We had our usual Sunday dinner with the family. After dinner, little Bailey asked if we could go on the tire swing. Landen went and got his boots on, his sign that he's ready to go see the chickens. So off we went out into the yard. The tire swing is always a good time. … Continue reading Let Them Be Wild and Free
Mother Nature
A Most Beautiful Evening
It has been an awful kind of hot here in Ohio. This afternoon it was in the mid 90's, 75% humidity and the "feels like" temperature was 117. Awful. I went outside to try to work in the garden, which doubled in size this week while we were gone, but I felt lightheaded from the … Continue reading A Most Beautiful Evening
Enjoy this Beautiful Spring Morning with Me
Make sure you have the sound up and enjoy this beautiful spring morning with me. I took a child to school and came home to tend to the animals. Walking down to the pond, I was feeling frustrated to find the adult ducks stayed out again last night which means they laid their eggs god … Continue reading Enjoy this Beautiful Spring Morning with Me
Spring is Flowering
The flowers of late winter and early spring occupy places in our hearts well out of proportion to their size. - Gertrude S. Wister It is true, I just adore spring flowers. After the long winter, those first shoots of greenery followed by bursts of color warm my heart. This year the daffodils were the first … Continue reading Spring is Flowering
An Angelic Morning
"Geese appear high over us, pass, and the sky closes. Abandon, as in love or sleep, holds them to their way, clear in the ancient faith: what we need is here. And we pray, not for new earth or heaven, but to be quiet in heart, and in eye, clear. What we need is here." … Continue reading An Angelic Morning
Sunday dinner fun
We have been doing Sunday dinners at the farm pretty religiously for the last year. We have a list of about 6 family groups I email each week and ask who's coming. Not everyone comes every week but it's nice to see who we can. It's been a while since the families with little ones … Continue reading Sunday dinner fun
Becoming A Backyard Naturalist
For Christmas, I got this book entitled The Naturalist's Notebook. It encourages us all to be backyard naturalists, taking note of what is happening in our own small worlds. He gives ten guidelines for how to grow as a naturalist: Cultivate curiosity. Learn the names and taxonomy of plants and animals around you. Become familiar with … Continue reading Becoming A Backyard Naturalist
A Spring Tease but Winter Returns
This week has been super weird weather wise. It started seasonably cool but by Wednesday was spring-like. We were over 60 degrees on Thursday. I’ve been watching the pond slowly melt. Last weekend it was frozen solid; we guessed it had at least 7” of ice on top. I told Josh that it looked like … Continue reading A Spring Tease but Winter Returns
Lifetimes: life & death on the farm
We lost this pretty female black Swedish duck last week. I’m not really sure what happened to her. She always had a gimpy wing that stuck out straight from her side but other than that she looked healthy. I went out with our dog Soju for a walk around the pond sometime in the afternoon. … Continue reading Lifetimes: life & death on the farm
A Walk In The Woods
My husband and I took a couple days at the start of this week to rest at a bed and breakfast about an hour from our house. With the busyness of working several jobs, maintaining the farm and animals, and keeping up with the complexity of a blended family we absolutely have to set aside … Continue reading A Walk In The Woods
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