Big News...We Think

The House on the Hilltop has many trees. Lots and lots of them have some sort of fruit that looks like this:

They are obviously not ripe yet and have some sort of pit. We think they are cherries. Can anyone verify this? If they are...MAN, are we going to have to learn to make jam! We will want to share and it looks like we might be able to share with the entire neighborhood.  

We let the chickens out today to enjoy some of the mulberries that had fallen to the ground. They weren't too excited to be out until they discovered all of the loveliness the yard had to offer. They liked the fruit and the bugs and the dirt. They were happy little nuggets!

The little ones in the back settled down into the dirt and took a nap.

These girls got tired of eating off the ground and started pulling mulberries right off the tree.

This is our little bantam rooster, "Cogburn."

This is Phylllis. Or Phil. We're not sure if she's a she or a he.

Phylllis ate so many mulberries, her beak is all purple.



We also discovered that our apple tree has some baby apples. Hannah discovered them. I had looked at the tree, but somehow missed the fruit.

Hannh said, "If that's an apple tree, then that's an apple!"
How. Did. I. Miss. That?

Golden Delicious?

Busy, productive day. The House on the Hilltop is a lot of work, but there's such potential for sharing what is produced here. We have no idea what we're doing, but learning sure is fun!

We are so thankful for the two families who lived here before us. They were intentional with every detail of this place. May we steward it well for as long as we live here.