The purple and pink flowers are weeds! They grow along the highway and in medians. Such good weeds! The jelly bean houses are a trademark here in #StJohns. That’s all we saw before the fog rolled in…
#exploreNL #newfoundland #roadtrip #jellybeanhouses
Our home for the next 15 hours. Next stop Newfoundland!
In addition to friendly sheep, our #airbnb also had an enormous #peony. Check out the size of these blooms! Can you see the two ants? The formations in the last picture are the #flowerpots at #HopewellRocks.
#airbnbexperience #travelbug #newbrunswick #bayoffundy #roadtrip
Up early this morning to catch low tide at the Hopewell Rocks
I was worried that the sheep at my #airbnb were not going to be friendly. But then I sat down with a piece of pie and discovered that sheep are just like any other animal. Scroll for the progression.
#sheep #bayoffundy #newbrunswick #Canada #roadtrip #summervacation #hungrysheep #airbnb #travelbug
Our stop for tonight, home of the highest tides in the world. Can be more than 50ft from low to high tide.
We’re crossing into Canada!
We’ve reached the eastern most point of the United States. Can’t imagine why they need a lighthouse here…
Post rally depression day 1 – Already missing our Canadian ambassadors of fun.
Post rally vacation day one – taking in the spectacular views from the top of Cadillac Mountain…
Last day of #rallynorthamerica – Rocking the wagon at the drag strip vs a Hellcat – Never made the launch control work right by best time was a 12.292 @ 115mph – unofficially 3rd fastest of the day from what I’ve heard.
Maine. So far it is 100% fog. Having read a lot of #StephenKing novels I am concerned about the fogs of Maine. If I don’t make it out…
#spooky #foggy #Maine #acadianationalpark #roadtrip #lichen #hiking #danger
Practicing my wildlife spotting skills before we get into Canada. Moose
#CampSunshine #wildlife #wildlifephotography #roadtrip #moose
“A short hike to the longest single drop waterfall in the state.” Sure…you say short, I hear difficult! I know your games guidebook.
#hiking #bashbish #bashbishfallsstatepark #bashbishfalls #RallyNorthAmerica
Rally pig is ready for day three! #rallynorthamerica
Rally North America has made it to Poughkeepsie – Great day on the backroads of Pennsylvania and New York ending at Dyson Racing – Some mistakes were made. We’re moving in the wrong direction going from 4th yesterday to 5th today. Resting up for the leg into New Hampshire tomorrow.
We used to pull these off of the bushes and throw them at each other. We called it a snowball fight! We were animals. They did not deserve that treatment.
#Hydrangea #hydrangeas #snowballs #roadtrip #whitehydrangea
#becauseart
Did not fit in the wagon. Could not bring them home. But…we could probably weld some up!
#bottletree #bottletrees #roadtripfinds #gardenornaments #decorative #ideatree
Harvest! There’s about two cups of #cucumelons there. I think I’ll take them to work and blow some minds! I’m going to have to explain light yellow #bellpeppers too. People expect certain things from their produce and I prefer the oddities.
#zone7b #mexicansourgherkin #zucchini #blackcherrytomato #basil #Burpless #gardener
I have no idea what this is or how it got here! It volunteered about 10 feet from my compost pile but I don’t recall ever planting a squash or pumpkin that looks like this. I guess I’ll wait until it matures to see what it turns into! Currently it is about the size of a softball.
#gardeningsuprises #squash #pumpkins #volunteersquash #zone7b #mysteryplant #gardeningingeorgia #MasterGardener
It seems fancier when you add a little pickle slice. Thanks for the eggs girls! Happy 4th!
#fresheggs #happyeggs #happychickens #deviledeggs #homemade #eatlocal #gherkins
People often ask me what to plant when they are just starting to garden. I always recommend peppers because they are reliable and prolific! My ideal number of jalepenos is one. I just need to make salsa when the tomatoes are ripe. Inevitably I have piles of jalepenos well before I am salsa ready. Peppers are also easy to give away.
#gardener #gardeningingeorgia #peppers #coolapeno #coolapenos #zone7b #harvest #growyourown #eatlocal #GwinnettCounty
Work flowers. These are out in the middle of a parking lot, just pleasing pollinators and smelling good! I really appreciate that.
(I don’t know the names of any of these.)
#pinkones #purpleones #yellowones #flowers #zone7b #flowerbed #colorful #flowers
The first! I her.
