Yesterday while waiting for son Mike, DIL Tami, and granddaughter Mina to pick me up for an outing to see the building lot they have purchased south of Charleston, on the Kiawah River, I saw this strange and awkward insect on front porch wall.
It is a Crane Fly and is said to be a very timid little insect.
https://citybugs.tamu.edu/2016/03/15/crane-flies/
There is a farm on the greater property where the new building lot is located. We stopped in to visit the farm animals: laying chickens, milk goats, donkeys, and “Oreo” cows (Belted Galloways).
The chickens come right up to everyone’s feet, illustrating how very social chickens are.
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The goats, too, love to be petted and come to the fence seeking attention:
Some goats have two “wattles” on their throat. These appendages apparently serve no apparent purpose. It is thought that perhaps they once served a purpose, but one that goats no longer need.
We had a picnic in one of the development’s club house areas, all of which are right on the river.
It was a lovely outing, and I could see what is drawing Mike and Tami in this direction. Their Isle of Palms current house is now for sale. It is a big, wonderful house and has served them well. But their children are fast fledging from the nest, so this is a good time to downsize.
I cooked “pink” grits the other day–from the Marsh Hen Mill brand of grits, a farm on Edisto Island. The pinkness comes from the type of corn used. They cooked faster than the Anson Mills rough cut grits, but they were also much milder. And, not organic. (Organic corn is a hard act to raise, actually.) Marsh Hen Mill has several types of grits and also raises the Carolina Gold rice so special to this Low Country area.
Here, leftover grilled flank steak, roasted sweet peppers/carrots, spinach and garlic sautéed in butter, and the “pink” grits:
Marsh Hen ships their products if you are interested. Here’s a screen shot from their web site:
Enjoy this holiday Monday!
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