Tag: gardening

I Love My Chickens – But I Love Plants, Too

Although it wasn’t what we had originally planned, my chickens quickly become FULLY free-range when I decided that the risk of hawks nabbing one was lower than my desire to give them a fully enriched life. I must say, I really have enjoyed watching… Continue Reading “I Love My Chickens – But I Love Plants, Too”

Before Autumn Takes Hold

After nearly six straight weeks of constant temps in the middle 90’s, we had a reprieve of daytime temperatures in the 70’s with dips into the upper 40’s during the night. It felt like such a relief. And yet, it was also the first… Continue Reading “Before Autumn Takes Hold”

Wild Native Persimmons

Not far from where I spotted the Northern Mockingbirds in the wild cherry tree, I came upon a young tree at the edge of the pond’s inlet from which large, orange colored fruits were hanging. I have been to that location dozens of times… Continue Reading “Wild Native Persimmons”

The Patio Pond is Coming To Life Again

Our first Spring in our new house (2017) we used an old 400 gallon poly stock tank to create a patio pond. We bought eight feeder goldfish at Walmart. They were about the length of my thumb. We added a “toss and grow” boxed… Continue Reading “The Patio Pond is Coming To Life Again”