Unseasonably warm weather brings out Spring behavior. Chicken palace? Clean. Horses stalls? Clean. Goat enclosure? Picked up. Baryard? Clean.
Science! Psuedo-science! Nature! Art! Nonsense!
January 10, 2023
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Unseasonably warm weather brings out Spring behavior. Chicken palace? Clean. Horses stalls? Clean. Goat enclosure? Picked up. Baryard? Clean.
October 1, 2017
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The best way to garden in the Fall is apparently to go to Norway. Then when you come back, it is actually Fall and time to move wood and gather in the last of the garden.
The garden is quite the disaster.
But hiding behind all of those brown corn and sunflower stalks is a bunch of good stuff: pumpkins, sweet peppers, cayene, jalapeño, habañero, carrots, beets, and watermelon. More to come too!
Fin.
July 10, 2016
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When you ignore the garden for a week just to light a big giant bonfire there may be hell to pay.
BEFORE
So many weeds. So much grass. So few vegetables.
AFTER
About 6 hours of weeding later, the garden looks better
And what do we get for our efforts so far? One tomato (delicious), two zucchini, one summer squash, and two jalapeño peppers. Lots more to come.
Being outside in the summer sun is an excellent break from poking plastic keys.
March 12, 2016
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Guthrie lived with us for so long, that I really can’t recall when he first showed up. One day there were just a couple of ponies, and he was one of them. Guthrie was mostly harmless, though his escape artist tendencies were a pain in the ass. He always made a beeline to the chicken feed or the grain bin.
Guthrie was 42 or 44, which is pretty old for a pony. He did not have many teeth, so we fed him soft hay and grain every day, or rather Amy did. He seemed pretty solid this winter, but last week took an unexpected dive, kind of controlled flight into terrain.
So we had a pony to bury, and out here that calls for a machine.
So bye Guthrie, thanks for being part of our lives for all those years. You made your final escape.
January 30, 2016
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Paloma presiding
The snow is still deep. We’re still cutting trails with lots of effort. Sophie is shorter than the snow is tall. But frankly, the slow melt is fantastic given our location on the Shenandoah river.
December 13, 2015
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Tacking Willie
Tacking Paloma
Not coming
What? 70 degrees on December 13th?
Riding by the Shenandoah
Well, the solstice is coming anyway!
Solstice fire is ready
Apothecary shed? Ready!
Red shed? Ready!
Muddy face
October 11, 2015
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June 8, 2015
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June 7, 2015
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April 19, 2015
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Virginia is gorgeous in the Spring. Flowers everywhere you look, even hidden in the grass. And miles and miles of bluebells by the river. There is nowhere I would rather be.