Two days ago the East Coast felt the earth move.
We experienced a 5.8 quake.
I was driving home from town...after a grocery shopping trip.
I felt nothing as I was moving along the highway.
Jenn, my daughter was home at the farm.
She was in her car, ready to leave for work,
when she says she felt what seemed like someone rocking her car.
Now I realize that this is old news,
but the curious thing is this.....
my hens barely laid any eggs that day.
From a group of 50 hens I picked up 8 eggs...
the fewest ever since they started laying.
Curious.
Do you suppose the animals knew it was coming?
Do you suppose the hens chose not to bring "youngins" into
a potentially chaotic world?
What do you think is the explanation?
I wonder what this guy thought when the earth beneath his hooves
began to shake!
On a different note,
I have been trying to use up all of the veggies from our vegetable garden
by either preserving them, freezing them,
or cooking with them.
Okra, okra, okra...
coming out my ears!
I have only used it in soups.
Do you have any ideas for okra?
Another soup that I made was with our butternut squash.
I peeled and cubed two butternut squashes,
cooked them in organic, free range chicken broth
with a chopped onion.
Added about a teaspoon of curry powder, a half teaspoon of cayenne pepper,
a few dashes of turmeric for luscious color (also a strong anti-oxidant).
With an immersion blender, I pureed it all and stirred in a 3 oz cream cheese (cubed).
A little added chicken broth at the end will thin it down a bit, if need be.
All I can say is....
YUMMY!
Comments
Very curious...about your chickens and the earthquake. Maybe we should do away with the term "birdbrain" and start giving our feathered friends their props!
I can't help you with your okra overload...sorry...I've never cooked with it. In fact, I'm fairly certain that I've never EATEN it! Your squash soup, on the other hand, looks yummy. I'm up for anything with cream cheese!
Kathy
Your soup sounds yummy! Anything with veggies and cream cheese HAS to be good! As far as the okra, we freeze ours whole and then cut them up later to add to soups or fry. I'm still trying to find a good stewed tomatoes & okra recipe but that is one of my favorite ways to eat okra!
We love pickled okra. So, so good. If you'd like, I'll send you the recipe. Which I do believe, I actually posted on the blog. Have a great day!
Cathy
I didn't realize that you felt that quake that far inland...goodness. I'm sure that's why your hens didn't lay...I bet they felt something before the 'big one' actually hit. Did you see the quake video of the dog in the apartment with the cone on his head? If not you could see he was agitated before the shaking began..I bet the owners saw him agitated long before the ground REALLY shook when they viewed the tape. I've read before that just before a large quake hits that a lot of pets end up running away from home...I'm sure they feel something that we can't feel and it frightens them. Your poor critters were probably wondering what that shaking was all about! I'm glad you never had any damage and your family is all ok.
Maura :)
Interesting about the eggs, I bet animals are much more sensitive than we are! We have the capability but haven't learned to use it.
Yes! I do think animals have the ability to sense changes in the weather and the earth!
Rene