Mostly about my backyard chickens. (Boring, I know), but there are a lot of us out here. Mine are only kept as pampered pets. I could eat a neighbor's chicken, but not MINE. There may be a comment on current events only if I get riled up enough. And there will always be a cartoon or a joke to cheer us. I promise to try my very best to respond to comments. Now I have to figure out how this blogger thingy works....
Went apple pickin' at a local orchard yesterday! It was a b-e-a-u-t-i-f-u-l day (but a wee bit too warm!)
It's less than 10 minutes from the house
It's a beautiful farm
The entrance
Riding the hay wagon up to the fields. This little girl was just adorable!
Ready for picking!
Lots of old farm equipment to see.
Starting to fill up another basket....
.... because we filled this one up already!
They had cows, chickens and a corn maze to keep the little ones busy. We also bought a half gallon of
their delicious apple cider which is made right at the farm.
Going to be busy during the week making pies and canning apple sauce!
(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia) The Spaniels were an American R&B doo-wop group, best known for the hit "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite". They have been called the first successful Midwestern R&B group. Some historians of vocal groups consider Pookie Hudson to be the first true leader of a vocal group, because the Spaniels pioneered the technique of having the main singer solo at his own microphone, while the rest of the group shared a second microphone. The original members included: Thornton James "Pookie" Hudson (June 11, 1934 – January 16, 2007) Ernest Warren (died May 7, 2012) William "Billy" Carey Willie C. Jackson Opal Courtney, Jr. (November 22, 1936 – September 18, 2008) Gerald Gregory (died February 12, 1999)
Career The group debuted in late 1952 at Roosevelt High School in Gary, Indiana as Pookie Hudson & The Hudsonaires. They changed their name to The Spaniels that spring and, upon graduation, became one of the first two artists to sign with Vee-Jay Records, the first large, independent Afro-American owned record label.[citation needed] The group recorded their initial release, "Baby It's You" on May 5, 1953. Released in July, the song reached #10 on Billboard's R&B chart on September 5, 1953. In Spring 1954, "Goodnite, Sweetheart, Goodnite" hit number twenty-four on Variety's pop chart, and rose to number five on Billboard's R&B chart. The Spaniels played regularly at the Apollo, The Regal and other large theaters on the Chitlin circuit. The line-up changed numerous times over the ensuing years.
The Spaniels were the top selling vocal group for Vee Jay. The band broke up when the label went bankrupt in 1966, but in 1969, the group reformed, releasing hits like "Fairy Tales" in 1970. An entire new generation was exposed to the group's music when "Goodnight, Sweetheart, Goodnight" was featured prominently in the movies, American Graffiti and Three Men and a Baby. Two Spaniels groups later performed simultaneously: one in Washington, D.C., and the original group still based in Gary. The D.C. based group, with Pookie Hudson and Joe Herndon, appeared on the PBS special, Doo Wop 50. Hudson died in Capitol Heights, Maryland on January 16, 2007, after a lengthy battle with cancer. Courtney, Jr. died on September 18, 2008, after suffering a heart attack. Ernest Warren died in May 2012 in Gary, Indiana, at the age of 78.
We were supposed to get a "mini" Nor'easter yesterday. Most of the rain this year has gone around us. We really need it as the woods are so dry. Hubby and I made a quick tip to Home Depot to get two new shower heads before the heavy rain was to hit. Coming back, it started to rain. By the time we pulled into the driveway it stopped.
It stayed cloudy and damp all day. I let Charlie and the girls out in the yard for a while. They even went back to the pen by themselves. The grass was just wet enough that they didn't like it.
I locked them in for the night a little before 7pm and the sky started to clear up a bit.
Five minutes later it was totally dark out. Autumn is here.
