Empty Beds & I failed.

We've cleaned out the beds and will be weeding and composting and filling them again soon.  Planning for next year has begun since we slacked off on winter planting. 

This is what's left to compost of our fantastic green onion crop. Andy suggested green onion pesto. The girls love pesto, but I didn't think it sounded good. I made it anyway. I should have gone with my gut because it was not good! It could have been my oil choice or my nut choice, but it whatever it was, it was bitter. 

Corn Stalks

After picking the remainder of corn, we just couldn't part with their beautiful stalks just yet. Andy bunched them and stood them out front. They make it feel like autumn and are nice piece to welcome friends, family, and neighbors. I love coming home and seeing these tall stalks still serving a purpose albeit a decorative one. 

Freakin' Tina

That, my friends, is the feral barn cat we picked up as a mouser for the yard. Andy promised it would be an outside cat only.  

Does a better job as a hat than as a mouse killer. 

The last of the tomatoes. I promise this time.

Ha!  

This is all that is left of the five large tomato plants we grew in our front garden beds. I will miss seeing them grow wildly about. *sigh* 

The last of the carrots.

RIP kits

Unfortunately, this afternoon we found all of Mary's newborn kits deceased. As she began nesting, we moved her inside to the upper, unused chicken coop. The weather has been absolutely terrible here with high winds and pounding rain, so we moved her indoors to protect her and her kindle from the elements. She gave birth sometime yesterday/overnight. Andy added a heat lamp to help keep them from getting too cold, but it still didn't help. We are not sure why, but her entire kindle didn't survive the night. 

Andy is still convinced that raising rabbits is worth the time, money, and effort, but I'm having my doubts. I love raising our own meat and the feeling of sustainability, but it hasn't proven to be successful or profitable just yet. I hope I can hold out long enough for my love to prove me wrong. I'm not sure how many more dead newborns I can handle. 

Tengo celos.

I am EXTREMELY jealous of our north Delridge neighbor and their Great Pumpkin. Isn't it fantastic? We pass this haphazard garden daily as we make our way home from Matilde's preschool. They also have watermelons!  WATERMELONS!  Can you believe it? 

I am so jealous.