Bonus Post

Yup, TWO in one day!

We interrupt our travelogue to bring up an

update on the happenings and goings on

here at the homestead since our return...

Mostly I'm sitting on the couch.

Hahahahaha

But...

Thursday morning while I was on the phone with Soni,

we had some visitors.

A big ol' flock of wild turkeys!

I see them next door at Brock's pretty frequently,

but they don't usually come over here.

Because of the dogs?

Anyhow.

There were a bunch of them!

Including several Toms.

(There is another one just on the other side of the fence

in the top left corner...)

When I went out there, the cows headed in to be fed

and the turkeys high tailed it outta there into the

horse pasture... but then the horses came up to the barn,

so over the fence they went, back to the relative

safety of Brock's pastures.

Kyle's roses survived the Christobal drowning

and continue to produce some beautiful flowers!

The ducks have graduated to the downstairs apartment...

And after some minor adjustments the little girls

will be moving next door to the larger side.

(And we will open the trap door so they can

choose to mingle with the ducks if they want...)

Everybody / everything is growing and doing well.

The garden produced 2 more cucumbers this week

and LOTS and LOTS of okra.

I'm going to give blanching/freezing a try today.

Wish me luck!