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| My birthday gift from Art. A new, hand-made coop for the young ones! |
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| Since Nathaniel Hawthorn wouldn't let the chicks in the coop at night, Art built a new coop just for the wyandotte crew. Isn't it sweet?! |
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| May I introduce Sir William Shakespeare |
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| and Miss Louisa May Alcott. These two I'm pretty certain are correctly named according to their gender. The remaining 3 blue-laced red wyandottes are still a gender mystery to me, though my guess is that Louisa May could have 4 suitors in the coop. |
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| We've been busy transplanting many, many seedlings. Thankfully, we've had some family help |
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| The dahlia tubers are in (and staked) as well as the first planting of Gladiolus bulbs. |
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| Zinnia transplants round one. |
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| We had another fun market on Thursday with many returning customers and visitors. Thanks to all who returned our mason jar vases. |
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| One of our young customers shared with us that she put some of the viola blossoms in ice trays with water and made beautiful ice cubes. More alliums for next week and we're keeping our eyes on the peonies. |
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| Our first market day in Exeter. Thanks to all our customers and visitors. |
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| Though it was overcast the rain held off for the afernoon. |
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| Noami's mustard greens are on the left. Choi is just behind the sign. |
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| We grew Darwin, Parrot, Double, and Fringed Tulips this year. |
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| "Tahiti" daffodils look like splashes of sunshine after all this rain. |
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| Noami's Rhubarb Salsa recipe is dee-lish! |
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| The Lemon Balm smells (and tastes) heavenly. |
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| Bodhi blissfully enjoying the wood stove Art fired up for the chilly, wet week ahead. |
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| We had a trail riding posse come through the farm a few days ago. I tried to get a good pic of the 7 riders and their mounts heading down Barker Lane to the back fields and the river but this is the best I could do. |
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| Chicken-Tree-Pose. This and the simultaneous wing/leg stretch that looks kinda like Ardha Chandrasana (half-moon pose) seem to be regular chicken exercises. |
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| Look at this cutie. The Blue Laced Red Wyandotte chicks are now 4 weeks old. Here you can start to see the blue edge to their red feathers (hence "blue lace"). |
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| Rhubarb is here! And it's selling. |
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| Noami weeding her "Sprouted Acre." This was, perhaps, the last sunny day we'll have for over a week. |
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| One of Noami's many young cabbage plants. |
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| And potatoes are in! Seven varieties to look forward to. |
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| Dandelions blooming signal it is potato planting time. |
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| Hardening off mustard seedlings to be transplanted this weekend. |
