Categories: Friday Farm Favorites, Gardening, Photography, Poetry, Reflections on Farm Life
My name is Tonya, and I grew up on a 300-acre farm in rural Virginia that has been in my family for over 100 years. After graduating from college, receiving my master’s degree in speech and language pathology, and living and working in a small city for six years, I decided to return to the place of my childhood. Here, in this rural area, on this patch of green, where for four generations my family has farmed, gardened, and lived, I, too wanted to be a part of this continuity. As a fourth generation farmgirl, I have many interests that not only include, but also go beyond the basics of farming, gardening, sheep and chicken-keeping. It is all of this and more that I plan on sharing in this blog.
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Just gorgeous! Thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Your flowers are stunning, Tonya! And your chickens well behaved! lol We have two of those black hens, and two NH Browns, and two leg horns. They ALL pick flowers.
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Thank you, Rob. There’s such a small window when the flowers are at their prettiest. My chickens aren’t particularly well behaved, just in another part of the yard! 😉. Sounds like you have a nice little flock. Sorry about your flowers, though.
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Excellent colours! Love this!
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Thank you, Torrie! 🙂
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Gorgeous! It’s no wonder this is where you prefer to spend your time!
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Thank you. That’s so kind! 🙂
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So much beauty… Thank for sharing! 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed the post. 🙂
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On a cold, wet, wintery day, your beautiful garden reminds me what summer looks like 🙂
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That is such a lovely compliment. Thank you! I hope you’re somewhere warm and cozy. 🙂
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Such lovely flowers Tonya, beautiful colours 🙂
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Thank you, Judy. I have flowers that bloom at different times throughout the spring, summer, and fall. So, there always seems to be a little splash of color in the garden. 🙂
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Gorgeous, and how lovely to have flowers all year long.
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Thanks so much! The flowers definitely cheer things up. We put the flower beds in ourselves about ten years ago. It was a lot of work, but we’ve really enjoyed it. 🙂
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You reap what you sow, literally! 🙂
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Well said and true! 🙂
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Ahhh, the colors and beauty of summer. Love the hollyhocks.
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Thank you! I think hollyhocks add a little old fashion charm to a garden. 🙂
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