This week’s Weekly Photo Challenge theme is Roy G Biv and a quick walk around the farm revealed a rainbow of colors… red barn orange slow moving vehicle sign yellow baby chicks green unripened blueberries blue Ford tractor indigo Purple Beauty tomato violet flowers
I had the pleasure of spending a few days in Lancaster County, PA. The outlet malls and tourist attractions don’t interest me. Matter of fact, it makes me feel a little sad to see sprawling shopping malls right up against a beautiful Amish farm. Instead, I love to wander around the countryside and get lost.…
Donkeys… their stubbornness is legendary. They don’t want to do something – game over. Come back tomorrow and try again. But there’s more to these animals then them just planting their feet in the ground and refusing to move. They’re loyal, gentle, and protective. So, when the little guy arrived, it was an exciting time.…
Change is inevitable. Sorrow is a difficult part of life. The loss of a beloved animal is extremely difficult to bear. When we lost our oldest Australian Shepherd this past February, we were all heartbroken. But as human beings, we are able to reason and understand that loss. What added to the pain we were…
More snow is predicted for tomorrow {sigh}. Fortunately, the cattle don’t even bat an eye at the snow and colder temperatures. They constantly turn down the opportunity to be in the barn and choose, instead, to bed down by the round bale feeder. The donkeys tell you what they want: outside when there is…
Tommy: “What you do, is you put your shoulder into her and you push.” Paul: “And?” Tommy: “They fall over!” Paul: “This doesn’t strike you as kind of… dumb?” Tommy: “We’re family. We’re going to be doing lots of dumb stuff together. Wait ’til Christmas.” Tommy: “You keep your feet shoulder width apart. Stay between…
Mother Nature gave us a little reprieve yesterday. The days was filled with blue skies, above-freezing temperatures and plentiful sunshine. The girls enjoyed it immensely, munching hay and soaking up the sun. Some of them were so content, you could almost get close enough to hop on their backs, before they opened their eyes to…
Ah, goats… nature’s garbage disposal and self-appointed farm vandals. Given the opportunity, they will eat everything in their path. Mostly, it’s stuff I don’t want them to eat, like the bucket handle, the sprayer on the hose, the feed scoop, a roll of paper towels. You get the picture. With their incredibly sharp teeth and…
It’s been TWO degrees here for days. One day the temperature crept up to a balmy FIVE degrees. That was followed by two nights of -10 degrees. At this point, it doesn’t matter what the thermometer says – it’s COOOOLD! Everything is frozen solid and it hurts to breathe when you’re outside. It’s time to…
There are several old standbys that I plant in my garden every year. One of my favorites is the Sugar Snap Pea – it’s a great producer throughout the entire gardening season. The Sugar Snap Pea is easy to grow and produces sweet, tender pods that are great to eat right out of the garden.…
The Farmers in the Dell 