98 Degrees

Yep, we're at 98 degrees outside today, so I thought it would be 

interesting to look back one year and see what was happening in 

the July heat of 2013. 

I was carrying frozen jugs of water to all the animals, every few hours. 

Folly and Fancy were coping up on top of the nest box... and I put a quart bottle up there for them. 

The beans were not doing so hot.  They got planted late last year, and I didn't get much of a yield from them. 

Here was the orange asclepias that disappeared over the winter... it was a beautiful plant.  The yellow, on it's left... survived. 

The birds in the old henyard were hunkered down in the cool shady dirt. 

Neighbor Troy was finishing cutting our pasture. 

These beautiful little guys were still alive... and so loved. 

And so was our Little Doll.... whose head popped down onto my foot whenever I sat for a minute.  

How we miss our lost pets. 

This evening, I'm going to the second-to-last tee ball game for little Jax.  Tomorrow morning, 

the contractor who will be putting our house back together again will be here at 9, to show me 

what they will be doing.  We hope they can get the work done this week. 

The big fans and humidifiers went out of here at noon today, to the home of a family 

who came home from a weekend trip to find their home flooded.  

It's so quiet!  Just like I like it! 

Severe thunderstorms possible tonight, so I'll take pictures!

A Happy Monday

Lots of things to be happy about today! 

These guys are having fun in the little barn.  It's still too cold to go out for them, and tomorrow, our good Dr. Jeannie is coming to check them over and advise us.   As you can see, they were having fun playing.  They have hay and also there is a warming light still on, hanging from the middle of the barn. 

There is plastic on the door to keep the wind from coming in, but soon, in a few days, it should be nice enough for them to go out a little. 

I went out to check on them after they went out this morning, and they were asleep under the chair we sit in to watch them, in a little heap, burrowed into the straw.  

We are so grateful for them, and enchanted with them! 

Here we go again! 

Trying to harden off again... and I'm of the mind at this point to plant the balsam in the trough you see sitting behind the plants.  It would be nice to have some on the porch, but I originally meant this trough for herbs.  Maybe it'll have some balsam, too. 

It's 54 degrees out this morning, but, hopefully, we are going to have high 70's all week long. 

Here are some other things I transplanted on Saturday.  Echinacea "Magic Box" 

(from the net) 

Agastache "Cana" and Agastache "Raspberry Daquiri"... going bananas. 

Agastache "Cana" 

Agastache "Raspberrry Daquiri"

(pictures from Thompson and Morgan) 

I hope to draw lots of butterflies and hummingbirds this year. 

And this, Prunella "Freelander Blue".  (sorry for the small pic) 

I have not started perennials before, and while some are growing more heartily than the others, I am satisfied with all of them except the strawberry, "Woodland".  Only two tiny plants germinated... and never grew on.  

One last picture of goat cuteness: 

My gosh.  Why. Did. We. Wait. So. Long?????

That's it for a very cheerful Monday from Calamity Acres! 

Did I mention we have goats????