My baby is all grown!

My baby, Rascal, is looking all grown up! I remember when he fit in the two of my hands, and I weighed him in ounces. I took him with me to school the last week so I could feed him his kitten formula. He waited for me to wipe his face after a meal!

Now he is a big boy and can bathe himself.  He has also been naughty. I found bird feathers on the patio the other day. I love birds, so I don't like him catching them.

I have learned that he can also feed himself. I have the evidence of this on video.

I had been finding the lid of the cat food open. (It is kept in a Schwan's ice cream tub.) I assumed one of my guys was giving the cats some food and neglecting to close the lid. I never dreamed Rascal was helping himself!

Y'all come back,

Lorilee

Gottlieb

Gottlieb is my rooster. He is an Ameraucana. I think he is the most handsome rooster I have seen! He thinks so too. He struts around the run like a king. He is named after my Great-grandfather Gottlieb, who came to America from the town of Stein in Switzerland, located on the Rhine river.

I adore his muff!

There he goes! Off to strut!

Y'all come back,

Lorilee

Root Crop harvesting

I haven't had a fall/winter garden in years! The start of school, followed by the time change make it difficult for me to find the time to work in my garden after school. I was determined this year! It really helped when we finally started getting some rain!

I think the white icicle and cherry belle radishes are so pretty!

This is my first time to raise carrots. I planted some last year, but it was too late into winter.

I plan to make pickled beets with these. I am not sure what the rogue white thing is! I think it is an Albino beet. They originate in Holland.

This is my pride and joy! It is my first Romanesco! I had more varieties of cauliflower and broccoli planted but the 2 or 3 hard freezes we had in South Texas came when the plants were susceptible to the cold, and it killed them! I also have a few sugar snap pea vines that are starting to produce. I usually pick and eat them while I am working in the garden.

Y'all come back,

Lorilee