Flower Identification?

Anyone know what kind of flower this is? It is at my farmer's house and he doesn't have a clue. Just curious.

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Free Kittens

Grampa Tom says we are using way to much cat food! These little cuties have always lived outside and are great mousers. Barn cats make great pets. I've never brought one in that I had any trouble litter training. They are used to using dirt piles and naturally go for the litter pan as long as you show them where it is. Don't ask me when they were born, I don't know. I think they are about 12-14 weeks old.

Last year we got 3 kittens because in the past we have had a hard time with kittens getting sick and dying on us. I know it sounds heartless, but we have a strict policy of no medical attention for barn cats. That can break you in a hurry. (However, we may need to do some spaying, neutering if these keep producing such strong little offspring.) One of them got run over last fall, but the other two had kittens this year. These have all had the weepy eye distemper type of thing and look wonderful now. There are a few more around that I didn't see while I was out taking pictures. Don't ask me if they are male or female. I haven't paid that much attention.

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Cucumber

Grampa Tom can so totally grow awesome cucumbers ... IF HE CAN KEEP THE CHICKENS OUT OF THEM! This one is pecked on the end ... grrrrr ...

God Bless You All! 

~Grama Sue

Sweet Potatoes

Sweet potatoes are our new crop this year. Grampa Tom and I don't like them, but his mom and our chickens do so when we came across some plants this spring we decided to try them. Did you know they bloom? Pretty flowers! They have spread all over the place. You are supposed to wait until it frosts to harvest them. I hope it doesn't frost to early for them!

Yesterday I planted some more lettuce, arugula, chard, kale and radishes in the garden and several pots of herbs to bring inside this fall. If it doesn't frost early, I might be able to harvest some of the stuff I put in the garden. I do plan to put hoops over my greens and radishes and cover them with plastic when it starts getting a bit colder.

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

White Rock Chickens

In the last few weeks we've been blessed to find over 90 pullets that are just about ready to lay. These are some that Grampa Tom brought home just recently. The ones I like the best are the White Rocks. We've had White Leghorns. I wasn't terribly impressed with the looks of those, but these birds are impressive! I helped Grampa Tom unload them and they really live up to their name! They are massive, solid and utterly beautiful birds! 

White Rocks are one of the variations of the Plymouth Rock breed which was developed in the North East in the early 19th century. It was a very popular bird because of it's size, egg production, good disposition  and fast growth rate. We've not had them for very long, but I can see why they were so popular!

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Garbage Can Garden

Got my garbage can planted. We will see what happens!

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue

Kaylee Milk Cow?

Got a really good picture of Kaylee the other day. Seems I always go out to take pictures when she's resting in the shade in the afternoon. She's a Jersey heifer, but we don't know if she will be able to breed or not. Grampa Tom bought her at an auction and later was told the reason she was there may have been because she was a twin to a bull calf. Usually heifer/bull twins produce females that can't reproduce. You can read about it here http://www.extension.org/pages/39317/we-have-twin-calves-one-heifer-and-one-bull-will-either-have-issues-reproducing

God Bless You All!

~Grama Sue