WW: Ducklings, Growing Up

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Sep 052012
 

I just switched over to wordpress so I apologize for anything wonky.

If you notice something *off* please let me know!
Ducklings are growing, they are almost as big as their Mama now!
These little guys are a constant source of amusement. They around the lawn in a big clump stopping to visit the garden, chill under the deck and run from the pasture to the water to the barn in dizzying loops.
Can I just say how much I love the fact that I had ABSOLUTELY nothing to do with raising these guys? Mama ducks are awesome

WW: Hatching Duckling (6/90)

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Jun 062012
 
I [tried] to take a series of pictures of a duck hatching, but the lighting sucked and they move a lot. Funny how you can’t control baby beasts!

 The part of hatching that takes the longest is from the initial ‘pip’ to when they break the shell all the way around. After than it goes pretty quickly. There is a lot of flailing and some nasty looking membranes. All six of these eggs hatched and they were moved out to the barn earlier this week. If all goes well we should have some turkeys hatching next week and we needed the tub.

All dried off

Summer Blog Challenge – Nicknames:

Beans – My dad’s parents sometimes me that because I used to play with a jar of beans

Rosie – My dad’s father calls me that because my middle name is Rose

Quack – Long story but that’s what Mike calls me (it’s a reference to ducks)

WW: Around the Garden

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May 232012
 
It’s been a busy week so far (but when isn’t it?) so here are some old garden updates I never got around to posting

The two mullberry trees (here when we moved in!) are covered in little spiky baby mulberies

Concord grape vine seems unaffected by my heavy pruning, lets hope we get the fruit before the chickens do!

The new currant bushes have a few flowers here and there. I’m making some deer-deterring cages later this week and I’ll be sharing them soon.

Make sure you stop back tomorrow! Party goes live at 4 pm EST

WW: Cows on the Lawn

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May 092012
 
I like to help people out, so here you go:

Next time you do something that makes your significant other ask what the heck you were thinking, all you need to do is say:

At least I didn’t put cows on our lawn.

In my defense, most of the fence was already there when we moved in.
AND it’s really overgrown.
AND it’s to wet to mow.
AND gas is expensive.
AND I’m terrified of our lawn mower

Really. It was the right thing to do

WW: Picture worth 1000 Words

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Apr 252012
 
I love my kitty. It’s hard to ‘capture’ her on film. This picture was an accident.

But it screams her name

If you put your nose up to the screen that’s what I wake up to every morning

I’ll be starting my own link party tomorrow! 
It’ll have a weekly theme but for the first week it’s anything goes.
Please come back and link up!
Chicken Scratch NY

Turkey Eggs

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Apr 182012
 
It’s the second week of the Leap into Spring photo challenge!
I somehow forgot about it so this week there are two Wordless Wednesday posts.
You can find my Daffodil photos here
The topics for this week are Easter/Eggs.
Due to my sister being in the hospital I missed out on Easter (I do have 3/4 of a blessed butter lamb in the fridge though!) so I went with eggs. 
The light is best on the front lawn. So second day in a row I’ve been laying on my lawn with a camera. Thank goodness I don’t have close neighbors!
This is a Royal Palm Turkey Egg, now in the incubator
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WW: Glimpse of a Country Spring

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Apr 112012
 
It’s been a long week.
Finally, after 6 days in the hospital, my sister is home.
Gallstone pancreatitis and a potential case of C. diff meant baby juggling (not literally) for the entire family. By the way, if you happen to take a baby to a restaurant and don’t immediately know how many days old he is people will assume you are the Worst Mother In The World. When you tell them it’s not your baby they will assume you stole him. It’s important to mention you’re related!

She’s only 21 but I had mine out when I was 22. My mom and dad both had theirs removed as well. Must be genetic….

Anyway! I haven’t had a whole lotta time for crafting this week so I’ll just be sharing some fun pictures instead.

If I still dyed my hair I would want Sophia’s color. Shes a little shit very, very pretty (should cut back on the white eyeshadow though)

I admit I over edited this one. But I like the ‘feel’ of it.
Do I sound like I’m in high school art class?

The eastern fence line
(yes, those were telephone poles at one point, no idea why they are a fence now)

Soon to be lilac

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