#gardening #vegetablegarden #homegrown #eatlocal #tomato #tomatoplants #zone7b #dinnerisserved #freshtomatoes #bruschetta
Crank up the volume and help us raise money for children with life-threatening illnesses & their families. Support Camp Sunshine. The #rallynorthamerica total just passed $125k. Our team is over $2000, with a goal to add at least a grand to that by Friday. Donation link in bio.
#straightpipe #mercedes #amg #e63swagon #roadtrip #charity #makeamericafastagain #charityevent #campsunshine #e63amg #e63wagon #e63 #e63samg #e63samg #mercedesbenz #m157 #dji #straightpiped #exhaust #exhaustsound #longroofsociety #wagon #wagonlife #longroof
Locking the broodies out of the coop for three days meant everyone was locked out. What’s a laying hen to do? Dig an adorable hole under the ramp and treat it like a group nesting box! Good job girls! I appreciate your efforts.
#fresheggs #Eastereggs #diggers #petchickens #smarties #egghunt #broodybreaking #greeneggs
Squash Lady Beetle larvae. Not beneficial. Got squished. Also, walks significantly faster than I would have expected for a hairy blob.
#squashbugs #ladybeetle #gardenpests #zone7b #zucchini #predator #gardeninggloves #naturalpestcontrol #gardeningingeorgia
Picking blueberries with Glo. Turn it up and listen to her sweet little chirps! (Yes, she has convinced me to lift her up to reach more berries. Fallen berries are for losers.)
#oliveegger #petchicken #gloriavanderbuilt #gardeningwithchickens #zone7b #spoiledrotten #chickentreats #gardeningsuprises #mychick #bestfriendgoals
Cucumelons! Looks like a miniature watermelon, tastes like a fruity cucumber. This is my second year growing them and I think they are worth the trellis space!
#cucumelon #mexicansourgherkin #zone7b #trellis #homegrown #gardensnacks #fromseed #GeorgiaGrown
Guess who is locked out of the coop? These idiots! They have the whole yard to run around in and they are standing three feet from the door to the coop in case it magically opens from the intensity of their glare. Not happening. Broody chickens are so focused!
#BroodyBunch #broodysquad #broodybesties #broodychicken #ruthbaderginsburg #silkies #brycedallashoward #whitelacedredcornish #petchicken #backyardchickens
You win this round, Nature. The combination of gravity, rain and squirrels was too much for my first round of corn. I got 6 ears for human consumption, about the same for chicken treats and then had to clean it out. Seconds round is already up and I have plans! Game on!
#corn #cornstalk #homegrowncorn #gardencart #gardenfail #zone7b #gardenpests #sweetcorn #keeptrying
Not quite open? Not a problem! This pollinator was on a mission. He went right from here to a female flower and got the job done. Thank you!
#pollinators #squashblossom #bumblebee #pollinator #bee #bees #savethepollinators #gardenhelper #zone7b
Purple Cauliflower. This was my best one of nine. Never really got close to edible. I can’t seem to grow cauliflower here. I think it gets too hot, too fast and the bugs move right in. But I keep trying!
#zone7b #purplecauliflower #gardenfail #growyourown #eatlocal #eattherainbow
I have all the stages of tomatoes! Ripe, almost ripe, unripe, flowery, and just planted. All the plants are looking pretty good and worms are being controlled. I don’t want to jinx it but this is the best start I’ve had in a while. Fingers crossed! Oh, and we had four ears of corn for dinner. Take that, wildlife!
#tomatoplants #homegrown #chocolatecherry #CherokeePurple #mysterytomatoes #zone7b #tomatosandwich #futurefood
Another fan of my corn growing prowess. What do you think? Rabbit? Squirrel? Possom?
#gardenfail #gardenpests #homegrowncorn #zone7b
Erm…have I interrupted something? Bryce is still diligently hatching Ruth and Ruth is still diligently hatching zero eggs. My broodies are not bright but they are dedicated.
#broodybesties #broodychicken #brycedallashoward #ruthbaderginsburg #petchickens #nestingboxdrama #silkies #cornishhen #whitelacedredcornish
Despite my concerns that the corn was a failure because it fell down again, the Garden Inspectors have declared it is complete success. If they had hands they would applaud. Jerks.
#petchicken #homegrown #corn #oliveegger #EasterEgger #Chickensaddle #chickentreats #gloriavanderbuilt #sophiebhawkins #zone7b
The #cucumelons are about the size of individual rice krispies! Who is pollinating these? Mosquitos?
