Cactus flower.
#badlands #hiking #notchtrail #nationalparks #cacti #flora #SouthDakota #badlandsnationalpark
Roadtrip sights! This is a fantastic park.
#SiouxFalls #fallspark #roadtrip #rockformations #travelbug #nature
1, 2, Ten million….
The blueberries start slowly but then produce like crazy! Right now it is just a handful to share with the chickens but I bet in a week there will be gallons!
#blueberrybush #blueberries #locallygrown #rabbiteye #zone7b #gardening #pickyourown #freshfruit #tinyfarmer
I just mulched the whole garden to prepare it for my vacation. My #fitbit recorded 90 minutes of Sport with 600 calories burned! The garden inspector is unimpressed.
#gloriavanderbuilt #mulch #weedcontrol #gardenpests #petchicken #oliveegger #zone7b #tomatoes
Oak Leaf Hydrangea. They came with the house and just keep growing!
#hydrangea #zone7b #oakleafhydrangea #gardening #shadetolerant #mastergardener #winterinterest #gardentour2020
Broody Rosie. This aggressively broody girl spent last night in the outside pen and is still 100% broody. She is currently spending night number two outside. Let’s see how long it takes to turn off her insanity! She seems pretty committed.
#broody #broodychicken #petchicken #backyardchickens #Rosie #poundchicken #adopted #turkeytail #chickenportrait
Rosie is so broody she CAN’T EVEN. Watch for 20 seconds as she frantically scratches with a turkey tail, yells at me, then sprints away. Later she chased her sisters and shrieked the entire way back to the nesting box. So fun.
#broody #broodychicken #Rosie #gamebird #chickenvideo #chickensofinstagram #petchicken #crazychicken #turkey #backyardchickens @adoptabirdnetwork
Went to a wedding, left with all the centerpieces. Can I grow peonies in the shade?
#peonies #roses #eucalyptus #hydrangea #centerpieces #wedding #thankscourt #susquehannariver #wicker #partyfavors #florist #mtjoy
Lazy Sunday.
#airbnb #iris #beardediris #Pennsylvania #susquehannariver #flowers #porchparty #gazebo
No signal, lots of views! Highly recommending campsite 28 at #LakeMoomaw in Virginia.
#nationalparks #georgewashingtonnationalforest #camping #roadtrip #mountainviews #roadtrip #newtent
We pick up free mulch from the city and sometimes it comes with treasures! This differently-abled #Batman was unearthed while planting the second round of potatoes today. If I plant him will be grow more superheroes?
#freemulch #yougetwhatyoupayfor #lovelawrenceville #Gwinnettcounty #gardeningsuprises #mastergardener #zone7b #superhero #Lawrenceville
Oopsie! Sorry Sonia! I didn’t mean to pull your super masculine long, luxurious, curly tailfeather.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #shakeyourtailfeather #petrooster #feathers #sopretty #flock
Bantam Rule #22: You may hang the water high to avoid debris but you must also provide a step for petite chicken access!
#Kahlo #petchicken #Bantams #polishchickens #mixedflock #Chickensaddle #spoiledchickens #bossypants #whitecrestedblackpolish
Sonia is keeping a close eye on the crew as they dust bathe. Very serious business on the dirt mound today. There has been quite a bit of dust bath thievery. Must patrol.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #sophiebhawkins #EasterEgger #dirtbath #cochin #petchickens #flock #peckingorder #chickensofinstagram
Potato flowers. Nobody grows potatoes for the flowers.
#YukonGold #potatoes #newpotatoes #gettowork #zone7b #seedpotatoes #gardening #vegetablegarden #Gwinnettcounty
May you grow tall before being toppled by the wind. Grow, grow, grow!
#cornstalk #babycorn #gardening #homegrown #eatlocal #cornonthecob #sweetcorn #zone7
The most Vi face ever made: It is a perfect combination of No and Gorgeous. Violet is the best!
#silverlacedcochin #Cochin #petchicken #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #bestie #furfeet #heavy #thicc #7yearsold #lapchicken #foodboob
My chickens have always been vampires. They avoid the sun! If I let them out during the day they will skirt the edges of the coop to stay in the shade. Except Rosie. Rosie has always been a sunbathing master! She seems to be teaching the others to appreciate a good soak. Big Red is glowing! Bryce is an awkward brontasaurus, but in the sun. Vitamin D on point!
