Month: March 2019

Jesse’s Instagram

I finally captured a perfect portrait of Bryce! She's super broody so I caught her off guard, in the middle of some indignant squawking. If you didn't know, Bryce Dallas Howard here is a White Laced Red Cornish and appears in the current @mcmurray_hatchery catalogue as well as on the website. She has a blocky shape, thicc legs and a neck for days! According to the breed standard she is "slow to mature" so she might still get bigger or grow into her weirdly akimbo wings.

I finally captured a perfect portrait of Bryce! She’s super broody so I caught her off guard, in the middle of some indignant squawking. If you didn’t know, Bryce Dallas Howard here is a White Laced Red Cornish and appears in the current @mcmurray_hatchery catalogue as well as on the website. She has a blocky shape, thicc legs and a neck for days! According to the breed standard she is “slow to mature” so she might still get bigger or grow into her weirdly akimbo wings.
#cornish #cornishhen #brycedallashoward #petchicken #chickenportrait #thicc #supermodel #whitelacedredcornish #backyardpoultry

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I have no idea what the rules are for asparagus. I planted them last year and picked none. So far about 10 have come up and I've let them grow. One broke, so I ate it and it was delicious! Now what?

I have no idea what the rules are for asparagus. I planted them last year and picked none. So far about 10 have come up and I’ve let them grow. One broke, so I ate it and it was delicious! Now what?
#asparagus #purpleasparagus #homegrown #gardenfresh #eatlocal #greenthumb #zone7b #gardentips #mastergardener

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The yard is bursting with spring color! The blueberry bushes are full of bees. There are many colors of blooming. The yellow flowers are (I think) and they are shade flowers!

The yard is bursting with spring color! The blueberry bushes are full of bees. There are many colors of #camellias blooming. The yellow flowers are #jessamine (I think) and they are shade flowers!
#flowergarden #zone7 #zone7b #mastergardener #GwinnettCounty #lovelawrenceville #springtime #busybees #blueberrybush #pollinators

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Oh happy day! My old garden cart rotted to pieces and couldn't be repaired. My new garden cart is so snazzy. Now I have to do all the chores I said I couldn't do because my garden cart was broken.

Oh happy day! My old garden cart rotted to pieces and couldn’t be repaired. My new garden cart is so snazzy. Now I have to do all the chores I said I couldn’t do because my garden cart was broken.
#gardening #gardengloves #potatoes #seedpotatoes #chickenfood #chickenfeed #layena #planting #zone7b

Aaron’s Instagram

Just finished photoshopping the wagon's graphics for Rally North America this summer. We'll be out raising money for Camp Sunshine in the AMG Private Lounge area at Caffeine and Octane on April 7. If you or your business would like to make a donation I'll get your company logo or family name on there before the show. GAhomes.com/donate.

Just finished photoshopping the wagon’s graphics for Rally North America this summer. We’ll be out raising money for Camp Sunshine in the AMG Private Lounge area at Caffeine and Octane on April 7. If you or your business would like to make a donation I’ll get your company logo or family name on there before the show. GAhomes.com/donate. #rallynorthamerica #roadtrip #roadrally #charity #charityevent #mercedes #mercedesbenz #e63amg #e63wagon #e63 #e63samg #e63swagon #e63s #amg #campsunshine

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Just finished photoshopping the wagon's graphics for Rally North America this summer. We'll be out raising money for Camp Sunshine in the AMG Private Lounge area at Caffeine and Octane on April 7. If you or your business would like to make a donation I'll get your company logo or family name on there before the show. GAhomes.com/donate.

Just finished photoshopping the wagon’s graphics for Rally North America this summer. We’ll be out raising money for Camp Sunshine in the AMG Private Lounge area at Caffeine and Octane on April 7. If you or your business would like to make a donation I’ll get your company logo or family name on there before the show. GAhomes.com/donate. #rallynorthamerica #roadtrip #roadrally #charity #charityevent #mercedes #mercedesbenz #e63amg #e63wagon #e63 #e63samg #e63swagon #e63s #amg #campsunshine

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from our trip out west last year. Taken on the Devil's Garden trail at Craters of the Moon in

#tbt from our trip out west last year. Taken on the Devil’s Garden trail at Craters of the Moon in #Idaho. #cratersofthemoon #cratersofthemoonnationalmonument #tree #art #landscapephotography #devilsgardentrail #devilsgarden

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from our trip out west last year. Taken on the Devil's Garden trail at Craters of the Moon in

#tbt from our trip out west last year. Taken on the Devil’s Garden trail at Craters of the Moon in #Idaho. #cratersofthemoon #cratersofthemoonnationalmonument #tree #art #landscapephotography #devilsgardentrail #devilsgarden

Jesse’s Instagram

Portrait in Broodiness. Ruthie is 2 years old and has been broody for about 18 months. She might take a few days off here and there but the vast majority of the time she is sitting on eggs (Or no eggs. Or wooden eggs. Or another chicken. Whatever.) Silkies. What can you do?

