Mourning Morels
Yesterday might have been my last morel hunt of the season — or more precisely, the last productive one. I found some, though all but two were so far past their prime that I left them out in the woods. In my youth, when...
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New Faces on the Farm
Posted by admin | Apr 26, 2010 | Birds and Beasts |
The mamas here at the farm have been busily adding to the livestock numbers. Nona, a very shy ewe, presented us with twin lambs. She’s a first-time mother, but managed the birth and cleanup duties quite well. The...
Read MoreAnother Earth Day
Posted by admin | Apr 22, 2010 | Perspectives |
In case you haven’t heard, today is Earth Day 2010. The first organized Earth Day celebration was forty years ago on April 22, 1970. I was in elementary school then, and really don’t remember hearing about it. The...
Read MoreThe great gosling escape
Posted by admin | Apr 21, 2010 | Birds and Beasts |
The three goslings escaped through the gap under the barn stall door. That shouldn’t have been a surprise. They are, essentially, toddlers. I’ve yet to meet a toddler that doesn’t delight in slipping free of...
Read MoreAway and back again
Posted by admin | Apr 20, 2010 | Perspectives |
I’m back from a rare weekend spent away from family and the farm, and with one more full night of sleep, I might be recovered. Each April, I journey north for a weekend writer’s retreat, and it is one of the...
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