Garden Goings On

We finally dried out just enough to plow up the garden and get some seeds planted for our spring/summer garden. Dan plowed the damp earth (probably not dry enough) and rowed up some hills. We planted corn, potatoes, spinach, beets, onions, green onions, pole beans, cantaloupe, carrots, 4 early tomatoes (celebrity), 2 merliton vines, turnips, and mustard greens. We barely got it all planted when the rain came again. Gardening is hard work...I was really tired and sore even though I didn't do that much, only bending and hoeing a little bit. We fudged a little on the timing of planting the tomatoes, hoping it won't freeze too hard and kill them.

The young hens have started laying eggs!! Yipee!! We got four yesterday. Sunday, as we were planting the garden, Dan saw a chicken hawk diving at the chicken pen. We have it covered with chicken wire and he was trying to get in. The rooster was going crazy, running all around. We don't know if he was scared to death or trying to protect his hens, hopefully the latter. When the hawk saw Dan he he lit in a tree and then took off. Thank goodness for the chicken wire cover that Dan put up last year. We were losing chickens as soon as they were old enough to lay. We haven't lost any, since the wire has been up.

Snow in Louisiana!

It has snowed twice this winter. Unbelieveable in Louisiana. We got about 2 inches this morning. It is BIG Heavy snow, almost like ice, but it makes everything look so beautiful.

June found something hiding in under the snow and pounced on it...I don't think she got it.

More winter wonderland.

The ducks were flying out of this pond when they heard us crunching through the snow this morning.

No garden this winter!!!

Mardi Gras Pet Parade

Some of my grandchildren and my husband and I went to the Crewe of Paws Mardi Gras parade last weekend. Everybody brings their dogs, lots of them are dressed in costume. Some of them walk in the parade, but most just stand on the side and watch the sights. There was lots of barking and tail wagging. Here are few pictures of some of the sight.

Next year the kids want to dress up our dogs and walk in the parade. They threw beads and dog biscuits. We had a nice time.