Monday, June 20, 2011

Davis Animals

Currently we have a lot of animals! We are not animal people but really want our children to have the experiences of owning, caring for, training, and enjoying animals.
Here's the run down (in case you can't tell what the pics are):
~Clementine-sheep-Nathan is enamored by her but she wants nothing to do with him!
~Maggie & Daisy-yellow labs and chicken killers-not sure what we were thinking bringing home bird dogs to live peaceably among chickens!
~Blue-kitten~named after his crystal blue eyes that are now gray ; ( He recently started pouncing on our chickens, it better just be a phase!
~Katy-cat-still sassy as ever, although, she hangs around more now that Blue is getting all the attention.
~Wilbur & Hammy-pigs (future dinner and current eaters of everything left over from our garden-nothing gets wasted around here!)
~Lucy-buff orpington chicken that got broody so we put eggs under her and she hatched 7 of them-she's a good mama! It was so much fun to watch the whole sitting/hatching/training process. We have 2 more hens that randomly lay their eggs somewhere on our property that we currently can't find. If they don't start pulling their weight around here, adios to them!
~Snowball-Owen's rabbit
~We also have been blessed to get to watch 2 sets of baby mockingbird's hatch and grow, as their mother's built the nest's down very low in our trees. This provided hours of real nature science right in our back yard.

With so many kids and animals around here, there's never a dull moment!
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Davis Family Summer Garden

We have been very busy lately working outside. We planted a garden this year that is 50 by 100 feet with the hopes of preserving enough vegetables for the next year. With the blessings of the Lord upon us, we have harvested and preserved an enormus abundance of food with buckets left over to share with others. What amazing life lessons we have shared with our children through the process of planting and tending our land. Here's a few pictures of our fun!



Side Shot of Garden


Front Shot of Garden at Sunset

Mid Season shot


Cutest Corn Sampler Ever!


1st Melons


Canned Pickles...


More canned Pickles!!


Taken a break!


1st Potato Harvest


Onion and Dill harvest



"Cuc's taste fine to me!"


"Here, you try it!"



Silly Owen!



Cody's 1st Watermelon Sprouts


Claire's Flower Garden


Melon Patch


Can you find 4 Davis Children?


Children of the Corn!


Kate's Flower's
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More Garden Pics...


1st Squash Harvest


More Squash and Radishes!


Blanching Squash for Freezing


Crazy Squash ; )



Master Chef Owen Sauteing Squash and Radishes


In the beginning...




Corn Rows Tilled (mushroom compost in front)

Raised Beds Thrown

Everyone Works Around Here!


Removing Dirt Clods!




More Dirt Clods!



Planted Field, Cute Baby Eating Dirt!



Side Shot of Planted Garden+naked, muddy baby!
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