Posted in one local summer, locavore on Jul 14th, 2007
This week has been strange, while it’s getting easier to find local sources with some momentum, our one local summer dinner was more difficult than expected. Most of the food that I bought during my weekly shopping is organic or local or both. But I somehow failed to plan a meal that used all local ingredients. […]
Posted in urban chickens, gardens, daily photo on Jul 13th, 2007
Okay, so he’s not a real rooster. What did you expect? We live in the city and our neighbors already sometimes comment on how noisy the hens can be in the morning. But, I thought he would look nice on the front steps with my tomatoes and cucumbers. Oh, you didn’t know we had those? […]
Posted in dogs, daily photo on Jul 13th, 2007
This was cute when he was “little”, like in this picture from right before Christmas. Now that he’s pushing 100 lbs, it’s still his favorite place to be in the evenings. Of course, while he’s comfortable, he pretty much takes the entire chair and squishes you to get where he wants to be… Oh the […]
Posted in urban chickens, locavore, dogs, cat on Jul 11th, 2007
It’s been in the 80s and 90s here since last week. Confirms, as if you didn’t already know, that global warming is real. I’ve lived places where it’s supposed to be this hot, Minneapolis, Salt Lake City, but Seattle is not meant to be 90 for sustained periods of time. We don’t have A/C in […]
Posted in urban chickens, daily photo on Jul 11th, 2007
This is it, the photo that will be published in a July issue of a to-be-named magazine. The ladies will be famous! Personally, I found trying to get a shot that they deemed acceptable to be exhausting. With the ongoing heat, the girls did not want to spend time grazing near the coop. They wanted […]
Posted in urban chickens, daily photo on Jul 8th, 2007
The first day outside for Agnes and the chicks. Taken July 3.
I’ve got a lot to share, but it’s been a long weekend and I’m going to take a pass until tomorrow. Suffice it to say that Agnes and the chicks are back in the coop with the big girls, WWIII has failed to launch […]
Posted in urban chickens on Jul 5th, 2007
Here are the promised photos of the new chicks, taken on July 1st. 1 has a name, 2 are still nameless because I can’t come up with any bird names that seem to work and that I like. Anyone have any suggestions? Right now I’m calling them both “chickie” but that won’t work so well […]