It's been quite a year here in the northeast of the good ole USA, the weather has been so unpredictable. I noticed some changes in early spring. We expect rain and lots of it, but we also plan on some drying days with lots of sunshine. Not so this year. We had rain upon rain, we couldn't string together 3 days of dry weather in May, June or July. This weather event had an impact on all the local farmers who raise livestock. Growing hay to feed the horses and cattle is such an important part of the puzzle. In order to harvest the best hay for livestock, it needs to be cut, fluffed and baled. If rain comes in during that cycle, fluffing is required to dry the hay, you can't bale wet hay. But with each cycle, important nutrition is diminished.
I have a cousin that lives on my road, and she has horses, goats, pigs, chickens and, wait for it... 9 dogs. She no longer raises cattle, trying to do her part for the planet, my cuz Lauren, our egg lady is amazing.
Her father taught her to love the land and nature. She feeds her stock only the best.
Lauren and I agree, the bluejays rule around here,they chase all other birds away when they want to eat except when the northern Cardinal drops by for a bite.
Although the jays may be somewhat aggressive, they still are beautiful birds to observe, don't ya think?
These beautiful bluebirds don't seem to mind the cold or snow. They are sticking around and enjoying the food we provide for them in a trade for watching them do their thing in this winter wonderland.
I knew it was going to be a great day, the sun came up just in time for farm-mom to catch it's beauty.
Enjoy the weekend y'all, may life be good to you!
Sorry, we have a heat wave here and life in the charity world is not easy.
Those blue-jays are indeed beautiful birds and the northern cardinal also looks like a great beauty.
Sadly we don't have any of them over here.
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these are cool pictures and a well written work. Love it.
Great pictures of the Bluejays. So beautiful.
You are so lucky to have cousin with all these farm animals. The eggs must be so delicious and so nutritious.
👋🏾 hi there
Yes we get fresh eggs all the time and the flavor is fantastic .
Thanks for stopping by Peace!
Always fun seeing Northern Cardinals and BlueJays in the winter. Such cool colours... the Bright Reds of the makes, and the flash of deep blues, in the snow
Good morning, thanks for dropping by. I love sunlight on newly fallen snow, everything looks so fresh and clean, and those colorful birds just pop out at ya.
Have a wonderful day!!
Same here, the color really pops w/ the snow background. BTW, I went to school a little west of you, over at Ithaca College. Now, I'm back in New England.
Small world, Ithaca is pretty close to us. Nice of you to stop in, so you have a good idea of the weather and which birds tough it out here in the winter.
@thebigsweed and I are snow birds too, we are preparing to drive south next week to sunny Florida for our winter escape. Closing down the house for 6 weeks, can't wait, this below zero weather has got to go.
Have a wonderful day!!
Wave to the hockey rink in Binghamtom as you drive by... spent some time on ice there, decades ago.
How cool. I used to skate like crazy growing up and all the way into my mid fifties, but I blew out my ACL playing wiffle ball, yeah, I know, wiffle ball, I wish I could say volleyball, loved that sport also, but at 56 I was done. Now my grandkids run for me, I still swing the bat though.
Funny, similar to me!
January 8th, 12 years ago in the morning... on ice, turned, fell, but not quite fall. BIG twisting. Spent a few weeks in hospital, almost didn't make it. LONG story... but, a freak accident. I've only been back on ice once, since then.