Cows and Their Birds
Growing up I remember always seeing white birds in and among cows as we drove along in the summer time. We always called them cow birds–original right? Apparently, according to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, we were wrong–there is such a thing called a cow bird but it is a small brown headed bird that [...]
Resident Hawks
We have always had hawks on our farm. As far as we know we haven’t lost anything to them although a piglet or two has gone missing before so who knows. Mostly they live on our large population of rabbits, field mice and rats and whatever other small critters they can get a hold of. [...]
Cutest. Baby. Ever.
So, OBVIOUSLY my baby is the cutest ever, right? Okay, okay, I realize that most of you won’t agree but this is my farm and my blog so you will have to be subjected to a few baby pictures–I’ll try to at least keep them farm related :) We have 2 bottle lambs–this is a [...]
Shedding Sheep
Every Spring I am once again astounded at how this season transforms our farm from barren wasteland into beautiful paradise–at least in my mind. Sort of like 6 inches of snow can make almost anything look pretty, a liberal covering of new grass and green foliage (although I have yet to find the beauty in [...]
“Normal”
Come this summer I will have been on the farm 5 years. Every year has been different, very different, but one phrase I have heard without fail every single year is “well, if it was a normal year…” This first year I came was the second summer of a 2 year drought, about 90% of [...]
Thinking back
I was going through our pictures today and came across these we took this winter–boy am I glad it is Spring! Although you can’t tell due to the snow (about 6 inches or so) behind the tree there is a pond. It was frozen, but with very thin ice. Hagrid, the big white dog in [...]
Triplets!
We came home from being out of town yesterday and this is what greeted us in our yard. We have on several occasions moved Sue out with the sheep flock, but she has a knack of finding her way back into the yard. She still does not believe that she is a sheep or should [...]
Our newest little farmer
We welcomed Ada Melson into our family in October. She is now over 2 months old and has already been out fixing fence, feeding cows, putting out hay, and corralling pigs. Of course she slept through most of it. The picture is one that a customer and friend of ours, Karis Johnston, took for us. [...]
Life’s Little Moments
I love Spring. I like different things about every season, but especially on the farm, Spring is hands down my favorite. Even more so after a long winter like we have had this past year, it is such a relief to see the green grass and new life everywhere. Our ewes are all lambing right [...]
