Wednesday, July 18, 2007
Berries, Birds, And Animals!
The yard is alive with birds and animals this evening. After a busy day picking and canning blueberries I decided that I deserved a little time in the swing with Brandy. It is 80 degrees outside and as usual the Hummingbirds are stopping by for their sips of nectar. The Chickadee thought a bit of thistle might hit the spot this evening.
While we were sitting there the bunny rabbit ran out of the woods near the swing followed by the deer. I was so surprised I could only stare at them. They have both been by before but not together. Even If I had had my camera I couldn’t have raised it quick enough. My neighbor Phyllis was just over and said there is a coyote running loose out back which may explain the rabbit and deer being in such a hurry. She also said that a fox with seven kits was seen by another lady over behind us.
If you look real close you can see the Hummingbird at the feeder on the right in the picture. Unfortunately it was in a position that the Red Maple made it hard to see. I’ll try shooting from a different angle next time.
Well we did indeed get all the recipes for the blue berries done today and if you slip over to Jay’s Jammin’ you can see the results.
It is past supper time and we don’t know what to eat. So I’d best shut my mouf’ and start thinkin’. Good night!
Blueberry Time Again!
Jay and I picked 9.20 pounds of blueberries yesterday morning and shopped for the ingredients to make our goodies today. Consequently this old woman had a siesta when I got home and went to bed early last night. This resulted in rising at 6:00 am to day.
I have washed jars in hot soapy water and put them into the dishwasher to be rewashed and sanitized. I have to check in the food room to see if I have any more jelly jars and then round up rings for them because I bought new lids yesterday.
On tap for today is canning blueberry jam, blueberry/rhubarb jam, blueberry sauce, and blueberry chutney. I will prep the blueberries and have a bowl of cereal and by then Jay will be up and I can find out which recipe gets done first. Let you know a little later in the day how it went!!