February 16th

A few marigolds are blooming.

 

 

Today is National Do A Grouch A Favor Day.
What's that you ask?
I had no idea......
Turns out its just basically doing a good deed for a grouchy person,
that'll make them less grouchy.
That's a great idea unless the grouchy person is me.
In which case I might prefer to remain grouchy, who knows?
There are many times I can identify with Oscar.
Today, however, isn't one of those times.
February is also National Bird Feeding Month.
In northern states this is a tough time for the birds that have
to eat when their food supplies are dwindling,
but in the south, its not as big of a problem.
The wild birds near us are live the high life.
They eat the chicken feed left overs.
As soon as the hens get their fill, the sparrows, wrens and
mourning doves fly in for second breakfast.
We haven't seen the owls or hawks recently, but
I'm reasonably sure they are there circling around.

Hens are messy eaters, as are all birds.

They pick out the tasty morsels first and

push the rest out of the way. They usually

come back to munch on the rest later on, but

that's when the wild birds swoop down to eat.

The girls tolerate them for the most part.

This is Nugget. She was digging in the garden

dirt for worms till I walked out of the door.

Now all she wants to do was grab a selfie.

Nugget, Ethel, Pepper and Hazel

just love to get their picture taken.

 

Getting the garden ready for spring.

It's a bit harder than normal trying to till

around curious hens.

We have 5 blueberry bushes.

Not sure if it is obvious, but this one

is covered in small buds.

We've been eating salad from this small garden,

for a few weeks now. 

Cabbage and Broccoli

Broccoli.

We should have harvested last week because

the florets are beginning to blossom.

That's the small yellow flowers.

They are still edible though.

It may become part of a salad or a side dish tonight.

 

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A couple observations.....

I was watching Dr. Pimple Popper.

A man came in with a lump.

Not a normal small lump,

but an incredibly LARGE lump on his arm!

When questioned, he'd had it for 20 years.

Yes, 20 years!

That's beyond comprehension.

Why would he ignore it for that long???

Then he says that its caused him embarrassment.

Then why in hell wait half his life to remove it???

I have questions....

Did he wait for his 5 minutes of fame?

Did it "grow" on him,

(pun intended) or is he just a couple

beads short of a rosary??

Why, when right handed people try to write

with their left hand, does it look as though

a chimpanzee took a pen an is attempting

to compose a letter?

Inquiring minds want to know!

 

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Geraniums

 

And remember,

Always hugs!