Animals
- 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...
- Spring Waxes And Wanes
I hesitate to say this,because saying it means that I am acknowledging it.And, honestly, it makes me a little crazy! First, the good news:Spring has arrived in the front horse pasture.There are daffodils popping up all over...beautiful.Now, the part...
- 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...
- 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...
- Year #1
And so the farm began its magical transformation. Each month brought new additions. We added a horse (Briggs) and a pony (Donny Brasco) to the herd. Donny, being an intact male, spent a few months "mocking" Mike - escaping every chance he got and generally...
Animals
The End of Summer
Today is the last day of summer.
Just when things were starting to get really beautiful in the garden...
The vines are full and blossoming...
something for which I have waited the entire summer.
And with one frosty night
it will all be
gone.
Until next Spring, when we start anew....new seeds, new seedlings, new life.
Yes, tomorrow is the first day of autumn...
the beginning of crackling fires,
falling leaves,
shorter days....
the preparation for the sleepy days of winter that follow.
I am spending most of my time this week working our hay field,
flipping mown hay,
trying to get it to dry by the weekend.
In passing by the garden and barn these two guys caught my eye....
what an amazing creature,
with the perfect woodland costume,
you'd just think he was a stick.
And this caterpillar reminds me of a clown
in his colorful striped suit!
Life is winding down for both of these fellows, too.
I wonder what these two will do when winter comes.
Yesterday we finished harvesting the sweet potatoes.
Here is the total harvest drying on some large towels....
Unfortunately it is hard to get an appreciation for the size of each of these spuds.
They are enormous!
The biggest we ever grew.
The largest could easily feed a family of four.
A sweet bumper crop for sure!
And for us....the assurance of a tasty, nutritious winter.
Goodbye dear Summer...
we will meet again in nine months,
but until then we will enjoy the colorful, crisp days of Autumn,
the sleepy, snowy blanket of Winter,
and the gift of rebirth and renewal that comes with Spring.
Yesterday we finished harvesting the sweet potatoes.
Here is the total harvest drying on some large towels....
Unfortunately it is hard to get an appreciation for the size of each of these spuds.
They are enormous!
The biggest we ever grew.
The largest could easily feed a family of four.
A sweet bumper crop for sure!
And for us....the assurance of a tasty, nutritious winter.
we will meet again in nine months,
but until then we will enjoy the colorful, crisp days of Autumn,
the sleepy, snowy blanket of Winter,
and the gift of rebirth and renewal that comes with Spring.
- 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...
- Spring Waxes And Wanes
I hesitate to say this,because saying it means that I am acknowledging it.And, honestly, it makes me a little crazy! First, the good news:Spring has arrived in the front horse pasture.There are daffodils popping up all over...beautiful.Now, the part...
- 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...
- 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...
- Year #1
And so the farm began its magical transformation. Each month brought new additions. We added a horse (Briggs) and a pony (Donny Brasco) to the herd. Donny, being an intact male, spent a few months "mocking" Mike - escaping every chance he got and generally...