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
@benzblogger can’t park in the middle of the garage anymore because it’s officially hammer time! #hammerwagon #e63wagon
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
A lone white daffodil pops up in this part of the yard every year. I guess it is the one bulb the squirrels missed.
#daffodils #zone7b #Gwinnettcounty #mastergardener #flowergarden #gardentour #pinecones #woods
Alejandra heard her name and came over for some glamour shots. The big girls are now officially 7 years old. She still acts like a spring chicken!
#petchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #polishchickens #Alejandra #wattlemodel #freeranging #Gwinnettcounty #flock #myflock #beetleblack
Lead excavator, Donna Martin, is looking for grubs in the compost pile. She may seem like fluffy perfection but she knows how to get dirty!
#Silkie #donnamartin #partridgesilkie #petchicken #backyardchickens #chickensofinstagram #fluff #compost #turningthecompost #gardenhelper #tinyfury
A trellis with a gazebo view!
#leipersfork #tennessee #roadtrip #artistscolony #gazebo #trellis
My #airbnb house is pretty much the cutest! The neighbors have some koi as big as a cat!
#vacation #franklintn #cherryblossom #remodeled #historicdowntown #walkingtour #porchparty #loveshackonmain
So, the neighborhood watch here is really serious. He is watching.
#squirrel #snoop #neighborhoodwatch #peepingtom #noseyneighbors #naturephotography
Pretty much twins. Vi and I are celebrating #chickenselfiesunday with @chickens.and.wine this week! I think we nailed it!
#cochin #silverlacedcochin #violetZ #petchicken #selfie #sideeye #treats #scratch #backyardchickens #tinyfarm
Saga #TamingOfTheRoo:
We are currently working our way from “complete hatred with violent attacks” to “bites less hard when you have snacks.” Sonia is not my favorite.
#silkierooster #SoniaSotomayor #petrooster #wattlemodel #chickenportrait #chickensofinstagram #thanksforthehashtagmom
Flocking awesome! Eleven out of fifteen chickens in one photo! I think that is my record.
#fluffybuttfriday #backyardpoultry #petchickens #Gwinnettcounty #tinyfarmer #polishchickens #salmonfaverolle #chickensaddle #mygirls
I spent the morning unloading 48 tons of landscape rocks off two semis from Tennessee then shuttling them .5 miles up to the house with this 4wd forklift I rented. Time to get to work on a bunch retaining walls and water features #gardentour2020
It’s getting to be that time…Blueberry season is almost here! Just 16 more cups from last years harvest to finish off. Muffins for everyone!
#blueberries #blueberrybush #zone7 #rabbiteye #gardening #mastergardener #tinyfarm #beesneeded
#tbt #roadtrip2016 – Dom Luis I Bridge – Porto, Portugal. The architect of this #bridge was a former business partner of Gustave Eiffel (of the tower) and it is very similar to an earlier bridge in #Porto that was designed by #Eiffel.
Gloria Vanderbuilt. Regal AF.
#petchicken #chickenportrait #oliveegger #backyardpoultry #Gloria #glowstick #diva #posture
I have such a dilemma when I find a worm. I want it to live in the garden making rich dirt and aerating as they go. But, I also want to sneak them to my favorite chickens as a special treat. What to do, what to do?!
#gardeningingeorgia #worms #aeration #wildlife #chickentreats #soil
The garden is freshly tilled and the first crops are in the ground. I have a caped hen and a rooster is giving me the stare down. I’m filthy, sweaty, and something stung me at least four times. Sunday funday!
#tinyfarm #petchickens #backyardflock #gardening #chickensaddle #crops #tinyfarmer #silkierooster #zone7
Green egg, green starts and purple fingers for #stpatricksday! Sometimes chickens move really quickly when you are just trying to help them and you end up spraying #blukote on things that are not chickens. Sometimes chickens are a problem. I hope this comes off by Monday!
#eggvinette #happyhens #happyeggs #firstaid #farmtotable #garden #Broccoli #organiceggs #badgirls
My girls are a quilt of many colors and patterns (and personalities). Starting at 6 O’Clock: Glo, Gretch, Donna Martin, Becky with the Good Hair, Rosie, Violet, and Kahlo. In the middle: Decimated cabbage and some scratch.
