Week of November 15 to November 21, 2020.

#1 ◱ Cute little crimson clover seedlings are emerging.

#2 ◱ Frost on the grass one morning.

#3 ◱ Lois mows mostly to move the dried leaves.

#4 ◱ "Pee" plant? Lois drilled a hole to drain the accumulated water still visible on top.

#5 ◱ Mice in the greenhouse are entertaining the neighbor's cats and us.

#6 ◱ A wooly bear has moved into the Chickery.

#7 ◱ Brownie and Sally Forth are our two remaining ducks. Sally likes to escape, so I finally just opened the little hatch for them again. I would be happy if they both lived, but Brownie can't get out well so now they can be together more.

#8 ◱ We are getting more hummingbirds.

#9 ◱ The Anna hummingbirds are so fun to watch.

#10 ◱ They go through the sugar water pretty fast.

#11 ◱ We love this mounting kind, but you have to put on larger suction cups.

#12 ◱ Joseph takes off the insulating layer, while Lois is holding a pot of sugar water to feed the bees.

#13 ◱ The tray had started growing mold. Mold and bees are not good together.

#14 ◱ Look at all those hungry bees.

#15 ◱ Here is a new feeder to replace the one with mold.

#16 ◱ Joseph is getting ready to take the lid off the hive.

#17 ◱ After renovating and refilling the hive.

#18 ◱ We need to wait for the bees to come out before we can wash the tray.

#19 ◱ Lois with our holiday food stockpile.

#20 ◱ Don wanted more fur-lined footwear for winter and found these lovelies for $14 each online. He ordered all three colors that were available in his size.

#21 ◱ Here Don sports the Chestnut colored footwear. Enjoy some festive Christmas lighting in the background.

#22 ◱ Here Don sports the Gray colored footwear. The tummy makes a nice shelf for a plate with a sandwich.

#23 ◱ What the Chickery outlets will look like.

#24 ◱ Three Chickery pull-chain light receptacles.

#25 ◱ Our 15A Romex had four wires; Don decided to remove the red wire.

#26 ◱ Pre-fabricated wiring hanging out to dry.

#27 ◱ Saving the red wire for later use.

#28 ◱ Three outlets ready to be hung.

#29 ◱ Sherpa on duty.

#30 ◱ First outlet.

#31 ◱ First outlet.

#32 ◱ Temporary wiring supports.

#33 ◱ Third outlet.

#34 ◱ Okay, now three light boxes.

#35 ◱ Octagon box.

#36 ◱ A 100-foot extension cord from the Guest House to the Chickery.

#37 ◱ Inside the Chickery, there is a plug that, as needed, connects the Chickery wiring with the Guest House extension cord.

#38 ◱ The circuit tester was very helpful at telling when things were not connected properly.

#39 ◱ Don stands on a stool and tries to put a wiring nut on four white 15A wires.

#40 ◱ Two of the three lights are on. There is another one, half way between, that had not been installed yet.

#41 ◱ The empty water buckets are waiting in the Chickery.

#42 ◱ Water bucket hose line test holes.

#43 ◱ Don drills a one-inch hole.

#44 ◱ Don widens a one-inch hole slightly.

#45 ◱ The hose fits through the hole.

#46 ◱ Four way splitter.

#47 ◱ Four way splitter.

#48 ◱ Water fills a bucket.

#49 ◱ Snakes? No, just hoses.

#50 ◱ The finished Chickery.

#51 ◱ Lois installs another WCO outdoor camera. Drilling phase.

#52 ◱ Lois installs another WCO outdoor camera. Screwing phase.

#53 ◱ Lois installs another WCO outdoor camera. Mounting phase.

#54 ◱ Brackets for our next big project: a Grape Arbor.

#55 ◱ Ladybug vacuuming. Duct tape was involved.

#56 ◱ Ladybug vacuuming. The ceiling is 20ft high.

#57 ◱ Ladybug vacuuming.