Finally, the ice is melting away. By 2 p.m. today, this patch and a few larger sections in the shadows of the woods remained, but the rest of the farm had gone to mud. The ducks are happy. They love mud. They love puddles. We...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 22, 2007 | Perspectives |
Apparently we didn’t have enough white stuff on the ground already. We woke up Sunday morning to discover another five inches on the ground. And the road out of here looking like this. We don’t get a lot of traffic...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 17, 2007 | Birds and Beasts |
I’d be cranky too if I had frost on my whiskers every morning. Lottie, the Jersey milk cow, had a chapped udder, too —...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 11, 2007 | Birds and Beasts |
Tom’s been feeling pretty perky now that he’s recovered from the injuries incurred during that unfortunate incident with the geese. Strutting around the barnyard with half his feathers missing couldn’t have...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 10, 2007 | Birds and Beasts |
This may be the year of the gates. I have nothing against a well-made ‘farmer’s gate’ of whatever wire matches the fence, especially in locations that don’t see a lot of through traffic. Unfortunately,...
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