Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

[RaZ]

More on the little girl and her rooster.

http://www.thedalleschronicle.com/news/2014/feb/22/dufur-rooster-raises-squawk-social-media/

 

[RaZ]

That's really lovely-- never heard of that before either. I'm imagining it paired with purple.

I can picture it with a giant Empress Wu and some purple huechera.

 

[HollyDuckFarmer]

I'm feeling faint! Will be beautiful. A blue hosta would contrast nicely too, Altho the var. I had was quite small. The Empress would pair better that way.

 

[SillyChicken]

nice hostas Raz, My garden favorite is my mouse ear hosta I purchased at the hidden lake gardens. Luckily they are down the road from me. They also have an awesome conifer collection you can buy clones from.

These aren't mine, but it's what they look like, they're very small with low clumping flowers.

I'm at the computer playing a game and the guinea hens started making a ruckus...look out the window and the turkeys are all looking in one direction, churping.. chickens bunched up in a corner... OH OH... looks like we have company. He was chasing my turkeys all over their pen. With the snow so high along the fence he had no trouble hopping over it....so at this point I'm just going to SSS! Don't worry he's not gonna "say" anything.

 

[RaZ]

I have a few mouse-ear hostas here. Very nice plants.
Hidden Lakes is a great place for hostas, conifers and all kinds of other stuff. I love that place. Any botanical garden is a great place to spend a day at.

I did a walk-around the yard and picked out the woody plants that need trimming and shaping. This next cold spell is going to delay it for a bit.

 

[Trefoil]

I am so jealous of your hostas. I used to have some, they were beautiful and evidently yummy,too.

 

[Opa]

This morning is starting as most of our morning have with below freezing temperatures. The one thing this Monday does have going for it is that it is the last Monday in February. Yes this month is finally coming to a close and with its end perhaps we will finally see temperatures starting to rise. I am of an age that wishing the days to go by faster should be considered ill advised, yet I can't wait for March to be over as well.

My flock has suffered some minor frostbite damage to comb and wattles. A few tips and edges are discolored, but considering that we experienced a winter of record setting lows it is not unexpected. Losing a little comb and wattle isn't life threatening nor does it affect the overall health of the affected birds. I kept the windows of my coop open, kept the birds dry and draft free so frostbite issues were minimal. I had no issues with frozen feet because the coop was dry and when the birds went out into the run they never had to wade any snow. Covering the run, 3 sides and the top, each fall is a lot of work but it definitely help the birds tolerate the winter much better.

Speaking of tolerating winter, today I will go see my old farmer, take him to lunch and grocery shopping. While he is quite capable of driving himself I feel much better accompanying him to insure that he doesn't slip or fall. He is working on his 90th year and is in incredible both mentally and physically. One of my biggest concerns is if he should fall and break a hip. So often you hear of elderly folks in great health rapidly deteriorating when that happens. His goal is to live to at least 100 and I intend to do all I can to help him achieve that.

Granny had a friend that lived to be 102 and she wants to beat that. She has 15 more years to reach that milestone and I think it is for her a very obtainable goal. Quite often people will commend me on my willingness to help my friend and my mother in their "golden" years. I however do not consider it especially note worthy but just something we all should be doing. I also consider it another example of teaching my sons by example. Should I require care in a few years how could I expect help if I had given none.

Even though today is a Monday I hope everyone has a great day. Remember there are no bad days only bad attitude. Go out and make yours a great day.

 

[Nigellas]

There's a pretty decent chance I will be coming back from TSC with some chicks this week - I'm a sucker for them... I don't need all 6, so if anyone near Ann Arbor wants a few, let me know and we can split them.


Also ---- Anyone ever bake with goose eggs? I was gifted some and I'm not really sure how to use them. I was thinking with the super dense yolk, the might be good in brownies?

 

[chickwhispers]

Hidden Lake Gardens is a beautiful place. If anyone who hasn't been there, it's a nice day trip if you can go. It's located on M-50 just about 10 minutes west of Tecumseh/M-52.

 

[Candy442]

Granny had a friend that lived to be 102 and she wants to beat that. She has 15 more years to reach that milestone and I think it is for her a very obtainable goal. Quite often people will commend me on my willingness to help my friend and my mother in their "golden" years. I however do not consider it especially note worthy but just something we all should be doing. I also consider it another example of teaching my sons by example. Should I require care in a few years how could I expect help if I had given none.

Even though today is a Monday I hope everyone has a great day. Remember there are no bad days only bad attitude. Go out and make yours a great day.

Great advice as usual Opa

. My grandmother lived to be 102 and had a pretty decent mind left at that age.
I am glad you are willing to accept the help. My mother, who insisted on caring for my grandmother (who wanted to live independently I might add) has already told me she does not wish me to care for her when she needs it. This I do not understand at all. I love caring and helping and she has told me she does not want me to when it comes time.

Have a great day too!