Quick project just to make watering the sheep and cows easier. And by easier, I mean automatic, nine months out of the year.
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Dinner is Served
I told Winne "Someday, when you are big, you will be able to pull the strings off the bales all by yourself." No! Me do it! Help! I did it!
My view
My view from inside the barn this morning.
Back on Grass
With the rain that has been falling semi-regularly for the last month our pastures are starting to green up nicely, but not really putting on the height like they did in the spring. I am afraid we may have overgrazed them a little this summer. That's okay. We are learning what the carrying capacity of… Continue reading Back on Grass
Gym time
Not really farming related, but this is a project that’s been in the works for some time. Not quite ready yet of course, have a few things I want to add over the next few months. Good enough to get started making some gainz.
Younger Berries
We pruned our elderberries back to the stumps earlier this year, (along with the mature cherries, which, incidentally, produced a much better crop this year than they did last year). Look at that majestic shrub! And the two purple-leaf varieties are doing quite well too. What we have learned from this is that the Elderberry… Continue reading Younger Berries
Oh! If only…
Moving all of the hay yesterday, I discovered that my hands are not what they used to be. I used to move 10 racks worth of bailed hay in a single morning, with bare hands and never got a blister. But now, because I work in an office, I have, sissy girly hands rather than… Continue reading Oh! If only…
Timber!
Our elderly neighbor had a couple of big old cottonwoods, overgrown with ivy, that have been ominously leaning over our barn, shop, and hogcken coopen for the last two years since we have owned the farm. We finally got around to chatting with him about it, and worked out a deal to get a local… Continue reading Timber!
Photos by Evie
We spent a very brief time at the farm this afternoon, really not much longer than it took to do the chores. We have a cold going around Winnie was done pretty quickly. However, while we were there Evie took the time to practice her photography. Hope you enjoy our pictures. Daddy took this one,… Continue reading Photos by Evie
Mama said…
You can put your boots in the oven, but that don’t make ‘em biscuits.
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