Guinea Eggs
When I got my new guineas, we also picked up two for our neighbor. A few days later, she mentioned that they had found a guinea egg in their coop. I headed out and checked in the guinea room, sure enough, there were a few eggs.
They’re tiny, about half the size of chicken eggs. We’ve been finding two or three every day since.
I’ve never met an egg I didn’t like and guinea eggs are no different. I’m wondering if they’d hatch a clutch if I left the eggs in the coop. They’re not laying them in one dedicated area yet, so maybe I’ll set up a little nesting area to see if they’ll hatch a few.
Have you ever tried eggs other than the ones from a chicken?
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Quote of the Day: Susan Cain
Unhappy people tend to see setbacks as contaminates that ruined an otherwise good thing (“I was never the same after my wife left me”), while generative adults see them as blessings in disguise (“The divorce was the most painful things that ever happened to me, but I’m so much happier with my new wife”)? Those who live the most fully realized lives–giving back to their families, societies, and ultimately themselves–tend to find meaning in their obstacles. Where we stumble is where our treasure lies.
Susan Cain in Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
Mr Chiots and I have always said that mistakes and difficulties are often the most valuable things in our lives. Through them, we learn what to do and what not to do. We learn about ourselves and we become more of who we were meant to be. This only happens if we embrace the difficulties and look at them as a learning experience. We often cannot change some of the things that happen to us, but we can change our attitude towards them. It’s amazing how your attitude can make a world of difference.
Have you noticed how easily your attitude affects how you react to certain situations?
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Black Gold
This past Wednesday, I headed up to Kinney Compost to look at their products. I met Wes Kinney, the owner, and we chatted while he gave me a tour of his place. Wes certainly has a love for compost and his products show it.
Sadly, I wasn’t able to make my own compost last year, I should say, I wasn’t able to pack it up and bring it with me to Maine. Thank goodness for people like Wes. Now I can have good quality compost for my garden even though I wasn’t able to make it myself.
I’m already setting up my compost pile for next year, so this should be the only time I need to purchase it. That’s a good thing, because good quality compost isn’t cheap!
Do you make your own compost?
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Quote of the Day: Robert Brault,
Through the blackest night, morning gently tiptoes,
feeling its way to dawn.
~Robert Brault
I love being outside at night, especially in spring, when the air is crisp and there aren’t many insects around. More than the dark of night, I love being up early, right as night begins to fade to day.
One of the reasons I love camping so much is because we’re usually up as the first whispers of dawn break over the horizon.
I especially love getting up early, seeing the first whispers of dawn on the horizon.
What’s your favorite time of day?
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Welcome Dailon
A funny thing happened while we were in Colombia, South America in February. We traveled down to take photos and make videos for the non-profit that I work for. While there, we met Dailon. He’s a 21 year old from Ohio, who traveled down to help with the camp project that we’re working on.
After talking to him throughout the week, he asked if he could come up and visit/stay with us, to be our intern. He arrived Sunday evening right around dusk.
The next morning he was already out working in the garden (more about what he’s working on later this week). Now we have another member of the Chiot’s Run family.
He’s going to be working in the garden and the woodlot in exchange for his room, board and a small stipened. It’s a good thing I have more garden space, we’ll definitely need it to grow enough vegetables for him. I have to remember to plant two or three times as much of everything. We’re even getting him his own flock of chickens. No doubt you’ll be seeing more of Dailon throughout the summer.
It will be nice to have him around. Since Mr Chiots and I are self employed, it can be difficult to arrange our work to have less of it in the summer and more in the winter as we like. There are times when we should hire someone part-time to help with certain projects, but we just end up working longer hours ourselves. We’re swamped with work right now, so it will work out nicely for us to have someone that can put in the hours outside that we can’t.
Do you ever get a helping hand in the garden?
