Chickens

I'm not sure that the chickens should go in the garden blog, but they are outside things, or soon will be when Jim gets the coop built.

We have 2 Barred Plymouth Rocks, (Black), 2 Brown Leghorns, (Yellow), and 2 New Hampshire Reds (Brown). I think..

February 8, 2012

Snow again.  

People around here, especially of the kid variety have been clamoring for more snow, like I will be able to do anything about it.   This storm was just about made to order. 

It started snowing Friday evening, and by bedtime we had an inch with the most expected over night.  In the morning, we had 11" of very wet, heavy snow on the ground. We had company so we had a nice little stay at home time with the traditional doughnut making and eating. We had light snow continuing throughout the morning, and Jim got the neighborhood driveways and ours done by 1:30 so I was able to go on to Cyndie's Valentine Tea.  

Later, Lynette and I had a quick photo shoot downtown to celebrate the snow and her yellow coat. 

 Evening

Early Morning

Wet, sticky snow, wind from the north.

After daylight.

On Tuesday, we had another little snow, about an inch, but the weather has turned cold so this snow won't melt in a hurry. 

Fairy Gardens

This is something I would like to try this year.
This blog has the instructions.

I started thinking about them when I saw this article in our local paper. These are not the best pictures, but I wanted a quick way to preserve the article without retyping it.  I suppose I could have tried to find a link, but I didn't

The photo with the article.

The article itself.

 The little bit under the picture all together to make it easier to read.

January 17, 2012

 Our winter is still in the up and down mode.  We have nice days, and then it dips down in the freezing and below range.  We got an unexpected snow, January 8th.  We looked out after dark to see the flakes coming down. I love snow.  I don't really know why, but when I watch the snow falling gently in the dark, it does something to me.  It's a sad, glorious, hard to explain feeling. 

 We got about an inch.

Beautiful days start with a beautiful sunrise.  January 13th, 7:59 am.

The 15th, we had a high of 62 degrees.  Jim and I went biking for our exercise.  I noticed that the rose bush in the front of the house has been growing in these warm days.

That has all ended again, with a temp this morning of 7 and another inch of snow.  I scooped off the driveway for my exercise this afternoon, and it is melting off. It was 20 mid-afternoon. This can't be good for the plants.  Jim watered the trees, too.

It's Not Spring By a Long Shot

We've had some really nice days these last couple of weeks. Except for a little storm that produced slick roads with snow just barely covering the grass, this last while has been very pleasant with 40 degree sunny days and little wind.  Now this week, we are seeing a few days in the 50's.  I was outside this afternoon waving off some dear company and I noticed this:

My one lone spinach plant is still alive!!  I wonder if I put something over it in January and February it will live.  If it would I should be planting more seed now.

December 10, 2011

My Mom is a bird watcher so when we were there I was taking cardinal pictures for her.  We had 3 pair come to the feeders.

 Snow, December 7 

After the December 7 snow.

November 20, 2011

I planted some spinach seeds by the front step in  late summer, forgot to water them and forgot all about them.  One plant came up and have been slowly producing a few leaves.  It has been doing fine, until these last few days.  We are getting lows in the teens now.  We have had a lot of very lovely 50 degree days.  It was 32 for the high today.  Growing season is over.  If I had some sort of cover, I could keep it going a while longer.