where did summer go?

Mrs. Kravitz

In the blink of an eye, summer has flown by. There's lots to catch up on!  


After a lovely spring, the gardens endured record heat, winds, drought and buckets of tropical rains.  Our roses have grown leggy, the lawn is spare, our chrysanthemums have flopped and the asters are blooming 6 weeks early.  What's going on?  

Roo and Little Putt

Sadly, we lost more cherished chickens; gone are Roo the Rooster and Little Putt.  They succumbed to the same illness as Chickina.


New to the flock are Cagney and Loretta, both bantam Rhode Island Reds and two bantie Americaunas, Wilma and Bettie.  Thanks go out to Kira and Bryn for letting me know about Jen of Huckleberry Farm in Foster.  She breeds such beautiful birds!

Cagney, Loretta's in the strawberries

Wilma and Bettie

Johanna and Baby

Taking advantage of Mrs. Kravitz and Johanna's seasonal broodiness, they each hatched one of Loretta's eggs.  The "Babies" are now 8 weeks old and as cute as can be.  We are back to eight chickens, which is a good number for our coop.  

It has also been time filled with travel.  For the first time in a long long time, I took three weeks away to visit friends and family in Europe. London, Brussels and Paris!  It was great to reconnect and explore.