Giant puff balls

Every autumn they grow  in the front sheep pasture!
If you harvest them before they turn brown they are rather tasty!

Sunset yesterday

This was the view out the lane way towards the road and  below was the effect the light was having across the trees looking towards the barn.

 and then just a few minutes later....

Cherrington Brandy ( March 29,1997- Sept 1, 2010)

Our grand old lady was euthansied today.
She had developed a lower jaw tumour
She will be sadly missed by all of us here
She is survived  by her three daughters and one son, all of whom are here at the farm.

garden and humming bird

The front garden space is coming along nicely. I wanted to capture at least the essence of a medieval monastic pleasance. The garden borders the front veranda affording a calm place to sit.

The fountain was a wonderful find at a local re-use store

This is a small garden room, one side ( above) sun and the other shade

I prefer to plan gardens in as small rooms ( more manageable that way).



One recent visitor has been a Ruby Throated Humming bird who delights in the bergomot ( Bee Balm)

As with all gardens this is a work in progress and there is still so much still to do... summers are just too short here!

Talking Turkey

Isn't he handsome.... this is Lurch, positively the stupidest thing we have on the farm!

Meet Lurkey ( hiding behind her man!)
Except Lurkey doesn't think much of Lurch either and prefers the company of the chickens


Why is Lurch so dumb?

1. Can't figure out how to go through and open 10 foot wide gate, persists in bashing his head trying to get through the little gap between the post and the hinge.
2. Can't figure out how to get back through the 10 foot open gate.
3. Totally afraid of the Rooster who chases him away from Lurkey
4. Totally afraid of the sheep who chase him.
5. Tries to entice the wild Turkeys into the yard even though they keep beating him up.
6. Don't even ask about why he keeps trying to head bash the electric fence.

And this heritage breed is supposed to have more smarts that your regular white turkey... makes one really wonder.

Happy weekend!

Chaucer

Just so everyone knows Chaucer has been diagnosed with Lymphona.

The prognosis is lousy but sometimes things can go into remission with steroids.... I will try

Its spring but not here!

Two weeks ago I was in England for a lovely wedding. The weather was soft and foggy and by my standards brilliant. After four green starved months in the great white north the little snow drops were so beautiful to see.

And happy sheep out on pasture


I had a great time but now am a misery to live with I can't wait to see spring...!!!

You decide..... have we had enough of this!



and can we have some of this!