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The Mucky Murk or is it The Murky Muck
Yesterday was a study in getting stuck in the mud. I squelched my way through fields with my arms out like wings trying to keep my balance. The ground underneath is still frozen so in some areas the melting soil is like a slurry on top of ice, in others it is deep cold muck…
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The Chopping Block got the Chop
I would have taken a shot of the chopping block but it was chopped and in the fire before I knew it, last night. So, all this years firewood is gone. From now on we will have chilly starts. And early to bed evenings. I don’t mind I spend most of the day outside anyway.…
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The Whisper of Spring’s Wing.
Yesterday I was working in the barn for a while then came back out into the air and there it was. Warmth. There was no sun, and I was surrounded in snow, yet somehow there was a warm cast to the air. Of course it made no sense to the senses but it was there.…
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Creating Nesting Boxes for Peahens – Hows that for Positive Thinking!
The peahens, Pania and Tui, are spending most of their time in the barn lately. Of course Kupa is up there with them. They are together much more than previously so I have high hopes of some eggs. They should start laying sometime in late March or early April. These are young hens so they…
The Kitchen's Garden 