by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Here’s a Swallowtail flitting in a happily overgrown (untended) Lantana plant, and the majesty of one of the many spider webs of August (dazzling me, just after my frustration walking THROUGH one!). Both reminded me on a morning walk today how God gives to us...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
There seem to be “National Days” for nearly everything now. But. National Sunflower Day (which my laptop informed me upon login is TODAY) seems a worthy thing. Please let me tell you why I think it’s so. Last summer when I planted sunflowers in the...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
We lost a treasured ewe lamb yesterday. I don’t know how, or why, but I found her lifeless in her favorite spot to lay every morn and eventide. I know it’s not a Fb kind of thing to share. But sometimes things happen that leave a pit in your gut, and...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
For years the TEAM page for Magnalia Homestead has paid homage to our furry Homestead friend known as Mr. Beaver. (The animated version on that page is great!) The work ethic and engineering ingenuity of beavers, along with their role in the Narnia series, made us...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
Our flock of sheep have taught me much about “the herd effect.” The males tend to be out front, all ears are attentive, and the most “sheepish” go to the rear of the line up. Who needs a social media following when you experience THIS every...
by MAGNALIA | PLANTS & ANIMALS, REFLECTIONS
After days of relentless rain, a neighbor woke me from REM around 6am to say that our cows were out of their pasture, wandering along humble Hilton Road. The good news is that they followed me (thanks to a few shakes of a bag of sweet feed) back into pasture. 😉 The...
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