Out in nature today and a fresh dinner

It was a perfect morning to get out and go for a walk with the family and dog. 

There were a lot of different families out and about.

This is an eagle's nest and if you look closely you can see some young ones in the nest and on the pole. 

We did drive through a storm on the way home with hail and tornado warning. I like that our phones alert us. There was a tornado spotted over our little town. 

After a lot of rain, things began to clear.

 I know a lot of place across the nation are picking zucchini, tomatoes and squash but we, here in Colorado, are still in lettuce and berry season.  We are just planting out squash. 

I started with a basic salad from the garden of mixed greens and our radishes, adding garbanzo beans.

Dude topped his with some of our roasted chicken. 

I topped mine with smoked herring. 

We added some of those in season berries.

I roasted some of the extra radishes with salt, pepper, a small bit of olive oil and balsamic at 400* for 20minutes.  It makes them sweeter. 

I added yogurt to my berries. 

We are tucked in for the night. The storms have calmed down and so have I.  I was stung by a bee today causing my arm to swell. I took an   antihistamine to help with the annoy itch and now I am very sleepy. If we had been close to home when it happened I would have put a baking soda paste on it and it would have healed up quickly.

Mother's Day Sunday - a recipe and a crochet pattern I found

We were blessed with a beautiful day.  It was so clear we could see Longs Peak in the north and Pike's Peak in the south.

It's Sunday and it's Mother's Day but it begins with still making sure the animals are doing well, fed and watered. Today will be the first day the meat hens go outside for fresh air and we clean there coop. 

Out they go... their legs are a bit wobbly with everyone pushing and shoving. 

The regulars stopped by to check out the commotion. 

Others, just ignored the whole scene.

We clean and filled the water containers. 

Including the one for the sheep. They came over for some love and scratches.

I picked a bunch of greens for a salad... parsley, lettuces and mint.

I made a salad based on this recipe from Ina Garten .  I didn't have farro but I did have quinoa. I didn't have pistachios but I did have walnuts plus no tomatoes.  It  turned out very good with the substitutes. 

I did finish crocheting a spa set for my mom.  It has three face scrubbies, a bath pouf, a wash cloth and a soap bag. The patterns are free. I found them here..  She has video tutorials that are easy to follow. 

Then it was time to head to the city to pick up my mom and head to my brother's house. All in all a 2 hour trip one way but worth it. 

Along the way we saw a goose and her little ones out for a stroll. 

We had a good day with wonderful weather.  Happy Mother's Day mom. 

peace

Felonious the goat goes to a new home, cleaning the greenhouse, and pup update.

Day 2 of doing the chores on my own... not really, Dude can't help but help me all the time. 

Felonious, our buck was heading to a new home.  He is such a good goat and will be so happy at his new home. He is going to a wonderful homestead where I can visit him every week.  Selling some of the animals will help me doing the chores and will  give us some money toward the medical bills. 

That and he is glorious with his spots. 

My ram and little buck decide it was now time to go at it and decide who is king of the plains. They are ramming each other. 

The geese didn't care as usual and just wanted hugs. Oh, and can you see? They are beginning to get their signature hump on their bill.

Next I headed to the greenhouse . Some of the plants partially froze Saturday night. I don't want to lose the produce.  I got it all picked and started tearing out some of the plants. 

These will become pepper jelly, strawberry pepper jelly and pickled peppers.  Oh goodness, my mouth is already watering. 

The zucchini looks so sad. 

But gorgeous picked and in a bowl. 

Two baskets full of sweet peppers.  Some will be dried, others pickled, some frozen with onions and others made and canned as pickled onion and pepper relish... oh so good on hot dogs. 

Bees are hanging in there. 

Norman, our lab pup, is growing.  He is now trained to go potty outside and is sleeping all night. He hates me being at the computer. He will bark at me to : " Get off , get off and play!".  So, I do. He keeps me grounded. He is not a chicken or bird chaser. He does not harass the goats.  He is Dude's constant companion and they love each other.  Dude trains him to come, sit, stay, and NO! for slinging cats.  He is doing well. Now, if he could just quit chewing on everything.  I can handle shoes being chewed beyond recognition and the like, but , when I found my glue gun demolished I had to draw the line!  He is a work in progress. 

You can tell he is thinking ..."I so want to sling that cat around. sigh." 

peace