Animals
- Of Icy Fingers And Pedicures
And so another Friday arrives.It's been a cold week here on the farm. Beautiful ice sculptures have formed... from water being pumped out of the old log cabin's basement.Frozen pillars dance in a circle around a fountain of frigid spring...
- When All Else Fails....
Yesterday was a marathon gardening day.The garden is (re)planted.The end. Ok, well, not really the end, because of course I have to tell you what is planted! And...I have come to the conclusion that Mother Nature is schizophrenic.Sorry Mother... but...
- Who's Who....part 7
I often get the question..."Which animals take the most time to care for?" The answer to that is easy...no thought necessary.The horses! Cleaning up their manure three times daily...plus cleaning the pastures,feeding (in the winter time, they need lots...
- Spuds
Last year's garden boxes yielded an impressive harvest of sweet potatoes.Considered a "super food", this yummy root packed with beta carotene is one of my family's favorites.This is just a small sampling of our yield. Planting our garden...
- Rainy Silliness
Yesterday afternoon I ran to town to do some Christmas shopping. I left the Littles in the front pasture for the afternoon, as the weather was cold and cloudy. Sometime while I was in town, however, it started to rain. This is what I came home to......"Hey...
Animals
Mr. Mischief
You guys are the best!
Really!
I was so excited yesterday when I found the photo of the bear...
and your comments mirrored my excitement.
Thanks so much of sharing the fun with me.
Yesterday afternoon, while cleaning up manure piles in the front pasture...
I sat down on the ground and watched Ollie as he checked out the gator
and then went back to grazing.
As I sat there watching this seemingly innocent "little" munch away on grass,
I wondered how I could have dubbed him my Mr. Mischief.
He's not so bad, really...
he's just a little horse with a big attitude.
As I sat there focussed on Ollie,
I was aware of galloping hooves approaching me from the rear.
Down the hill came two curious donkeys.
One thing I have learned is that sitting on the ground = donkeys in my lap.
In a split second Ollie spun on his hind legs and came running toward me as well...
sending the donkeys scattering.
I have no idea why he did that.
Was he protecting me? I am sure not.
Was he protecting his grazing spot? Maybe.
Most likely he simply did it because he could.
And when the donkeys scattered, I could swear I heard Ollie snickering.
Well, there it was...the answer to my pondering.
Why do I call Ollie my mischievous one?
Because he just is.
Thank goodness he is tiny!
Yesterday was the last harvest day for tomatoes and peppers.
The pan of hot peppers were made into one last batch of pepper relish.
I will stuff the green peppers and freeze them for winter dinners.
Our weather is turning colder now and the garden is essentially finished for the year.
I harvested half of the sweet potatoes.
The rest will be harvested today.
Sweet potatoes are excellent keepers.
Stored in the cool, dark downstairs pantry...
these tubers will last the entire winter.
Our freezers and our pantries are full and ready for the coming months.
It's great to have homegrown goodness stored away.
I am going to try growing some cold weather greens in our greenhouse over the winter as well.
Have a great weekend!
I'll be back Monday with more "tails" from the farm.
- Of Icy Fingers And Pedicures
And so another Friday arrives.It's been a cold week here on the farm. Beautiful ice sculptures have formed... from water being pumped out of the old log cabin's basement.Frozen pillars dance in a circle around a fountain of frigid spring...
- When All Else Fails....
Yesterday was a marathon gardening day.The garden is (re)planted.The end. Ok, well, not really the end, because of course I have to tell you what is planted! And...I have come to the conclusion that Mother Nature is schizophrenic.Sorry Mother... but...
- Who's Who....part 7
I often get the question..."Which animals take the most time to care for?" The answer to that is easy...no thought necessary.The horses! Cleaning up their manure three times daily...plus cleaning the pastures,feeding (in the winter time, they need lots...
- Spuds
Last year's garden boxes yielded an impressive harvest of sweet potatoes.Considered a "super food", this yummy root packed with beta carotene is one of my family's favorites.This is just a small sampling of our yield. Planting our garden...
- Rainy Silliness
Yesterday afternoon I ran to town to do some Christmas shopping. I left the Littles in the front pasture for the afternoon, as the weather was cold and cloudy. Sometime while I was in town, however, it started to rain. This is what I came home to......"Hey...