Garden

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Carriage Hill Garden

The kitchen garden was bathed in the autumn afternoon sun. Even this late in the season, there were beans, tomatoes, peppers, and lovely herbs ready to pick in the garden. I envy this beautiful wooden slat fence. Not only does it keep out wild rabbits, deer, and loose livestock, but also the flock of chickens which free-ranges the grounds in the afternoon. Oh, I should tell you about the chickens—they’re always my favorite on the farm! It’s a flock of say 20 or 25 Barred Rocks, plus a rooster. They’re usually shut in the tall fence around their coop in the afternoon before the staff leaves; however, there’s a rebel group of 5 hens who escapes the round-up every day and gets extra time to roam the yard!