Just before dawn this morning our young rooster decided today was the day to practice his crowing skills. It sounded more like a dying coyote but in time he'll get it, I'm sure. The sound woke the pups up, too, and they became restless so we had to get up and calm them down before …
I broke out the good camera to take pictures in the garden this morning because my cell phone just isn't taking the best quality photos these days. I don't know if it's because I need to do a better job of cleaning the little lens or if my hunch about the picture quality degrading with …
So much for being the "purple flower lady", I thought to myself as I made my way around the corner of the front pond, passing the still blooming red lily on the way and carefully stepping over the surprise pile of dead and dying wasps. The hubby found a new colony under the siding next …
Our 2021 garden is beginning to produce for us, which is always exciting. I picked the first Early Girl tomato this morning and will use it tonight in the hubby's salad. They are a bit on the small side, but that's okay because there are plenty of them on the vine with more forming almost …
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