they are here
it is happening
is it true?
won't be doing this anymore!
sallymomsprouts muses: what is possible if we but believe?
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Monday, August 10, 2020
8.9
Spent a relaxing Sunday afternoon in Anne and Matthias' back yard eden, eating lunch carefully prepared with plenty of goodies from their garden, burgers of locally raised beef, and home brewed beer. Sitting under a perfectly sized table umbrella, the few sprinkles that fell didn't bother us one bit. And then as if by magic, blue skies!
While a female hummingbird spent her afternoon with us drawing our attention to her favorite blossoms, we were also entertained by juvenile blue jays encouraging each other to sip from Anne's birdbath and butterflies floating among more blooms than one can count. Using my phone, Anne took this photo of one of them resting on her kale.
We spend very little time in the company of others right now. Being with a couple of our favorite people out in the open air, just being together, is surely the fullest measure of grace.
Saturday, August 8, 2020
8.8
Cats!
have been a part of my life for 50 years now.
Happy 3rd anniversary of your rescue, Jolie.
We tried not to love her. Impossible.
Three years later, her big sisters have each adjusted in their own ways.
Dovey is always interested and tolerant of everyone as long as she feels she's in charge of the situation.
Mya, shy and reclusive but the fiercest when provoked or on the hunt, keeps Jolie in her place with a low rumble in her throat or a wave of a paw. Direct but not excessive.
Jolie never gave up her quest to become part of our family. And now we wonder what life was like before she arrived on our doorstep.
Friday, August 7, 2020
8.7
Chickens!
In keeping chickens, you get more than you give. Not in financial terms, as anyone who keeps chickens will tell you those eggs aren't free.
Chickens are easy to keep if you're willing to be home to close them up every single day at dusk. Too many evening and night predators out there.
Their eggs are super nutritious if you give them the best organic feed, lots of offerings from the garden, allow them a large, fenced area to forage. Where we live a good high fence is for their safety during the day and also keeps them from helping themselves to our fruits and vegetable beds.
Each one is an individual and they're all characters. Interacting with them every day allows you to know the state of their health, yes, but also keeps them friendly. A what's funnier than a chicken, really?
I've posted about the chickens a few times in the past. If you need a chicken fix you can check these out.
But to really get your chicken fix you need to get the real thing. Murray McMurray is who I recommend.
Thursday, August 6, 2020
Wednesday, August 5, 2020
8.5
Day 5 sharing the graces: daylilies!
Here are a few varieties that keep me company.
Though each bloom lasts but a day, most stems have many multiple buds and if I resist cutting them to bring indoors, each will open in time and the display will last a good long while.
Daylilies...another name for summer.
Tuesday, August 4, 2020
8.4
Do you like to paper piece?
People either do or they don't. I DO!
This one stretched me a bit.
What do you think?
The two previously paper pieced birds I sewed had only two sections that needed joining. They are made from the same pattern but the first one is only 2 1/2 inches square.
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