We've had a lot of rain this week, which is good.
We need a LOT of rain - or snow -
We need a LOT of rain - or snow -
to catch up after two very dry years.
I've tried to do the chores during interludes between the rains,
so the goats can enjoy their food outdoors, without jostling.
If they have their meals in the barn, there is extreme jostling.
Someone could get hurt.
It could be me.
Rain or shine, it is a gift to see flowers in the garden in late November!
The plant below was a tiny bundle of leaves when it came home from the Library Plant Sale last year; I think the label was "winter chrysanthemum." I was very happy when it reappeared this year, and began producing tiny flower buds last month. The stems are long, perhaps because it has been striving for the light, but overall it seems healthy. And it's got loads of flowers!
Very cheering when I pass it with the hay cart every day.
When Della, Moxie, and Piper are all asleep.
Speaking of interludes!
And speaking of Piper...I'll close this post with a picture I took last week, on a clear, bright day before all the rain started. Piper was helping me with errands in town before we went for a walk in the woods. She looked so windswept and happy - and clean! - I wanted to take a little portrait to share with Ms. Piper's Fan Club:
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Amazing detail in the raindrop photos but of course the bestest one of all is beautiful Piper.
ReplyDeleteYou sure it's not the knitting? Aw, you're right. It's Piper.
DeleteLovely pic as always. And Miss Piper, ready for her close-up!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Liz :)
DeleteThat is a very cute chrysanthemum ... like tiny snowballs! What a nice treat so late in the season. I like your coffee pot knitting ;) And Piper is resplendent! She blends in so nicely with the tree trunk. My Cody blends in nicely with fallen leaves! Piper seems to be standing on some sort of monument? I see words at her feet.
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Good eye! It's one of the massive stones in the retaining wall bordering one of our town graveyards. The inscription reads: "Near this site the first church was built 1737"
DeleteTotally get the joy when a perennial comes back with flowers a year later. Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving and thanks for always reminding us of the small and beautiful things that happen in nature that give beauty to the world and renew our souls. xo
ReplyDeleteThanks for your kind words, Judy! It's such a miracle when non-invasive plants get a roothold here, I feel grateful every single time I see them. This summer the hyssop and bee balm were an absolute joy, many times every day as I went back and forth between the sheds and paddocks and gardens.
DeleteOh, that is a beautiful picture of Piper. And lovely images of the rain drops. A friend told me today she didn't get with the whole sock knitting thing was about. I think it's because she hasn't figured out how to actually knit them and figures they are easier to buy. ha! :)
ReplyDeleteSock knitting is surprisingly addictive. I mean, I knit socks all the time and I'm still a little surprised!
DeleteYou had rain! You're so lucky! And I need to get back to knitting, but more baby goat coats I think.
ReplyDeleteStarted drizzling again at 1AM today (Sunday) and has continued til sun-up which I am imagining because I can't actually see the sun through all the grey. Snow predicted mid-day...we'll see!
DeleteOh my gosh, and just like that it's snowing at 740AM!
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