The month of August was busy
and while we got some things done...
a few others are still in the making
and while we got some things done...
a few others are still in the making
our Orphan Annie disappeared for a couple of days...
while we were concerned...
our experienced neighbor farmers reassured us,
"she'll come back...she will go back to the other goats"
she did
my husband found her not far from the other goats, down by the river...
munching bush quite contentedly with no care in the world
yeah, Orphan Annie, you done us some worry for a bit
I noticed that the passionfruit vine has grown so much...
it is now traveling up and over the chicken coop
while I certainly don't mind the fruits showing up...
the vine will need a good pruning to keep it back a bit
I also noticed, it is creeping it's way up the huge Godzilla bamboo tree
while the passionfruit vine has been making it's way around the coop...
mama Penny put in her two pence worth
one is a Rhode Island Red layer (I sneaked that egg under her)...
the other, a brooder like her mama
as of today, they are both looking like future hens
during the month of August...
three pullets made their egg laying debut...
and Lady Jane in the front here thinks there are too many hens sharing her box
she has complained about it...
most notably to Roja, one of the debutant pullets...
and now Lady Jane has taken to laying her eggs in a different nesting box
my husband has made a bench for handy seating under the cottage...
he used what materials were on hand around the farm
while not made for lounging around on...
it is more convenient and comfortable than the pebbles covering the ground
and being the busy, hard working man that he is...
Don has started a new garden for me
this will be a raised box garden enclosed to keep it safe from chickens and dogs
I can see greens, tomatoes, carrots here
I was so glad to see these beautiful guavas on one of the trees...
guavas are quite good in nutritional value as well as taste
we've gotten quite a few guavas in the last couple of months from our trees
my stevia plants are doing well...
and flowering
and seeing these ever so tiny flowers...
I understand why the seeds are small enough to almost need a magnifying glass to see them with
I've got two pots of stevia and have planted a few more seeds
hopefully, they will be coming up and growing just as well as these
I can't help but pick a leaf or two, every now and then, when walking by the plants...
they are delicious to eat as they are
the pumpkin flowers make a sweet, pumpkin tasting treat
I pick the male blooms and quick fry them
my rose bushes are blooming again...
and they sure are pretty to my sight
all these lovely jewels of earthly blessings from the Lord
and may the Lord bless you this day or night with His wonderful grace
