It was kinda’ cold this morning - 20F when I went to walk the dog & let the hens out. The coffee pot was turned on just before I stepped out the door so I could immediately have a hot cup upon coming back in.
The hens had not laid anything when I broke the ice on their water & let them out, but when I went back with a “treat” for them, one of the hens hopped out of the next box .... there was a fresh-out-of-the-hen very WARM egg in the box, so that immediately became a hand warmer in my pocket. A warm egg is one of my very favorite things .... a simple pleasure.
Anyway, this is my last (cold!) morning of dog/chicken sitting. Everyone is alive/well - no losses to predators.
I’ll be spending the rest of the day/week glued to my laptop screen, watching GPS and updates in the Iron Dog Group on FB. Iron Dog week is my very favorite part of “winter”.
One more thing .... any cucumber recommendations? I plant them for my folks (I’ll eat the very occasional one) so I don’t need anything super prolific .... nothing too small or too big, & tasty would be nice! I have some seeds planted the last 2 years (”muncher” cukes, I think) & I would like some fresh seeds for this year.
Look up, ‘Diva’ and ‘Sweeter Yet’ and ‘Summer Dance’ cucumbers and see what you think. :)
A warm egg, ‘in pocket’ IS a Little Luxury! :)
My favorite cucumber is a variety called “Dragon’s Egg”. It stays sweet, no matter how big it gets. In fact the really ripe ones can be treated like honeydew melons! The fruits are white, which makes them a lot easier to see against the foliage, and are usually eaten when they’re about the size of a lemon. The fruits are also fairly smooth, not spiny like some cucumbers are.