D'vorahDavida
Yetzirah

Of This And That
Wed Dec 10 2014

  For days and days, the weather people have been telling us about a storm that's coming. We keep having almost total cloud cover, but no storm. I'm beginning to think that they are fibbing. Though a little while ago, the wind started blowing. I may have to adjust my attitude. Sunny and I decided to top off the little woodshed this morning, just in case the long forecast storm does arrive. Mr. P bought himself a nifty little cart for general chores around his place. He gave me permission to use it for wood hauling. It's the most awesome thing! I can haul about half again as much wood in one load and it's not tippy. Wood Cart   Sunny approves of the full wood shed... Sunny Wood   Even though there hasn't been a LOT of rain lately, things are still quite damp from the fog and the last rain. This has encouraged some interesting mushrooms to grow around the yard. Shroom2   Shroom1   This one looks like the fungus that grows in Kombucha. A fermented drink. After I took this photo, I noticed on the other side of the tree nearby, something a little more colorful... Shroom3   And its cousins... Shroom4   Wow...! The poor chickens are having to deal with a soggy chicken run and dampness everywhere. They don't exactly complain, but I'm sure they prefer sunshine...   FlockDec10 2014   Here's a picture of Little Miss with the teenagers. She is looking pretty spiffy in her half grown in new feathers... though Ms. Ambercrombie is still deep in her molt in the foreground there... Little Miss Spiff   These two have their own little click. Goldie is going to be my cuddle bug. I have picked her up many times and put her inside my coat where it's warm. I think we are going to be friends. Besides, she likes the treats I bring. Girls   As you can see, they are both fully feathered now and do just fine out in the weather. Though at night, they still cuddle up with Miss Jane, who has the most body heat to share as she is .... well.... enormous. That's the latest from the farm. Still waiting for it to rain. We will see if this so called storm lives up to the hype. (You may be sorry that you were so dismissive. The Universe is listening you know....) True. True. Time will tell.   lime-wild              
3 Comments
  • From:
    Mamallama (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Dec 10 2014
    Love the mushrooms, especially the yellow ones. All your chickens are so pretty. Such a lovely flock.
  • From:
    Calichef (Legacy)
    On:
    Wed Dec 10 2014
    This storm has me a little afraid for some reason. I think it's gonna be bad.
  • From:
    Institches (Legacy)
    On:
    Sat Dec 13 2014
    The storm here was a doozy..... not much rain, but very high winds. We lost power at the peak of it and did not get it back until midday today..... 42.5 hours without to be precise! Our damage was mostly broken fences and a lot of tree debris all over the yard. Of course, the horse found the downed section of fence and made her escape so poor Mark was out in the worst of it rounding her up.