#cucumelon #mexicansourgherkin #gardeningsuprises #vegetablegarden #MasterGardener #zone7b #growyourown #homegrown
Sometimes you have to give the people what they want! #drivingwhilestickered
It’s just two weeks till @benzblogger and I head north on another adventure. We’re driving from Atlanta to Newfoundland starting off with 4 days of @rally_north_america from New York to @campsunshinemaine with hot laps on Watkins Glen and New England Dragway. Donation link to support the kids and families of #campsunshine is in my bio.
#longroofsociety #makeamericafastagain #bonnevillesaltflats #e63swagon #roadtrip #roadtrip2019 #e63amg #e63 #e63s #e63samg #e63wagon #mercedes #mercedesbenz #amg #rally #roadrally #rallynorthamerica @edbolian @arnesantics
When you wait just one more day in case they aren’t fully ripe…it rains buckets and they spilt. Ate them anyway. They were delicious!
#tomatoplants #homegrown #cherrytomatoes #thefirsttomato #zone7b #splittomatoes #gardenfail
When you plant non-traditional tomatoes and then fail to label the plants you’ll have to guess when they’re ripe. Touch of red? Maybe!? Maybe not?!
#MasterGardener #tomatoes #cherrytomatoes #zone7b #organicgardening #ripetomatoes #firsttomatoes #gardeningsuprises
Nom for me, nom for you. Two of the chickens make a daily trek over to the blueberry bushes to assist with the harvest. They don’t normally venture so far from the coop but blueberries are a strong enticement.
#blueberries #blueberrythief #zone7b #rabbiteye #Chickensaddle #sophiebhawkins #hawk #orchard #homegrown #gardenhelper
These two geniuses are back in the broody business. Ruthie, the small black #silkie, is sitting on zero eggs in the preferred box. Bryce, my #whitelacedredcornish model, decided that Ruthie was pretty much baby sized so she’ll just skip the eggs and sit on her. Delightful. It’s also about 90°F outside and they are putting out a combined broody heat that could cook an egg, not hatch it! Also, the screeching! I’m giving them two days. This is just dumb.
#petchicken #petshaming #broodychicken #chickenmama #nestingboxdrama #broodybesties #heatwave
Vi, you’ve got a little grass…
No I don’t.
You do! It’s on both…
No.
I’m serious. You’ve got grass hanging out of your beak.
Shut up. Provide treats. No commentary.
Jeez. Bossy ass chicken.
#VioletZindars #Cochin #silverlacedcochin #petchicken #biggirls #girlboss #chickenportrait #closeup #beautyqueen #glamour #backyardpoultry #chickenselfie #chickenselfiesunday
The vine is a mile long. It had produced one #spaghettisquash. The worms found it. Another #gardenfail. Ah well, the chickens do consider “infested young squash” to be a delicacy. #bonappetit
#gardenpests #zone7b #organicgardening #Chickenfood #ventilated #farmtotable
Flower progess photos! The Carlos #Lantanas are so cute! Each flower group is about the size of a quarter. Our #Hydrangea tree is starting to bloom! Very exciting. The deer only nibbled the bottom few branches. The #marigolds have a great view of the cucumbers coming in. I think I am supposed to companion plant them near the tomatoes but I didn’t. The #callalily plants seem to do better in darker colors. All if the yellow ones are struggling but the red and purple are rocking. Overall I am enjoying the flowers.
#gardeningsuprises #lantana #hydrangeas #zone7b #shadetolerant #shadegarden #yellowmarigolds #lilies #MasterGardener #companionplanting #feedthebees #pollinatorgarden
This deer is practically an IG model. She’s got this arbor set up out in the woods and insists on framing herself for perfect pictures. I had to take about a million to make sure I got her best angles. Thirsty.
#GwinnettCounty #gwinnettcountyparks #doe #hiking #naturephotography #notscared
The first multi-crop harvest! The voles ate most of the potatoes so I decided to just see what was left. It’s about 10 lbs of #redpontiac and #yukongold potatoes. Not terrible…but I think I planted 20 lbs of seed potatoes. The peppers are #coolapenos, like jalepenos but not hot. We’ll see!
#harvestbasket #gardeninggloves #zone7b #vegetablegarden #peppers #eatlocal #yardtotable #futurefood