As I Walk Through My Garden I'm Not Alone....
I Love to see these beautiful birds arrive! Golden Finches.....just beautiful!My yard smells "Heavenly". In the pic above is one of my banana shrub scented flowers. I have a variety of scented...
View ArticleTaking The Plunge and The Egg Fight
I have a hen....a white australorp, her sister's name was "Red". I have never named this hen, most of my hens I don't name unless they are unusually friendly or have a certain personality. Their name...
View ArticleI Have A Baby Chick!
Look what I found yesterday! A baby chick! And it was born on my Uncle Williams birthday!These two amaze me......this is a little over the second year that I've had these girls and they've gone broody...
View ArticleJust Minding Our Own Business
Meet Buttercup....she's a Buff Orpington. She is five years old and just now has decided that she wants to be a mother! That's okay by me she's an absolute sweetheart and has spent many days sitting in...
View ArticleIt's a Bug's Life
I have been wanting this for some time...I stumbled upon these creatures one day on you tube, but I never actually saw a picture of what they look like, I just knew that they were beneficial and not...
View ArticleOh, My!
Okay before you read any further or look at the pictures I need to tell you something.....I never said I was a sane person...I've only ever claimed to be a "nature nut". I don't know where I get it...
View ArticleDo I have to go?
For those of you that are following me in my adventures with *nature* encounters and the egg eaters I've been trying to catch....I caught one more. Remember last post I freed one from the netting in my...
View ArticleFishing With My Son
I am so blessed and thankful. Blessed that I have three amazing and wonderful sons. Thankful that I am able to spend time with them when they have it. Thankful to be alive and enjoy what God/ Our...
View ArticleCrockin' Peanuts
I found a great way to cook peanuts, thanks to an idea from a friend. I'm sure there's a recipe out there on the internet some where but I didn't want to sit to look. I tend to get side tracked and...
View ArticleDo You See What I See?
I went out this morning to look the yard over before I cut the grass, but I was quickly sidetracked ;) Beauty and serenity engulfed me. I posted on my other blog (Buzzinhoneybeez) about the honeybees...
View ArticleRooster Spur Removal
For months now I've had a dilemma. I have a rooster that I really like, he's kind to the hens and he was good daddy roo to the few eggs that made it to hatching over the spring. However, he had spurs...
View ArticleGobblin' Gobblers
School is out this week in most places, so if you have children at home and nothing for them to do, here is something everyone can enjoy making and eating!You will need: Old Fashioned Creme Drops...
View ArticleHawks
Can you see him/her? It's a youngster......just sitting, looking, thinking, scoping.....such an awesome creature. If you click on the picture you should be able to get a closer look. It sat and let me...
View ArticleThe Waiting Game
Have you ever thought about how much of our lives is spent on waiting? It can be a boring, uneventful time. It can be an exciting or happy time, or it can be a sad time. I don't like to look at waiting...
View ArticleGardening with Peter Pan and Rabbits ;)
Have you ever watched the movie "Captain Hook" starring Johnny Depp and Robin Williams? I love that movie! But then again just about anything with Johnny Depp or Robin Williams playing in it, is...
View ArticleSasha
This is Sasha......sitting in her chair on our front porch, just before daybreak. She's camera shy and I've disturbed her morning ritual.....she's not too happy with me right now.She sits in her chair...
View ArticleAbandoned
What is this thing?!Millie thinks she might want it for her own.....or either the "mother instinct" in her wants to soothe it and hush it's crying.Griffen doesn't know what to think about it and wants...
View ArticleMy Little Honey Bee
Well, since the last post, I have learned quite a lot about kittens. Number one just because they are tagged with a famous man's name, doesn't really mean they are rare or elite or famous themselves...
View ArticleGrowing Pains
Well, my little Chihuahua, Molly(she weighs less than 2#) has decided that because I've never let her be a mommy that she will adopt, ;) which is just fine with me....she has taken over the role of...
View ArticleBlack Snakes/ Adults and Babies
Last summer I spotted this adult black snake crawling across the yard. It looks as though it just finished a good meal. Last summer I didn't know anything about this snake except that it was black and...
View ArticleSnakes, Spiders and Other Small Creatures
Can you see the little creature using it's camouflage abilities, in the pictures below?This is a Click beetle. We used to play with them when I was a youngster ;) They are harmless, we used to (I still...
View ArticleCrossbeak And Three Lazy Boys
I have been so neglectful about posting to my blogs and to my one and only reader.....;) I apologize. ;) I will try to do better.Back in January of this year, three of my hens went broody. They hatched...
View ArticleShe Grew From A Seed
Seven years ago this tree started growing inside my chicken pen. As the pen evolved and grew, it also grew, at one time it became entangled in the fencing and I had to cut the fence from around it. I...
View ArticleRoody The Little Roo With A Big Heart
This is Roody, of all the roosters I've had in my life, I have to say he's the best at being a Dad. It's something he takes pride in, he loves it, it's a job he's serious about!I want to share Roody's...
View ArticleWell Bless My Sole!
A few weeks ago......well to be honest it's been more on to two months! Time has flown by so fast! My Mom and I took a small road trip to gather fresh veggies. We try to do this every year. Acres of...
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