tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post8676902734244583888..comments2023-06-05T16:18:39.636+02:00Comments on Snippets from me: The hen in the bucket, and we are melting...Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-11135795343699955482015-07-05T20:30:36.093+02:002015-07-05T20:30:36.093+02:00DUTA, I find it fascinating that you travel so muc...DUTA, I find it fascinating that you travel so much, and I love that you share your travels through your blog.....bless you, travel safe,...wherever it is that you are travelling to next!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-32415284678597347862015-07-05T20:28:48.503+02:002015-07-05T20:28:48.503+02:00DIANE, thank goodness for shutters on the windows....DIANE, thank goodness for shutters on the windows...they might darken the room but at least they keep the worst of the heat out! <br /><br />The chicken is doing well, in fact better than she was doing before she got trapped under the bucket! Glad we got to her before she got cooked by the heat, and glad you managed to save the lizard....Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-39542932151395708712015-07-05T20:26:05.370+02:002015-07-05T20:26:05.370+02:00OHIOFARMGIRL,.......the humidity is worse than the...OHIOFARMGIRL,.......the humidity is worse than the heat, and I am slowing down to almost doing nothing except sleeping! Ah well, the temperatures will drop soon, and then my energies will return (I hope!) and I shall be zooming around in my normal manic manner! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-88602804605282797022015-07-04T16:04:38.080+02:002015-07-04T16:04:38.080+02:00Yes, it's hot everywhere, even in Moscow which...Yes, it's hot everywhere, even in Moscow which is usually considered a cold city. I've been there for a week and got hit by the sun and the heat while visiting the Red Square to see its attractions.<br />It seems winters are getting colder and summers are getting hotter, and that's not good.<br /><br />Poor hen, finding herself under the bucket on a terribly hot day! But "all's well that ends well". Keep up the good work, Vera!DUTAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12979375799258978432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-45623747275388060532015-07-04T12:49:34.252+02:002015-07-04T12:49:34.252+02:00It is strange 40C in Africa never worried me, 40C ...It is strange 40C in Africa never worried me, 40C here does!!! We are closing shutters,opening windows and thank goodness for old stone built houses. The door all have glass in them so there is enough light that we do not need to worry.<br /><br />I had to laugh at the chicken under the bucket, glad it was OK. We had a green lizard down one of the pipes we have next to our fruit trees so we can water directly on to the roots. I did not see it and put the hose pipe down the pipe! Afterwards I saw a huge green head bobbing on the top of the water. It took me a while to get it out but after several minutes of recovering from shock it went off quite happily. I now check each time I water.<br /><br />Have a good weekend. Diane Rhodesiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00159888599601532530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-58116498146142869352015-07-03T04:37:12.846+02:002015-07-03T04:37:12.846+02:00the only thing we can figure out about the hens-un...the only thing we can figure out about the hens-under-buckets is that someone ELSE steps on the bucket and flips it over on the unsuspecting chicken. or maybe she has sitting/perching on the edge and it flipped over on her. i've seen them do all kinds of crazy thing. thee is no explaining chickens some times. <br />:-)<br />ps boooo on the humidity! if it was just hot that is one time but the swampy heat is awful. hope you cool down soon!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-89702001274421785252015-07-02T15:34:06.298+02:002015-07-02T15:34:06.298+02:00OHIOFARMGIRL, we try to get jobs done by mid morni...OHIOFARMGIRL, we try to get jobs done by mid morning, and then from 7pm in the evening until it gets dark, which does make for a very long day, but not to worry, that is the life of a homesteader! And yes, we do have a lot of humidity, which really makes us feel tired out! <br /><br />And I agree with you about having a pool....I am sure that the geese would take up ownership as soon as it was installed, if not, then the chickens would! And how do hennies get stuck under buckets....have you any idea about how that happens?!<br /><br />Hope you have dried out, and thanks for the info about growing potatoes.Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-44077068065678319622015-07-02T15:30:15.358+02:002015-07-02T15:30:15.358+02:00TOMMO, according to Meteo you are now under orange...TOMMO, according to Meteo you are now under orange alert for heat, but we are now under yellow alert, so stay cool Tommo, stay cool!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-73819211314997541792015-07-02T15:29:14.652+02:002015-07-02T15:29:14.652+02:00HORST, I was wondering if fires would break out no...HORST, I was wondering if fires would break out now that the fields are all so dry, but hopefully none will start. It has been a good harvest for hay and wheat, but the young maize plants are suffering..... although they are being watered, the river, which is the source of the water for watering the maize fields, is rapidly dropping and when that happened a couple of years ago the local authorities banned the farmers from using the water. <br /><br />Hope you stay cool, .......Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-25488453716769368672015-07-02T13:42:42.053+02:002015-07-02T13:42:42.053+02:00Vera, i had to look up the conversion to F*.... 10...Vera, i had to look up the conversion to F*.... 104!?!?!?! wow... ok that is incredible. and yes it's very hard to work in the heat. i work in the very early morning and get the barnyard up and moving so they can be outside. and then go and hide in the worst of the heat. i have to ask - do you have a lot of humidity? or is it just the heat?<br /><br />we sometimes wonder why we dont have a pool also? because it woudl be filled with ducks and dogs and that wouldn't be very nice at all. it's always hilarious to find a hennie under a bucket. we had one stuck for several days before we found her! we looked everywhere! but she was fine as well. your hen just needs some comfort from you, her shepherd, ha! so glad she is ok. stay cool!Ohiofarmgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02606563929369721111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-12770735614226001712015-07-02T10:55:43.759+02:002015-07-02T10:55:43.759+02:00Yes, it's hot.Yes, it's hot. Tommohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08719434939540551535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-48641494898150887202015-07-02T06:25:35.026+02:002015-07-02T06:25:35.026+02:00Hi Vera, 40C that hard to take in, here in Norther...Hi Vera, 40C that hard to take in, here in Northern Alberta, we are very hot as well, so much so that we are suffering forest fires all over Northern Alberta and Saskatchewan. It isn't quite as hot (32C) as your temp, but is very dry and the crops are suffering. I was up north close to the North West Territories (the last 2 days). There was so much smoke it was very hard to breath. Just got back to Edmonton 2 hours ago, sure glad to be home. You have a wonderful rest of the week and keep cool. Horst in Edmontonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14523290699599403329noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-57909474297357233302015-07-02T00:00:34.656+02:002015-07-02T00:00:34.656+02:00JESSICA, flippin weeds...so flippin vigorous....so...JESSICA, flippin weeds...so flippin vigorous....so flippin irritating especially when they grown tucked up close to the stem of a plant one is trying to look after! We are endeavouring to 'keep our cool'.......Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-59040028031216418002015-07-01T23:58:50.746+02:002015-07-01T23:58:50.746+02:00DAWN, you are sooo right..... living the dream is ...DAWN, you are sooo right..... living the dream is such a wonderful thing to be doing, but sometimes one can forget to be thankful for the many blessings that the 'good life' gives to us! Would love to know how that chicken got under the bucket as well! Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-2681428950242763872015-07-01T23:27:49.903+02:002015-07-01T23:27:49.903+02:00Why is it weeds grow when what we plant does not? ...Why is it weeds grow when what we plant does not? <br />Keep your cool Vera, the hen too. rusty duckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12238493821002258459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-833961486558166275.post-46833685738217963432015-07-01T21:31:03.141+02:002015-07-01T21:31:03.141+02:00Yep its hard work having a slice off the good life...Yep its hard work having a slice off the good life, but still worth it, poor chicken I wonder it ended up under the bucket :-)Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com