by Susan | Nov 25, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
Nope, not really. Pepper, the bantam rooster, bravely flew out to the snow covered perch. Surprised by the snow, he danced from foot to foot like a cat on a hot tin roof. The Banty’s are spending a lot of time on their perch now that the snow has arrived. The...
by Susan | Nov 24, 2011 | On the Farm, Turkeys
Unlike some other turkeys, our birds did not get a pardon. Thanks the turkey has been resting in the fridge since Sunday. Chris went off to freezer camp. I’m not a big fan of turkey, but I love all of the accouterments – the stuffing, the cranberry salad,...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2011 | On My Mind
I’ve been in denial about the coming of winter. I know this is Maine and that I should be grateful for the good weather we have had, but I’m just not ready for winter. Today, mother nature knocked on the door and the time for denial is over. School Snow...
by Susan | Nov 23, 2011 | On My Mind
Hannah cooked breakfast for us this morning – a nice treat. In the process, she used Downeast Thunder Farm’s very first egg. Just for fun we compared it to a grocery egg!
by Susan | Nov 23, 2011 | Critters, Odds and Ends
While I’m pretty handy with a computer and have a good handle on the Internet, mobile phone technology is not my forte. I have only just figured out how to get the pictures Hannah and I have taken with the phone off the phone. In our inexperienced enthusiasm...
by Susan | Nov 22, 2011 | Ducks, On the Farm
The ducks escaped from their pen this morning. Three times. Before 7 a.m. In frustration, Hannah and I scoured the perimeter searching for the weak spot and couldn’t find one. Hannah said they must be flying over the fence which is all of 3′ tall. I had a...
by Susan | Nov 21, 2011 | On the Farm
We do! When checking The Girls this afternoon I noticed two eggs in one of the nesting boxes. For a half a second I wondered how did they manage to move a second wooden egg into the box? Then it hit me – IT’S A REAL EGG! Wahoo! Our very first egg at...
by Susan | Nov 20, 2011 | On My Mind
Today was turkey harvest day. We have been putting this off for a variety of reasons. Too rainy. Too cold – not exactly odd for November in Maine. Too busy. With Thanksgiving just four days away, we simply could not wait any longer. The fact is we liked the...
by Susan | Nov 13, 2011 | Projects
Hannah was in a creative mood so we decided to work on making some felt ornaments for Christmas. We pulled a few patterns from the Internet and this was Hannah’s first creation. Inspired by her work, I started making patterns for the Downeast Thunder Farm owls...
by Susan | Nov 11, 2011 | On My Mind
I found this picture on Hannah’s phone. I love the pattern of the chickens trying to peck at her toes!
by Susan | Nov 9, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
The only autumn color left in this November landscape is the pop of yellow from the Hackmatac trees. These conifers lose their needles in the fall; another week or so it’ll be raining yellow needles. Everywhere.
by Susan | Nov 6, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
Our roosters have been going through puberty. Dr. Pepper’s crow has been improving since we first introduced it. Suddenly, the other day, The Colonel is finally heard from – although it’s more a croak than crow. Dr. Pepper crows in the morning to...
by Susan | Nov 6, 2011 | On the Farm
This morning I found a dragon fly frozen in ice. Frozen in time. That is until the ice melts.
by Susan | Nov 2, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
The Girls may may not be laying yet, but they (and The Colonel) do come in handy. They had a grand time recycling Jack O’Lanterns today! Update: The next day, here’s what was left.
by Susan | Oct 30, 2011 | On the Farm
This morning, I awoke to the sound of the wind howling outside. Slushy snowflakes were flying every which way. Just a few inches of snow accumulation on this October Sunday morning is just a few inches too many. Although the ducks didn’t seem to think so. They...
by Susan | Oct 29, 2011 | On the Farm
The weather man says there’s a Nor’easter heading our way tonight. Snow. In October! We’ve had flurries in October in years past, but inches of snow (I refuse to consider anything other than just inches) that need to be shoveled just isn’t...
by Susan | Oct 25, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
The view from South Lubec Road in Lubec, Maine. The storm clouds from last night are finally heading out. Campobello Island (Canada) is visible across the Quoddy Narrows. This spot is just shy of the eastern most point in the United...
by Susan | Oct 22, 2011 | Chickens, On the Farm
The sun is just rising. It’s not exactly Revile. It sounds a little rusty. Pepper, our little bantam rooster, is acquiring his cockadoodledoo. Rooster Wake Up Call What do you suppose those ducks are saying to him?
by Susan | Oct 19, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
Two months ago, the wild blueberry barrens so prevalent in Downeast Maine, were seas of blue. Today they are crimson in the autumn light.
by Susan | Oct 18, 2011 | Out and About in Maine
As I was tooling along one of Maine’s back roads I spied a lone cow grazing in a field. No fences of any sort. So I figured that he got loose from an area farm, but I didn’t see any farmhouse in the vicinity. On my return trip, the cow was still there. It...
