The blueberries and blackberries are in full swing. It’s a good year and the bushes are loaded. We are busy picking for eating fresh, and also for the freezer. The chores have slowed WAY down as everyone can’t help but stop for the luscious, ripe berry near the path. That was Clothilde eating an “Akba,”…
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Nature Finds: Spiders
The spiders are appearing more and more now that the weather is warming. I think this is a Golden Orb Weaver. I’ve read research that was done at Archibald Biological Station in South Florida that suggests the fancy white designs in spider webs are to keep damage from birds and larger animals to a minimum….
Second Recital
There were some long-awaited preparations going on Sunday afternoon as we got Rose ready for her second ballet recital. We are not used to make-up! Especially not stage make-up. But it turned out pretty good thanks to my amazing mother-in-law, Griselda. Clothilde even “sat” through most of the show (we did everyone a favor and…
Piglets are growing up
The piglets are quickly growing up. They have abandoned their nest and roam around after Star now. They stay together in a little herd and play together or try to root like big pigs.
Fruit from the Earth
The peaches have been amazing this year! We had even more than I’d thought on the trees. Mirin had a “momotaro” peach he called it that he’s been watching ripen for weeks that he finally got to eat the other day. The squirrels in town have destroyed almost every peach on our trees by the…
Yarn Along
Joining in with Ginny today! I finished Clothilde’s Phoebe sweater last week, and am now making a start on one for Rose. She requested the same color – Quince & Co’s Winesap. It reminds me of Little Red Ridinghood with this pattern. I’ve finished the decorative border on the bottom and am struggling through the…
Nature Finds: Sun and Moon
Over the weekend, Ethan went out to do the chores early in the morning so we could go to the Folk Festival. The evening time out there is beautiful because of the sunsets and fireflies, but in the early mornings are all silvery with dew. When he arrived one day he noticed something interesting in…
Recovering
We are all so tired from the Folk Festival. This year the “Florida Remembered” area that we participate in was not in the usual nice, central spot under an oak tree by the Folk Life stage. Instead there was a guy with chainsaw carvings. They put us WAY far away beyond the dumpsters and portapotties. …
Have Ax, Will Travel…
We’re enjoying the Florida Folk Festival again today! Mirin is really one of the Barefoot Boys this year, working with his own ax to hew a beam.
Piglets
We’re headed to the Florida Folk Festival this weekend, where we hope Mirin can help Willie build his usual chickie with wood and palmetto fronds. Here’s a short clip of Star nursing her piglets – so much cuteness! They always fight over the bottom nipples for some reason.
Nature Finds
These are jumping spiders, but we like to call them “Florida Tarantulas” because they look so ferocious. Notice the iridescent green fangs? It was living on the same post as the matriarch roach that I wrote about a bit ago. Incidentally, I haven’t seen them lately! This is one of our pecan trees that has…
The Corn is in!
We finally got the Dudley Farm dent corn in! I’m not sure if I’ve talked very much about my plans for this corn this year. Dudley Farm is an old homestead that was turned into a park. Ethan’s grandfather actually helped work with Sally Morrison before it was a park. Ethan worked there for a…
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