My Morels

Yep, they grew right here on Emerald Aisle Farm.  With the selective logging comes a little bit more light and within a couple of days came a few morels.

Very happy dogs

Both Sara and Shadow are content to wait for me while I weed the blueberry patch.  They are very happy dogs.

Blooming now

I don't know what it really is but I call it a yellow daisy "thing".   It is blooming now.  It has tiny white bulbs or possibly tubers.  If I cut it back when it finishes blooming, it will bloom again later in the season.  I love it!

roof moss decoration

They look a bit damp because they are.  I am arranging the moss I've removed from my roof onto chunks of bark I've removed from my woodshed.  Together they make art instead of waste.

My fingernails are finally strong and growing well

I am taking 5000 mg of biotin daily in addition to my usual vitamins.  My nails are still ridged and because I am very hard on my hands I have a chip or two, but of all the things I've ever tried in my entire 54 years of life there is nothing that has worked like this and it shows after just two weeks use.  This pic is a bit blurry but you can see that I do not spend much time on my nails.  I had forgotten that I added the biotin to my pill container until two days ago.  As I type I feel the strength instead of the old bending.  Everything I do brings my attention to my new harder and stronger nails.  

Renaissance Room

I was a widow for nearly two years.  I asked my Dad to give me away even though in this picture I am 49 years old.

He danced for me down by the pond.  He called it Stylin' and Profilin'.  He is 6'5" and in that tux with tails I was totally entranced!  The bouquets were made especially for me with a great deal of love by my friend, Hwa Cha.  They were awesome!

I said anyone who wanted to be could be a flower girl.  I still don't know how many I had but I hear stories...

Two of the flower girls are my granddaughters!

I had flower girls of nearly all ages!

My Dad and Me.

My ladies, the ring bearer and the groom!  His men are on the other side of the tree.

The best Flower Boy ever!

A few of the guests.

The rustic benches are covered in white plastic.  Flowers were planted in pots in advance.  Hog fuel was purchased for the ground.  The deck chairs were brought down for anyone over 90.   My dad drove his van as a shuttle for people who had trouble walking to the back of my 10 acres.   This is the Renaissance Room.

And he kisses the bride!

Lacey caught the bouquet!

And back up in the yard we were gabbing instead of posing!

The Renaissance Room today.  My sister was married here over 20 years ago.  Since then, Mark & Franny were married here.  I was married here to my second husband in 2008.  The wedding  pictures are from 2008.  

Still damp!

So far we've hatched 3 chicks this morning.  The eggs marked 2 are peeping but the shells are so hard that these chicks might not hatch. I'm trying for Leghorn crossed with Banty, Light Brahma and even Sumatran.   I want something quick and tough enough to get away from the coyote!

As far as I can tell, I only had two Banty hens lefts as of yesterday! The pile of feathers and the coyote sighting on the trail cam suggest the end of the rooster.  He was a brave soul.  I boxed with him almost daily.  I suspect he went at the coyote the same as he always did to me.