Missing Willow Farm

Americauna eggs are colored all the way through.  So pretty!  For some reason it always surprises me when I crack into one.  Our chickens have started full production laying again.  I think it’s the crazy weather.  It’s supposed to be in the 70’s here this weekend.  Omelet anyone?

We sure can grow some beautiful sheep!  I want this printed on canvas to hang over our couch.  I need to figure out how to do that!

Jack has been exploring the 200 or so wooded acres behind our house these past few weeks, and has been bringing home long bones.  We assume it’s from a deer, but have decided if he finds a human skull he’s in big trouble.

Nellie has provided Maya with a couple of lambies to play with.  Two little rams.  We’ll keep them in the nursing pen for 24 hours then they’ll be able to explore.

She’s hard to photograph when she’s with the flock because she stays right in the middle most of the time.  She’s relatively easy to catch, though.  She seems to be doing really well and is learning to stomp her little hoof at Jack by watching mom do it.  I’m sure she’ll love it when there are more lambs to play with.

Dinner last night was aided by the greenhouse.  I made creamy salmon pasta with some of the prettiest dill we’ve ever grown and a side salad of buttercrunch lettuce.   Our peas are just starting to flower and we need to pick our citrus.  We still have golden beets in an exterior raised bed that need to be harvested once the soil warms up a bit.

Three otters have decided to visit us this year.  The photo was taken from very far away, they’re pretty shy about folks getting close.  They’re cute as the dickens but eat the fish out of our pond.   We’re hoping for a short visit.