Hannah named the first ducklings to hatch at Downeast Thunder Farm “Peep” and “Squeak”. Here they are taking their first swim in my bathtub! They are the cutest little things.
Hannah named the first ducklings to hatch at Downeast Thunder Farm “Peep” and “Squeak”. Here they are taking their first swim in my bathtub! They are the cutest little things.
I locked myself into the chicken coop this morning. On accident. But that’s not what this post is about.
Just thought I’d share.
I arrived home late last night from a week in Pennsylvania only to have to turn around and leave again on business this afternoon. What I really want to do is stay home and enjoy a beautiful day at home.
This short stop over gave me a chance to catch up what’s been happening on the farm in my absence…
I met the new babies who look much in need of their first bath.
Shadow has gone broody again. She proved to be such a good little mamma last year.
Sunny, the Buff is broody. We’ve yet to have a hatching from the big girls yet. Maybe will be the year.
Oscar the duck is broody. Dilly stuck to her nest last year, but without any Drakes her efforts were fruitless. Maybe Oscar will have better luck!
Nesting Robin
I don’t see many Robins at my house. That’s probably because I don’t really have a lawn. I’m hopeful that someday I will have a tiny patch that might require mowing instead of scrub and clover. While here in Pennsylvania … Continue reading
Waggoner’s Gap Hawk Watch Outing with Dad
This week in Pennsylvania visiting my folks has been blissfully slow-paced. On the first sunny day, Dad and I went for a drive in search of a mountain overlook where he thought I’d enjoy taking pictures. After two hours of driving, we … Continue reading
A Ducky Mother’s Day
Four weeks ago, we tucked twelve duck eggs into an incubator. For 27 days Paul accepted egg duty and faithfully spritzed and turned the eggs multiple times a day. While in Pennsylvania for Mother’s Day weekend with my mom, I … Continue reading
The Littlest Egg
The egg on the left is from an Orpington Buff. The middle egg is from bantam hen. Paul delivered the third egg to my desk yesterday, collected from the chicken coop. At about 1.5″, it’s the tiniest egg I’ve ever … Continue reading
What Variety of Hawk?
I “captured” this beautiful hawk on my way home today. Any idea what type of Hawk she is?
Happy Little Nuthatch
Pictures like this are the payoff for wearing a camera around my neck as if it were a necklace. A little cumbersome, but worth the results!