Friday Fotos

 

 

Welcome to Friday Fotos!

During the lull in the gardening season,

we'll be sharing random photographs from around the homestead.

This seasonal flag is one of a few recently purchased for our mailbox  bed.

I'm not one to buy new for the most part,

but I found a terrific company that makes quality flags

and I will share that with you soon.

 

We've been enjoying cooler temperatures for the last few weeks,

and when possible, I've been getting a few outside chores done.

My self-imposed cutoff for working outdoors is 45 degrees,

but anything above that is fair game.

Last week, the skies looked gloomy,

but it was the perfect time to embrace winter's offerings.

 

There is an area in the back of our house that is moderately wooded.

Our sweet neighbor behind us allows me to pretty much

do whatever I want back there.

We have plans to someday create a secret garden in this spot

for her grandchild to enjoy.

On this day, though, 

the task was simply to gather branches for chipping.

This gardener can never have enough wood chips!

There are still plenty more to collect,

but I am pacing myself.

 

Some of the recipients of the chipping work are the chooks.

Their coop run gets quite mucky when the weather is damp,

so I decided to add some wood chips to see if it helps with drainage.

Our rooster, Gandalf, has been acting peculiar of late.

He has been making himself at home in the nesting boxes

sometimes during the day.

This is new behavior, as they've been in this coop for 6 months.

So far, I can't figure out what his motivation is.

Any ideas out there?

 

One of the hens, Houdini,

has figured out how to fly to the top of the coop,

so that frisky Gandalf can't get to her.

More power to ya, girl!

I'm not sure if it's the lack of light or the cold,

but we're only getting one egg about every other day.

They all seem healthy and bright-eyed,

so I'm hoping it's just a seasonal thing.

Look at this handy trick I learned this week from a friend!

It's a way to wind up an extension cord

which makes it easier to carry,

as well as easier to unwind.

Some of our drop cords are somewhat heavy,

and this gets the job done quite handily.

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

I don't stray far from home too often, but

I was able to find a new harvest basket at one of the shops

in town.

This should come in handy, as it is quite a bit larger

than the previous container I used.

Before you know it,

we'll be harvesting all sorts of fresh goodies!

 

The easiest renovation project we've done

was to replace these old registers in the whole house.

We have been wanting to do it for the last couple of years,

but couldn't find a style we both liked.

While at Lowe's this week, we decided to look again 

to see if there was anything new.

Voila!

These little changes make a big difference.

2018

 

As I write this, 

snow is forecasted overnight.

Here's hoping our mailbox looks like this tomorrow 

upon waking.

Enjoy your weekend, whatever the weather!