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Farms and Fairs

We’re having a big time at the farm in Indiana. We enjoyed an outing yesterday to the little county Fair where sweetie girl got to ride on the Moon Jump and to ride on a pony.

We also ate some delicious sweet corn and some (not so delicious) chili cheese fries (which I knew was a mistake when I ordered them).

Today we’re having a quite day on the farm, feeding horses and watering plants.

I love that everything is green here – they are wondering where the heck summer is.

I know.

It’s STUCK in Texas!

This was my favorite exotic chicken at the fair. I really like them — when they are someone else’s!

And then below, sweetie pie is checking out the goats with her uncle.

The sweet smell of Spring…

…is about to be in the air here in Austin.

My Mountain laurels are plump with buds and a few, ever-so-slightly open blooms.

It seems early, so I checked my blog from last year, and in fact, my post about the beautiful Mountain Laurel blooms in 2008 was dated February 28th, so I guess they are not so early, after all. (Nice to be able to look back, isn’t it?)

And I am ready. I saw one in our part of town that is a good 15+ feet tall and already full of blooms — it’s stunning. I can’t wait to walk along my driveway and smell all 5 of mine at once.

Just a shot to show you Ms. Phoebe Hellebore’s sister bud who will be joining us soon. Even the buds are delicate.

And the misty weather yesterday has made the Japanese quince really pop today, with even more pretty blooms.

And the garden Fairies were recently hard at work, adding a nicely-lined walkway up to the Fairy House.

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Farms and Fairs

The sweet smell of Spring…

Escape in the garden