Jen from Troy, Maine
@chickenjen.bsky.social
Maine farmer, beekeeper, writer, historian, and chicken lover. Living the way life should be lived.
Foliage pics from Quill Hill today.
October 3, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Foliage pics from Quill Hill today.
More wildflowers, self-seeded from last year.
July 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
More wildflowers, self-seeded from last year.
Took a walk through our wildflower meadow this morning. So pretty and peaceful.
July 29, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Took a walk through our wildflower meadow this morning. So pretty and peaceful.
Visit from the geese. Oops! They saw me.
July 25, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Visit from the geese. Oops! They saw me.
My tiger lilies have started to bloom. These gorgeous flowers came from my grandparents farm in Winslow, Oaknole Jersey Farm.
July 20, 2025 at 1:28 PM
My tiger lilies have started to bloom. These gorgeous flowers came from my grandparents farm in Winslow, Oaknole Jersey Farm.
We used to mow this 1-acre field in front of our house. Now it's a haven for bees, birds, and butterflies.
July 16, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We used to mow this 1-acre field in front of our house. Now it's a haven for bees, birds, and butterflies.
Four pies. Mother Nature has been very generous this summer.
July 13, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Four pies. Mother Nature has been very generous this summer.
I see a cherry 🍒🍒🍒 pie in my future!
July 12, 2025 at 2:55 PM
I see a cherry 🍒🍒🍒 pie in my future!
Our front lawn is a wildflower meadow. The bees and butterflies love the blooms, and so do I.
July 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Our front lawn is a wildflower meadow. The bees and butterflies love the blooms, and so do I.
The fairies camped here last night.
July 11, 2025 at 9:49 AM
The fairies camped here last night.
June 25, 2025 at 11:23 AM
First string beans of the season, from my husband's greenhouse. Fitting that we're having them on Father's Day!
June 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
First string beans of the season, from my husband's greenhouse. Fitting that we're having them on Father's Day!
A lovely evening to stroll thru the gardens and check out the blooms. Maine in June is awesome.
June 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
A lovely evening to stroll thru the gardens and check out the blooms. Maine in June is awesome.
June 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My perennials are loving this June heat. #Maine #gardening
June 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
My perennials are loving this June heat. #Maine #gardening
Good day for custard made with my cousin's farm-fresh eggs.
June 1, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Good day for custard made with my cousin's farm-fresh eggs.
February 17, 2025 at 5:02 PM
February 13, 2025 at 12:27 PM
January 23, 2025 at 9:37 PM
My 2nd great-grandmother, Martha (Metcalf) Wixson, at her #spinningwheel, Winslow, #Maine circa 1900. Martha was a tall woman. This is a big wheel, still in the family. Image from a glass plate negative. #fiber #oldMainephotos
January 6, 2025 at 7:09 PM
My 2nd great-grandmother, Martha (Metcalf) Wixson, at her #spinningwheel, Winslow, #Maine circa 1900. Martha was a tall woman. This is a big wheel, still in the family. Image from a glass plate negative. #fiber #oldMainephotos
Today it was only 20F for the high, but our #greenhouse never got below freezing and at one point was up to 83F! #Maine #wintergardening
January 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Today it was only 20F for the high, but our #greenhouse never got below freezing and at one point was up to 83F! #Maine #wintergardening
Lettuce and peas are still hanging on in our unheated #greenhouse. #Maine
January 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Lettuce and peas are still hanging on in our unheated #greenhouse. #Maine
My husband at work on his newest project ~ renovating his grandparents post-and-beam house. He looks like a typical Mainer, doesn't he? #Maine #oldhouse #renovation
January 3, 2025 at 1:08 PM
My husband at work on his newest project ~ renovating his grandparents post-and-beam house. He looks like a typical Mainer, doesn't he? #Maine #oldhouse #renovation
Civil War era photo of my 2nd-great grandfather Joel Webber Wixson from Albion, Maine. His older brother Atwell Wixson died as a POW at the Confederate prison in Salisbury, N.C. Joel's mother died not long after learning of her eldest son's death and burial in a mass grave.
December 28, 2024 at 2:28 PM
Civil War era photo of my 2nd-great grandfather Joel Webber Wixson from Albion, Maine. His older brother Atwell Wixson died as a POW at the Confederate prison in Salisbury, N.C. Joel's mother died not long after learning of her eldest son's death and burial in a mass grave.