Just In Time For Thanksgiving! Our Pumpkin Patch Escapade!

Just in time for Thanksgiving, we broke open some pumpkins and Susan has been cooking them. A pie went into the oven tonight! Watch the slide and video show to see the results of Susan's pumpkin patch. Pumpkin Pie recipe is at the end of the video! Alternate title and description! My Wife Planted A Pumpkin; You Won't Believe What Happens Next!

Got Milkweed?

 One of the commenters on our Monarch Butterfly post mentioned that there might be readers out there who don't know milkweed. It's so common to us that I didn't even think about that, so we are correcting that right now.  I even found a couple more caterpillars this morning. It's a thrill.

We're Doin' The Green Thing!

We are in the middle of installing a set of solar panels!

Baby Day, Baby Year

A Beautiful Start To The New Year

What's Up?

 

Check back in a few days for the answer!

 

Duck Boxes!...And we have Woodies nesting where we can watch from the house.

 

Ghosts Of Summers Past?

The pond puts on a good show in the morning to remind us that the seasons have changed.

Sadder Than Passersby Can Know

The tin has been torn off and this barn will soon disappear from the landscape.  We stopped to take some photos and there are barn swallows living in this barn.  We have a soft spot in our hearts for those special birds.  They are becoming more rare as these homes disappear from Southern Illinois.

Every Day Is Precious...

Nearly killed by a stroke less than a year ago, and now able to weed her garden; Mother Pat and her Schipperke. 

Pond Dam Maintenance

We are beginning the fight to rid our pond dam of woody vegetation; next step is an application of 2,4-D in May or June.

Making Wood

Barn Quilt

Fall Cleanup