Week not gone as expected

So the week didn't go as expected.  Though to be honest, I wasn't really expecting anything in particular. 

I apologize if the title of this post isn't grammatically correct.  Sometimes I feel the need to flaunt the rules to get my point across. 

Man, I can't believe it's Friday. I swear, this week flew by. 

Okay, how did this last week go ... 

Well, I'm going to get some news out of the way first thing. 

On Saturday we sent the majority of the flock to a new home. 

Yes ... that needs to be done every couple of years. Also, we decided to downsize flock size. 

We heard from the new home that the flock is settling in nicely.  That was good to hear. 

The pullets we brought home a few months back have been moved in to the coop. 

After a fresh clean out. 

The babies were checking out the run straight away. My son had tossed some lettuce and cabbage scraps. 

They haven't quite figured out food scraps and treats just yet. 

They enjoyed all the extra space and they figured out to go back in to the coop in the evening right away.  Usually the youngsters take a few days, at least, before they get it sorted out. 

Here's a short video of them enjoying the new digs. 

We did keep one of the older girls. 

She's still pouting and unhappy.  I'm doing what I can to help her during this transition.  

I've been spending extra time out in the coop. 

Let's see, what else have I done? 

Well, I *finally* made a batch of sauerkraut. No fancy, artsy photo of the jar.  I hand chopped the cabbage. It should be ready this weekend.  I can NOT wait. 

One of the sunsets this past week. 

We still have wildfire smoke affecting the area.  It's been making some spectacular sunsets. 

Oh, I forgot to make the video clip, but I had three or four hummingbirds at the feeder.  All chasing each other away.  I have one bird who keeps vigil over the feeder. 

They are such sassy little birds.

On Wednesday I had a dental appointment.  Beforehand I thought I'd swing by the cemetery and visit my Mother-in-Law.  Yes, you read that correct.  I go visit her. Not go to her burial site. 

Unfortunately, I got as far as setting down my stuff, and going to adjust something when the mosquitoes descended on me in a huge swarm. There was no way I could stay out there. 

I was awfully pleased to see that the shepherd hook and cardinal ornament is still there. 

The rest of the week didn't have anything worth blathering about. Just ... quiet.  We've been picking stuff out of the garden every day. I've been listening and watching the humming birds.  Spending time with the babies and giving my older girl extra attention and treats. 

Crafting has been going on. 

Working on my sock while I was passenger princess. This was on the way to the lake for fishing. 

On the cross stitch front I've been focusing on two projects. 

My "One Stitch at a Time" by La-de-da Stitches. I've reached my goal for August and will share it on the next flosstube. 

And "Daily Reminder" by Brenda Gervais. This is a stitch along I'm doing with Sarah's Stitchy Spot, Hobbies of Holly, Judy, bunny stitcher and another gal by the name of Marcy. The first three people are fellow flosstubers. 

Soooo, yeah. A quiet week that didn't go as expected.  Ha! 

Oh, I saw this on Instagram earlier this week and I thought I'd share it.

Fall is starting to creep in

 Yesterday I had an appointment during my lunch hour. As I was driving back home I saw a tree with that fall blaze orange at the top.  The leaves are starting to change! I'd have taken a photo, but I was driving and did not feel like pulling over and walking back to where I saw the tree. 

Earlier in the week I was walking around the back yard and acorns were dropping from the oak trees. It feels too early for this. 

Then one day, in the early a.m., it felt like a fall morning. Except for the humidity. 

August, when mother natures really shows she's off her meds.  Or something. 

It's been a quiet week, for the most part (keeping the trend going!) I have been mildly productive, however. 

Monday I finished my first summer sock. 

Tuesday I finished the last White Christmas 2022 ornament.  No photo of it.  That one is being saved for my next flosstube. 

Speaking of flosstube, my newest video is here. If you want to see the video, with full show notes, the blog post is here. I can't believe I haven't mentioned something I did to the blog yet. On the right side of the blog I have figured out how to embed the videos of my most recent flosstube and garden chat videos. You can see a tiny version of the videos if you don't want to go all the way over to Youtube. Ha! I felt so clever when I figured it out.  What I can't figure out is how to get the garden chat video to be the same size as the flosstube video. 

I spotted something today and I thought it was pretty neat. 

This whole summer we've been trying to befriend the crows. I toss a little bit of corn in a bowl in the back yard almost every morning. 

I call it paying the toll before I go out in to the back 20 each morning to swap out SD cards.  I don't know how much the crows actually get before the squirrels find the corn, or the chickens realize there's food somewhere. 

Today I was out on the trail, looking down to make sure I don't trip, and I spotted something that had no business being there. 

A dime! How stinking cool!

I kinda recall earlier in the summer my hubby coming back into the house one morning with something he found near by the bowl, but we weren't sure if it was a gift from the crows or if it was just a coincidence. The dime couldn't have fallen out of my pocket yesterday because I had no pants pockets and the jacket I wore had nothing but the SD card in it because I had just washed the jacket. 

It was a beautiful morning, but for the humidity. I was trying to capture the colors in the sky. No dice. 

Since I still had time before work I went out and puttered in the garden for a bit. Got out there and found an open gate. Doh!

It must have been open since last night, at least.  It looks like the chickens got in there and snacked on my brassicas.  Those brats!

I did harvest some tomatoes and cucumbers. Oh and a few peppers. We've been enjoying salads with fresh toppings. 

Before I settled in for the evening I *finally* picked out colors for my "Daily Reminder" cross stitch by Brenda Gervais. 

The colors are certainly bright!