Animals
- Pine Treats
Autumn sunrises are the best of the year! Yesterday's fiery sun arose, but offered no heat to our world.It's cold now... feeling rather wintry.I am thankful for a barn filled with hay,as this hay will help to keep our critters warm in the coming...
- Every Woman Should Have Her Own Chainsaw!
Why is it that when I am out working hard...it seems like everyone else is doing this?!...... Yesterday was a day for mowing(yes, I know... I said that I had done the last mowing 2 weeks ago.) and chainsaw work. I love my little girly chainsaw!It's...
- Pig Tales
After reading yesterday's post,Ginger and MaryAnn had their little pigtails a bit out of joint. You see, they were a bit jealous over all of the attention thatthe equines got when their dry lot tree was cut down. What? You are surprised to...
- Woodsy Wanderers
We took a little time this weekend to walk our wooded acreage. Every few weeks we walk our trails to make sure that they are clear of fallen trees and branches. Every 15 or so years our woods are harvested for the most mature trees...giving the younger...
- The Ultimate Recycling Project
Here on the farm, we are committed to recycling as much as we possibly can. We compost whatever kitchen scraps we have (that the chickens won't eat). We compost our manure and leaves. We try to find a use for everything. This winter we had several...
Animals
Timber!
It's the end of summer and now we have the hot, sticky weather.
And although heat and humidity are not my favorites,
I am reassured by the fact that this can't last for long... not at this time of year!
Yesterday was a crazy busy day on the farm.
People coming and going... deliveries, tree trimming, etc.
Over the past year we have had several trees die.
The trees that were at risk for falling on structures (barns, sheds, fences)
were cut down yesterday.
A large pine tree in the dry lot had to come down.
It seems that a few equines have been nibbling the bark on this tree...
to the point that eventually the tree was bark-less!
Now, I'm not going to name names, but I bet you can guess who the responsible parties are.
While the tree trimmers were working,
the horses were on lock-down.
Moonbeam and the Littles in one stall.
Donnie and Scarlet in the other.
"Where's Scarlet?" you ask.
Well, Scarlet was not having anything to do with "time out", so she remained out in the dry lot...
supervising from a distance.
Once the tree was down, she meandered over to check it out.
You might notice that we left the trunk where it stood...
a scratching post.
And when the work was complete, everyone had to check it out...
and mark their territory.
Amazingly, each took their turn urinating on the freshly chipped pine.
"There," they said, "just how we like it!"
In the midst of all the hustle and bustle, I did manage to preserve another
10 pints of tomato sauce.
Today.... more grape jam!
- Pine Treats
Autumn sunrises are the best of the year! Yesterday's fiery sun arose, but offered no heat to our world.It's cold now... feeling rather wintry.I am thankful for a barn filled with hay,as this hay will help to keep our critters warm in the coming...
- Every Woman Should Have Her Own Chainsaw!
Why is it that when I am out working hard...it seems like everyone else is doing this?!...... Yesterday was a day for mowing(yes, I know... I said that I had done the last mowing 2 weeks ago.) and chainsaw work. I love my little girly chainsaw!It's...
- Pig Tales
After reading yesterday's post,Ginger and MaryAnn had their little pigtails a bit out of joint. You see, they were a bit jealous over all of the attention thatthe equines got when their dry lot tree was cut down. What? You are surprised to...
- Woodsy Wanderers
We took a little time this weekend to walk our wooded acreage. Every few weeks we walk our trails to make sure that they are clear of fallen trees and branches. Every 15 or so years our woods are harvested for the most mature trees...giving the younger...
- The Ultimate Recycling Project
Here on the farm, we are committed to recycling as much as we possibly can. We compost whatever kitchen scraps we have (that the chickens won't eat). We compost our manure and leaves. We try to find a use for everything. This winter we had several...