Month: April 2008

Winifred & Number 47

Winifred Goose & her best buddy rooster, out for an afternoon stroll through the woods. The rooster is one of a half-dozen look-alikes that hatched out year before last. He was destined for the soup pot until Winifred picked...

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More puppy pictures

All 7 puppies in a pile, sleeping . . . Mama Dinah’s outside, taking care of business.Notice the white tipped tail on the puppy below. I love those white tips, and most of this litter has that marking. The brown one in the...

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Puppies!

At last count, there were seven. The rest are tucked against her belly, dozing and enjoying a bit of milk. I think she’s finished. I hope she’s finished. I’ll take more photos later. Right now, I hate to risk...

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Greenhouse flowers

This winter’s tatsoi (mustard greens) crop is in full bloom in the greenhouse. The leaves are no longer yummy, but I’ve left the plants to flower because the blossoms make me smile whenever I step inside. The seed...

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Collards in bloom

Champion collards, planted in the greenhouse September, 2007. Collards, like most brassicas, are biennial – that is, they go to seed their second year. Collards don’t keep calendars. They had their warm season and...

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