The Maple Garden is currently being graced by irises of red. Iris nelsonii, which is a Louisianna iris known as Abbeville Red, has grown like nuts in my garden. It isn’t red red, but a wine red, fading to pinky red as the flowers age. I will have to take a photo of the whole Maple … More Irises of Red
Today I took Frodo off the nest for the last time for her mandatory eat-drink-poop break. Now she is in lockdown and won’t get off until the babies have hatched. Frodo is proving her mothering skills once again. She’s been such a determined sitter that I’ve had to get her off the nest every afternoon … More Waiting For The Pitter Patter of Tiny Feet
Remember that jersey I started knitting for The Little Fulla some time in the distant past? A few days ago I finished it. Yes! I never gave up on it, but if you’ve seen what I’ve been up to in the garden you might understand the lack of time that has been devoted to knitting. I love … More In Which The Little Fulla’s Never-ending Jersey is Completed
Frodo is sitting on eggs once again. It doesn’t take long to get that hen broody! This is her third broody phase this spring already. When she lays, she lays very well. For two weeks max at a time. Hence why her broodiness has to be managed. But this time I was eagerly waiting with … More We’ve Got a Sitter
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