Around the Homestead

Posted by Jeremy in gardening, gratitude, rabbits, self-reliance, simple living

I always feel a little weird calling it a homestead when we are, in fact, renting. But, we've got a bit of a garden and the rabbits. So, I don't know. I could call it the yard, but it doesn't have the same ring to it.

Anyways, a brief survey of our holdings revealed a few new sights I thought were worth sharing.

First, these little darlings are actually bearers of bad news. This half of the litter are what we call blue torts (short for tortoise-shell). They were born of a test breeding, which, unfortunately, the mother failed. She will soon be worked out of our breeding program.

Next, moving a couple cages over, I was pleased to find (only) 3, healthy, beautiful blue babies born to a white mother. There were 6 in all, but only 3 survived. The blues from the white momma is a VERY good sign.
Third, down in the garden (which we got in the ground very late this year), We have ears of corn starting to throw silk.
Fourth, the tomatoes are starting to flower.
Fifth, where our Brandywines had been stripped of leaves, we find new hope in new leaves.
And finally, our orange trees are heavy laden with fruit and set to ripen any day.
So, things are looking good for now. Though, I'll have to post about the grass, that's another story altogether.