Friday, September 2, 2016

Random Late Summer Activities

Bi-colored lilies , done for the year.
These keep on blooming!

Tomato hornworm...ugh.  Defoliating my poor cherry tomatoes.  At least the chickens like them!

These guys are just a little over a month old.  Happy in their pasture.
Safe from predators with electric fencing and overhead netting.

Farmer Husband Gary leveling out, moving dirt, and grading the hill so that we can
amend and plant more blueberries in the Spring.
Today's Journey Joys: Sunshine and cooler temperatures! Golden leaves turning, the chirps, whistles and gobbles of our twelve turkeys, grape vines growing, a transplanted hydrangea, harvested leeks, sweet cherry tomatoes and ripening apples.

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