What a gloomy day. It rained yesterday, it's raining today and is supposed to rain tomorrow and Monday. I will be so in need of the sun by Tuesday. Just hope I am not totally overcome with gloom before then.
I walked Eli down to the pond in the rain late afternoon yesterday. The raindrops on the water and the haze over the pond were beautiful. By the time Eli was back inside and I had the camera the look had changed...
I do love these grasses that hang gracefully over the water...
4:00 am again this morning...things were on my mind, keeping me awake...
How things change over the years. Change so slow and gradual you don't even see it until one day you remember what used to be.
When Poppy and I bought this five acre piece of land in 1987 we were ten miles from the nearest town. This was country. We loved it! There was a one lane dirt road that went past our land to a dead end. Then there was an even smaller dirt path that ran along side our property.
Our little plot of land 1987. This would soon be our front yard and driveway leading to the dirt path...
and our little cabin would soon sit here...
Over the years more people have bought property out this way. Thankfully, because of the trees and the fact that we have the five acres of land surrounding us, we can't see any of our neighbors and like to pretend none exist.
More traffic on the little dirt path meant more mud and when two car met on the path well someone had to move over so the road naturally widened over time. By the way, this is a very young Poppy with a cigarette in his mouth. How things have changed!
And the path now......
This was way back when we gardened in the red mud. I hated it. By harvest time the weeds and grass were knee deep...
What a difference in the soil now. Adding compost, leaves, and old hay from the goat and chicken lots have made a huge difference...
This post was started yesterday. Better get busy. Hope to be back soon. I have new little Bantam chicken couple to show you. A surprise gift today from my friend Nellie.
Thank you for visiting.
Love,
Henny Penny
I walked Eli down to the pond in the rain late afternoon yesterday. The raindrops on the water and the haze over the pond were beautiful. By the time Eli was back inside and I had the camera the look had changed...
I do love these grasses that hang gracefully over the water...
4:00 am again this morning...things were on my mind, keeping me awake...
How things change over the years. Change so slow and gradual you don't even see it until one day you remember what used to be.
When Poppy and I bought this five acre piece of land in 1987 we were ten miles from the nearest town. This was country. We loved it! There was a one lane dirt road that went past our land to a dead end. Then there was an even smaller dirt path that ran along side our property.
Our little plot of land 1987. This would soon be our front yard and driveway leading to the dirt path...
and our little cabin would soon sit here...
Over the years more people have bought property out this way. Thankfully, because of the trees and the fact that we have the five acres of land surrounding us, we can't see any of our neighbors and like to pretend none exist.
More traffic on the little dirt path meant more mud and when two car met on the path well someone had to move over so the road naturally widened over time. By the way, this is a very young Poppy with a cigarette in his mouth. How things have changed!
And the path now......
This was way back when we gardened in the red mud. I hated it. By harvest time the weeds and grass were knee deep...
What a difference in the soil now. Adding compost, leaves, and old hay from the goat and chicken lots have made a huge difference...
This post was started yesterday. Better get busy. Hope to be back soon. I have new little Bantam chicken couple to show you. A surprise gift today from my friend Nellie.
Thank you for visiting.
Love,
Henny Penny
