They're finally growing!

All I can think about is blueberry cobbler when I see these beautiful berries out front, but I don't think they'll make it that far! 

An apple a day...

Our apples are growing and I can smell them as I walk by. It makes me smile. If you've ever smelled apples on trees, then you know the smile I'm talking about. It's not forced. It's a smile that you didn't even realize was there until someone says, "Why the smile?". It's a good feeling that warms you through and through. I grew that. I grew that apple. It took three years. It's finally here, and I welcome it with a smile. 

ANJOU! God bless you.

OH MY GOODNESS!

Look what I found!! 

Our pears are here. They are growing and I am beyond excited! Three years ago we asked Evan what fruit she wanted to grow and she picked pears. She said she wanted to go outside and pick her pear to put in her lunch box. Next fall, as an eighth grader, she will be able to do just that. 

The thought warms my heart. ❤️🍐

Meow!

Evan walked outside to feed the rabbits this morning only to run back inside demanding my phone. I asked her what was wrong. She said I would never believe it so she had to take a picture. This is the photo she brought inside!  I couldn't believe it, she was absolutely right! 

Then this afternoon she found another one...and so it begins. 

Cat Nap

Looks like the same ol' Tina, but she is beginning to mouse like the cat she was born to be!  

She started mousing last night.  I'm sure she's done it before, but I finally witnessed her doing it.  

 

Living in the city there is an increased number of rodents in our area and having a farm with smells, spilled feed, and decomposing food scraps, we attract a few extra as well.  Last night, I caught a mouse sneaking through the barnyard, so I grabbed Tina--PHYSICALLY PICKED HER UP--and dropped her out the back door.  I ran to my bedroom window and called her over.  (Luckily, she listens to me.)  I removed the screen and pointed to the barnyard.  She sat in the middle of the yard and looked.  I kept staring until she noticed the movement on the ground.  Tina went into total lioness mode!  She stalked it, pounced on it, and although I couldn't tell if she actually killed it, it was such a relief to see her out there mousing like a REAL farm cat! 

This evening, she willingly walked outside, I called her, and she sat until she saw something move.  

It has begun.