Spring at 6000' in the Mountains - Blossoms, Snow, Baby Things, Garden Sprouting, Freezes, Hail

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27 күн бұрын

Spring sights and sounds around our little homestead. And some of what we've been up to recently.
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@carolynsilvers9999 25 күн бұрын

During my 20 years in Wyoming, I learned to appreciate spring. It was slow and painful, like a mother giving birth, but the beauty and excitement was so rewarding.

@papajeff5486 16 күн бұрын

Looks like your critters are thriving as are your trees and yard. You and Clay look comfortable on the swing. It’s such a pleasure to see your place growing and green. We have had geese come down our little river this morning. We have birds, squirrels and a rabbit come to our back yard this morning. I just love Spring. Thank you for sharing your Wyoming home…from east Tennessee.

@lindaleal809 25 күн бұрын

Doesn't it feel great to be working and building your own homestead! Ariel, thank you for sharing these many years of your journey in life and the new chapters as they begin. Each video has interest and beauty and positivity, even when your special Burley was injured.

@bosslady1755 25 күн бұрын

Beautiful rainbow I just love your videos they are so so soothing & relaxn !! Thank You 👍❤ 1:37

@tessakai 25 күн бұрын

It has been a pleasure all of these years to watch your videos, Ariel! Thank you!! PS : A regenerative farmer in my home state of North Carolina, once told me that "Birds on your property clean the air, and mushrooms clean the earth". PSS : I just love to see a hard working man relaxing with a lapful of kittens. XOXOXO God bless you and Clay and the whole family.

@JM-me1vh 25 күн бұрын

So nice to see you both relaxed and homesteading, Clay is a charming gentleman with such good knowledge and work ethic, your little farm is going to thrive.

@phyllisbrostrom7348 18 күн бұрын

Your property is looking so good! The kittens are adorable ❤❤

@karenjohnson6667 22 күн бұрын

I know winter and snow is your favorite time of year, but I love to see the rebirth of everything in spring. I hope your life has become even more than you ever imagined with Clay by your side. ❤️❤️

@FyNyth 17 күн бұрын

It is indeed. He makes everything more wonderful. :)

@karenjohnson6667 17 күн бұрын

So heartwarming ❤️❤️

@uhaneokalanijames8029 25 күн бұрын

the birds are enjoying their seeds, the ducks love that stream, chickens are happy scratching around, bee's are making honey, the cats are doing their job, basking in sun, getting belly rubs, the kittens are loving life, and the dogs are enjoying everything especially belly rubs....lol...everything is turning green and growing nicely and flowering, looks like everyone is happy doing what they do!!

@jennywagner2448 24 күн бұрын

yikes spring then winter again! that snow wasn't foolin around lol ... and those aurora pictures were incredible! WOW ♥

@bboice08 25 күн бұрын

Beautiful!!!

@revonda5204 23 күн бұрын

Stunning photography, Airel. The Aurora , the yellow & black bird, the moon were special treats. I thought it was Santa flying across the moon when the clouds were drifting past! 😂 Thank you for sharing your beautiful May. Sadly, all of our spring flowers are long gone in SW Virginia. Loved the little kitties but hope they all get "fixed". Hopefully there's a nearby Angel of Assisi or such that can perform it much less expensively. I took in a number of strays and was able to use their services at about 1/4 of the cost of a vet office. Thanks again for sharing your beautiful Wyoming Spring/Winter/Spring again with us! ❤😊

@ginnyandersen8527 14 күн бұрын

Had to laugh on Cliff's comment on the snow! LOL Rhubarb custard pie! My favorite!

@thegroundedstarseeds 25 күн бұрын

What a treat! I loved that spring special! Lovely to have you both sharing as well. This was such a great mix!

@ronaldrose7593 25 күн бұрын

Hello 👋 Ariel, it's good to see you again. It's good to see Clay also. You have done a lot of work on your property. Take good care of yourselves as well as your furry and feathered friends. Stay safe and healthy everyday.

@isabelgranados8176 24 күн бұрын

❤❤❤❤I LOVE YOUR ANIMALS ❤❤❤❤

@CC-xk6cp 25 күн бұрын

Hi again ARIEL The transformation of your homestead is just wonderfully beautiful. You two have worked soo hard but now are seeing some of the fruits of your labors. When it does finally mature more it will be really something. Also very special to see how content and happy all the critters are. A terrific assortment! Still tagging along and keeping up with your super channel after many years and enjoying it even more. Clay has truly added something special to your way of living... Looking forward to any of your animal/bird photography as your work is always terrific. Enjoy all the extra perks like the northern lights rainbows etc that bring you extra smiles. Thx as always for sharing!

