Sunday, September 19, 2010

Grapes almost ripe

Concord Grapes.
I live in pinot noir wine country; but concords make great jelly!

It's a jungle out there!

Trumpet vine taking over the garage!

Chicken Run Reinforcement

After losing 2 chickens last month, here's a view of the reinforcements (including prayers).

Grady's View



Grady is not impressed by big zucchini. Here is his view from the deck in mid-September.

Monday, September 6, 2010

The Ultimate Grace: Compassion


Two chickens were lost to raccoons last week: Pilot (the Bardrock) and Ruby (the Rhode Island Red). I won't go into the details because this was gruesome. Death is a blessing we living creatures receive when our bodies are beyond the capacity to sustain life. Raising animals is certainly one way to be reminded.