After a summer of few keets, a nesting trio decided to show up their peers and produced a HUGE bunch of keets. I counted a couple of dozen running around that first day.
They sure were fun to watch running along after the adults, trying to keep up on those very short little legs!
Once they get in the grass, it's impossible to see them. Once in a while a little head bobs up, or you can see the grass moving.
Other sights in the back 40 (actually, it's probably more like 5), include our matron ewe, Coconut, lazing in the shade of the trees on a hot southern summer day.
Not far away, our female llama, Keira (aka Miss Crankypants), is also taking advantage of the shade. When your wool is black, it really soaks up the heat from the sun! At least she now has a lot less wool to soak up the warmth.
What are YOU lookin' at???
Down in the bottom pasture, we're not mowing this year, or allowing grazing. We're just letting it grow wild.
We have more than enough pasture for the animals without it, so it's good for growing wildflowers and butterfly grazing.
I love the nice bright red of these Cardinal Flowers. They like the bottom pasture as it has a spring keeping part of it wet.
Of course, the hummingbirds love the Cardinal Flowers too. Those tube-like flowers are just made for hummers to sip some yummy nectar.
There is also a lot of Ironweed with purple flowers, and Joe Pye Weed with lovely dusky pink flowers. The butterflies really go for these!
The Farmer mows walking paths through the weeds, so Toby and I enjoy checking things out in the mornings, and looking at spiderwebs glistening with dew, bees buzzing around the flowers, and butterflies flitting about.
It's a nice, serene way to start the morning.
We usually end up at the pond. There are droves of dragonflies dancing through the air above the pond. They stop for a rest on a weed now and then.
They fly around so much they kind of beat their wings ragged!
Then it's one last glimpse of serenity before going back to work.
"The Mirrormere"
If you're a "Lord of the Rings" fan, you might recognize that reference. Anyway, the pond has lovely reflections, even though the water is way down due to drought conditions.
And that's a glimpse of the past week here on the farm!
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Beautiful pictures! Love the cutie keets. You really captured the pond beautifully.
Thanks ceecee, glad you enjoyed the pictures!
How sweet! I can understand why it’s so hard to see them in the grass. lol
Love the reflection in the pond. I know mother nature is proud you’ve let the wildlflowers grow.