BlogHide Resteemsbeyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoSnowy Horses π΄βοΈOur mini horses enjoying the snowy morning βοΈβοΈβοΈ Cooper Cooper and Penny Thanks so much!!beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoFence lineLooking down the fence line of our horse paddock. I thought the angles looked interesting. Thanksbeyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoFungus on a log πJust thought this looked cool. Went for a walk in our woods this morning and this just screamed photo!!! Thanks for stopping!!beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoGrin and Bear it π»Our lane from the main road back to our house is about a quarter of mile long. The southern foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in south central Pennsylvania is where we call home. Bears doβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years ago15 cans of applesauce ππAll organic ... non - gmo... locally grown 15 cans of applesauce... one cracked in the canner and one was devoured by my kiddos while it was still warmππbeyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoSweet Potato π haul !!I have never planted sweet potatoes in my life. I figured this year was year to give it a shot. I got my inspiration from Danny of Deep South Homestead. Watching him fill up a loader bucket on aβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoSaturday was canning day !!!This past Saturday, over the Labor Day weekend, we spent the day in the kitchen canning. Got up early and freshly picked a bunch of Roma tomatoes, cored them and blanched them to remove the skins. Iβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ photographyΒ β’Β 7 years agoWonderful Free Air Show πWhat a wonderful opportunity to get a free air show while visiting some friends. Dear friends of ours had invited us for a backyard dinner, a once a year event where the adults sit and talk whileβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoThe latest additions to Beyond Mountains Homestead π±π―π¦πWe have been in need of a barn cat for sometime now. So a friend of ours knew of a cat that needed a home. She was an outdoor cat named Cleo. So we said we would take her. We kept her in our barnβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoMissing Eggs ?We have several laying hens here on our homestead. We get plenty of awesome eggs. But... then production started to drop off ....why ??? Well, I found that a few hens had "flown the coop" andβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoA Double RainbowAfter a quick rain storm a few days ago, I caught these shots of a beautiful double rainbow over a farm field. Have a great one !!resteemedjaymorebeet (59)inΒ foodΒ β’Β 7 years agoPeaches, Blackberries, and Bees, Oh My!We took a family trip up to Howard County, Maryland to gather baskets of blackberries and boxes of tree-ripe peaches. The farm we visited boasts several varieties of white and yellow peaches, andβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoWhat a week can do πAbout a week ago, I posted some photos of some newborn rabbits. Nearly hairless, eyes still shut and barely able to move. One week later and a dramatic difference. A kiss fromβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoEastern Tiger Swallowtail π¦A beautiful Eastern Tiger Swallowtail on our butterfly bush. Truth in advertising π€ Thanks for stopping by !!beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoNew Additions to the Homestead π°πWhen doe rabbits get pregnant they wiil line their nests with their own fur. They usually do this a week or two in advance of the births. This is helpful to me, the steward of these creaturesβ¦resteemedjaymorebeet (59)inΒ fruitsandveggiesmondayΒ β’Β 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Fruits and Veggies Monday - Addictive Carrot Pulling And Funky Fine KohlrabiI got back from a run yesterday and went straight to the garden in my backyard, where I like to put the breaks on my sweat downpour before I head inside the house. All of the carrot tops were hugeβ¦resteemedlrich (58)inΒ gardeningΒ β’Β 7 years agoMy Backyard Garden - Fresh Food Grown with LoveI wasn't always such an avid gardener. But ... the more I read about GMO's, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, etc., the more I know that it has to be better to grow as much of your own food asβ¦beyondmountains (49)inΒ homesteadingΒ β’Β 7 years agoBarn and Farm Art at Beyond Mountains Homestead πJust a few shots of the barn art at our homestead. Hope you all enjoy π¨π»βπΎ This one would have Wranglerstar in a tizzyπ³ This Claddagh weathervane shows my Irish heritage. It wasβ¦resteemedbackrdadventures (50)inΒ diyΒ β’Β 7 years agoBuilding A Rabbit HutchLast year I decided to build a rabbit hutch. Β As with all my projects, I sketched the general design with the desired dimensions on graph paper and built it from the plans in my head using my sketchβ¦resteemedcognoscere (68)inΒ photographyΒ β’Β 7 years agoHummingbird Clearwing on a Rose of Sharon BudI had no clue what this was until I got home from the hike where I photographed it. My wife and I took a 3-mile hike late this afternoon on the Union Transportation Trail (UTT)β¦