Saw this cave on TV last week. It happened to be on the way to another thing today. Pretty impressive!
#cumberlandcaverns #visitTN #campsite #crazycampsite #spelunking #mcminnville
Thanks stupid bug. That leaf was too attractive. It’s much better with holes. (At least it is on a volunteer squash. That’s something.)
#gardening #laboroflove #ladybeetle #zone7b #organicgardening #squash #volunteersquash #squish #Georgia
Ancient Proverb: Give your chickens corn and they eat for a minute. Tie that corn to a fence and they eat for five minutes.
#chickentreats #backyardpoultry #petchicken #cochins #silkies #chickentoys #chickenpinata #chickensaddle #Gwinnettcounty
Do you see those hash marks all around the top of the circle? It seriously looks like someone Frankensteined a cherry tomato into this regular tomato. Fyi, I ate it anyway. It was delicious.
#frankenfood #CherokeePurple #homegrown #zone7b #gardeningsuprises #gardener #vegetablegarden #tomatoplants #eatlocal #heirloomtomato
This level of beauty does require some effort. And to think just a few months ago Rosie was a pound chicken looking for a home! If you are thinking about new chickens consider checking your local shelter before buying chicks. #adoptdontshop isn’t just for dogs and cats! Thanks for the tip @adoptabirdnetwork!
#Rosie #poundchicken #junglebird #turkey #preening #bosslady #broodychicken #petchicken #flock
Harvest! I managed to get cucumbers and peppers at the same time so I think I’ll try to make relish.
#cucumbers #summersquash #CherokeePurple #bellpeppers #cucumelons #fiskars #zone7b #gardener #prepickles #tinyfarmer
The #cucumelon planting has been a success! After a truly unbelievable germination period and a slow start up the trellis, the vines are thriving and the harvest is starting to roll in! They taste like strong cucumbers and are super crunchy. I bet you could sell these for $8 a pint at the farmers market! (I give away all of my extra veggies for free but I like to calculate the market value.)
#gardening #zone7b #cucumbers #trellis #vegetablegarden #homegrown #farmersmarket #organicgardening #tinywatermelon #tinyfarmer
#safetythird #yolo …
50 deviled eggs! Way to go girls!
#petchickens #fresheggs #cookout #deviledeggs #eatlocal #homemade #chickensofinstagram #tinyfarmer
The first Chocolate Cherry Tomatoes! I love this type because they are big enough to matter but small enough to snack on. They have excellent flavor and don’t crack immediately. Also, Rosie and Glo have no respect for the fence that keeps them out of the garden.
#growyourown #eatlocal #cherrytomatoes #chocolatecherry #zone7b #Gwinnettcounty #mastergardener #oliveegger
I’m already a vegetarian. I don’t know what I’ll eat if my vegetables cry when I pick them! Dammit.
#crisisofconscience #cucumbers #gardener #zone7b #vegetarian #eatlocal #Burpless #vegan #plantbased
My talented flock created this perfectly hollowed out watermelon bowl today and are currently working on a coordinating loop. If you’re interested, all of their beak-crafted work will be available on their Etsy shop. (Just kidding! It will be in the compost pile.)
#crafty #myflock #petchickens #rooster #SoniaSotomayor #Rosie #Violet #silkierooster #cochins #watermelon #chickentreats
The Oak Leaf Hydrangea turned pink for summer!
#hydrangea #oakleafhydrangea #gardeningingeorgia #zone7b #mastergardener #gardentour2020
That’s my jam! I made peach-basil jam from @pearsonfarmga peaches and it is delicious! The canning was actually not as labor intensive as I remember. I think I’ll pick up some pickling salt and get some cucumbers preserved too.
#peaches #peachbasiljam #balljar #canning #homegrown #tinyfarm #foodphotography #georgiapeach #pearsonfarmga
The first!
#gardening #tomatoes #zone7b #tinyfarm #tomatoplants #growyourown #eatlocal
Ew! No thank you. They ate a whole branch of a blueberry bush in one day! They freeze when you look at them but move in unison when you look away. The three at the end of the branch are plotting something. What are they?!
#bugs #caterpillar #blueberrybush #gardenpests #zone7b #caterpillars #organicpestcontrol
I call this gem “hiking behind tall people.”
#badlands #badlandsnationalpark #hiking #boomerang #keepup #faster @advanced_amateur
I forgot I made this while emerging from a cave at #CratersoftheMoon!
#boomerang #seriouscaver #bats #lava #lavaflow #lavacave #roadtrip
Round food = Chicken clock!
The girls can demolish a melon. I added some spouts for extra nutrients. I’m sure they appreciated it.
If you’re wondering: 12 o’clock – Rosie, 3 -Vi, 6 – Big Red, 8- Gretchen, 9 – Gloria, 11 – Becky.
#petchicken #chickenportrait #chickensnacks #chickensofinstagram #cochins #oliveegger #poundchicken #cantaloupe #eatlocal
I stood in one spot and picked for an hour. I think I got one branch of one bush fully picked. It was a gallon. There are SEVEN bushes. Note to self: Stop planting “extra” blueberry bushes!
#tinyfarmer #upick #blueberries #blueberrybush #zone7b #rabbiteye #growyourown #eatlocal
Crops!
#tinyfarmer #eatlocal #gardener #kitchengarden #organic #blueberries #Burpless #YukonGold #fresheggs #upickfarm #volunteersquash
Somebody took the time to decorate their egg today. Extra snacks for everyone!
