The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 21 is “crunch” (suggested by @gannonnordberg). Walking near the compost and chicken coops involves the crunch of gravel and the numerous cones from the nearby grove of trees. Here are some with misty spiderwebs. 📷 #mbaug

Pinecones and spiderwebs

The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 20 is “change” (suggested by @mitch), so I thought I’d combine that and Throwback Thursday to look at some changes in the homestead over the past seven years — 2013 vs 2020. 📷 #mbaug #ThrowbackThursday

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The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 18 is “grid” (suggested by @JohnJohnston). Hops plants growing on the grid of the berry cage roof, and spreading to the different grid of the chicken run roof. 📷 #mbaug

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The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 17 is “cuddly” (suggested by @jemostrom). Ducklings look very cuddly, but it’s not a good idea, as that could hurt them, you don’t want them to imprint on humans, and they can be a source of salmonella. 📷🦆 #mbaug

Ducklings

The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 16 is “stationary” (suggested by @joehamill). After closing up the duck house last night, I encountered Spud, one of our feral cats, on the driveway. He remained stationary, thinking if he doesn’t move, I can’t see him. 📷 #mbaug

Cat on driveway

The Micro.blog photo challenge word for day 14 is “among” (suggested by ronguest). At the back of our pond is an old defunct birdhouse slowly getting subsumed amongst the ivy. 📷 #mbaug

Birdhouse amongst ivy