Category: Berries and Fruits
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Injection Day, Cantaloupe and Honeydew sprouted, and Canada
Goats should receive an injection once a year, however new born kids receive this injection at 3 months old and again three weeks later. Today, the kids received their second injection and none of them were very happy about it. The first picture below is of Peanut on the left and April on the right.…
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Bobcats, Bears, Deer, Pumpkin Harvest, Corn, Watermelon, Beans, Fruit Trees, Flower seeds, and a few Antiques
We picked up the trail cameras. Our bobcat is getting bigger and roaming at dusk. Flip though the slideshow pictures below from the trail cameras. We also found dancing deer, a black bear cub, female deer, and some hogs roaming at night. This video of the bobcat (below) is also from the trail cameras. How…
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Watermelon, pumpkins, flowers, bluebirds, Red Fox, Frog legs, and Evergreen, CO
Amazing what a little water can do! Bruce watered this watermelon and saw a visible difference in size overnight. All of the pumpkins below are the same variety (Dill’s Atlantic giant). They were harvested at different ages. The bright orange (below left weighting 55 pounds) had its leaves eaten by the goats, but was harvested…
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Pumpkin eating goats, flowers, bush beans, baby bluebirds update, Deer and Fires in CO, Cave of the Winds, and family
After dental impressions, we are pretty sure the goats are the culprit in eating the pumpkin leaves and taking a bite out of our pumpkin. Next year, the pumpkins will be planted where the vines do not enter the goat yard. Below: Picture #1 is the pumpkin patch behind the barn. There are little pumpkins…
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Watermelon, Humming birds, Mule deer, Good manners, and a quick lunch recipe
Our biggest watermelon (below) is 6 inches long. It has quit doubling in size, but it is still growing. As promised, we now use a ruler to show the actual size since pictures alone do not tell the true story. We also have a 4 inch melon. Hopefully there are more watermelons to be found.…
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Pumpkin harvest, pumpkin rescue, bluebirds, and fishing.
Bruce, Craig, and Brenda harvested this pumpkin(below). They knew it was time because the little vine by the main stem was turning brown. This pumpkin weighted 55 pounds. Not bad for our first large pumpkin. Watch the video below. NOTE the brown piece of vine that tells you it is time to harvest. We forgot…
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Watermelon, baby bluebirds’ first feathers, and “MY WISH”
The watermelon is still growing rapidly. Note the change in size. We will switch to a ruler soon instead of using our hands and boots to show the change in size. Our baby bluebirds now have some feathers. These birds were born a week ago. They still don’t have their eyes open, though (or they…
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Pumpkins, Souffle, and Pumpkin Seeds
Remember the pumpkin that was caught in the fence? It was the smaller variety that was an Early Prince Hybrid. We harvested it early and took it to Jackie and Bobby. Jackie put it in the sunlight to ripen. After it ripened, it was time to cut it open, remove the seeds, and bake. Jackie…
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Corn, Gates, Red ants, fig tree and goats.
The corn from last year’s purchased kernels is growing well in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th rows. Only 3 of the remaining kernels from Simply Irresistible sprouted in the first two rows. We will most probably convert the first two rows to string beans if more corn sprouts before our bean seeds arrive. Our…
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BIRTHDAY, Bluebirds, pumpkins, figs, watermelon, and birds.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Nick!! We are not positive, but we think NICK likes donuts. The Geiers are still enjoying the Lake in Alabama. Teleworking adults definitely has its advantages for the younger generation. Look at our precious bluebirds that hatched a few days ago. If you notice, the 4th egg never hatched. The three bluebirds still…