#fancychick #petchicken #paleblueegg #EasterEgger #homegrown #Wilge #notyouglo
The smaller they are…
#SoniaSotomayor #silkierooster #Silkie #rooster #petrooster #eyeballing #sideeye #fierce #rage #chickensofinstagram
Made the solo drive from Denver to Atlanta today. What a great way to see the country and interact with the ignorant masses that believe the passing lane is their personal safe space… Total trip was 6664 miles. Time for a vacation from vacation.
Please be fruitful #cucumelon! I really want to pickle jars of you! Also, how do you say cucumelon? I’ve been saying Q-Q-melon. Yes? No?
#garden #tinyfarm #crops #organicgardening #eatlocal #newveggie #tinywatermelon #citrus #trellis #vining #zone7b #miniature #minicukes
Portrait in Broodiness.
Ruthie and Rosie are just two of my four psycho broodies. They have distinguished themselves by refusing to walk a single step when removed from the nesting box. Plop. Full pancake. Ruthie the #Silkie has been broody four times in less than a year of life. Rosie is on broody stint number two but with a noticeable commitment to the cause. Lunatics.
#nochickzone #90degrees #poundchicken #ruthbaderginsburg #petchicken #broody #broodychicken #silkies #chickensofinstagram #teenmom #pancake
Checking out Unimogs with the guys from Couch Off-road today
When I left for vacation the cucumber vines were just starting to climb the trellis. Two weeks later they are at the top and making cukes!
#zone7b #cucumbers #crops #harvest #tinyfarmer #gardenfresh #eatlocal #trellis #Gwinnettcounty
Sun hail. Adding to the mix of weather we’ve seen on this trip. Probably a sign I need to head home.
#e63s #e63samg #e63 #e63amg #e63wagon
Flowers and bees at the #DenverBotanicGardens. Anyone know why they went with “botanic” rather than the more common “botanical” in the name? Either way, pretty flowers.
#Denver #flowers #bees #pollinator #walkinthepark #visitdenver
Squeee! Baby duck!
#Denver #botanicalgardens #denverbotanicgardens #duckling #lilypad
Hiking in Aspen. There were so many different kinds of wildflowers!
#difficult #camping #Aspen #wildflowers #naturephotography #nobears
I’ve been to every National Park in six states with almost no wildlife sightings. Tonight this mule deer and five buddies walked up to me in a bar. Ah well.
#muledeer #Colorado #socute #fortcollins
Landscape Arch. Worth the walk.
#arches #hiking #FindYourPark #Utah #roadtrip #archesnp
Wildlife capture success! Do you see the lizard? He’s very small but it’s all I’ve got in the wildlife department.
#FindYourPark #Arches #lizard #Utah #wildlifephotography #desert
We saw 109 degrees coming down across Utah to Moab today. Crazy to go from snow to this over a few days. This trip I have a dash camera with gps so I can push a button to save a photo or video and it shows the location where it was taken. Here are a few I took driving around Canyonlands National Park and Moab
My #airbnb has an apricot tree with a view!
#apricot #moab #fruittree #zone? #100degrees
Temple Square is really impressing me with their gardens! Are the tall ones gladiolas?
#Saltlakecity #zinnias #gladiolas #SLC #TempleSquare #morningstroll #imherefortheflowers
The Salt Flats are significantly bigger than I expected.
#strangeworld #FindYourPark #bonnevillesaltflats #salty #Utah
Slight detour on our way to Salt Lake City. Very cool. A little too damp and bumpy to make a run at my 186mph speed limiter.
#e63s #e63samg #e63 #e63amg #e63wagon #mercedesbenz #mercedes #hammerwagon #bonnevillesaltflats
We camped down in a hole last night to hide from the wind. Craters of the Moon is an amazing lava field about the size of Rhode Island.
Today’s roadside attraction, a tour of the world’s first nuclear power plant.
Lava field flowers are amazing! They are teeny tiny and incredibly tough. They are slowing turning lava rock into soil. If you stick around for a few millennia you’ll see their progress.
#FindYourPark #cratersofthemoon #lava #monkeyflower #bitterroot #buckwheat #drawfbuckwheat #hiking #Arco #wildflowers
Top of Rendezvous Mountain. 10,450ft – 40 degrees – 20mph wind – fresh waffles & hot chocolate
I am sure that there are animals in the parks but I am not seeing much of them. Here is my animal series:
1 – maybe a wolf print? It was a little smaller than my palm and had deep claw holes.
2 – picture of a picture someone else took of Bison fighting. I kind of saw it? I have seen a lot of bison but mostly just standing still.
3 – deer. Maybe it is a special western deer? I don’t know.
4 – there is a moose in this picture. It was in a “moose environment.” That’s pretty much a zoo exhibit. I did see a moose way up in the mountains but it is a teeny tiny spot in the picture.
Nature is unpredictable.
#FindYourPark #Yellowstone #GrandTetons #roadtrip #animalphotography #hiking #wolf #bison #moose
Parked by these guys during breakfast in Billings a few days ago. Hopefully they aren’t chasing tornados along our route.
#e63s #e63samg #e63 #e63amg #e63wagon #mercedesbenz #mercedes #stormchaser #reedtimmer #dominator3
This is real scenery. It just grew this way.
#GrandTetons #FindYourPark #Wyoming #roadtrip #USA #nationalparks #grandteton
Hiking.
#Yellowstone #findyourpark #headwaters #Wyoming #yellowflowers
This is certainly not something I’ve seen before. This mini-geyser is just as good as the big, famous one!
#findyourpark #nationalparks #Yellowstone #geyser #oldfaithful #Wyoming #geyservideo
The fields of yellow flowers go on forever! I bet they only last a few weeks. I’m so lucky I got to see them! (And a turkey, deer, eagle, ferret and snake!)
#findyourpark #custergallatinnationalforest #emeraldlake #camping #Montana #mysticlake #hiking #nationalparks