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Post by grunt on Apr 5, 2011 11:40:29 GMT -5
Great pics. The ones of Pete hangin out on the duckpen door remind me of a cat one of my assistants on the lightstation had = it was seriously narcoleptic. It would climb up on top of the fence, put its forehead on the fence rail between its front feet, and become comatose. If something caused it to fall off of the fence, it just fell, without making any movement to try and right itself. Hit the ground and lay there until it was time to end the supernap.
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Post by anablake on Apr 14, 2011 4:54:04 GMT -5
Flowers are beautiful bunkie...
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Post by bunkie on Apr 22, 2011 12:34:08 GMT -5
thanks anablake! and welcome to the forum!
that's funny dan! ;D
poor sammy tried to dig in a mole hole this morning, but the ground wouldn't budge! it was frozen solid!
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Post by bunkie on May 12, 2011 10:58:39 GMT -5
poor sammy is right! everything now is 'no ducks', 'no goats', 'no this and that'. happens to every pup we get here on the farm! he likes to go down to the duck pen and stare at the ducks. the minute one moves he jumps all over the place and makes them scurry. he also likes to bark at the frogs in the other pond...constantly so it's irritting to our ears. hubby pouts a piece of pvc pipe in the pond and blows in it creating bubbles...then sammy runs away! he's just like a little kid!
yesterday hubby and friend culled the duck flock. we now have a few in the freezer and nine girls and three boys left who are enjoying more room in the pond and pen.
one girl built a small nest under the tarp over the straw. she's trying to get all the girls to lay there with a bit of success. we marked one egg we leave in the nest, and take all the others. so far so good, but i still think one girl's holding out on us?!
the plants are getting really big in the greenhouse, and it's getting full! the weather's starting to cooperate for outside planting of jerusaleem artichokes, fruit trees, etc..., but it's still a bit nip and tuck with cold temps, cold soil, and threats of thunder storms with possible hail...so...everyone remains happy in the greenhouse for a bit longer.
tuxedo still taunts sammy. when i make popcorn, i toss them both some and can get them a foot apart with noi hissing or barking. but, remove the popcorn and they're constantly at it. pete is still in love with sammy....and does keep him in line at times with his paws.
the cherry tree and crabapple tree are in bloom, finally. still waiting for the peach, apples and pear trees. the daffies bloomed two days ago! so late! more pics soon...
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Post by bunkie on May 14, 2011 12:54:53 GMT -5
snowing in May...  finally some sun and tuxedo is checking it out...  TPS in greenhouse last week appreciating the warmth...  toms in greenhouse last week...everyone's hanging in there...  pete's enjoying the sunshine too...  sammy decides to go mole hunting...  sammy realling getting into the hunt...  sammy decides he needs to rest...  sammy spots the ducks...  sammy gets so excited when they run...  now, sammy's ready to pick dandelions...  "me, i'm not eating any, honest"...  after picking dandelions, sammy needs another rest...  louise and pete resting...this is why pete didn't pick dandelions with us...  ------------------ this morning we had a visitor...it's between our garden fence and our roadside fence....     |
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 14, 2011 22:23:40 GMT -5
Is that a baby moose?
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Post by cortona on May 15, 2011 14:00:47 GMT -5
bunkie wath a nice potato seedling forest!!! i like it!
wath are the origin? Tom's seeds or your work?
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Post by bunkie on May 16, 2011 12:42:53 GMT -5
thanks corona! they are TPS from tom w. jo, hubby thinks it's a yearling. |
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 17, 2011 8:50:31 GMT -5
A yearling moose? Amazing! What a beautiful animal! I think it needs kudzu snacks! Shame on me for being a twit and loosing the darn seed. =o(
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Post by bunkie on May 18, 2011 9:45:13 GMT -5
oh no jo!!! i totally forgot about it...again! which reminds me i haven't got your package off to you yet...soon...promise!
i have to try germinating the carolina rice...it may have been processed and might not work. will start it today.
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Post by mnjrutherford on May 19, 2011 5:13:27 GMT -5
LOL Bunkie, I don't feel so alone in the world! ;o) You are a gem!
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Post by bunkie on Jun 8, 2011 11:36:33 GMT -5
it's spring! hubby in bottom right hand corner hooking up duck pond water...happy ducks...  sammy watching the ducks...in upper right hand corner...  happy hummers...  more happy hummers...  tilled potato and sweet potato garden...pllanted yesterday...pics at eleven!  )  back two new gardens tilled. corn got planted in the left one today....and onions...  big garden tilled too. goats taking a break in front from grazing...  the beginnings of our root cellar...on the right...  the orchard in bloom, finally...and the almost end of last year's woodpile...good thing spring decided to show up! and a lot of hubby's 'stuff, buckets and such...  lilacs and the milkbarn/hubby's workshop...  thelma with reddish horns from rubbing against the garden fence poles as we put them in the ground...  yawning pete...and tux...  muddy sammy...been hunting moles...he's a 'buzy bakson' (from rabbit in 'Tao of Pooh')...  our garlic came through the winter beautifully. to the right, well mulched, we planted jeresalum artichokes...hubby tilling where we'll be planting beans...  this is very interesting. last year our neighbor ran out of our usual wheat straw we mulch the gardens with, so we used his grass stray insead. the results are remarkable! hardly any weeds, whereas with the wheat straw the weeds would be pretty thick by now...course..hubby says it's just his excellent tillling skills... )...  garlic and photogenic barn...  whoa...time to do some mowing or rotate the goats! perennial wheat and rye to the upper left, and garlic on the upper right...  closeup of our trial perennial wheat and ryes. ryes are on the left and wheat on the right. time to trim down some weeds in the aisles...  i captured this 'sundog' early in the morning...  a closeup....  |
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Post by 1066 on Jun 10, 2011 1:58:09 GMT -5
Lovely post and pics, ended up reading it from the start. I think Pete is so cool. I miss having animals about the place, I'd forgotten how much they make you laugh/smile and how they "help" you out in the garden  |
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Post by bunkie on Jun 14, 2011 11:29:49 GMT -5
thanks 1066! they sure do keep us laughing alot! Hawk on top of pine tree...  morning visitor...i was making coffee at 4 this morning and saw the ducks all lined up in a row staring at something outside their fence...it was a doe...kinda dark then to take pics, even the flash went off, but you can sort of see her in the middle of each pics.   see her white tail as she leaves...near left side of pics...  |
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Post by mnjrutherford on Jun 14, 2011 11:35:25 GMT -5
Wow, what a cool visitor! Lucky she visited you. If she had been here, the guys would have been all over themselves trying to have her for dinner!
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