@phyllisbrostrom7348 18 күн бұрын

Two things I really miss since I moved back south in 2000 are lilac trees and forsythia . Love lilacs for the sweet aroma and forsythia for it's cheerful yellow blooms ❤ I love my Mississippi Gulf coast home but do miss a few things from colder climes though s ow and cold aren't missed at all😊

@ritascott7901 8 күн бұрын

I've previously watched this spring at 6000' . This afternoon I viewed while you put the new solar clothes dryer. It looked to be a fun & worthwhile project. What I especially enjoyed was the Red Wing Blackbirds trilling in the background. I takes me back to the days on my grandparent's farm in eastern North Dakota. Love it!

@amandaacosta4591 24 күн бұрын

I love watching you and the memories you bring of my dear blue eyed Tennessean mother-in-law, always busy springcleaning, cooking, baking, canning beans, freezing corn, tending her garden. Me, a city raised latina expert in Panama Canal matters married to her only son. I would visit middle Tenn. almost every year and our kids who learned to swim or scubadive in our Pacific or Caribbean beaches also loved the fall and winters with their American uncles and cousins on hayrides and snow sledding down the hills. Here I am now 85, retired, using a walker, do not travel anymore, waking up with the noisiest parakeets eating the most delicious mangos from my 50 year old tree. After I finish my tropical fresh fruit salad of papaya, watermelon, bananas, mango, sit in my porch, check my youtube subscriptions and .....Good! my friends from Wyoming are in! Enjoying your work, the cats, dogs, belly rubs, the chicks, ducks, the creek ..... Close my eyes and can see her apple trees, her garden full of potatoes, corn, beans and feel her love to this spanish speaking Panamanian married to her only son! (I lesrned my english in an american missionary school that came to Panama in 1906 during the construction of the canal)

@FyNyth 24 күн бұрын

You're making me jealous of all the kinds of fruit you have there!

@amandaacosta4591 23 күн бұрын

Pleased that you had time to read my note. You both are educators and I always learn something from your videos. Thank you.

@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 25 күн бұрын

Such an inspiring & informative video again from you two. Thankyou Clay & Ariel, you're such a lovely couple espousing such a versatile lifestyle of hard work with a joy of living in Gods glorious creation way up in the mountains,where the climate is so incredibly opposite to suburbia in the sub tropics of S.E.Queensland Australia. I'm so glad the early decades of my life were on the land in cooler climes; that I was blessed to be immersed in farm life and all that entailed back in the 1950s. It's lovely to see how nicely you've settled in together in the more spacious surrounds of Clays shed. Nothing overly huge nor an excess of modern conveniences, but simply a comfortable living space for 2 abd 2 dogs and several cats n kittens. I'm always happy to see your ducks enjoying the water flowing in the creek ; so many dont hradp the fact that ducks are water fowl and the operative word there is "WATER"!! It pains me greatly when these would-be hobby farmers, newly arrived from their city jobs and suburban livestyles, dont grasp the difference between land fowl ie chickens, turkeys, etc and water fowl ie ducks, geese etc . Suffice to say I could waste a big bunch of time simply watching and hearing your ducks enjoying their natural habitat. The total of your existence; that we get a glimpse of each week, is an absolute blessing to me. Please don't ever stop, or think for one minute you're not appreciated !!!!!! 🇦🇺🤗💞🙏👍👌✌️👏✝️🇺🇸

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

Aww thank you for the kind words and encouragement!

@anitaherbert1037 24 күн бұрын

Thank you

@geraldinefields1730 25 күн бұрын

Thank you.

@donnalaughlinhogan3819 25 күн бұрын

Your hard work as a team is certainly creating a beautiful paradise ♥️🇨🇦

@jadestar1580 25 күн бұрын

Loved that, so beautiful! Thank you

@annalinekennedy1027 25 күн бұрын

It's amazing what sun and a little warmth can do. Birds are everywhere. You guys and "SIMPLE LIVING ALASKA " is my favorite channels when it comes to gardening. Keep going and looking forward to an awesome summer and all the activities. Stay safe and enjoy your property

@Ruby-gd9kb 24 күн бұрын

❤ love all your beautiful birds and kitties. I’d like to see your dress stand up next time looks really cute on you.

