Animals
An increase in the toad population leads me to believe our total rainfall has been greater than average this summer. There are other signs around the farm, too. The rain barrels are always full...and we do use them for routine watering. Today, I found these growing around the barn:
No, they are not loaves of bread, or popovers! They are mushrooms. No wonder there are so many toads around here.....they have plenty of toadstools!!!!
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- We're Having A Heat Wave!
"Were having a heat wave....A tropical heatwave...."that's how the song goes.And that is how our summer is going.Hot. Humid. No appreciable rain. My rain barrels are dry. Let's hope the well doesn't follow suit! So, what are my bees doing...
- Frog Dodging, And Other Farm Games
Last call for the night is right after sunset. We head out to the barn and tuck in the horses. Fresh hay for all....check water supply.....clean poop.....kiss goodnight X 4 and then out to close up the chickens and guineas...who have found their way into...
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...
- Where Did All These Toads Come From?
Frogs and toads have always been a part of the farm. Evening walks to the pond are always accompanied by the pond peepers and their high pitched chorus. The addition of large mouth bass in our pond seemed to cut back on the numbers of frogs over the past...
Animals
More Signs of a Wet Summer
An increase in the toad population leads me to believe our total rainfall has been greater than average this summer. There are other signs around the farm, too. The rain barrels are always full...and we do use them for routine watering. Today, I found these growing around the barn:
No, they are not loaves of bread, or popovers! They are mushrooms. No wonder there are so many toads around here.....they have plenty of toadstools!!!!
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- We're Having A Heat Wave!
"Were having a heat wave....A tropical heatwave...."that's how the song goes.And that is how our summer is going.Hot. Humid. No appreciable rain. My rain barrels are dry. Let's hope the well doesn't follow suit! So, what are my bees doing...
- Frog Dodging, And Other Farm Games
Last call for the night is right after sunset. We head out to the barn and tuck in the horses. Fresh hay for all....check water supply.....clean poop.....kiss goodnight X 4 and then out to close up the chickens and guineas...who have found their way into...
- Rainy Day Projects
Warm weather arrived suddenly this week. Several days of warm, dry, sunny days made watering necessary. By the end of the week, our four rain barrels were completely empty. Finally, today it is raining....a good steady soft rain. The kind of rain that...
- Where Did All These Toads Come From?
Frogs and toads have always been a part of the farm. Evening walks to the pond are always accompanied by the pond peepers and their high pitched chorus. The addition of large mouth bass in our pond seemed to cut back on the numbers of frogs over the past...