Spoiled Chicks!

There they go! .... they have discovered they can squeeze through the holes in the fence.

My six little hatchlings are now brave enough to leave their mother's side.

The older ones, I am sure, enticed the younger ones to follow them! ( you know how kids do........ "follow us, we know the way!")

Leader of the pack (you can tell by the "hair-do")

Oh yes, into the rhubarb patch ( "lots of worms and bugs in here ya'll!")and on they go, round and round the hen-house, and further and further out. Until....

There they go, down by the woods, not thinking about the "Big Bad Coyote"!

Way down by the tall fennel .......

well, someone had sense enough to call it quits and head home ....




"Lets see.... I think this is how we get back in....."

Ah, home safe and sound, even though a scolding from Mom and Aunt Henrietta was forth-coming. ........ but they will go again tomorrow. The grass is certainly greener on the other side of the fence!

More good food...

I know most everyone around here is sick of rain, but it has done wonders for our garden that got planted so late......

These are our first pears on the tree we planted last year.....

and our blueberries got soooo big......

so are the cantalopes...

and peppers galore ....... it takes lots of water to grow good peppers.

I have to keep my volunteer cukes picked before they get too big

The corn was doing very well ,

.... until the raccoons visited. But it did not go to waste.

We salvaged what we could for ourselves, then cut the stalks and fed them to the cows....

Meanwhile the green beans and tomatoes are also coming on..

How is your garden doing?

Good Food!

Picked these yesterday before the storm...

These are Green peppers, Ivory peppers, Lilac peppers, and Chocolate peppers

..... other good food includes fresh tomatoes, zucchini and yellow squash, the last of the blueberries and raspberries; and a freshmade cornbread which we had with kidney beans topped with grated cheese and coleslaw for a satisfying dinner!

I just love summertime produce from my own garden!