babies, and stuffs

i took some stills yesterday, i though you folks would like to see them......some from a baby eye view.

as you all can see feathers are growing in!!!

meanwhile the hot weather goes on unabated. i worry about wood for the winter. (seems funny to worry about wood now....when days are in the high 90's) i worry about winter pens and if these babies are going to have to be turned into dinner ( i am really hoping not, as i raised them and i hate to have to butcher them)

ok on to other stuff

today i have to harvest cuc's..... 5 are on the vine, i am so hoping to find a 6th one out there, as i think that would give me two pints of slicers.

i would prefer to have half a bushel at a time to harvest so i could put up a full canner load.......but if i have to do the two at a time thing,i suppose i have to for now

i know that shortly they will come on enough to do batches

i yanked the bush beans yesterday, i am a bit disappointed in their yields, as well as their growth habit, as they grew like half runners, so next time i put them in, i trellis them

the cucumbers who were also supposed to be 24 inch bushes are now up to about 5 feet and climbing. they look to be a good yield so i won't mind too much

the pattypan so far has a lot of male flowers not too many females, so no squash yet, while the spaghetti squash looks to begin flowering soon as does the butternut.

i hope that the spaghetti squash does well

i have to figure out how to store it for the winter, i would like to eat it at least once or twice a week if i can.

my beets were disappointing, they didn't bulb up! got some greens, which i gave to the ducks as i don't think bernie would eat them.

chard is something he just STARTED to eat

i am slowly adding more veggies to his diet, all new to him......and nostalgic to me, as i ate them as a kid ( wait until i start with the italian dandelions-he'll be sure i lost my mind then)

ok i am going to start my day now, so i'll leave you with pictures of the duckies....

i hope you all enjoy