@FyNyth 24 күн бұрын

Aww thanks. It's another thrift store special. :)

@zzydny 25 күн бұрын

Spring in South Mississippi was pretty much done mid-March, and we've been working on summer since then. Always so interesting to see what is happening in Ariel's beautiful corner of the world.

@joellenbroetzmann9053 25 күн бұрын

Looks like Conestoga wagons without wheels in the garden. I feel sorry for those little hummers when the cold returns.

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

The hummers sit at the feeders a lot when we get a cold spring storm like that!

@lindanicholson5620 25 күн бұрын

# LOVELY Couple; Clay & Ariel : ) : )

@ronaldrose7593 25 күн бұрын

Beautifully filmed, so peaceful.

@robingoldman5944 14 күн бұрын

Love the peaceful life you live!❤😊

@Johnsoncrna 25 күн бұрын

Those kittens…..❤❤❤❤

@lscostello4995 25 күн бұрын

Wonderful review of the coming of spring, or summer/winter interruptions, and hail! And all the animals too. Love the photos of the auroras, especially the striking silhouettes of you and Clay against that gorgeous aurora! Thank you so much! Best wishes to you both 😊

@delmadehoyos1946 25 күн бұрын

I just love y'all's videos; the sound of the creek is soothing. It is blazing hot here in San Antone, Texas....nice to see a cooler spring/summer. Your land is absolutely beautiful...the sounds of the birds are magnificent. Nice to see Burley, Tanna, Velcro and crew....and was that Foggy...and her friends/ sisters? Thank you Ariel and hubby for wonderful pics.❤🐶🐱❤🤠❤ P.S. Great view to look at and have a cup of tea or ☕ coffee, and a slice of that yummy looking pie! 😊

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

We have a lot of hens, but Foggy is one of our mamas. She is raising her second clutch for the year right now!

@NarrowPathTraveler 25 күн бұрын

Love your photography, and that little yellow and black bird! :)

@spiritandtruthjourney 25 күн бұрын

Great to hear from hubby more. As always just beautiful and especially the aurora ❤😊

@blissbliss3531 25 күн бұрын

great photography Ariel...always such a lovely job...its simply grogeous...pies looked good too!! thumbs up 👍🤗

@tolowreading6807 25 күн бұрын

Good to see the bees looking well.

@user-zi4dk9wl7u 25 күн бұрын

In North Idaho, rain, strong winds, sleet, lightning, thunder. sunshine, All in one day.. The garden is not liking the wind and its' been blowing here in the panhandle for two months, But the good news is, is that it's going to be 80 in a day or so.

@mommabecky83 25 күн бұрын

Awww she’s got a big brood of chicks

@teresajames5993 24 күн бұрын

Wow even better weather up in Alaska!! No snow!! The mountains in US have been relentless this year for snow. Same up in Utah in the mountains. Well July August are sure to be snow free! Right🤞🤞🤞🤞

@FyNyth 24 күн бұрын

Some years July and August are snow free....

@rimonagale1625 25 күн бұрын

Beautiful compilation. Exp love all the kittens & the mama cat. Good to see Burley doing well.

@az.shelly 25 күн бұрын

You both work really hard but made your place beautiful. God bless 🙏💙🙂

@DeannaLee 25 күн бұрын

I love your videos. You guys have made a beautiful home there. Hard work but obviously worth it.

@alieneiasillo7148 25 күн бұрын

I can’t tell you how much I needed this today….thank you for sharing 😊

@brendadavis7416 25 күн бұрын

lovr your videos miss not seeing them more often.

@dawnbaker9274 25 күн бұрын

Always enjoy your "Spring" videos. ❤😊

@tinathene 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for bringing us your Spring snippets and greetings from your homestead❤

@Hadasha-bp4lb 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the update!

@patsykluting-lucas3804 25 күн бұрын

The channel Little Mountain Ranch fights that invasive grass. Some of her trees she plants things like rhubarb completely around tree to chock out grass.

