September 22nd

Finally!

Fall is here.

I even put my Autumn wreath on my door.

Now the cooler days can start,

and the hurricanes can stop!

We've had enough.

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This has been the weekly mantra

since this fiasco of a year started.

😨

Yep,

sums it up quite well.

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Even Bert and Ernie agree with me.

With the start of another season, it

has everyone thinking of what's next.

What kind of fresh hell, dumpster fire

event is next in this Matrix, Groundhog Day,

black hole of Calcutta, debacle of a year?
 We've still got 3 more months to go.....

😱

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The rescue Aloe is still doing well.

This is the Mother.

She's had a bunch of babies

that are either given away or repotted

in another location.

Cuban Oregano,

"Desi".

He has reproduced quite a bit too.

I'm not a fan of the taste,

but the plant is beautiful.

And it's super easy to propagate.

Basil and Thyme

Thyme and Greek Oregano

Sweet Peppers

Bell Peppers

These are some we've picked.

The white ones turn yellow

and a dark red.

I cut them up to use in cooking

or salads.

I also freeze some.

These will probably be canned

as a pepper jelly or sauce.

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Speaking of Pepper.....

Pepper's feathers have grown in

and she's just as curious as ever.

This is Nugget.

The other girls were chilling in 

the coop to escape the drizzle.

Still no eggs.

We had to buy a dozen and they

certainly were no comparison

to the awesome eggs our girls lay.

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This is my example of

Pareidolia.

It's the name given to seeing

faces in random things.

It's the barbeque cover

and I think he's happy to see me!

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Just remember,

the words of 

John and Paul....

Hey Jude,

Don't make it bad,

Take a sad song

and make it better...

😊

 

September 10th

 

So, it's National Chicken Month.

I told the girls but they didn't seem interested.

They walked away while I was talking.

They do that a lot.

I've told them that it's rude, but they never listen.

I'd have given them a piece of my mind,

but that particular commodity is in short supply.

The CEO was weed eating the backyard 

so they probably thought they'd miss a tasty bite if 

they didn't follow his every move.

No, they aren't afraid of loud noises

or the potential death from a stray

whack of the weed eater.

They bravely take on the blades of the 

lawnmower too.

It's like Don Quixote taking on windmills.

As the desperate insects abandon their

grassy hiding places to get out 

of the way of the lawnmower blades

and the neon green plastic wire of death,

the girls line up for the smorgasbord.

Makes me wonder....

If chickens are a distant cousin of T Rex,

and other "thunder lizards",

were they grabbing those 6 foot

insects as a snack too?

So....

I looked it up.

Most of the large insects lived way

before the emergence of dinosaurs,

but they'd have likely shared

the Earth with a large silverfish

looking insect as well as 

dragonflies, damselflies and of course

Roaches!

All of those listed above were huge!

So, maybe a dino or two made a 

kind of fast food meal out of them.

Like the low hanging fruit of the Jurassic.

Woulda been nice if they'd have eaten

so many that the roaches became extinct.

(Can I get an Amen?)

Say it with me....

AMEN!

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Their feathers are coming back in,

finally.

This is Pepper.

This is Nugget.

That's Lucy on the other side of the coop,

Ethel to the left,

Nugget,

then Hazel.

They are munching on a seed block.

They are a bunch of freeloaders.

Nobody's laying eggs.

The CEO brought out the huge crawfish pot

to show them who's boss,

and how conveniently they'd fit.

Nope...

didn't work.

They know we are way too soft hearted.

💓

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The herbs are still looking good.

I harvest some, then use the dehydrator

and then grind them in a coffee grinder that

I use especially for herbs and veggies.

This is Greek Oregano

Thai Basil

Lavender

Bay Laurel

with its' flower buds.

Collard Greens

We grow this especially for the hens.

They love it!

This is called Icebox Watermelon.

The LSU Ag site says to

harvest them when their stems

start to wither.

This one's stem is still nicely green.

My French Thyme

ran outta time.

😞

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This is my PSA....

Eat locally.

Don't buy this kind of food.

Go to a farmers market or

prepare it yourself.

And in that same vein....

And,

here's my Haiku about

the hen poop in the coop.

No, no no no no.

No, no no no no no no.

No, no, no, no, no.

😂