The warmth of the late summer sun felt good on my arms and back as I harvested what I could from the garden. Our first frost was expected that night, and while I would cover some things to protect them, I couldn’t cover everything. Many of the plants had slowed way down due to cooler nights and shortening daylight anyway. It was easy to know the still prolific tomato plants … [Read more...]
On Early Morning Deer Watch
For the last few weeks, we've had three deer visiting our yard pretty regularly - a big Mama deer and two young ones. Though we've seen them all times of day, mostly they show up in the early morning. Luke knows that, and does not forget; so every morning first thing when we get up he has to go out on the deck and look for them. I usually try to also check for them … [Read more...]
Life with a Rooster on the Farm
As promised, here is an update on Charlie the Rooster! In case you missed it, Charlie was a surprise to us; we weren’t planning on having a rooster. It sometimes happens that when you order sexed chicks, all female, a rooster slips by them. We decided to go with the flow and see what happens, even though we’ve heard of way too many roosters that are mean or don’t get along with … [Read more...]
Nature & Farm Friday – Changing Seasons
While the first official day of autumn is still over a week away, we can feel it creeping in here on the farm, with cooler days and nights. Daylight seems to be shortening by the minute, as it seems we put the birds to bed earlier and earlier every night. However, summer does still linger. We have some warmer weather coming next week, and I think our barn garden looks as pretty … [Read more...]
My Morning Sunshine
We are joining our friends at Comedy Plus for the Wordless Wednesday blog hop. You may visit them and other blogs through the links below. … [Read more...]
Luke Approves Our New Superfood Dog Treats!
We are excited to announce a new flavor of dog treats for Autumn - Happy Harvest Superfoods! - Bite-Size Drops! Back when I opened my online shop last winter, another company had contacted me about trying and reviewing their dog treats. I wasn't sure if I wanted to review other treats while selling my own, but I was intrigued because their treats were superfood-based, … [Read more...]
The Dodo Bird Truly is Extinct – Now
Well, this particular dodo bird first arrived in our household for Christmas of 2016, so it survived here for over 2 1/2 years. He is seen in our Gift Guide for that year, and then in our post "Christmas Fun!". The photos below, from that post, show Luke with the bird and then his angel sister Sheba defending the bird from him! The next appearance it made was the … [Read more...]
Say It Ain’t So
"What? Is summer really over??" "Well, at least I look handsome in my new autumn colors bandana, right (it's the reverse side of my summer bandana!)?" The truth is, Luke's probably happy summer is over. His late summer seasonal allergies are flaring up, so he's more than ready for things to start dying off. We didn't have much of a summer, really, it was not very hot … [Read more...]
Scenic Nature & Farm Friday
Instead of simply flower photos this week, I thought I'd share a few different things - some scenic photos - along with the requisite photo of Luke enjoying the outdoors, and this week's "Meet the New Girls (chickens)". Well, maybe one flower photo as part of some scenery. Our hydrangea bush is getting a little overgrown, time to do some trimming for sure! This was taken on … [Read more...]
Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day 2019
This is the special day we take time to remember all of our pets who have left us for the Rainbow Bridge. Rainbow Bridge Remembrance Day was founded in 2015 by award-winning author and blogger, Deb Barnes, as a special day for pet families to honor the memory of the pets in their life they have loved and lost, but have never forgotten – "whether fur, fin, feathers, scales or … [Read more...]
Chicken Coop Herb Garden – Benefits Dogs & Humans as Well!
When we built our chicken coop addition this spring, I was excited to also have them build me a raised garden bed underneath the windows. My plan for this was twofold: grow herbs and flowers that the birds could enjoy, and the herbs would also repel insects to keep them out of the coop. I’ve always put herbs inside the coop, on the windowsills and in the nesting boxes, so … [Read more...]
Summer Color
While it's starting to feel just a little bit like summer is going to soon start winding down, we have lots of new blooms around the farm! We notice the shortening days because of the chickens. While we used to struggle to get them in the coop at 8:30 in the evening, so we could have some relaxing time before going to bed, now they are mostly getting themselves in by 8. We had … [Read more...]
Reflections on 7 Years of Pet Blogging
It was actually a surprise to me, when looking back through old posts with the thought of doing a “Wayback Wordless Wednesday” photo to realize that today is our 7th Blogiversary! I wrote my “Welcome” post on August 21, 2012 but didn’t write my first real post of substance until that September 1st. We’ve come a long way since then. My first post was more political, about … [Read more...]
Beautiful Handmade Pet Products for Your Home *Cades & Birch Review & Giveaway*
Regular readers may remember last winter when we reviewed the gorgeous handmade crosses for our pet memorial garden from Cades & Birch. When business owner Lisa contacted us to do another review I did not hesitate to say yes. We still enjoy those crosses every time we look out our window and see them or walk by our garden. Disclosure: This post is sponsored by Cades … [Read more...]
Fun Farm Photos Friday
Too many photos, too little time to share! Today I'm throwing together a few photos from around the farm that I love, but hadn't gotten a chance to share yet. I call this one "Up and Down": I think the guinea hens love to show off the fact that they can fly higher than the chickens can! When taking photos for our recent post about our surprise rooster, now named … [Read more...]
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