Last Thursday was a catch-up day on the farm. Daddy and the three youngers finished school quickly and got over to the farm to get some work done. Mommy and Evie stayed home to finish Evie’s school and then went out to run some errands.
Including dropping off a picnic lunch for the hungry farmers.
Yes, those are landjaegers on sticks. We did not have a fire, but that does not prevent the m from imagining.
“I wonder what peppers taste like on a stick.”
“Probably just like peppers.”
“Yeah, but more fun!”
We opened up part of the old orchard for the cows and sheep to graze. They certainly seemed to enjoy some fresh green.
There is something very peaceful about the sound of animals munching grass.
While out there we made a remarkable discover. A year and a half ago we planted three fig trees in the old orchard. One of them did really well, two others got nibbled down to nothing by the geese. Of those two, one made a comeback this spring and has grown decently, but the other has been a dried twig all year.
Plus it got overgrown by thistles. But now, look closely, right in the middle of the thistles…
A beautiful little fig, just a-sproutin’ up! Who knows, it may bear figs one of these years.
Also, notice the mantis on the lower right side of the picture. I told you they are everywhere this summer.
We continued on trying to clean out the cow manure. It is slow work with only a wheelbarrow, and there is a huge amount of it. The compost heap is enormous!
That’s good, the garden can use all the aged compost it can get.
Look at this! The squashes are finally starting to take off! We have about half a dozen pumpkins and some Georgia candy roasters (YAY!)
God-willing they get to ripen before they get frosted.
Time is getting short. We have to get our wheat and other cover crops in the ground before the first of October, otherwise there is the risk they won’t establish before the dark days of winter.
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