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Naturally Hatched Chicks
And I thought I was the only one with chicks in the Late Summer. But chickens have other ideas. This mama hen was wandering about the big pig’s weedy garden. Her newly hatched chicks scratching about in their (the pigs) dinner spot. It did not feel safe. But there you are. As I write this…
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A Day for Myself
Yesterday was way more than the day I expected. I had a day for myself. Actually an afternoon, but it felt like a day. A whole afternoon for myself and a good friend. So yeah, the only photo I took was this one. (Below) (The sunrise was from this morning). A lovely drop, too! I…
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Chicks!!! Lots of Them!
Fifty in fact. All bright eyed and bushy tailed!! Plus they arrived a day early (which accounts for their excellent condition – they hatched on Monday – despatched on Wednesday). And of course I was not fully ready but thankfully both the heating lamps were working ok and Our John ran to the store to…
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Cover Crops Need Loving Too
Our cover crops in the big fields did not get a good start this year due to the dryness of the early summer. So there is a bit too much grass in there for my liking. Nature abhors a vacuum so where the red clover did not take off; a ditch grass grew. And in…
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Birds of a Feather – Flock Wherever
Mr Flowers seems to spend his entire day sneaking up on me, peering around corners, looking in windows, checking doors for lapsed latches. I believe he is sending silent silent signals to me to throw more tiny tomatoes his way. What is the name of the sound when you flick your tongue from the roof…
The Kitchen's Garden 