@dorisharrison9885 25 күн бұрын

Enjoyed watching😊🌷🌻❣️🇺🇸

@CherylAnderson-qs4iq 25 күн бұрын

Those stills you showed of the Aurora Borealis in Wyoming are the best, most widespread colors & vivid reds I've ever seen! And you have attracted so many birds! Their sounds thrill me too I've been enjoying feeding the birds here, for nearly 20 yrs, until recently. Now I have squirrels getting into the feeders due to trees & shrubs getting larger, allowing them to easily leap onto the feeder on top of a 5' high metal pole, which also has a holder for a block of suet, which gets desimated by the squirrels in one or two days now. I used to enjoy watchIng the woodpeckers! Then too, whatever spills onto the ground used to attract Mourning Doves & many other birds who enjoy ground feeding. Now everything on the ground gets eaten by more squirrels, raccoons, chipmunks & groundhogs! And recently, some strong critters have been getting into the big galvanized pails with lids. It's likely the raccoons. They & squirrels ate most of two 20# bags of black oil sunflower seeds, & a big bag of cracked corn stored in two other pails, to be mixed once I use up the blended seeds in a 3rd pail. It cost me a lot. I haven't been going back there as much lately, so by the time I noticed, they ate over 40# of seeds & corn I was so discouraged!! Now I've given up for a while. It's Sumner so my beloved Cardinals, Bluejays, Titmouse, Chicadees, & others are out foraging for their food. My temporary fix was to turn a slightly larger galvanized pail down over the last one, covered & still filled with mixed seeds 'till I can cut back a big shrub rose & shorten the limbs on a Kousa Dogwood tree. I'll probably have to relocate the feeder. It's great to see how you've accomplished so much there, working together. How beautiful life is when you can enjoy it with the one you love.❤

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

That's too bad. I wonder if you have any trees or posts that you could do a pulley line from for the feeders? That's what I had to do when I lived in the clearing in the woods or the squirrels would empty everything in seconds. It did work for many years and they could only eat whatever the birds spilled down onto the ground. I also needed it because of the bears, but it worked really well for the squirrels too. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o8WelpeFns6aqaM.html

@ceciliavondehn4402 25 күн бұрын

Always looking forward for each homestead videos greeting my screen in BC Canada.

@jrcriner6542 25 күн бұрын

We were able to see the northern lights from north east Arkansas too. Pretty amazing

@lindanicholson5620 25 күн бұрын

Delightful Video : ) Thank You 2

@sgrvtl7183 24 күн бұрын

Beautiful scenery photos, those adorable kittens with Clay by the fireside. Nature is amazing, beautiful birdsongs, and I hope your garden & flowers will push forward~~ENJOY the warm days ahead~~

@diversekayaker 25 күн бұрын

Good looking couple you two are!

@cherylhollis641 24 күн бұрын

Thank you so much for the gorgeous video. It is certainly a lot of work, but the reward of living in such a beautiful environment is well worth it. 😀 I may not be up to date, but did Burley's jaw ever completely heal?

@FyNyth 24 күн бұрын

He functions pretty well on a day to day basis but there does still seem to be some movement in the jaw.

@jccastle3452 25 күн бұрын

I vote for an update video about your cats. I need to get to know them better. And how is Burly doing?

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

They're all doing great and eating gobs of mice this spring! He's doing pretty great considering his accident. Seems to feel and function pretty normally minus his eye.

@sharvo6 24 күн бұрын

Looks like your nurturing is paying off. Wishing you joy and good weather!

@platemanFYI 22 күн бұрын

Thanks for showing us the kitties and kittens, she's a beautiful Mama!

@Rocketscientist66 24 күн бұрын

Sounds like Clay is plannin a Fishin-Trip soon. That would be well deserved!

@jewelssylva3738 24 күн бұрын

💜

@potpourrioflife 25 күн бұрын

Beautiful views all throughout.

@janied8831 25 күн бұрын

Just Mesmerizing an Beautiful😇Thank you for SHARING 👏👏👏😇😇😇🕊

@pallascecile7034 25 күн бұрын

Merci pour ces très belles images, apaisantes et magnifiques..... Votre propriété embellit de jours en jours et les animaux sont superbes !!! A bientôt, en espérant de beaux jours ensoleillés dans votre région... Cécile de Bordeaux (France)

@arjones0819 25 күн бұрын

My dream is to have an acre of greenhouse lol

@glenysperry3421 25 күн бұрын

Lovely video.

@katisme5137 25 күн бұрын

at 14.55 the picture is spectacular. you should frame it.

