Modern Settlers

Homestead life, garden, farm & DIY.

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May the fourth be with you. #summeriscoming #maythe4thbewithyou

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Is... Is that snow?!? Well, that's a first for us. Got some cold weather this week. #frost #petaluma #farmlife

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The mustard is coming! We're so grateful for the rain this winter. It's going to be a beautiful spring! #sonomacounty #petaluma #italianmastiff #canecorso #babybeast #homestead #backyardchickens

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https://t.co/mfN8GtdkAq - Saw a few deer on a bike ride this evening. They are quick! #petaluma #deer

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No wonder the Guinea was cackling earlier. Spot the fox. #greyfox #petaluma

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The Camelia is blooming!

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It's a beautiful crisp winter day in Petaluma. We are so lucky.

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https://t.co/qTmVGYCV4M - Love these tiny falcons. Spotted this American Kestrel hunting from the pole barn next door. The head bob is too cute. #americankestrel #petaluma

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We've been busy with @petalumahairco but the farm is still doing well! The wisteria is trimmed, tomatoes plants taken out (lots of bugs for the chickens were found in the process), hawks have been hanging around and a super cool mantis in the front yard.

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World's slowest pie. Only took 4 years for our bramble to produce enough berries. Damn that was good. #worththewait #blackberrypie #growyourown #homemade

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"Kitchen frog", the Pacific Tree Frog that lives in our kitchen. Been seeing him here every couple days for a little over a year. Tried convincing him to get his own place, but you know how real estate is in CA. #kitchenfrog #treefrog #california

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Lillies and Dahlias are bloomin'! Beefsteak and Roma tomatoes are coming! Summer in Petaluma is glorious. #petaluma #stargazer #lilly #dahlias #homestead #beefsteak #roma #tomatoes

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https://t.co/t5Oj22NoPt - I think someone around us has been feeding the deer, because this guy let me get wayyy too close. Actually came up to our fence to check me out. What a cool experience. #farmlife #deer #wildlife #petaluma

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Summer on the farm. #tomatoes #peppers #wisteria #petaluma #sonomacounty #asianpears #plums #galaapples

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Yay! First Lilly! #growyourown #cuttinggarden #dahlias #summer #petaluma

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There must be baby swallows in the nests! We have a few under the eaves of the house. Watch out for hawks and ravens little guys! #petaluma #swallows #barnswallows #babies #birds

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We've got apples! Also Asian pears and plums. Tomatoes and peppers are just now flowering. Keeping the garden small this year. #stillgrowingourown #petaluma #homestead #backyardchickens

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Spring is in the air! The hydrangea are on their way back and the daffodils we planted only a couple months ago still managed to bloom! #petaluma #springishere #daffodils #hydrangea #lavender #growyourown #italianmastiff

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https://t.co/90L6k2Ki36 - Me: I think we're just going to take it easy this year. Not gonna over-do it with the birds.
3 beers later:

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First turkey egg this season! #bourbonred #heritageturkey