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Other random critters around the yard
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bird nest and eggs in the barn
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WEird thing
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Weird thing again
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Eggs!
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Girls helping collect eggs
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Eggs for breakfast
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Huge Egg
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Teeny Tiny Egg
 
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Compost pile dumped out after a while
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Food made on the barn stove
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Chicky-doos!
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Venturing out of the box
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Getting some sun
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Getting some sun
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New home...chicken tractor
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YAY, they like it!
 
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Chicky-doos being introduced to the ducks
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This one is back from January. Did you know that ducks could walk on water?! Buahahahaha!!!
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Aerator hicky-doo that Brandon and his students made...too kool!!!
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Collecting more eggs!
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These are small beds around the duck pen.
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Thornless blackberry on fence
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This is some of the progress on the main hugel bed
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Different beds
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Thyme on hugel bed
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other random bed preogress-ish
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paw paw
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I 💚 this thread! You guys rock! I pop in over here often for a big dose of happy. Thanks y'all.

With forty shades of green, it's hard to be blue.
Garg 'nuair dhùisgear! Virtutis Gloria Merces

 
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Karen Donnachaidh wrote:I 💚 this thread! You guys rock! I pop in over here often for a big dose of happy. Thanks y'all.



Thanks so much Karen! Hey, if you ever make it out to Georgia let us know! We'd love to have like-minded company.
 
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So we do need to add more to this thread but until then you can check out the school garden my students started.

My Signature for the last few years was "just spinning wheels," but after our PDC at Pauls Place this summer I feel like we are finally catching traction. Hope to be threading some more. got a roof on our house, swales dug, and finally starting to work on our plan in more details.

 
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Been a while since we posted here is a few videos of what we have been up too as of recent.




My Signature for the last few years was "just spinning wheels," but after our PDC at Pauls Place this summer I feel like we are finally catching traction. Hope to be threading some more. got a roof on our house, swales dug, and finally starting to work on our plan in more details.

 
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My Signature for the last few years was "just spinning wheels," but after our PDC at Pauls Place this summer I feel like we are finally catching traction. Hope to be threading some more. got a roof on our house, swales dug, and finally starting to work on our plan in more details.

 
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My Signature for the last few years was "just spinning wheels," but after our PDC at Pauls Place this summer I feel like we are finally catching traction. Hope to be threading some more. got a roof on our house, swales dug, and finally starting to work on our plan in more details.

 
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Thank you for that update. Nikki, I hope you're okay after the fall. I'm glad you were laughing about it.That was a strange little snow storm, even extreme NW Florida had a taste of it. It took a huge dip south.

Brandon, loved the attire dude! And, your singing while doing your morning chores is a sign of contentment that, unfortunately, many in this world may never know. Sing on! However, the ducks may steal the center stage. Cute little duckies!

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