Shady overflow channel at the back of our pond.

Shady overflow channel at the back of our pond.

Ceramic pukeko garden ornaments. (Made by Kevin Kilsby in NZ.)

This morning I whipped up a dirt sifter out of a 2×4, a bit of hardware cloth, and other scraps of lumber, to enable things like more easily harvesting potatoes. π¨

On the homestead blog: your weekly cat update, with the return of the old shelter, and more! #Caturday π



On the homestead blog: your weekly flock update. The key to posting every day is a routine! #mbnov #FlockFriday π¦π


A special throwback for Halloween: carved pumpkins from 2002, with my old Dejal logo, and Jennβs Jidabug face. π #ThrowbackThursday

Itβs below freezing overnight now, so Iβve put out the hummingbird feeder heater, the heated dog bowl, and the heated cat bowl. Plus the chickens and ducks have water heaters, too, all to prevent the water from freezing. βοΈ



On the homestead blog: added a couple more project summaries, about the greenhouse and trees.
A bee. π



Fascinating patterns of frost on the car this morning. βοΈ
