Last week we were in a drought condition. This week, not so much. We've had almost 5 inches of rain so far and that brought us back to where we normally are at this time of the year for rain. The fields are so soaked. Here, I'll show you.
See those puddles out in the field...the ground is so soaked, the water can't soak in much more. This morning, the water has been absorbed and those puddles are gone.
Wanna see pregnant heifers? Here they are.
That's Belle on the left and Rosie on the right. They are both called heifers since they haven't had calves yet...once their first calf is born, they will then be called cows! You learn something new all the time here at Pieceful Harbor! The calves are due around the beginning of April....we will have a birthing corral built by then so John will have them close to the barn in case he needs to help with the birth/s. And here's a closeup of Belle - she is our son's.
Little Pudge!
Last week, between gentle rainstorms, I peaked out of the window in the morning room and saw there were probably 50 cardinals over by the compost pile. It seems John threw out several handfuls of 'scratch' for the chickens and the cardinals swooped down to take advantage of the unexpected banquet.
You really can't get a good idea of how many there were with this one...but you also couldn't see the birds in the picture I took farther away to see the sheer number of them. We see cardinals and blue birds and blue jays all the time...along with sparrows and hawks and ravens and starlings. And deer...oh, my, do we see deer! I think there is a herd of about 12 that live in our woods. And, of course the family of 5 squirrels that live in our barn.
Rain doesn't really keep the chickens from getting their fair share of scratch. I saw these girls outside the barn, pecking away even in the gentle rain the other day.
John is hoping to add more chickens this spring...maybe a different breed so we will post them once they get going.
Progress continues on the Butterfly shawls...we finished section 1 of 3 yesterday...we try to work on one 'part' each day so we don't get burned out. It's not complicated, it's just a LOT of work.
I think that's enough info for this week....thanks so much for stopping by!
1 comment:
Wonderful rain......we have received some, but nowhere near as much as you! Rosie and Belle are certainly blooming, that's for sure. Having birds around is lovely, I have seen some of your birds and they are very pretty. But - no squirrels here!
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