Friday, April 8, 2016



These ladies kept us busy and warm this past winter even though we had only one snow day all season.  You can see the dusting, of white, outside the window,  in the back ground.  Clockwise is Patchoulette (she's the very old lady, now she's almost 12, then Skittles who is 1 1/2 and Snicker who is also 1 1/2.  All very different personalities and entertain us greatly.

Now it's  time to get rolling on the tilling and planting.
During the winter I covered my raised beds and now have Lettuce, Kale, Parsley, a bit of Spigarella, Swiss Chard, mustard greens and a few beets.
I walked out to feed the birds this morning and see our first 5 stalks of Asparagus.  Its April 8th and I can't remember having it this early before, but I am glad.
Our fruit trees are all pruned and blooming nicely. Apple Blossoms are so beautiful, white with shades of bright pink in the center.
The pond has been full throughout the winter and we are hoping for good rain this spring but not as much as last year.
This winter we realized something was eating all of our chickens.  Last fall we had 18 hens and now we are down to 5 hens and 1 rooster.  We suspect we know what happened but it does no good to dwell on it, We are now being more vigilant at watching and defending our birds territory.

I have been working hard at cleaning out the ducks pen and setting fresh hay.  Next, this weekend, I will tackle the chicken coop. A couple of weekends concentrating on shoveling sh--  which results in a season of clean happy birds.
When I worked for Saks Fifth Avenue, I never imagined I would be shoveling composted bird poo and loving it. How times change!

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