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Category Archives: About My Chickens
Hide ’n Go Seek
There is a deep sense of accomplishment when you finally catch a runaway chick after stalking it for three hours. This little chick was well trained by its mother. Something spooked some of the chicks and three of them scrambled … Continue reading
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Are They Free Range?
“Are your hens free range?” It’s a question I get asked regularly at the farmers market. For the most part, the chickens roam through woodland. They seem to enjoy thick brush more than anything. At times they are out on … Continue reading
Spreading May Flower, Dancing Stork Grass, Maianthemum dilatatum
In a quiet spot in the forest, behind the tofu cabin, false Lily-of-the-valley are in bloom, lifting their flower spikes high above their broad leaves. Maianthemum dilatatum is their name, Mai coming from the Greek word Maios for May, and … Continue reading
Lilacs Scent the Late Spring Air
The lilacs are in full bloom. On sunny days, if you hang out your laundry to dry next to blooming lilacs, when you gather in the sun-warmed laundry, take in indoors and fold it, the fragrance of lilacs makes you … Continue reading
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Is It Summer?
It feels like the beginning of summer. The soaring cottonwoods are leafed out and shimmer in the afternoon breeze. The comfrey are in bloom making the bees very happy. The dandelions in a meadow near the post office have all … Continue reading
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Blue Skies, Warmer Days, Dog Paths and All
It’s a blue and green world. Blue skies at dawn make it easy to step outside and follow the dog path out to the garden. Takuma and Ena have carved their paths to the garden, out to the pasture, through … Continue reading
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Drama in the Woods
The forest quiet, bleeding hearts and trillium in bloom, belie the drama in the woods. Snakes hunt silently. A coyote is stalking the chickens. The forest floor is littered with trees recent storms have toppled. This year’s cherry blossoms have … Continue reading
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