Animals
- Summer....like A River
The days of summer flow like a lazy river...warm, liquid, always moving forward...unstoppable. We jump into the current and float along...hoping that it will never end. Our summers on the farm are measured by the produce that is in season. We start...
- Dinnertime
Dinner in the goat yard always brings with it a flurry of activity. The goats run around as if they haven't had a meal in weeks. Ole Roy and all his hens as well as our two turkey boys, Tom and Chuck, appear as soon as the goat feed bin...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- Harvesting
Up at the crack of dawn.... and out to do the animal chores.Once those were completed, I headed to the garden to do somewatering, weeding and harvesting.It was even too early for my usual help... While so much of the country is dealing with storms and...
- In The Heat Of The Day
What a splendid week of beautiful weather we have had....sunny days, warm temperatures, balmy nights.The warm temperatures have given my garden boxes a jump start.The onions are up about 4 inches.The radishes and sugar snap peas are up.I have spent the...
Animals
Mornings....These Days
Most mornings start out this way...
before the heat of the day slows everyone down...
And while Annie and the horses are getting their exercise,
I finish morning feeding and head to the garden.
The garden is exploding with life right now.
Each morning as I water the vegetables I can see the change from the previous day.
Meals are homegrown now.
Fresh salads with lettuce...
radishes....
sugar peas...
The broccoli plants are lush and full...
each cradling a juvenile head of broccoli in its foliage.
The corn gets at least an inch taller each day...
The strawberries will be plentiful this year.
Green berries soak up daily sun on their path towards ripeness.
As I watered and weeded, this fellow warbled his morning song from atop
the gazebo.
Such a sweet serenade!
I am about as happy as can be these days.
The garden is my haven, my heaven.
Time spent here rejuvenates me.
That alone is worth all of the work...
and then to top it off:
homegrown produce to nourish us.
The garden feeds us...body and soul!
- Summer....like A River
The days of summer flow like a lazy river...warm, liquid, always moving forward...unstoppable. We jump into the current and float along...hoping that it will never end. Our summers on the farm are measured by the produce that is in season. We start...
- Dinnertime
Dinner in the goat yard always brings with it a flurry of activity. The goats run around as if they haven't had a meal in weeks. Ole Roy and all his hens as well as our two turkey boys, Tom and Chuck, appear as soon as the goat feed bin...
- Gardening
Seeds for this summer's garden have started to arrive. This year I am trying some new vegetables.Parsnips... Red Dragon Carrots... Red Emperor Beans.... and Romanesco Cauliflower.... These are just a few of the varieties of veggies that will...
- Harvesting
Up at the crack of dawn.... and out to do the animal chores.Once those were completed, I headed to the garden to do somewatering, weeding and harvesting.It was even too early for my usual help... While so much of the country is dealing with storms and...
- In The Heat Of The Day
What a splendid week of beautiful weather we have had....sunny days, warm temperatures, balmy nights.The warm temperatures have given my garden boxes a jump start.The onions are up about 4 inches.The radishes and sugar snap peas are up.I have spent the...