@elisabethm9655 25 күн бұрын

So beautiful ❤❤❤ Clay’s one word comment on the snow had me laughing out loud. But it looks lovely and I hope you weathered it all well … especially the newly setting fruit. Thank you for sharing a glimpse of your lives😊

@maryhart637 24 күн бұрын

I love watching the land come back to life! Your videos are always beautiful, interesting, adorable and even mind blowing!!❤❤❤

@trudyschaffer8016 25 күн бұрын

Spring is a very volitive time, but so necessary. We have had a cool May, but now we have 80’s and 90’s coming. Such is Southern Oregon. We had an amazing mushroom season however. I’m getting my beans planted and tomatoes. It’s a fun time! Thanks for the update, and having Clay join the conversation!

@yellowboot6629 25 күн бұрын

Pure Beauty ❣️❣️🤗 Thanks

@janebrommet7942 25 күн бұрын

🎉🎉 this was a lovely peak into your toch life...tkx. grtz from holland❤

@suepeterson5675 25 күн бұрын

Very nice video. Yes Clay I agree with you at 18:09 😆🤣. Take Care 👍👍

@positivelyhappy.9876 25 күн бұрын

Wonderful❤

@annalinekennedy1027 25 күн бұрын

And by the way, the lady from Simple Living Alaska is also called Arielle

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

I've seen that! Our names are spelled a bit different but it's rare that I meet others with the same name. Not that we have ever met, but we do like watching some of their videos when we have time.

@renabarnett2238 25 күн бұрын

Clay, are you enjoying your first spring as a retired guy? I know it’s a lot of work getting done, but it is so different when it is for your own place instead of working for another. There is a joy, I think.

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

He seems to be. Even though he still says he doesn't want to talk to cameras. :)

@renabarnett2238 25 күн бұрын

@@FyNyth I can’t get my husband to stand still for a photo. lol. He’d probably have a fit of apoplexy if I tried to video him, bless his heart. Is good to see you guys getting to spend time together.

@stellaunger8568 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for all you do and all you share. God bless ❤️😁🌹

@Lelliott1122 24 күн бұрын

Spectacular! EVERYTHING❤️❤️❤️❤️

@mags102755 24 күн бұрын

Hi Ariel and Clay. Thanks for sharing your spring.

@cricketmcclure3458 25 күн бұрын

Do you have Cardinals or Bluebirds or Mockingbirds there? and what is your kitty total count now? Thanx for the lovely photography!

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

No cardinals or mockingbirds. We do have mountain bluebirds around and they are so pretty. We have four adult kitty ladies. All these kittens are actually now hunting mice and playing with children at several of our neighbors homes.

@patriciascott8375 25 күн бұрын

It eases and calms my anxiety to watch your delightful videos. You and Clay are such a lovely couple. Thank You.

@damogranheart5521 25 күн бұрын

Delightful visit for the start of a very busy day! Thank you so much.🥧😌🫂🕊📚🫖🐈‍⬛✨️

@carolynsilvers9999 25 күн бұрын

Those kittens are adorable. Did Velcro become a mother?

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

Velcro is a grandmother now but only ever raised one litter herself. After that she had a hysterectomy due to some complications with a later miscarriage.

@joannewolfe5688 25 күн бұрын

Enjoyed the video! Are you still doing wildlife photography in winter?

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

As much as I have time for!

@tolowreading6807 25 күн бұрын

And what is your growing zone? Wyoming mountains answer - Most of them"

@FyNyth 25 күн бұрын

That's a good one!

@carolluther1625 25 күн бұрын

Your time and energy is paying off. Your little homestead is becoming quite beautiful!

@stevieray7203 24 күн бұрын

How much (if anything) do you feed the cats? Do they just hunt? Do you supplement when there are babies or pg momma?

@FyNyth 17 күн бұрын

The all get some frozen fish, and/or tuna, and duck eggs, when they come in in the evening. As well as having free choice biologically appropriate all meat kibble. But much of the time they hardly touch any of that as they prefer to eat mice.

@magamutts5726 24 күн бұрын

Where is Tana? Haven’t seen her in awhile.😞

@FyNyth 24 күн бұрын

Running at Clay's side and resting in the living room in this video. She's old enough that she sleeps a lot of the day so she's not always out being active with all the other critters.

@magamutts5726 20 күн бұрын

I rewatched and saw her, not sure how I missed her the first time, ty!!