Fledged

 We've fledged!!

Yes, we are out and about... flying in and out of the barn driving the barn cats absolutely crazy.  And how could we not!  Just our adorable faces alone are enough to drive anyone crazy!!!

Yesterday was a cloudy, drizzly, cool day. 

 And so, much of our day was spent indoors.  I reorganized our pantry and did a bunch of baking for the freezer - banana nut bread, chocolate chip zucchini bread, and "Better Than Starbucks" lemon loaf.  As I worked in the kitchen I was entertained by all of the traffic at the hummingbird feeders.

This little male sits here on the shepherds' crook that holds the feeders in order to fend off any other males.  He allows the females and young to feed, but chases any males that enter his territory.

Six females and young busily emptied this feeder!

We had enough breaks in the rain that I got some harvesting done in this beautiful garden of ours.  This truly is the best garden year we have ever had... thanks to plentiful rain and sunshine.

Besides the squash and cucumbers that I picked yesterday, I also added several more quarts of berries to the freezer.

As for the ducks... they were happy to not only have a pool, but also a mud puddle in which to spend their day splashing around.

This brings us to the end of Summer's first week.  This weekend has us attending Miss Mackenzie's first ballet recital.  That should be fun.  A vet visit for vaccinating the animals is also happening.  There's always something going on!!

Have a lovely weekend, and we'll be back to chat on Monday.