A lamb at last
Look what I found in the barn yesterday morning! My favorite ewe gave birth to this healthy tiny ewe lamb not long after daybreak. She’s Peep’s first lamb — and don’t blame me for the name. Peep and...
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Bad hair days
Posted by admin | Apr 8, 2010 | Birds and Beasts |
Tiny, the bottle lamb, is grown up now and having hair issues. Actually, she has a lot more issues than just her bad haircut, but that’s a story for another day. A year ago, Tiny was a fat, spoiled lamb. Most days she...
Read MoreFinally, it’s spring
Posted by admin | Apr 7, 2010 | Wild Things |
We’re weeks past the Vernal Equinox, but it’s only in the last few days that I’ve been convinced that spring truly has arrived. I’ve learned not to trust calendar dates or average frost dates. Instead,...
Read MoreJust a little bit of snow
Posted by admin | Mar 23, 2010 | Perspectives |
Mother Nature played quite a prank on us Saturday, which was the Vernal Equinox aka the first day of spring. We got nine, or ten, or twelve inches of snow, depending on who in the neighborhood you asked and how many spots they...
Read MoreBonus garden seedlings
Every good seedsman tests his stock for germination before offering it for sale. Most gardeners who save their own seeds or carry over purchased seed from previous years perform germination tests, too, well before planting time...
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