I am not sure why exactly, but we've been having the most amazingly beautiful sunrises and sunsets the last few days! Usually it's because there are fires in the area but there haven't been any that I'm aware of. Maybe the universe is feeling extra artistic lately or something? Either way, I'm not complaining! The …
Our little hawk was back this morning, scaring the sparrows and also the chickens who were the first to let me know he was perched up over their pens. They hid safely inside their coop while the little birds huddled in the depths of the viburnum and wouldn't come out again until he was gone. …
“This is a wonderful day I have never seen this one before.”Maya Angelou I've been having a difficult few days, mostly thanks to my dysfunctional mast cells which keep me trapped at home but also because of everything going on in the world. It's easy to fall into a depression and worse, a spirit of …
I was up at the crack of dawn this morning, just in time to see the most beautiful sunrise. We used to be able to see the tops of the Grand Tetons at sunrise from our upstairs window but since we moved here a church has been built and the neighbor's trees have grown tall …
I love geese. Well, I love wild geese. Domesticated ones not so much. In fact, I have a bit of an irrational fear of them, mostly because as a child I remember the pair of angry geese our elderly neighbor kept who would bite anyone who got too close to them. Including her! Sometimes they'd …
Empty Nest Homesteading 