Animals
- Want To Join Me For A Marathon Weeding?
And so the drizzly, cloudy days continue.I spent yesterday in the garden doing what I call a "marathon weeding"...only taking a break to eat a little lunch and feed the herd/flock. I filled the back of the gator twice with the weeds I pulled. Of course...
- Spring Fever...the Donkey Way
Spring does crazy things to us all! I am really not sure what was up with Chloe and Daphne yesterday,however... when they came in to their dry lot from having pasture time,they were all wound up. They kept spinning circles...nose to butt... nibbling...
- The Big Reveal
We seem to be in a patch of grey, drizzly days. The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night, giving me a chance to get some outside work done. After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse, I planted Violas in...
- In The Garden
It's official.Spring has signed on the dotted line...another three month lease...sending Winter back from whence he came. She wasted no time in unpacking her trunks...trunks full of new growth, and insects and song birds.In the process of moving in,...
- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...
Animals
Works In Progress
The gardening marathon continues....from sun-up to sun-down!
I should have a video tour for you by the end of the week.
We'll call this one "Before" and then in a few weeks I will show you the "After".
I should have shown you the "Before Before"...
then you would be truly impressed.
The garden looks so much better now than it had in early Spring.
It was overgrown with weeds and really looking unkempt.
Now, however, it once again looks loved!
Yesterday's project was planting the pumpkin patch.
I planted two flats of pumpkin babies that I had started from seed,
as well as 40 tomato plants, 30 cabbages, and zinnias.
By the end of the week, I will have planted sunflowers more zinnias, and blue corn as well.
At that point I will be officially finished.
Finis!
I also worked on the fairy garden yesterday....
A few new pieces were added...
a new covered bridge,
and a miniature Sadie dog (far right)...
(our beloved Bernese Mtn. dog who passed away last year)
The right half of the fairy garden...above.
The left half of the fairy garden...below.
Mount Mushroom....
Shhhh...don't wake the sleeping fairy....
I received a lot of comments yesterday about my overalls.
I wish I could say that I made them, but I did not.
They were a birthday present from Hubbs.
They are from a company called "Garden Girl" and they are the best overalls EVER!
Overalls are my daytime uniform these days.
They are perfect for chores and dressy enough to wear into town for errands.
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I wish you could have watched these two yesterday.
It's springtime and that means mating season.
Even though these two are females,
they still exhibit a ritualistic mating behavior.
A lot of head butting and blubbering happening here...
This little display was completely one-sided.
Stella repeated the posturing over and over.
Audrey was totally unimpressed and safely hidden behind the hay feeder...
which took the brunt of the action.
Here is a sweet little video that shows how we end each day.
Not a bad way to end a day, huh?
(you might want to watch this in full-screen mode)
- Want To Join Me For A Marathon Weeding?
And so the drizzly, cloudy days continue.I spent yesterday in the garden doing what I call a "marathon weeding"...only taking a break to eat a little lunch and feed the herd/flock. I filled the back of the gator twice with the weeds I pulled. Of course...
- Spring Fever...the Donkey Way
Spring does crazy things to us all! I am really not sure what was up with Chloe and Daphne yesterday,however... when they came in to their dry lot from having pasture time,they were all wound up. They kept spinning circles...nose to butt... nibbling...
- The Big Reveal
We seem to be in a patch of grey, drizzly days. The skies were ominous most of yesterday, but the rain held off until night, giving me a chance to get some outside work done. After morning chores, and a trip to my local greenhouse, I planted Violas in...
- In The Garden
It's official.Spring has signed on the dotted line...another three month lease...sending Winter back from whence he came. She wasted no time in unpacking her trunks...trunks full of new growth, and insects and song birds.In the process of moving in,...
- A Very Hoppy Birthday!
What a weekend!Where do I start?Yesterday was my birthday...and once in a blue moon it falls on the same day as Easter...making it a very Hoppy Birthday!! It was a perfect weekend.Saturday's weather was superb... sunny and 52 degrees. Given the choice...