Animals
All around the farm, there are signs of autumn. Mornings are chilly. The leaves are turning. The corn stalks are dry. The pumpkins are ready to harvest. The caterpillars have donned their wooly coats.
The garden is just about finished with the exception of a never ending supply of tomatoes and peppers. Honey production is slowing down and soon it will be time for another harvest. The new blueberry field made it through the summer with a few emergency waterings. The challenge ahead will be to combat the scavenging crows. We are considering building a reverse aviary....one to keep the birds out!
The animals are much happier with the cooler temperatures. You can tell by the smile on Donnie Brasco's face:
- Just An Ordinary Day
It seems as though we have skipped over Autumn and gone right to Winter!Temperatures never left the 40's yesterday,and nighttime lows are in the 30's.Brrrrrrrr..... We had a peaceful weekend at home with our animals.Chores, cooking and knitting...
- Vegetable Lovers
Our autumn-like weather has continued right through the weekend.I am told, however, that we are returning to summer later this week.For now, though, I am enjoying the cool nights...great sleeping weather! Friday's hay making was a big success.With...
- Welcome September!
For all intents and purposes, the summer is now over.Another Labor Day weekend has come and gone.The days are shorter; the nights are cooler.The swallows are flocking. The ragweed/goldenrod is blooming. The garden is offering forth the last of summer's...
- Summer's Long Goodbye
As I write this post, it is amazingly cool outside.The tree swallows have begun to flock on the power lines.More and more leaves are on the ground. And morning dew settles peacefully on freshly spun spider webs...all signs that Summer is starting to...
- Garden Explosion!!
It seems like just yesterday, I was planting seeds in tiny pots in the greenhouse. Now, months later, cold weather is just a memory and the dog days of August are upon us, and those tiny seedlings are mature plants bursting with produce. Thirty tomato...
Animals
Signs of Autumn
All around the farm, there are signs of autumn. Mornings are chilly. The leaves are turning. The corn stalks are dry. The pumpkins are ready to harvest. The caterpillars have donned their wooly coats.
The garden is just about finished with the exception of a never ending supply of tomatoes and peppers. Honey production is slowing down and soon it will be time for another harvest. The new blueberry field made it through the summer with a few emergency waterings. The challenge ahead will be to combat the scavenging crows. We are considering building a reverse aviary....one to keep the birds out!
The animals are much happier with the cooler temperatures. You can tell by the smile on Donnie Brasco's face:
- Just An Ordinary Day
It seems as though we have skipped over Autumn and gone right to Winter!Temperatures never left the 40's yesterday,and nighttime lows are in the 30's.Brrrrrrrr..... We had a peaceful weekend at home with our animals.Chores, cooking and knitting...
- Vegetable Lovers
Our autumn-like weather has continued right through the weekend.I am told, however, that we are returning to summer later this week.For now, though, I am enjoying the cool nights...great sleeping weather! Friday's hay making was a big success.With...
- Welcome September!
For all intents and purposes, the summer is now over.Another Labor Day weekend has come and gone.The days are shorter; the nights are cooler.The swallows are flocking. The ragweed/goldenrod is blooming. The garden is offering forth the last of summer's...
- Summer's Long Goodbye
As I write this post, it is amazingly cool outside.The tree swallows have begun to flock on the power lines.More and more leaves are on the ground. And morning dew settles peacefully on freshly spun spider webs...all signs that Summer is starting to...
- Garden Explosion!!
It seems like just yesterday, I was planting seeds in tiny pots in the greenhouse. Now, months later, cold weather is just a memory and the dog days of August are upon us, and those tiny seedlings are mature plants bursting with produce. Thirty tomato...