All through the South folks anxiously wait the entire winter long for crawfish season to start. And when it does you can bet there isn’t a mudbug safe from here to Atlanta! We have at least 2 boils every spring and this year my husband decided he wanted to go all out and host a…
I have one little girl. Down the road there are four. And Sunday they all came over to play, I sent them to check the eggs and let the chickens out for their evening stroll. Almost immediately there were shrieks of terror and thundering footsteps. I knew before I heard a word the first snake…
I love all the seasons but evenings in the spring are really something special. I jumped out at a stop sign on my way home from work to snap this little slice of tranquility. Have a great Sunday everyone!
There is an old barn about a mile from my house, I’ve been anxious to explore it but never found the time. Until last week! I had to go early, while the weather was cool, since it is almost covered in beautiful blackberry bushes and I have zero desire to be snake bit. Also, I…
A rose bug. Not to be confused with a rose bud of which I have few. Rose bugs however I have in abundance. Go figure. Oh well, they are pretty no matter what!
As most of you know, Rachel had friends. Her friends recently got to big to rope and had to go home. Rachel was a little upset, until she figured out she could work the gate open and go visit the horse pasture….. “Hi Mama! Got any extra milk!?” “Nevermind Mama! I got some running to…
A few weeks back Addie came to me with an announcement. “There is a bird’s nest in my fort!” This was followed by a similar exclamation of “There are THREE eggs!” Then there were 5 eggs and 2 days ago Addie came back into the house, breathless, gasping “There are BIRDS and they are doing…
I love moss rose. You can’t hardly kill them, they flower every day and they grow super-duper fast. This year I ended up with some great colors. Pink flowers are nice. Red flowers are sexy. Purple flowers are purdy. But yellow, orange and peach are my favorite. Luckily I ended up with all three. Happy…
I don’t put much thought into April Fools Day but I must say I was a bit of fool walking in the mosquito storm encountered this April first 2015. They were thick and wicked and swarmed my head each and every time I paused for a photo. I’ve lived here forever and never felt like…
The Cherokee County Junior Livestock Show was a highlight of my youth from the time I was around 8 years old until I was 17. I showed broilers, of course. Always held in late March the weather is cold, windy and wet but never enough to dampen the lively atmosphere and contagious excitement of hundreds…
The Wicked Chicken 