~Spring!~

These are the herbs that survived the winter after I had pruned them back quite a bit. Rosemary, thyme, oregano, taragon, lemon balm, mint that keeps sprigging up all over the place, onion chives

Cilantro, Basil, parsley and dill that is stuggling to take off

Squash and cucumbers

Heirloom tomatoes of various kinds

Some pepper plants planted along side what remains of the winter garden....

some collards and brussel sprouts

What survuved the draught last year....has TONS of blooms this spring....I remain hopeful that we will harvest SOMETHING...Plums, peaches and an apple

Mulberry trees after Andrew pruned them back quite a bit (Marion wasn't too happy about that for some reason)

Awaiting our first batches of spring bunnies at the end of the month

                                                             Composting materials....and that HUGE green thing will ONE DAY be my smoker...it has been sitting in this same spot for 2 years. I am patiently waiting ;o)      

Gonna Give Blogging Another Try!

Some of our bounty from summer 2011

We FINALLY have another internet option for out here in the woods! So, I am gonna' try it out with this blog. I had the toughest time before, which caused me grief. I have all hope that it will go quicker and smoother this time around.
We have added quite a few things to the place this year. Every year we have had growth, which is good. So, I am going to try and document our changes here, and hope that you enjoy a peek into our lives here on SONshine farm!

Our Newest addition : Avenlea Jade 3mo. enjoing some outdoors while

 Mom and Dad and siblings work on the garden

The Homestead

Lil Pig

Chicken coop and run

Some berry vines and bushes we started this year

My wall of cucumbers

I CONTINUE to try and load pictures for this post....I am having the toughest time. Very frustrating, to say the least. But, as I can, I will add a few here and there so you can get an idea of our layout around here! Be blessed!

Puddle Ducks and New Additions

We let the ducks out to take advantage of a downpour that we got last week,

So CUTE!!!

Some new gals that someone didn't want!

They are quite lovely!!!

Enjoying some MUCH NEEDED rain :o)

We are ever so busy here on SONshine farm. There is ALWAYS something going on. I stay very busy processing milk and feeding, and my regular household chores that have become quite a juggling act as of late. But, we are loving EVERY minute of it all. The kids are so eager to take care of all of our critters. Before their eyes have even adjusted to waking up, they are asking to go outside and tend to everything. I keep a smile on my face. We put up some greenbeans and corn on Thursday. I am starting to get a few things out of the garden. I was so excited to get my very first yellow tomato. It was so sweet and yummy! I selfishly made a breakfast with a few of my first pickings :o)   Busy days!