Monday, April 24 It's What Dogs Do

Sunday April 23rd Ramps....as Far as the Eye Can See

Saturday, April 22 Houses Progress...Up North and Down South

Friday, April 21st Yellow Bursts of Spring

Thursday, April 20th Future Layers of Sherman Hollow Farm

Fifteen baby chicks arrived today. 

Some Golden Comets, because they are such solid egg layers

Araucanas...they will lay blue and green eggs

These Cuckoo Marans will lay dark chocolate colored eggs. 

 

Wednesday, April 19th Happy Birthday Don

Happy to have a lemon meringue pie

Huffing and puffing to blow the candles out

Shock and dismay to realize at 62, he can no longer blow out the candles.

Tuesday April 18th Looking for a Nesting Spot on the Beaver Pond

Monday, April 17th When You Take Your Corgi Running in Mud Season

Sunday April 16th Ode to Spring

Saturday April 15th Thelma and Louise

Friday, April 14th Shingles on the Roof

Thursday April 13th Kayaking Season is in Full Swing

Photo by Scott

Wednesday, April 12 Newt Crossing

Tuesday, April 11th Chasing Cats and Soccer Balls

Monday April 10th Our Buckets Runneth Over

Sunday April 9th Good Morning Spring!

Saturday, April 8th Dale and Dave's New Digs

Looking towards the pond from the middle of the screened in porch

Looking toward the street from the back of the house

Intercoastal waterway view from a dock in their community of St. James Plantation

Beach scene

Friday, April 7th Mr. Big and 12 Miles in 3 Hours

Mr. Big Helps to Pack the Truck.  Two Sisters Moving Unpack it at the other end.

Avoid 95 between Baltimore and Richmond.  It's only bumper to bumper traffic and no fun, and fast food restaurants that are very slow.

After two hours sitting in slow moving traffic, this port a potty looked sort of appealing, but before we could use it, traffic started moving again.

Thursday, April 6th House Progress

Wednesday, April 5th Bluebird Sighting

The picture's not great, but I will keep my eyes and camera peeled for more.

Tuesday, April 4th Snow.....Headed Out in a Hurry

Monday, April 3rd After the Boil

....there is the clean up. 

The filters need a high powered hose wash

which gets out all the niter and other debris from the boiled syrup

Sunday, April 2nd Dinner of the Month: Alaska

First there was the prep:

Seasoned Fresh Halibut Steaks

Pan fried to crispy on the outside, moist and tender on the inside

Moose steak, marinated 48 hours then grilled outside

Fresh steamed green beans

Oven roasted potatoes

Hot berry jam for the fry bread for dessert

Dividing and shaping the fry bread

Deep frying the fry bread

And then dinner is served!

Smoked salmon appetizer

Fried Halibut with a wine sauce and grilled moose steaks on a bed of green beans