The raspberries are abundant this year. I didn’t get time to pick them as I should
have this week so when I picked this morning there were many that were overripe
and many on the ground- a sad sight. The
deerflies are also abundant so there was a bit of bloodletting.
The strawbale and circle bed plantings are looking good –
more on the garden and wheat harvest next week.
Ranger’s paddock and shelter gets moved every week or
so. This morning Kevin moved
him right into the backyard. What we call
the Black Forest is a clump of trees that were planted in what was a garden
area many years ago – “just for now”. I
am sure Ranger will enjoy the shade and chewing on the trees and some weedy
shrubby things that have grown up along the edges.
While Kevin was working on this project, I
looked out the window and it occurred to me that there are some plants there
that were part of a perennial planting along the edge of the old garden. I quickly googled to find out if day lilies
might be toxic for goats. I didn’t find
them on any list but found another problem plant – Lily of the Valley. Oh dear.
I went out to check, hoping that they had maybe died down for the
summer but there they were, thriving in the shade under the trees. A beloved plant that reminds me of my grandma
every spring had suddenly become a vile enemy and I got in there and started
ruthlessly ripping them out and hurling them over the fence. More bloodletting ensued but I got most of
it.
Ranger seems to be good with the new arrangement anyway.
So, can you stand to hear about the turkeys yet again?
You may recall that Peanut hatched these poults right around
Memorial Day. She kept them to herself
and frequently took them out to the field.
After a few weeks she started keeping them around the farmyard more but kept
them away from Penelope and Tom; if they came near she would defend the poults
and chase them away. More recently, all
the turkeys are friends and they have melded into a flock. The point is, Tom has had no part of the
poult rearing – or so we though.
I hope this post hasn’t gotten too wordy and long – thank you for
hanging in there to the end. Next week we
will be posting about the wheat harvest.
Until then, be well friends.
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