I say goodbye for today I wanted to show you my latest knitting project.
This pumpkin colored kerchief is knit from 100% long fibre hemp.
It's amazingly soft for what you would think hemp would be.
That's right.... a vegan kerchief!
I am in the midst of knitting a second in light gray.
Oh, if only I had a couple more arms.... I could get so much more done in a day!
PS...Today we say "Goodbye" to Andy and Ashley's Sam...
It's been fun watching Sam become a farm dog over the past 6 days.
I am sure he'll return for many more visits and maybe a couple more
"Grammie Camps".
- I Need A Week To Rest Up From The Weekend....
We were gifted with another beautiful autumn weekend. By Sunday, however, the weather turned markedly colder...a harsh reminder that winter is on its way. We had farm visitors on Saturday...three grandchildren of a friend. The animals were happy to...
- Our Little Peep Show
Yesterday morning I awoke with anticipation.An order of chicks had shipped out on Sunday and was due to arrive at our Post Office.At 6 AM I called the Post Office. "Hello.... Post Office," he answered."Hi Bob. This is Bev. Have you gotten...
- 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...
- Manure And Other Fun Stuff
Living on the farm has given us many skills...some we are good at,and some at which we excel. We grow our own food, grow hay for our horses,keep bees and many animals...but the thing we just may be the best at is making great compost! We have an endless...
- It's A Dirty Job
But, somebody's got to do it!! Yes, those are our guinea fowl on the manure pile. Can you think of a better place to look for a tasty meal? We keep a steady supply of guinea fowl on the farm because of their love for the taste of insects...particularly...