tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post5829502277701007887..comments2024-03-27T20:36:43.009-04:00Comments on Letters from a Hill Farm: Farm and Garden Weekly - week of June 27Nanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59487888516161537452010-07-08T11:25:10.522-04:002010-07-08T11:25:10.522-04:00Kiirstin, I like them too. Last year I got a littl...Kiirstin, I like them too. Last year I got a little freaked out when some black ring-necks appeared. Apparently also harmless but for some reason I found them creepy. Not these garter snakes, though. I know just what you mean. We've found quite a few skins this year, too.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-48234480000215091472010-07-08T08:29:12.714-04:002010-07-08T08:29:12.714-04:00Beautiful snakes! I love garter snakes. So good fo...Beautiful snakes! I love garter snakes. So good for pest control in the garden, too! There's something about seeing a snake (or snakes!) lounging on a warm rock in the summer sun that seems so restful to me. That stone looks so toasty and smooth and comfortable... <br /><br />I realize I am almost certainly in the minority, finding basking snakes restful to watch!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10330550798080469047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-27996792586523994392010-07-05T11:10:00.342-04:002010-07-05T11:10:00.342-04:00Mim, you've touched on the two reasons I live ...Mim, you've touched on the two reasons I live in the north! I couldn't bear seeing a six-foot snake, even if it wasn't dangerous. These little snakes of ours are just garter snakes, the longest being two feet, and they slither away from us if we approach. And I've very, very rarely seen three digits on my thermometer. :<) So good to hear from you, Mim!<br /><br />Joanne, I love details, too! I'll be over to read yours. There is another woman who does a weekly report called the Monday Record. You'll enjoy it, I'm sure.<br /><br />http://www.commonweeder.com/<br /><br />Les, if you lived closer, your eggs would be free!! Our weather is in the 80s now, but I have a fan in each room so I'm happy!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-20021586043678795722010-07-05T08:10:42.692-04:002010-07-05T08:10:42.692-04:00I love those daisies!!! They always bring a smile ...I love those daisies!!! They always bring a smile to my face. Not so much the snakes, though. :) <br /><br />I wish I lived closer. I'd buy eggs from you! <br /><br />We had hot, hot weather most of last week, but yesterday was cool and rainy. We got over 2" of rain! Unusual for the 4th of July.Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08345657431432380804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63412769594649733452010-07-04T20:16:35.733-04:002010-07-04T20:16:35.733-04:00How I love your farm and garden weekly!
It is a pl...How I love your farm and garden weekly!<br />It is a pleasure to read and I so appreciate all that you have included.<br />I thrive on details:)!!!<br />Thanks for the report...stay tuned to my farm report tomorrow:)<br />JoanneJoannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06363088920250327589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-70064924088428906202010-07-04T18:07:27.276-04:002010-07-04T18:07:27.276-04:00I loved all your picture and musings.. except the ...I loved all your picture and musings.. except the snakes.<br />No,snakes and I don't get along....I know I know my 6 ft black snake creeping around my property is harmless.. still I don't like it.<br />Glad you are cool there.. here in central VA 100 in the shade.. craziness.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13430084640185906974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-2576927586883790782010-07-04T12:13:09.253-04:002010-07-04T12:13:09.253-04:00Thanks, Gigi. Some years they come, and others the...Thanks, Gigi. Some years they come, and others they don't. Same with the brown-eyed Susans. <br /><br />Lisa, in the winter we usually don't sell any. We get just enough for ourselves - for eating and baking. Only once in a very great while have we had to buy a dozen eggs. From what I hear we are in for some hot weather. I'll be moving from fan to fan!<br /><br />Cait, thanks so much!<br /><br />Smitonius and Sonata, what a wonderful name! Thanks for coming by to visit, and please come again! People have told us that fresh eggs are a whole different food from store eggs.<br /><br />Jeff, I'll tell ya, this is no carefully constructed landscape. :<) More a wild country garden. No real spaces of soil between plants; plants popping up wherever they do; and mostly just a few varieties of plants - ones that will grow on this cold hill with ease, like iris, daylilies, etc. Tom and I both so love the story of your rabbit. Can you get pics? Do a posting on your blog? <br /><br />Erin, thank you!<br /><br />Kerry, thanks for coming by and please do come back to visit! Those colorful eggs are really beautiful.<br /><br />Morning's Minion, they are just garter snakes, also known as garden snakes. Yes, harmless! Oh, my a copperhead?? I would walk warily, too, or not at all. :<)<br /><br />J.G., but you have such gorgeous tropical plants! And isn't your flower season a bit earlier than now??<br /><br />Miss Mouse, I'm glad. Thanks for coming by, and please come again.<br /><br />Sherri, these are harmless and they run away if we get too close. <br /><br />Jill, what a very, very nice thing to say. Thank you so much.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-16405783885388578552010-07-04T11:13:32.614-04:002010-07-04T11:13:32.614-04:00Found a first edition of Watership Down in the lib...Found a first edition of Watership Down in the library book sale for 50 cents! Love this book and love our little brown rabbits with their fluffy white cotton tails and huge ears. But, most especially I love your photographs! What a lovely way to start my day here in the high desert of California to look at your beautiful Windy Poplars!