What did you do with your flock today?

[Shetland lover]

You must have lovely rose scented air morning and evening. So pretty!

I have my gran's jasmine (It was a houseplant but now practically covers the house!), honeysuckle and star jasmine (nowhere near as magnificent as Tropical Babies specimen) too so the smell in the mornings and evenings is pretty special. I adore scented plants. I'm always a little disappointed when a beautiful bloom is scentless.

 

[Shetland lover]

Hehehehe.
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I'm so happy DH came around. This is going to be awesome.
Now off to cut their pop door and reinstall run fence.
We dismantled and removed my old broody coop and I have found a home for it. So, moving right along and may be ready for July 4th getaway!

That looks amazing ! Well done!

 

[Shetland lover]

That color is just gorgeous

Thank you! I love it too. The photo doesn't do it justice. In real life it has tones of rich tones of copper, lavender and magenta. Sounds like a terrible clash but somehow it works!

 

[Shetland lover]

If I mentioned this anywhere else, people would think/know that I'm crazy.

My chickens were down in the compost area next to the woods, and I brought my camping recliner chair down there. With a beer and a little 1/4 size Iron Man guitar I bought at Goodwill for 8 bucks. I played classic rock songs for my chickens for about an hour.

At first they acted confused. And then they kicked back and relaxed, listening to the tunes. Maybe it's crazy, but I think the music soothed them.

That sounds amazing! I'm nuts too. I dance with Ferdy, Penelope and Stan. And I read and 'sing' to everyone.

 

[Shetland lover]

We have pop door cut out, fence back up and gate rehung. Im feeling it!View attachment 3555983View attachment 3555978View attachment 3555982View attachment 3555980

Love the grass roof and shingles!

 

[Shetland lover]

This makes me wonder that if I can get a recording of coon dogs running coons and play it at night if it will keep those murdering thieves away from my chickens?

Fantastic idea! If you try it let me know if it works.

 

[Shetland lover]

Good bones, it'll be such a lovely getaway! Orange shag! Reminds me of the olive shag in my brother's room. 60's colors for sure, along brown and yellow tupperware.

Avocado and orange bathrooms!

 

[Shetland lover]

The kids got some ground up raw pumpkin guts, and strawberry trimmings. Moved their water bowls to an easier place to fill them, so I don't have to go inside, and just fill them through the fence, bonus, they're now in the shade under the trees, where the chooks like to relax in the warm afternoons we've been having. The lilies are in their full glory right now. Love when there's color outside. Also looks better without chickens eating plants and scratching out dirt baths in the beds.View attachment 3556014View attachment 3556017

What magnificent lillies! Another of my favourite flowers. I can't grow them here as giraffe neck Gladys snaps off the flower buds and then discards them having decided they're not good to eat

 

[Shetland lover]

Thanks! Oh, really? I think we warm up slower than ya'll. Just getting into constant mid-70's as of the 22nd. Been colder, with heat spikes off and on. Only now the squash, cucumbers and beans have more than 2 leaves. Finally getting strawberries, and the other berries should be ripening soon. I'll be busy spending hours picking those next month for about 3 weeks.

Think we're definitely on the same latitude as our gardens seem to be at about the same stage. We had our first strawberries last weekend, the beans are about halfway up the poles, gherkins are already fruiting and the squash I planted 3 weeks ago look fab!

 

[Shetland lover]

@Shetland lover @PopoMyers
Your flowers and gardens look amazing What fabulous shares ♡♡♡

Thank you!