Sunflowers help fill my Day

My Black Bucket Affairs
This is how my Mornings start and how my evenings End
Spending time with my cute little Black Buckets
The Rabbits get fed, then the Chickens and then Wilbur and Wallie ..
What a Minute !!!?
Wilbur and Wallie are Using my Sunflower Feed Bucket !!
What to do What to Do ...
I see a New BLACK BUCKET in my Future :)

I then tiptoe right over to my Sunflower Patch
and pull up about 5 heads that are drooping over (birds are getting their share now)
and head back to my bench and gaze at all our little animals while I shake seeds

I shake and scrap and gather them
 to feed the chickens ,rabbits and goats

 The Chickens love them
and they sure have grown over the last couple of weeks

The Rabbits sure do enjoy them as well
This is Dominoe verdict still out on the sex
My Brother gave it to us with it's a girl
um... actions speak louder than words !!!!!
I need to recheck Dominoe in another week or so .
Did read where the Black Oil Sunflower seeds help the Does produce more milk for their babies same thing with the goat nannies:)

 The goats love all the leaves off the stalks and goodness to get them to eat seeds I have found out I need to hand feed them
Seriously SPOILED!

 Forgot to mention
Someone else Loves his fare share too
CJ
he waits and waits,starring at my bench
just waiting for me to bring them over its so funny
who would have ever thought this big bear would like the sunflower pads ,I don't get it really but he does !

 Come on Moma give me some before those Goats get here
You know you see them rushing me from behind

  I just love CJ
Guardian
but such a Spoiled Sweetheart

I have several Sunflower Patches all thru the Gardens
Mostly Black Oil but some Ornamental
leaving those for the Table and the Birds

They have always been my Favorite

These are just opening

just like Sunshine

Look how much the Bees love them
thats another reason to plant them they attract bees to help pollinate the veggie patch

ahh a Photo OP lol
Everything is always taller than ME:)
notice those beautiful Pecan trees in the background

The Reds look so dareing looking:)

Chad took this pic I am still in such AWWW of it

That RED just pops against the Blue Sky

This is my first time having Orange ones

I just love how they are all so different
just like people

look closely can't ya just see a
smiling face:)

That looks like a nice Bouquet for the Smith Gangs Table

A Quick Kiss in the Garden

Blessings from the Smith Gang
May You all have a Wonderful Day

Wild Honey Suckle Jelly *YUMMY*

Wild Honey Suckle Jelly 2012

Tim and I went on a walk at the back of the Farm and picked a Bucket of Wild Vine Honey Suckles

It was so nice to be out and Enjoy my time with Hubby

Love watching him

We filled Our LITTLE BLACK BUCKET

Sophia watching us and Wondering
What are  Lolli-n-PoPPop'S up to?

Pops found her a DewBerry TREAT

Sophia gave it a try

YUMMIES

It also made for Great Squishing in those little hands lol

After we got back home I destemmed them all a very light washing to rinse the bugs off if any

Boiled 4 cups of water and tossed them in to steep for 45 minutes

After Straining the Honeysuckles I added the sugar and liquid pectin and 4 drops yellow food coloring next time I think I will only add one drop of coloring and let the jam have more of a natural color since the Gang Loved the Jelly .

Filled 5 beautiful Jars

Full of  Spring and Sunshine
The recipe can be found herehttp://countrylife.lehmans.com/2011/06/14/honeysuckle-jelly/
The Smith Gang Loved it ,I am thrilled to find this recipe will be making more and its free  ,no pesticides and right here on the farm yay :)!!

So after much enjoyment being outside and seeing the Sun in my jars I thought I would check on my Sunflower Patch

They are up and Growing MySmitty added Our Sunflower Stone I painted and its now Official the Sunflower Season Begins

These are Black Sunflower Seedlings that will be used to feed the Rabbits and Goats

SPRING BREAK sorry guys its not the Beach :(

     Off I went checking on Chad and his Sweet Sweet Friend Desee. Seems when kids come to hang out  with us I can always pursuade them to help plant or feed  one of  the animals. Desee didn't mind at all ,they planted Okra seeds for me, not sure if its to early or not but we thought we would give the saved seeds from last years harvest ago:) He is taking an Ag class himself and has to raise his own Garden for class so he just jumped right in.

Meet Sargent lol he never diggs but let someone start digging and he will jump right in to enjoy the fresh cool dirt:)

See silly Boy joined me as I worked on my own little Garden Spot

I managed to clear out this for a trail spot of Spinach ,lettuce and Chinese cabbage.

Ole Grandmaw came to take the Boys to  eat Chinese for a Treat during Spring break
they loved telling me all about it when they got home. Seems those plates needed alot of SideBodies from their stories :)

          Hope You Enjoy this Beautiful Spring Easter Weekend
              We have so much to be Thankful for in Our Life
                               Love, From My  Smith Gang  

SELF EDUCATING POODLE



I woke up in the wee hours of the morning, the livingroom light was still on .I was  like  okay ..WHO is still up this late I open the door and look in. WELL NOW I do Believe Our Miss ZOEY was on the Home Computer lol!!

She began to TURN like OOO Darn I been Caught!!

I asked her
What are you doing Miss Zoey ? 
 oh my the Shame of being caught hit her !!!
Poor BABY !!:)
May you have a Blessed Day and Spend some time with your Furr-Babies:)
Love, the Smith Gang