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11791018174075586241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-84466693619102828282010-07-03T22:41:05.823-04:002010-07-03T22:41:05.823-04:00I love all the pictures except the snakes! I am d...I love all the pictures except the snakes! I am deathly afraid.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11955995520615536271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-32233555700250391932010-07-03T20:29:45.447-04:002010-07-03T20:29:45.447-04:00Your pictures make me feel less homesick. Thanks ...Your pictures make me feel less homesick. Thanks for sharing! ^-^Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413592908971133785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-67700699593270777132010-07-03T19:46:55.486-04:002010-07-03T19:46:55.486-04:00Lovely as usual, Nan. Summer makes me yearn for no...Lovely as usual, Nan. Summer makes me yearn for northern flowers of all kinds. It's rainy and gloomy here in Florida, too, so things are lush. But the flowers don't compare.J.G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02806805528636359436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-25870401684637456422010-07-03T19:42:10.040-04:002010-07-03T19:42:10.040-04:00The flowers are lovely--the snakes--NOT! However, ...The flowers are lovely--the snakes--NOT! However, they look harmless. A young friend here [our first season in KY] just phoned to say that she encountered a copperhead while walking a woods trail.<br />J.has met up with several large [non-poisonous] snakes, one in the back yard, one in the upper barn and another in the hayfield. I walk warily.Morning's Minionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01912356455981434029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-53492780307046884562010-07-03T18:50:27.747-04:002010-07-03T18:50:27.747-04:00$2 a dozen is a great price for eggs from bug-fed ...$2 a dozen is a great price for eggs from bug-fed hens. This morning at our farmers market I paid twice that, but of course I got a wonderful variety of sizes and colors in my carton. <br />Love your bookish lists on the sidebar!Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281288495129054688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-45792314564056771032010-07-03T18:29:13.355-04:002010-07-03T18:29:13.355-04:00The butterfly and daisy photos are stunning!! ♥The butterfly and daisy photos are stunning!! ♥Erin | Bygone Livinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10599917760328625577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-51836848246961614482010-07-03T18:16:36.606-04:002010-07-03T18:16:36.606-04:00Such wonderful floral photography, Nan. The header...Such wonderful floral photography, Nan. The header photo especially. I've been draw myself to the rare colors I'm finding here. I'm not a gardener - so whatever I find is random growth. I leave it to my suburban neighbors to construct their careful landscapes.<br /><br />We have a brown rabbit of our own in the neighborhood. So out of place which makes it so noticeable. Shows up with the morning papers, wanders from house to house, good-morning-how-dya-do, then off to the next. Don't see him again until the next day.<br /><br />I so love this time of year...<br /><br />- JeffJeffhttp://www.lazarusdodge.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-87435403530846193922010-07-03T14:46:52.138-04:002010-07-03T14:46:52.138-04:00Those day lilies are lovely ! And I'm very jea...Those day lilies are lovely ! And I'm very jealous of your raspberries .<br />Your hens are doing really well , and I'm not at all surprised they sell so fast . So much better than anything a supermarket carries .SmitoniusAndSonatahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11210817141287881808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-63286968720488455212010-07-03T14:24:15.798-04:002010-07-03T14:24:15.798-04:00Lovely photos and your header is gorgeous.Lovely photos and your header is gorgeous.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-47176009556283160682010-07-03T14:11:29.065-04:002010-07-03T14:11:29.065-04:00It is a good thing you have an outlet for your eg...It is a good thing you have an outlet for your eggs. 44 whew that is a lot of eggs. Too bad you couldn't freeze them for winter when they don't lay. What wonderful weather you are having. I think it sounds cozy having a fire this time of year. Not here. WE are lucky if it get down to 60 at night. Have a great weekend.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-59170729343713023332010-07-03T13:48:13.360-04:002010-07-03T13:48:13.360-04:00Yes, I, too, love the daisies! Nice garden, Nan.Yes, I, too, love the daisies! Nice garden, Nan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-56562542758230167362010-07-03T13:02:27.475-04:002010-07-03T13:02:27.475-04:00Cheerful is such a good word for them, Kay! They a...Cheerful is such a good word for them, Kay! They are in a big mass that moves so gently in a breeze. And we almost always have a breeze - hence Windy Poplars. :<) My gosh, we live in different weather worlds, don't we? I would guess your weather now is conducive to reading, like our winter is.Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15547916206007733970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6049626897935912366.post-41234799402013948182010-07-03T12:22:55.616-04:002010-07-03T12:22:55.616-04:00I love the daisies. So cheerful and the butterfly...I love the daisies. So cheerful and the butterfly is gorgeous. We are about to wash away down here. Hurricane Alex has altered our weather all week. Very cloudy, very wet, very, very, very humid. Ah, hurricane season in Texas. Have a good weekend!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com