#petchickens #backyardflock #polishchickens #Cochin #silkies #SicilianButtercup #savages #velociraptor
Oh my god Becky! Yes! The sun is setting just to illuminate you. Perfection as always!
#beckywiththegoodhair #BuffLacedPolish #goldenhour #petchicken #chickenportrait #backyardchickens #supermodel #goodside
Gretch is 100% clear on the red cup containing scratch. Sonia is uncomfortable with Gretch being that close to me. Turn up the volume for some tiny crowing! Becky, as always, is adorably clueless.
#petchickens #petrooster #silkies #polishchickens #SicilianButtercup #scratch #backyardpoultry #snacktime #crocs #fancychick #smartchicken @mcmurray_hatchery
Vi: I heard you had scratch. Give it to me. All of it. Give all of the scratch to me now. NOW! The scratch!
Violet Zindars is almost 7 years old! She has always been a big boss but is currently having trouble adjusting to Sonia the rooster. This 15 pound beast is afraid of a tiny Silkie! (I’m a little scared too Vi.) #Cochin #herringbone #silverlacedcochin #petchicken #petchickens #backyardpoultry #comb #tophen #Violet #furfeet
Last year’s blueberries are today’s waffle topping! I have to get through the stockpile in the freezer before we start harvesting again. Anyone else have more blueberry bushes than are strictly reasonable? Anyone want to come pick-your-own in about 90 days?
#gardeningingeorgia #zone7 #blueberries #homegrown #eatlocal #rabbiteye #waffles #breakfastfordinner #happyeggs
Rebar decor with dinner
Nailed it! Bryce, you look so comfortable. So natural. Just radiating grace and elegance. Or…you look like an awkward brontasaurus trying to sunbathe uphill. Weirdo.
#brycedallashoward #petchicken #happychickens #brontosaurus #chickensaredinosaurs #legsfordays #ginger
Somebody laid an egg tube! This is the skinniest, longest egg I have ever seen! What does it mean?!?
#happychickens #happyeggs #freerangeeggs #mintygreenegg #skinnyegg #backyardchickens #petchicken #happyhens
Look at those cuties! #GibbsGardens says there are 20 million #daffodils on the grounds and these were my favorite!
#flowergarden #cherokeecountyga #ballground #gardeningingeorgia #mastergardener #pinkdaffodils #agritourism #georgiaagritourism
These itty bitty flowers are so cute! I went to #gibbsgardens for the daffodils but there was so much more to see.
#ballground #gardentour #daffodils #cherokeecounty #zone7 #gardeningingeorgia #gibbs #springtime
Windy Wednesday checking out the daffodils at Gibbs Gardens in Ball Ground
This is my nectarine tree in full bloom! It attracts bees, birds, lizards, butterflies and later, every squirrel in town. I think it is 10 years old and we’ve never had a mature nectarine. Ah well, at least she’s pretty.
#necatarine #gardening #orchard #Gwinnettcounty #nectarinetree #pollinators
I told Kahlo it was a chicken saddle but she clearly thinks it is a cape. She is Super Chicken now and ready to fly! Up, up and away Super Chicken!
#polishchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #freidakahlo #petchicken #backyardchickens #Chickensaddle #Gwinnettcounty #chickensofinstagram @thimbleworks
Ruthie, you’re making this super awkward. It is very impressive that you have convinced the #silvergreydorking to lay in your favorite broody box but you should not hover like that! The pressure is overwhelming!
#ruthbaderginsburg #silkies #broodyhen #broodymonster #broodychicken #nestingboxes #teamwork #fresheggs #happychickens
As expected, Kahlo is having trouble with her chicken saddle. She seems to think I have tied her legs together and keeps falling down! I’m hoping she can learn to accept it until her plucked tail feathers grow back. Her sisters are far too curious about the naked skin and keep pecking at her. Also, Rosie continues to be a sunbathing beauty. 🌞
#petchickens #poundchicken #whitecrestedblackpolish #polishchickens #backyardflock #chickensaddle #sunbathing @thimbleworks
The super awkward six egg grip. Thanks girls! Omelettes are always for dinner.
#backyardchickens #happyeggs #happychickens #oliveegger #EasterEgger #fresheggs #organiceggs #nestingboxes #petchickens