Our last frost date is technically April 15, but we rarely get frost after April 1. When I grew peppers and tomatoes I didn't transplant them until the soil warmed up, mid April.
I was sad when the Cat Crossing sign was mangled. The property owner hired a tree removal business to remove several tall pines. The trees are gone, but the workers essentially destroyed the little sign, and the road in front of the house was torn up as well. After seeing their work I'd never...
Alice, one of my semi-ferals
Photo taken through a rain sprinkled windshield.
And Wisp, another semi-feral
She showed up one morning with a wound on her face. It's healed except for a scab. She's friendly, but only allows occasional petting.
This is a new resident outside, dubbed "Shadow"
I...
I don't read or watch mysteries, but I've picked up some ideas about the UK countryside thanks to James Herriot and Joyce Stranger, to name just a couple authors. :cool:
Egg tax:
(yep, broke one, dagnabbit!)
Yesterday, only two eggs
That lighter egg looks more like it was laid by a hen.
Today's gather
Top egg (OEGB) was dropped, cracked :rolleyes: so I will have it for breakfast tomorrow. Light egg bottom right might be from an OEGB, but could be from Abigail or Esther.The wee egg on the left is...
Noisy roost time last night. That's Jacob, hatched in July. His father, Zaccheus was patroling the inside perimeter, making alarm calls for about 15 minutes. I couldn't see anything.
In Coop Deux Silas got tired of the noise and settled down to roost. Abigail kept squawking.
Esther's on the...