Thursday, June 16, 2011

this week...

::hoping the birdhouse gourds, grown last year,
soon become occupied...





::picking the first of the strawberries;
there are not a lot, and they are small,
but the flavor is most delicious this year...


::enjoying meals outside with a view...

::feeling relieved that the soil finally
dried out enough to plant the vegetable gardens
this past weekend...
::hoping the now-grown Silkies will not wreak
too much destruction...

~Deb

19 comments:

  1. Suzanne Chanis2:20 PM

    Deb,
    Your silkies are adorable! They look like real characters:-)
    Suzanne

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  2. What a beautiful spot you have there! I love the gourd homes- Do they grow on a tree?

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  3. Your silkies are comical:)  Wish I could have chickens here, but the town frowns on it, I have a tiny yard and a new bird-loving (chasing) golden retriever .

    I have seeds for bottle gourds.  I grew them about 10 years ago, but I didn't know how to dry them properly.  How did you dry yours?  On the vine?  Mine were picked just as the weather got cold, and I left them on my porch for weeks.  They got  dry & moldy  but  since we have allergies, I couldn't bring them in the house.  I gave them to a lady from the gas company who knocked on my door.   I'd love to know how you got yours to dry.  I know you can scrape the mold off but perhaps  there's more to it?  Thanks.

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  4. Rhonda6:03 PM

    I enjoyed this post - that looks like a nice place to sit outside and eat.  :)

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  5. Rose Marshall10:53 PM

    How amazingly green it is to these Aussie eyes.

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  6. Lovely silkies and birdhouses.  Best of luck!

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  7. That looks like a nice place!  I love the gourd homes.

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  8. Storybookwoods9:49 AM

    Sighhhh, you must never want to leave your house. There is such a calmness, that comes through in your photos xoxo Clarice

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  9. The first time we've tried silkies, and they seem to be really nice birds!

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  10. Thanks Natasha. The gourds actually grow on a vine--I have some pictures here:
    http://homespunliving.blogspot.com/2010/09/late-summer-garden.html

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  11. Dee, I left the gourds on the vine until shortly before the frosts. I stored mine in the basement, and yes they do get quite moldy. When they were dried out inside, I washed & scrubbed them with a solution of bleach and water. Some I did then spray paint.

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  12. Everything is quite lush after all the Spring rains we had, of course the weeds are doing well too!

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  13. Thanks Melissa--so far, so good.

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  14. They do have the softest, fluffiest feathers!

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  15. Calm is the goal, though there are certainly some days I am just not feeling it!

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  16. Kara Tippetts5:54 AM

    What beautiful birds! How lovely.

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