#cochin #partridgecochin #gamebird #brontosaurus #sunbathing #vitamind #petchickens #backyardchickens #myflock
One of these garden statues is an impostor! Hmmm…which one? I like to share my garden harvests but this guy is greedy and eating the green beans to the ground! Bad bunny! Adorably hop your cute little cotton tail out of my garden!
#bunnies #menace #greenbeans #predator #Gwinnettcounty #bunny #rabbittrouble #badnews #socutetho #fence
Me: Please eat all the weeds chickens!
Bryce: *heads for the good stuff.
#petchickens #backyardpoultry #myflock #tinyfarm #Faverolle #silkies #cochin #weeds #gardening #mastergardener #Georgia #velociraptors #chickensaredinosaurs
I was supposed to be working but instead I wandered off to take pictures in the client’s garden. Then we talked gardens for 20 minutes. That is not part of my job.
#gardening #fountain #bronze #gardenart #mastergardener #oasis #bronzefountain #socute #gardenfriends
Who’s a crazy broody? You are! Are there any eggs on that bench? No? Then go walk around! Lunatic.
#SicilianButtercup #broodychicken #petchicken #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #Gretchen #myflock #nochickzone #broody #indignant #Gwinnettcounty
Dear Carpenter Bee,
You’re an idiot.
Best Wishes,
Jesse
#carpenterbee #pollinator #rake #gardening #gardenpests #bees #potatoes #Georgia #carpenterbees #beebrain #wildlife
Skills alert: The chickens perfectly hollowed out this #butternutsquash! Perhaps they have a career in pumpkin carving? Birdhouse gourds? Breadbowl soup? So talented!
#petchicken #gardening #backyardchickens #myflock #gloriavanderbuilt #ruthbaderginsburg #chickensofinstagram #oliveegger
Becky lost her Poof in a pecking order reshuffling. To minimize additional feather plucking I sprayed her with #bluekote. End result: the most punk rock chicken.
#beckywiththegoodhair #BuffLacedPolish #backyardchickens #petchicken #polishchicken #bluehair #messyhairdontcare #punkrock #peckingorder #prettygirl
Weeding is so much more rewarding when you have chickens! They are so excited to see me coming with a pitchfork full of weeds. But terrified when I lift it over the fence. Never lift things!
#petchickens #backyardflock #velociraptor #brontosaurus #donnamartin #Kahlo #beckywiththegoodhair #Gretch #Glo #backyardpoultry #gardeninghelpers #saladbar
The white #rhodadedron is new this year but look at that fresh growth! It’s going to be huge!
#zone7 #mastergardener #gardentour2020 #bushes #partialshade #whiterhodadendron #flowergarden
Bryce and her buddy Gretchen have chosen to go broody together, in the same box. Can you see the psycho in her eye? Crazy broodies!
#brycedallashoward #brontosaurus #redhead #broody #broodychicken #wattlemodel #angrybird #teenmom #broodybesties #petchicken
I hate that I have lettuce long before I have tomatoes, peppers, broccoli or anything else to make a salad. Then, by the time the toppings grow, it is too hot for lettuce! Poor timing Nature!
#salad #tinyfarmer #locallygrown #eatlocal #romaine #redleaflettuce #gardening #harvestbasket #organicish
Trade! I get some Jumbo and mini eggs. You get some slightly past its prime lettuce. Good business for everyone!
#fresheggs #farmfresh #petchicken #Chickensaddle #bartering #polishchickens #oliveegger #springmix #backyardpoultry #recycling #upcycle #freerangechickens #freerangeeggs #tinyfarm
If you didn’t know what this was, what would you guess it was?
#donnamartin #Silkie #chickenportrait #petchicken #poof #partridgesilkie #backyardpoultry #closeup
I love, love, love the big #rhodadendron bush!
#gardeningingeorgia #zoze7b #fuscia #partialshade #nomaintenance #nature #decorating
These mushrooms look like seashells.