Portrait in Broodiness. Ruthie is 2 years old and has been broody for about 18 months. She might take a few days off here and there but the vast majority of the time she is sitting on eggs (Or no eggs. Or wooden eggs. Or another chicken. Whatever.) Silkies. What can you do?
#Silkie #petchicken #backyardpoultry #angrybird #ruthbaderginsburg #RBG #silkies #silkiechicken

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Collard trees! I planted these back in October and they grew really well all winter. In the last few weeks they have bolted and are about five feet tall. I'm slowly feeding them to the chickens but I need to get them out soon to ready the garden for summer crops. Ruthie is screaming in the back because I removed her from her brooding to take a walk. It's torture.

Collard trees! I planted these back in October and they grew really well all winter. In the last few weeks they have bolted and are about five feet tall. I’m slowly feeding them to the chickens but I need to get them out soon to ready the garden for summer crops. Ruthie is screaming in the back because I removed her from her brooding to take a walk. It’s torture.
#gardenvisit #collardgreens #zone7b #mastergardener #petchicken #backyardgarden #tinyfarmer #tinyfarm #bonnieplants #wintergarden

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I found one small and one large brown egg in the rooster-free coop today. That means both Violet and Donna laid eggs today! They are eight years old. I'm pretty impressed. Neither of those eggs are pictured because they both had muddy fur-feet and those eggs need a rinse!

I found one small and one large brown egg in the rooster-free coop today. That means both Violet and Donna laid eggs today! They are eight years old. I’m pretty impressed. Neither of those eggs are pictured because they both had muddy fur-feet and those eggs need a rinse!
#seniorchicks #seniorchicken #silverlacedcochin #partridgesilkie #roosterfreezone #VioletZindars #donnamartin #silkies #petchicken #myflockrocks

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Layered snacking is the key to good flock dynamics. The more agile girls can attack from the top while the, ahem, bigger girls can stay in the ground. Sorry Wilga but you're looking mighty round these days! I'm sure it's just the plumage.

Layered snacking is the key to good flock dynamics. The more agile girls can attack from the top while the, ahem, bigger girls can stay in the ground. Sorry Wilga but you’re looking mighty round these days! I’m sure it’s just the plumage.
#salmonfaverolle #SicilianButtercup #EasterEgger #oliveegger #petchicken #chickensnacks #foraging #sisters #GwinnettCounty

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Is there a place is your garden you don't want chickens? Have you fenced it off? Blocked it with additional fencing? Chased them out multiple times? Offered them awesome treats in another part of the yard? None of that matters. They will always be in the one place you really don't want them to be. They are smarter and more determined than you could ever hope to be. Chickens win.

Is there a place is your garden you don’t want chickens? Have you fenced it off? Blocked it with additional fencing? Chased them out multiple times? Offered them awesome treats in another part of the yard? None of that matters. They will always be in the one place you really don’t want them to be. They are smarter and more determined than you could ever hope to be. Chickens win.
#petchickens #oliveegger #gloriavanderbuilt #tomatocage #intruder #gardenpests #backyardchickens #fresheggs #attitude #igiveup #bossypants #Gloria

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New flower bed! This is the entirety of the sun it receives. It's about an hour a day. What are some shade tolerant pretties I can plant in here? Zone 7b and I would prefer perennials or evergreens.

New flower bed! This is the entirety of the sun it receives. It’s about an hour a day. What are some shade tolerant pretties I can plant in here? Zone 7b and I would prefer perennials or evergreens.
#shadegarden #zone7 #mastergardener #gardenbed #flowergarden #rockcollection #rockwall #gardenwalk2020

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This salad bar is dangerous. The velociraptors are serving up some serious glare. Bryce and Vi are currently enjoying a nice long dirt bath together but snack time was serious! If you love a long-legged, strangely solid, awkward red chicken then the White Laced Red Cornish is for you! Bryce is featured in page 10 of the @mcmurray_hatchery catalog this year. She's pretty much a super model.

This salad bar is dangerous. The velociraptors are serving up some serious glare. Bryce and Vi are currently enjoying a nice long dirt bath together but snack time was serious! If you love a long-legged, strangely solid, awkward red chicken then the White Laced Red Cornish is for you! Bryce is featured in page 10 of the @mcmurray_hatchery catalog this year. She’s pretty much a super model.
#petchicken #cornish #brycedallashoward #silverlacedcochin #furfeet #VioletZindars #redwattlewednesday #freerangechickens #newfriends #velociraptor

Jesse’s Instagram

The nectarine tree is about to be happening! I once chewed on an unripe, very small fruit from this tree. The rest of the fruit from all 10 years has been lost to squirrels, bugs, birds and disease. I now choose to think of it as an Ornamental Nectarine. I free you from the expectation of fruit! Go ahead and flower! Be a home for bugs and bees! Anchor the orchard with your height! You are free! You are ornamental! (Aka, I give up.)

The nectarine tree is about to be happening! I once chewed on an unripe, very small fruit from this tree. The rest of the fruit from all 10 years has been lost to squirrels, bugs, birds and disease. I now choose to think of it as an Ornamental Nectarine. I free you from the expectation of fruit! Go ahead and flower! Be a home for bugs and bees! Anchor the orchard with your height! You are free! You are ornamental! (Aka, I give up.)
#nectarinetree #zone7b #flowers #gardeningfail #nectarine #fruittree #tinyfarmer