Animals
It has been a very busy summer at the farm. The goats are growing and very much at home in their new surroundings. Chip is starting to act like a stud and a few of our girls are ready for Fall mating this year. We should have kids for sale next spring. Here is Princess O'Malley, our chubby, happy girl who will be ready to breed in the Fall of 2008.
The guinea hens are growing by leaps and bounds (their bodies that is, I don't think their heads have grown a bit...very odd looking birds!)
They are living in their new home...the old henhouse. Only four of our chickens remain thanks to the nearby predators. They are spending most of their days in their chicken yard instead of free ranging all over the farm....too much freedom seems to be a bad thing in this case.
The garden is amazing this year. Every day brings a bountiful harvest and we have been canning and pickling non stop for a few weeks. Here is an example of one day's harvest...
I thought I would take a little time to give you all a tour of the farm and the farmhouse. This first slide show contains images from around the farmhouse....
The barn is constantly a flurry of activity with Moonbeam, our new Haflinger, and the rest of the boys. Moonbeam has settled in nicely and is proving to be quite a good addition to the barn. He is about the sweetest natured horse ever and truly a joy to ride! He's a keeper!
Here are some more pictures from around the farm....you will see the guest house, the old chicken house (where the guineas live), the orchard, the barn and some of the pastures...
And finally a little slideshow from the arena. In these pictures you will see me on Moonbeam, Becky on Fagner, and Mike on Briggs...
- Weekend Update
We are never at a loss for things to do around the farm.Gardening, itself, could be a full time job.But, oh, what rewards for work put in! Finally, the strawberries are ripening.The crop that we thought we lost due to freeze has made a comeback...better...
- Blue Skies Bring Heavy Equipment!
Yesterday's sunshine brought a flurry of activity to the farm. I arrived at the barn and was greeted by little Leo,who couldn't wait to tell me all about the scary equipment. The excavator had brought truckloads of stone dust andwas moving it...
- A Grand Adventure
Yesterday morning, before sunrise,I headed to the barn for morning chores. Cleaning stalls, dry lots, and chicken houses...feeding horses, cats, chickens, ducks...changing water buckets, cleaning water tubs...by the time I was half way through my list...
- Phil May Have Lied!!
We have a major case of Spring fever here on the farm.Unfortunately, the weather is not cooperating. We were spoiled by last week's high temperatures.Now the weather is back to what is typical for February.We've had a little more snow and more...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...
Animals
Summer at the Farm...a pictoral tour
It has been a very busy summer at the farm. The goats are growing and very much at home in their new surroundings. Chip is starting to act like a stud and a few of our girls are ready for Fall mating this year. We should have kids for sale next spring. Here is Princess O'Malley, our chubby, happy girl who will be ready to breed in the Fall of 2008.
The guinea hens are growing by leaps and bounds (their bodies that is, I don't think their heads have grown a bit...very odd looking birds!)
They are living in their new home...the old henhouse. Only four of our chickens remain thanks to the nearby predators. They are spending most of their days in their chicken yard instead of free ranging all over the farm....too much freedom seems to be a bad thing in this case.The garden is amazing this year. Every day brings a bountiful harvest and we have been canning and pickling non stop for a few weeks. Here is an example of one day's harvest...
I thought I would take a little time to give you all a tour of the farm and the farmhouse. This first slide show contains images from around the farmhouse....
The barn is constantly a flurry of activity with Moonbeam, our new Haflinger, and the rest of the boys. Moonbeam has settled in nicely and is proving to be quite a good addition to the barn. He is about the sweetest natured horse ever and truly a joy to ride! He's a keeper!
Here are some more pictures from around the farm....you will see the guest house, the old chicken house (where the guineas live), the orchard, the barn and some of the pastures...
And finally a little slideshow from the arena. In these pictures you will see me on Moonbeam, Becky on Fagner, and Mike on Briggs...
- Weekend Update
We are never at a loss for things to do around the farm.Gardening, itself, could be a full time job.But, oh, what rewards for work put in! Finally, the strawberries are ripening.The crop that we thought we lost due to freeze has made a comeback...better...
- Blue Skies Bring Heavy Equipment!
Yesterday's sunshine brought a flurry of activity to the farm. I arrived at the barn and was greeted by little Leo,who couldn't wait to tell me all about the scary equipment. The excavator had brought truckloads of stone dust andwas moving it...
- A Grand Adventure
Yesterday morning, before sunrise,I headed to the barn for morning chores. Cleaning stalls, dry lots, and chicken houses...feeding horses, cats, chickens, ducks...changing water buckets, cleaning water tubs...by the time I was half way through my list...
- Phil May Have Lied!!
We have a major case of Spring fever here on the farm.Unfortunately, the weather is not cooperating. We were spoiled by last week's high temperatures.Now the weather is back to what is typical for February.We've had a little more snow and more...
- You Can't Keep Them Young!
This morning started much the same as every morning on the farm. Our alarm clock is the first "wake up!" song of Mr. Cardinal (Mr. and Mrs. are year-long residents in the tree outside the farmhouse). Without fail, each day he sings the first stanza of...