Cutting up some beautiful red, crabby apples for liqueur. For next winter, to keep the flu at bay ;)

Post-flood

The sun is shining, the air cool, on this summer morning. I have grown accustomed to the ever-present sound of the sump pump, the gurgle and gush of water. Coffee cup in hand, I survey my soggy kingdom. So very thankful and grateful, in the wake of near disaster. It begins to dawn... something not.. quite .. right. Why does that tree look like that?? A short, wet, flip-floppy walk, reveals the ground is so saturated, the tree can no longer stand in the quagmire, it is slowly giving up... falling over - poor tree! I believe we can build something to prop it up until the ground becomes firm once again. Still grateful! :D

What a beautiful evening!! 62 degrees, the air fresh from recent rain, with just a hint of flowery perfume. I just enjoyed a cup of tea, on the front steps. Entertained by two bats, performing their aerial ballet.

Sorry Fans, it's been a long time, but we're back - :)
So much has happened, and some of that is just too unpleasant to share, so onward and upward...
It is finally spring!! New chicks are hatching and we have a batch of Serama eggs from Laura Castle going into the incubator at midnight!! We have flowers on a couple of apple and peach trees, hopefully it won't snow on them this year. It is 80 degrees today but we have a winter storm settling in over the week-end, it should be just above freezing here, looks like we will miss the snow-woot!
 Stay tuned for other exciting, new adventures.