My husband and I both work in Joplin. I'm sure there is nothing I can add to what you have already heard about the tornado. I thought this link was worth sharing, though. The link takes you to satellite images of the part of Joplin where the tornado did the most damage. If you look at the two side by side it's not of value because it's showing different places, but if you click "show only before" and then "show only after" under the pictures, it is the same area. The air is thick with a sense of mourning, but also the grit and determination that we will get through this. We will rebuild. We will survive!
http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-joplin-tornado-slider,0,2395484.htmlstory
Friday, May 27, 2011
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Sunset
I took these pictures the evening of Sunday, May 1st. In the past I've struggled to captur sunset pictures that live up to the real thing. I think these may just do it!
Friday, May 6, 2011
New Additions
This week I was given a bantam hen and her lone chick. The hen has the beginnings of feathers on her feet, and her chick has significantly more feathers than she does. Cochins are my all time favorite, and I'm hoping they might have a little in them. Here they are on their first non-rainy day at my house:
Momma's not real sure about getting out of the cage. Baby's saying, "You can do it, Mom!" (I heard it with my own ears! *wink*)
Oh yeah! The grass feels good under foot and the bugs are mighty tasty.
The goats were out, too, and very curious about the new arrivals, especially that cute little puff ball. Momma hen was not impressed with the goats. The goats didn't know that squawking and spreading one's wings means, "Go away!" They do now. That tiny hen whipped every goat on the place!!! It all happened so quickly I couldn't get my camera out and focused in time to capture the hilarity.
Okay, time to get back where it's safe before the sun goes down!
Momma's not real sure about getting out of the cage. Baby's saying, "You can do it, Mom!" (I heard it with my own ears! *wink*)
Oh yeah! The grass feels good under foot and the bugs are mighty tasty.
The goats were out, too, and very curious about the new arrivals, especially that cute little puff ball. Momma hen was not impressed with the goats. The goats didn't know that squawking and spreading one's wings means, "Go away!" They do now. That tiny hen whipped every goat on the place!!! It all happened so quickly I couldn't get my camera out and focused in time to capture the hilarity.
Okay, time to get back where it's safe before the sun goes down!
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Garden 2011
All tilled up and ready to be planted:
The chicken coop/former outhouse is in the background. We let them free range as much as possible, and are planning to fence the garden soon.
I was able to find enough stakes to lay out several rows at a time, which made the process MUCH easier! I planted 1/3 of the garden on April 30th, 1/3 of it last night, and will plant the last 1/3 of it in two weeks, when the soil is nice and warm for those tomatoes and peppers. :-D
The following veggies are planted:
Swiss Chard (Five Color Silverbeet)
Pole Beans (Green)
Cucumbers
Red Kuri Squash
Carrots
Red Pontiac Potatoes
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Silver Queen Corn
Yellow Straightneck Squash
Zucchini
Small Sugar Pumpkin
Dill
Cilantro
Yellow Granex Onion
Red Globe Onion
We still plan to plant peppers, tomatoes, beets, garden huckleberry, gourds, kale, and watermelon. We also have plans to put in a perennial garden in a seperate space for things like asparagus, horseradish, walking onions, garlic, and many more that I will come to learn about over time.
The chicken coop/former outhouse is in the background. We let them free range as much as possible, and are planning to fence the garden soon.I was able to find enough stakes to lay out several rows at a time, which made the process MUCH easier! I planted 1/3 of the garden on April 30th, 1/3 of it last night, and will plant the last 1/3 of it in two weeks, when the soil is nice and warm for those tomatoes and peppers. :-D
The following veggies are planted:
Swiss Chard (Five Color Silverbeet)
Pole Beans (Green)
Cucumbers
Red Kuri Squash
Carrots
Red Pontiac Potatoes
Yukon Gold Potatoes
Silver Queen Corn
Yellow Straightneck Squash
Zucchini
Small Sugar Pumpkin
Dill
Cilantro
Yellow Granex Onion
Red Globe Onion
We still plan to plant peppers, tomatoes, beets, garden huckleberry, gourds, kale, and watermelon. We also have plans to put in a perennial garden in a seperate space for things like asparagus, horseradish, walking onions, garlic, and many more that I will come to learn about over time.
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