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Back in the day when I was still teaching June was a month of sticky desk tops and droopy kids and teachers suffering through the heat and humidity. This year June is being kind and gentle with us all!
Spring flowers are lasting and lasting and lasting …
… and summer flowers are catching up!
I even had the chance to install the ‘chicken garden’ this past week! I found an amazing HUGE pot of morning glories well into their bloom cycle. Usually we plant tiny starters that work hard to grow enough to bloom a week or two before the first frost! Hopefully there is enough sun in the chicken garden to keep them happy. I also planted some sweet peas, nasturtium and a pot of herbs and tomatoes. I was going to put the pot of strawberries back there … but made the mistake of tasting one that was ripe. Sorry chickens … those babies are growing on the front porch so we can pop them into our mouths when they are ripe. Yum!
The chicken garden – even without the strawberries – is looking mighty fine. Lots of room to hang out. In another week or so we will be getting two more hens from our local feed store. They will be ‘layers’ – meaning they’ll be about a year old. I hate seeing those hens arrive at that store … I usually try to avoid being there then … They are all packed so tightly into crates. However my search for two hens to add to our flock has been fruitless and fraught with poor decisions like bringing home two ducks for an hour or so one Friday afternoon! Ha! We’ll be separating the new girls from our three until I can see that they are lice and mite free and healthy. I’ll be setting up the jennys’ condo for the new girls likely for a couple of weeks. Then I’ll introduce them to the current group by having them spend some time in the large dog crate in the middle of the chicken garden. Not looking forward to the integration part … usually takes quite a while and involves a lot of pecking and fighting. Pays off in the end – just takes a lot of patience.
Darby’s adventures in ‘mothering’ continue. She will move herself to be where she can see the goats need a leg up! She has also taken an interest in the chickens and spends a good chunk of time standing at the chicken garden gate – watching – and watching some more.
What’s not to love with these little ones?
Shedding season has these two seeking each other out more frequently for back scratches. I caught this one when I was trying to back the tractor out…
It certainly seems we have been working hard these last few weeks. There are always fix up jobs to be done when spring arrives, and building ideas when summer seems to be here. We keep laughing and assuring each other that tomorrow will be a rest day. Ha!
Goodnight from the very few last days of spring – summer arrives this weekend!
The Meadow View 
Darby is a real sweety pie. Your yard is looking very pretty. Hope you have a fabulous summer. I am trying to hibernate. Laura
She really is. You know for her first few years she was an incredible pill! We called her Cue Ball – because everywhere she went everyone else ran away! Now she is sooooooo loving and caring and in charge! 😉 Good luck with your hibernation. Hugs!
Good morning from the Falls. Just read yesterdays post.
The scenes were delightful. Greatly to start my day.
Thanks for sharing all the gorgeous pics and hilarious antics
that go on at the Meadow.
Enjoy yourselves today!! Rest???
Cheers
Barb
Well look at that! A RAINY day! Looks like we will have to slow down with outdoor work. However … there IS that housework that just didn’t seem practical to do in such nice weather … 😉
Your yard and flowers are beautiful, your fury friends are thriving and happy and I have to say all your pictures are awesome. Love getting the Meadowmice news. Your hard work pays off. Hope you get some down time soon. Stop and smell the flowers 😉
Thank you! Mother Nature delivered the perfect rest weather today. Glad you are enjoying the pictures. I love taking them and am glad to have decided to keep this forum for sending them out into the world. Hope you stay cozy over there today too!