Open Contest Memories of Summer—2025

[Esc_Quaily]

One of my favourite memories of Summer 2025 is sharing my successful courgette/zucchini harvest with friends and family. My 6 y/o helped me to grow them too.

I had such an abundance of them I gave some to my neighbours. One whom I'm close with had just started a new job. She took her batch of yellow courgettes to work and cooked up a courgette feast with one of her vulnerable, difficult-to-engage client to share with everyone at the centre that my neighbour works at.

The courgette leaves, I dried and crushed and added to my quail coop. I even harvested the caterpillars for the wild birds in my garden. Nothing got wasted from my courgette patch.

It's my favourite summer 2025 memory because I like to feed people. I like to share. I like to help my community. I'm especially happy that my neighbour reported that the cooking session with her vulnerable client made her more comfortable with the others who attend.

 

[peafowl_Lover]

My favourite memory of the summer was hatching eggs under a broody hen for the first time. Only one hatched and of course he's a cockerell. Now he has a brand new coop, a run that's in the making and 5 lovely new ladies!

 

[DuckLady]

My favorite 2025 summer memory is celebrating mine and my husband’s twenty fifth wedding anniversary by revisiting the place where we honeymooned.
(Mackinaw City and Mackinac Island)
This trip was our first time returning in twenty five years.
It brought back many happy memories, but we also made new happy memories with our daughters who traveled with us.
Our family stayed at the same hotel where we had honeymooned previously.
A priority was to visit the same fudge store where we loaded up on yummy fudge.
My husband jumped for joy to visit Fort Michilimackinac.
He remembered the “wall gun” displayed in the armory.
We all enjoyed seeing Mackinac Island and visiting the Grand Hotel. My favorite part of the trip was the carriage ride around the island.
The drive across the bridge brought out a little nervousness in myself and the girls, as the bridge was being painted and there were partial lane closures.
We toured the lighthouse, the lighthouse museum, and the Coastguard ship - Ice Breaker.
The whitefish at Skalawag’s tasted amazing!
When it was time to head home, we were tired. We took our time driving and stopped in Indiana overnight to rest.
It was good to be home, see our animals and give them love, and to sleep in our own beds.

What a wonderful trip! And so much more meaningful to make memories with your daughters on top of your own memories!

My favorite memory this summer is going to New York City with my mum. It was an unplanned expedition that worked out perfectly in so many ways. We left at 3:30 in the morning and arrived in NYC just after the rush hour traffic. Over the next two days I managed to figure out the subway system on my own, got my mom to talk to a Coast Guard recruiter, and saw everything from the Statue of Liberty to Fort Washington. On the way home we stayed a night in Philadelphia, and I got to show her around (I’ve been there once before). We ended our journey with a walk along the pier and a delicious chocolate milkshake in Baltimore before driving off into the sunset toward our house.

There are so many pictures it was hard to choose just one...

St Patricks' Cathedral, NYC
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What a magnificent cathedral! Those unplanned excursions make the best memories!

One of my favourite memories of Summer 2025 is sharing my successful courgette/zucchini harvest with friends and family. My 6 y/o helped me to grow them too.

I had such an abundance of them I gave some to my neighbours. One whom I'm close with had just started a new job. She took her batch of yellow courgettes to work and cooked up a courgette feast with one of her vulnerable, difficult-to-engage client to share with everyone at the centre that my neighbour works at.

The courgette leaves, I dried and crushed and added to my quail coop. I even harvested the caterpillars for the wild birds in my garden. Nothing got wasted from my courgette patch.

It's my favourite summer 2025 memory because I like to feed people. I like to share. I like to help my community. I'm especially happy that my neighbour reported that the cooking session with her vulnerable client made her more comfortable with the others who attend.

The best part of gardening is sharing. The people you share with will always remember that fondly!

My favourite memory of the summer was hatching eggs under a broody hen for the first time. Only one hatched and of course he's a cockerell. Now he has a brand new coop, a run that's in the making and 5 lovely new ladies!

Those memories of the excitement of a first hatch will always stay with you. I will always remember my first one and look back on it often.

 

[BDutch]

After 3 years of trying to expand my flock of 6 bantam hens with 2 more pullets I finally succeeded last year.

4 times I bought fertilised eggs when I had a broody. And last year I added an extra coop (children’s playhouse) to avoid roosting troubles amongst older hens and new family members.

Finally it all worked out well. So I was rather pleased to have a chick-fuzz-brake this year. On the other hand I missed the fluffy tiny chicks too of course.

This summer was great for 2 amazing things.

A great garden party for family and friends. ^^ The invitation with chickens on the side of the road.

Followed by a vacation in the French Alps without flock worries. With amazing views and sunsets.