The Buns ..........................

have been venturing out of the nest this week. They've began eating their greens too.

Update ~ The lone guinea made it through the night , it was running around the fence line when I went out the next morning.

Hope Your Weekend is Wonderful !!

Blessings of Peace

JoyceAnn

Down by the Stream ...........................

Curious J had an early out day yesterday , the weather was nice , so we spent the afternoon exploring the stream.

I didn't do as much exploring as he did , but enjoyed watching
him climb .............

try a little balancing .........................

and jumping .......

As we hiked on down stream , Mojo joined the exploration.

A little further down stream , they discovered our small bridge that had washed away awhile back. We need to get it out and replace it. It was a really peaceful afternoon and I enjoyed my time with Curious J and Mojo.

Be Blessed

JoyceAnn

Free Birds ...................................

The keets have grown into young adults and this year I'm trying something new with their release.

I've been letting them out during the day , but trying to get them to roost inside at night.


The 4 adult guinea have been busy looking after them and teaching them how to be a guinea.


They stay busy all day long running them back to the underbrush or into the woods.


Sunday night they decided not to come in and roost , so they spent the night in the woods , roosting in the trees. They all survived , thankfully. Tonight , all but one went into roost , I tried to chase it in , but it became spooked and disappeared into the dark and I couldn't find it. I hope it isn't spotted by any predators and makes it through the night.




Many Blessings
JoyceAnn

Happy Valentine's Day .....

May Your Day be Filled with Simple Pleasures .....

Living , Laughing and Loving !!

Blessings of Love to You All

JoyceAnn

Eyes Open ........................

The kits have grown so fast ,

their eyes have opened ..........

and they're so cute peeping out the nesting box.


They haven't came out of the nest yet , but it should be soon.
I think it was to cold the last few days , but they should be out and hopping about this week as it warms up.

Little Froggy is cuddling with my favorite bunny, it's light grey and so cute. I'll probably keep that one and hope to find homes for the others. I want to find a full size buck to breed Candy Corn with.

Many Blessings

JoyceAnn

Native Garden Angel .................................................

There was a beautiful sunrise yesterday , I love seeing the colors behind the silhouetted trees.

My friend Judie ask what was hanging in the tree near the garden when I posted the pics of Little Froggy and Mojo in my last post. So here she is , it's my garden angel. I originally hung her there to help scare the deer off , but now she just keeps watch over the garden. She's no longer a threat to the deer after being there so long unless I add perfume or cologne to her dress.

Blessings

JoyceAnn

Daffodils , Garlic and Wild Onions ..................................

Last Friday while out feeding the animals , Little Time and I spotted some more daffodils that were blooming.


When he saw me taking a pic , he ran up and wanted to pose next them (LOL).


Since the weather has been so nice , I've been planting more garlic. Little Froggy was eager to help.

He planted about 10 cloves ..............

and was on to better things ...................

like , making Mojo a wild onion collar. Bet that would keep the fleas away (LOL).

Many Blessings

JoyceAnn

The Baby Bunnies ....................................

The baby bunnies were a week old yesterday ..........


But this is what they looked like last Friday ......


and this is what the cuties looked like yesterday at a week old.


Candy Corn was checking me out to see why I had her baby out of the nesting box. But I just had to check this one out , it looks like a wild rabbit. I'm curious to see what color it will be as it grows.

Yep , she's doing a head count to make sure I put that baby back in the box ( LOL ), she's a wonderful Mom.

Farm Blessings

JoyceAnn

National Chicken & Egg Day .......................

Forget Groundhog's Day ........

Because yes ........ today was actually the day to celebrate our chickens and the eggs they provide for us. My hens have just started laying again after their fall molting process. January started out good , but their egg laying has been slack this week. I'm not sure why , but it's probably the crazy weather pattern we're having. It's been very spring like , but we've had a couple of really cold nights. Pictured above is Ms. Rose , she provided me with an egg today and I'm mighty thankful to her. Ms. Rose is my aggressive hen , she'll chase you down for a snack , jump up and grab it if she gets the chance. She also pecks you if you don't get her feed in the pan fast enough , but it's a gentle peck (LOL ).

This is Iris , she lays white eggs with beautiful school bus yellow yolks.
She's the shy hen , I'm really surprised that she allowed me to capture this pic.


Jenny and Violet were hiding in the bushes today , guess they didn't want their picture taken ............ bad feather day , perhaps (LOL).

It was almost 70 degrees today , so this trio was seeking shade under the old truck. I'm thankful for my chickens and the eggs they provide us.

Happy Chicken and Egg Day !!

Blessings

JoyceAnn

Candy Corn ......................................

Was busy pulling the other rabbits fur out yesterday morning when I went to feed. I was planning to get a male bunny to breed her with this Spring . I had also planned to separate the small rabbits from her , but never did and oops , I guess the small rabbits are males.
I was just telling my sister the other night that I thought they were all females , since I had not got them separated and we hadn't had any babies. I haven't checked their sexes , but the man told me the small rabbits were male , I was begining to think otherwise. But yesterday I found out for sure , Candy Corn was trying to build her nest. I gathered some soft dried grass for her and she began building her nest right away.


She was busy as could be , stuffing the nesting box .........


and Checking it .............



and resting in between all that hard work.

Sometime between 2:45 and 4:30 pm yesterday she gave birth to 6 kits and she appears to be taking good care of them.

Linking up to Farmchick's ~ Farm Photo Friday ~

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Farm Blessings

JoyceAnn

Confusing Weather ........................

This past Saturday as Little Froggy and I headed out the door I noticed that the daffodils were budding. The weather around here has been milder than usual this winter.



Little Froggy enjoyed a little tree climbing while we were outside.
He would climb up and walk out on the climb while holding onto the limb above until it started bending , then he would sit down and and try to slide down (LOL).


As we were walking around the yard , I noticed the dogwoods and the pink magnolia were budding also. It's much to early for them to be budding and blooming , I'm sure they'll be hurt by the cold weather before winter is over.

Yesterday I saw that the daffodils have bloomed even though it's been below freezing the last few nights. The weather man is predicting temps in the 60's this Sat. and the high for Sun in the low 40's. It's been a roller-coaster ride this winter , confusing weather indeed.

Many Blessings

JoyceAnn

A Huge Time Capsule ....... The Attic

I've been up to my elbows in boxes this week , we decided to clean the attic. We've lived here almost 27 years and have never removed anything , only added more stuff each year. We've only been through about half of the stuff. I'm trying to recycle as much as I can , some of it will go to the recycle hut at our waste management facility. The better items will go to our local thrift store that supports our schools. The cardboard and paper stuff will be used for starting fires in the furnace. But unfortunately we still have some that has to been trashed , I've tried to lessen our ecological footprint over the last 5 years , so I really don't like sending stuff to the landfill.

There are a lot of memories stashed up there ....... sport plaques ....... brownie /girl scout sashes , school work ............



and magazines ........ I kept asking myself ..... Why did I keep all of these magazines ?


The kids art work , birthday cards and postcards ............

Cute art .......... girl with a upside down umbrella and the arm to hold it was added as an after thought ( LOL ).

Lot's of books ................

and a few toys .........................

but we haven't got to the toy dept. yet ,

as my Dh told my Mom yesterday ( LOL ).

We also found a few old items that were stashed away up there too. It's been a walk down memory lane for sure. I just can't part with the sentimental items , so I plan to buy 4 totes, one for myself , Dh and my 2 daughters to put all of our keepsakes in. They'll be like gaint time capsules in the attic.

Attic Blessings

JoyceAnn