Such beauty. *sigh*
"Fear not, foolish photographer, for I am a Queen of Mercy and of Kindness. I do not come in the name of Terror, but in the name of Peace."
It is rare that Queen Abigail the Valiant stands still for more than one minute... and even more rare that she graces the front of the lens with her presence. But the lone photographer was in luck today!
Queen Abigail was more than obliging.
Despite the fact that she IS the baby, she has a very good, hearty "CHARGE" voice. And she won't mind using it if one is disobeying the rules of her Country.
The valiant Queen will not shy away from danger or distress. Always willing to come to your aid, she raises her flashing sword high over the heads of her enemies, almost daring them to come against her.
The neighboring cows think the Queen both amusing and loud - and they can rest assured that all will be well under the reign of Queen Abigail. Even though she doesn't venture into their field, because... well... there is a bull. And bulls are bulls, even in Abigail's Country.
Practicing her sword-throwing skills.
And after that, the very humble lone photographer bowed very graciously low to the ground and thanked Her Majesty for her Time. The Queen said, "Oh, anytime." And with that... we can truly say...
Gardening... Mom and I (Hannah) have been out and about in our garden a loooooottt recently!! It's been a blessed change from early spring mud, shall we say?
Our favorite cow deserved a little bit of cyberspace. =)
Our lilacs are almost done blooming!! :( Sad, sad, sad. It was so much fun to enjoy them while they lasted, though!
We've also had our share of rain and thunderstorms and so on and so forth. This morning we worked out in the blueberry patch all day, and it was dry and slightly cloudy. Then this afternoon it thunderstormed - the huge rolls of thunder and big cracks of lightning kind of storm. And then, guess what? We had a sunset! Serious.
On Friday night during church sports, we saw a beautiful rainbow - a gift from God just for us!! I posted a bit about it on my blog.
That's all for now, folks!! Thanks a ton for visiting - come back soon!!
After what seemed like a loooooooong winter, we're thrilled to see the gorgeous spring flowers and feel that warm sunshine.
We've already begun planting the garden... let's see. So far we've planted broccoli, lettuce, some herbs (basil, cilantro, parsley), cauliflower, cabbage, and onions. We've also pruned our raspberries, thinned our strawberries, and taken care of the perennials from last year. (splitting, separating, re-planting, you get the idea.)
I love these blue forget-me-nots - you practically can't kill them! And they come back every year. And you can separate them really easily, so what started out as one little bush in the corner of our garden has been split into about six thriving plants that get bigger and prettier each day!!
The chickens absolutely love the sunshine, too... because sunshine means less mud and more dust!!
Mmm... pretty.
These are the second things we see in the spring - right after those lovely, cheery dandelions!! It may seem strange, but out here where it's cold for so long, we like our dandelions. They're the first flowers... and... well. They mean happy days ahead. :D
Our strawberries are looking awesome! Last year we got... ummm... several gallons. And I can't wait to get more! Roberta's strawberry lemonade is the b.e.s.t.
Spring also means people!
Hard-working farm girl...
This, my fine feathered friends, is a blueberry bush!! They haven't bloomed quite yet... but almost!
And the lilacs!! They're getting ready, too.
Plum blossoms. Oh, my.
Friends, you would not believe how FAST our little guy is growing!!
Oh, yeah... and he likes playing "bull." Go figure. =)
You would also not believe what Sarah named him.
Oh, and Mr. Rippingforth does not like the barn. He glares at you when you leave him in there alone.
Clover lives up her name. She loves that fresh clover!!