We got snow! Not a lot, just a little over 4 inches/ 10 cms. Of course it didn’t fall all at once but in little bits every day so the roads this week have been a perpetual mess. I knew it would snow eventually so last weekend I got my winter bike tuned up and …
Tag: Chickens
Good COP, Bad COP
COP27 started yesterday in Egypt. Ahead of the conference, Egypt has been arresting activists, set up checkpoints where police randomly stop people to check their phones and social media accounts, created a complicated process for registering for the Green Zone, and are increasing surveillance by, among other things, installing video cameras in all of Sharm …
The End of the Garden Season
Just big enough to eat Last weekend, since there were only pole beans and squash left in the garden, I carefully placed protecting barriers around them so the chickens could finally be allowed in again. They were all standing at the gate between gardens, hoping that a treat was forthcoming. Little did they know what …
The Only Way is Through
Today is the last day of my vacation. Sadly I didn’t achieve that relaxed vacation feeling until sometime in the middle of Saturday afternoon. In spite of all the wonderful mornings gardening, I was just so wound up that it took forever to chip it all away, and now that I’m ready to have a …
Infiltrated!
Chives in flower Our Fat Rabbit fortifications have been breached by a baby rabbit! Baby Rabbit is quite small and I have only seen ki a few times. Pretty sure Baby Rabbit is not living in the garden. I have not noticed anything being nibbled—the peas remain intact as does the lettuce and other little …
