On the homestead blog: a rather unusual duckling update, having evacuated with them from a nearby wildfire. 🦆
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We are safe at Mom’s place. We took our dog Rory, pet cats Pippin and Paladin, and the six ducklings, since they can’t stay on their own for more than a day. The older ducks and feral cats can fend for themselves; the chickens should be fine for a few days.
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We got a level 2 “get ready to evacuate” alert just as we were heading to bed (during a power cut). After agonizing about it for a while, we decided to evacuate to Mom’s place (3 hours drive north), heading out around midnight, arriving at 03:00.
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Jenn and I are taking a vacation this week, taking a break from social media and big screens, relaxing and playing board games and such. Or at least that’s how the week started… then the entire west coast caught on fire.
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On the homestead blog: powerless and a duckling issue. 🦆
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Flowers of the day: crocosmia amongst the lavender in the birdbath garden (so named for the blue glass birdbath in its center). 🌱🌼
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On the homestead blog: some leafy treats in the morning, misting to cool off in the early afternoon, and escape from the run in the late afternoon! 🦆
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Video: a couple of clips of the ducklings today: eating kale treats, and being cooled off in misting from the hose. 🦆
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Flowers of the day: hydrangea. 🌱🌼
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On the homestead blog: 17 photos of ducklings today (I usually aim for 8-10), plus a GIF with those and 25 more taken today. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: today we added mite treatments and top feeders to all of our beehives, preparing them for fall and winter. 🐝
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Video watching scrub jays grabbing peanuts; I put out whole peanuts in a tray for the jays each morning. 📹
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Flowers of the day: catmint. 🌱🌼
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On the homestead blog: hey duckling fans! Some different angles today, plus a GIF of snuggly ducklings. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: your weekly cat update. #Caturday 🐈
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Flowers of the day: daylilies. 🌱🌼
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On the homestead blog: another hot day, though not as hot as yesterday. I restrained myself on the duckling pictures, though. 🦆
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On the homestead blog: time has no meaning at present, but the all-powerful overlord CAL-N-DAR informs me it is Friday… so time for pictures of chickens and adult ducks. #FlockFriday 🦆🐓
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Flowers of the day, adjacent to the veggie garden: Greek oregano, another favorite of bees (as beekeepers, we appreciate plants they like). 🌱🌼🐝
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On the homestead blog: it’s a hot day today, so I went out to the duck house a few times to refresh their pool water… so I ended up with 40 photos. And just for fun, after the usual selections, I’m going to share a GIF of all of them! 🦆
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