#yardart #muddy #crocs #goat #chickenrun #gardening #Gwinnettcounty #fungus
Not only have we caught zero squirrels in our humane traps this year but we are actually growing additional squirrels! The rooster alerted me to three cute babies as they emerged from their nest. This is not progress. Poor nectarine tree. (There is a second squirrel in the gutter on the bottom left. The third was running.)
#squirrel #babysquirrel #gardenpests #tintin #cuties #notapredator #petsquirrel #canikeephim
Volunteer Red Leaf Lettuce? Sure, come on up!
#garden #redleaf #magicsalad #zone7b #annuals #gardeningsuprises #magicbeans
Mole Chicken status: 100. These little tunnelers are up to something.
#brontosaurus #silvergreydorking #brycedallashoward #petchickens #compost #excavator #chickens #chickensofinstagram
Since the yard is now mostly sealed off from deer this #hosta has appeared and miraculously HAS LEAVES! This is a first! Most hostas here are immediately chewed to stubs. Victory!
#gardeningsuprises #hostas #transplant #zone7b #deersalad #deerfence #scalloped #verigated #grandmasgarden
Good at Canning.
#balljar #cadburyminieggs #preservation #eastercandy #azalea #springtime #canningexpert #Cadbury
Oh Yeah! The French Fry Trees have sprouted!
#gardening #seedpotatoes #potatoes #frenchfries #zone7b #potatohills #mastergardener #futurefood #homegrown #organicish #potatoplants
The #dogwood trees are blooming! See the bat house in the pine tree above? No bats live there.
#springisintheair #bathouse #garden #orchard #pinetrees #Gwinnettcounty
What are you doing chicken? How did you get in there? I heard digging but saw no chicken. I went to investigate and found this weirdo tunneling under a log. I have a mole-chicken!
#silvergreydorking #petchicken #endlesslyentertaining #backyardchickens #Gwinnettcounty #MohawkMonday #wattlemodel
Sunset dinner and drinks for Sonia and the girls. I try to provide the right ambiance in the coop. Wilga, the #salmonfaverolle, is Sonia’s best girl.
#petchicken #silkies #silkierooster #polishchickens #chickenfood #batchelor #SoniaSotomayor #beckywiththegoodhair #wilgefortis
The fence flowers came back! I hear there are three colors of #clematis to look forward to this year.
#gardeningsuprises #annuals #zone7 #deerfence #mastergardener #notavegetable
#TamingOfTheRoo Saga: The One Where I Don’t Get Bitten! It takes a full handful of scratch but I can now get nearly a minute of Sonia holding per day. Also, Glo is a diva.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #petrooster #backyardchickens #petchicken #scratch #bribery #sharingiscaring #silkies
The first asparagus! We just planted the crowns a few weeks ago and this tiny little aspari-guy is already up! I don’t think you are supposed to harvest any the first year but I am excited to see it grow, grow, grow!
#asparagus #gardenfresh #eatlocal #tinyfarmer #mastergardener #zone7b #farmersmarket #freshfood
Everyone is getting together for Easter dinner! Main course: weeds.
#myflock #petchickens #polishchickens #cochins #Faverolle #hungryhungryhippo #silkies #silkierooster #wilgefortis #sundayfunday #weedcontrol
Does anyone know where to get a Cadbury Bunny? I’ll build them a very special hutch.
#Easter #eggvinette #terracotta #gardenart #chick #chickenstatue #gardening #homegrown #tinyfarm
Big Red Chicken is rocking the largest feather feet she’s ever had! Girl could snowshoe.
#partridgecochin #Cochin #petchicken #BigRed #scratch #chickensnacks #comb #7yearsold #snowshoes #featheredfeet #prettygirl
This is my Bryce-asaurus. She is part chicken and part #brontosaurus. Also, 100% awkward.
#brycedallashoward #petchicken #longneck #backyardchickens #fancychick #giraffe #redhead #freerangechickens
Fancy! The backyard #azalea bushes are going crazy! They really are this pink.
#gardeningingeorgia #zone7 #nativeazalea #hotpink #shadetolerant #Gwinnettcounty #mastergardener #gardentour2020 #pollen