Animals
Looking back....Haiti:
This youtube video was made by the video crew that accompanied our Haiti trip. It is a preview of a full length documentary that they are producing. It will give you a better glimpse at our experience there last month. Please turn on your sound. Select 480p for the highest viewing quality that's located to the right of the volume control at the bottom of the video. The default is 320p.
- Blueberries, Turkeys And Dogs, Dogs, Dogs...and More Dog?
If you stop by the farm for a visit and cannot find me....check the garden or the blueberry patch.They are keeping me quite busy these days! Our 100 blueberry bushes are quite productive this year.We have been picking them every other day and getting...
- The Randomness Continues
First, I'd like to wish you Happy July!! I think perhaps the theme of this entire week might be completely random.You see, as I go about my work around the farm each day,a lot of little things catch my eye and I think of sharing them with you. If...
- What I've Been Up To
Seems like this week has been a flurry of activity,and, gosh, it's only Wednesday. The bear trap has left us...the game warden came and picked it up yesterday.No bear.Just a silly old coon and a nasty looking 'possum...both of whomprobably still...
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To me, mornings on the farm are the best time of day. By 5:15 AM the air is filled with cheerful melodies as the wood thrushes call "eee-olaaaay" back and forth to each other. Most mornings are relatively the same...early rising followed by the same daily...
- Year #1
And so the farm began its magical transformation. Each month brought new additions. We added a horse (Briggs) and a pony (Donny Brasco) to the herd. Donny, being an intact male, spent a few months "mocking" Mike - escaping every chance he got and generally...
Animals
Looking Ahead...Blueberries, Looking Back....Haiti
Beautiful weather this weekend enabled us to get a lot of outdoor
projects completed.
projects completed.
One of these was to place bird netting over all of our 106 blueberry
bushes and the strawberry patch.
bushes and the strawberry patch.
Our 100 young blueberry bushes are loaded with fruit this year.
This will be the first summer for a significant harvest
from these bushes.
from these bushes.
In the past, our 6 older bushes have had tremendous yield.
Two summers ago I was able to preserve 200 jars of blueberry lime
jam from these bushes.
jam from these bushes.
Here is my help for the project.
Jenn with baby on board and Oakely.
Obviously, Oakley is not much help.
He's only there to offer moral support.
Ok, what happened to the help?
Looking back....Haiti:
This youtube video was made by the video crew that accompanied our Haiti trip. It is a preview of a full length documentary that they are producing. It will give you a better glimpse at our experience there last month. Please turn on your sound. Select 480p for the highest viewing quality that's located to the right of the volume control at the bottom of the video. The default is 320p.
- Blueberries, Turkeys And Dogs, Dogs, Dogs...and More Dog?
If you stop by the farm for a visit and cannot find me....check the garden or the blueberry patch.They are keeping me quite busy these days! Our 100 blueberry bushes are quite productive this year.We have been picking them every other day and getting...
- The Randomness Continues
First, I'd like to wish you Happy July!! I think perhaps the theme of this entire week might be completely random.You see, as I go about my work around the farm each day,a lot of little things catch my eye and I think of sharing them with you. If...
- What I've Been Up To
Seems like this week has been a flurry of activity,and, gosh, it's only Wednesday. The bear trap has left us...the game warden came and picked it up yesterday.No bear.Just a silly old coon and a nasty looking 'possum...both of whomprobably still...
-
To me, mornings on the farm are the best time of day. By 5:15 AM the air is filled with cheerful melodies as the wood thrushes call "eee-olaaaay" back and forth to each other. Most mornings are relatively the same...early rising followed by the same daily...
- Year #1
And so the farm began its magical transformation. Each month brought new additions. We added a horse (Briggs) and a pony (Donny Brasco) to the herd. Donny, being an intact male, spent a few months "mocking" Mike - escaping every chance he got and generally...