Friday morning found me driving into our little town to pick up a special order...
Home I sped with my box of cheeping chicks...
25 guinea babies... just hatched!
I quickly moved them into the brooder house and introduced them to their fresh feed and water.
While they are tiny they will have a heat lamp for warmth.
(our nights have been cold most all of this summer)
With only two guinea fowl remaining,
we decided that this would be the summer for starting a new batch.
Yes, Guinea U. has a new class...they will be the graduating class of 2018.
Eventually, this flock will move into what is now the turkey house (close to the barn).
At that point, the turkeys will move into one of the emptier chicken yards,
and the chickens will all be combined in one yard with two houses.
Tom, Fred and Ethel are going to be a little confused for a while when that happens.
There has been a bit of excitement in the butterfly garden.
Our first (found) chrysalis is just about ready to open.
It has changed from green to black, and the orange markings of the Monarch wings are
now visible.
While cleaning our front downstairs porch,
I happened to find another chrysalis hanging from the porch furniture.
What an adventure this is!
We are an official registered Monarch way station now.
We spent Friday evening babysitting our Littles...
what precious times... I am always aware of how quickly these days pass and how
quickly Littles grow into Bigs.
So, we are really enjoying this time while we have it!
Saturday we visited friend a couple hours north of us at their home in Eagles Mere.
Eagles Mere is the most adorable, quaint, historic town in the heart of Pennsylvania.
It is a vacation town filled with adorable cottages... most of which are not winter-worthy.
There are a handful of full-time residents,
but most are there to enjoy the town and its beautiful lake just for the summer
or a portion of the summer.
Saturday evening we went to a concert featuring Minnesota's
This young lady has a set of pipes on her that will leave you speechless.
She performs a bluesy, New Orleans jazzy repertoire... (link takes you to a sample)
accompanying herself on the piano....AMAZING!
Her band members join in on vocals, bass, trombone, trumpet and drums.
If you ever have the opportunity to attend one of her shows...
I promise, you will not be disappointed!
By Sunday, we were ready to just stay home with our critters.
The weather was perfect.
We did a little garden harvesting.
the Chinese red noodle beans were ready...
as well as tomatoes and peppers.
I turned the garden's bounty into a big Nicoise Salad
It's great growing one's own food!
It's a good life...different than most people we know...
and we wouldn't trade it for anything!
Comments
That town looks so quaint.
Enjoy those babies. What a wonderful time of life you are in.
Gorgeous veggies and morning glories!
Especially ALL the "littles."