little bird

When the baby robins flew their nest the other day, this one stayed behind.  The boys watched and waited for several looonng hours, until it was obvious that the parents weren’t coming back, to take ownership of this fine little fellow. 
They fixed up the butterfly barn as a cage, and padded a coconut shell for [...]

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a new delight

Looking out my front window today, I spied these little flowers that I have never seen before, growing where we transplanted all sorts of things a couple of years ago.  It seems that our hard work is finally paying off, because there are many new little plants out there. 
I found roses, of a variety other [...]

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hen and chicks

From under the protective wings of the mother hen, little chicks do peek.  Growing larger every day, until they are ready to be on their way.  Out in the big ol’ word, they will roam, but never too far from home.

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my favorite onion

Egyption Onions are delightful.  They are nearly imposible to kill.  They reproduce by bunching and growing sets or bulbs at the top of the stem, instead of flowers, so, unless you pull and use every onion in your patch, you will always have more avalible. 
 The young onions can be used like scallons.  The bulbs can [...]

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little wonders

While baby bird may be ugly, they are delightful to watch grow.  The boys stand at a distance, just watching the parents care for their young.  Most of the time, one of the parents is sitting on the nest, and when disturbed, scolds loudly. 
It has been three years, since we have had a robin nest [...]

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another small victory

Okay, so I am bragging again.  Please indulge me for a moment! 
When I returned home from my recent trip, the house was a disaster.  I set to work cleaning it, but was fustrated and unmotivated to get anything done.  I had imagined coming home to a house that was at least as clean as I [...]

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feeding the ducks and geese

Migrating birds are one of the many joys of spring, and this spring has been no exception.  We have enjoyed many species of birds in our yard, and the children have fallen in love with their visits to the river.  The first Sunday we went, we just wanted to spend some time alongside the water.  [...]

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a visit to the farm

This last month, I was very blessed to be able to take a visit to my parents farm, where I grew up.  While there, I attended two graduations for cousins of mine, butchered a beef, visited with lots of relatives and really enjoyed the time.   I was able to meet my brothers new girlfriend and [...]

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