Spectacular, breathtaking, awe-inspiring...
that is what yesterday was.
As the morning sun warmed our chilly land,
and the donkeys
and horses peacefully grazed...
(at opposite ends of the front pasture.)
(at opposite ends of the front pasture.)
I spent a few hours weeding in the vegetable garden,
and it was like being in my own personal heaven.
The air had been washed clean from the previous day's rains,
and there was a faint scent of honeysuckle drifting on a gentle breeze.
Overhead, our neighborhood bald eagle soared, searching for his breakfast.
The ducks were happily hunting bugs...
The bluest sky held tiny cottontail clouds as the sun rose higher and higher.
It was a moment to which I fiercely clung, using every sense to commit it to memory.
Amazingly, this spring we have very few gnats.
Last summer they made gardening a nightmare.
It almost feels as though this spring is just a little too perfect.
I made a little video while I weeded:
You can find it here, if need be.
"Hey, you have visitors," Hubbs called as I weeded.
I looked over my shoulder to see the runner ducks waddling down the garden aisle.
"Move along, kids!" I said as I ushered them out of the gate.
They were just a little too interested in what was growing alongside the fence:
I looked over my shoulder to see the runner ducks waddling down the garden aisle.
"Move along, kids!" I said as I ushered them out of the gate.
They were just a little too interested in what was growing alongside the fence:
It won't be long until these red raspberries are ready to pick,
and I'd prefer to not feed them to the ducks!
To Becca from Eleven Mile Farm:
You are absolutely right about the twine... I did a little internet research
and could find no information, however, a call to the farmer who baled our hay
revealed that indeed something is used to deter the mice.
What that particular chemical is.... is no known.
Needless to say, I have replaced my baling twine with a garden velcro.
Thanks for the heads-up!!
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