Month: May 2012
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Off and Running!
May 17, 2012 I snapped this picture tonight after chores. The deer, gender unknown, was startled out of the corn field. King’s booming voice echoed behind it, even though he was standing by my side. The deer never looked back. My son came and picked almost all…
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Let me explain it to you
May 16, 2012 Dogs are not supposed to swim in the pond every time they are let outside. I tried to explain to King, why trying to catch fish at every opportunity, is not always a good idea. My sons would disagree, but they don’t have a soggy…
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Root-A-Tiller
May 15, 2012 I took this picture one day last week, when the rain had let up for a minute. You can see Noah’s progress rooting up a strip of old pasture. I promised readers from yesterday’s post, a view of Noah’s progress in root-a-tilling. He is doing…
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The Accidental Gardener
May 14, 2012 Our boar Noah is content in his bottomless pen. I move this pen every day about ten feet. Noah attacks the new grass and sod. He eats the fresh grass and then starts rooting up the soil. He doesn’t realize that he is doing soil…
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Mother’s Day
May 13, 2012 The lambs are starting to hit the ground. They are cute babies no doubt, but the neatest thing for me is watching the new mothers. They go from grazing sheep to worry warts in one day. Katahdin sheep have great mothering ability. They do not…
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The next generation
May 12, 2012 Shadrach is a young ram. He will be our flock’s main man next December. He strolls around the farm getting to know the ladies and hanging out with our old ram Abe. The ewes are all lambing so breeding is far from their minds. The rams…
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I’ve got you covered
May 11, 2012 We just finished with an upgrade on our back patio. The project was started last year and finally it’s finished 😮 We haved lived here now for eleven years. In all that time we could not enjoy this space because it is oriented in direct…
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Super Duty
May 10, 2012 I bit the bullet, as they say, and bought a new truck. Well, I haven’t bought it yet, but did decide to pay for it over the next five years. It is an awesome ride, with plenty of power to haul my horses when needed. …
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Sleeping Late
May 9, 2012 This morning, as I was doing chores, I snapped this picture of the piggies all sleeping late. Mom is worn out and the babies are giving her some peace and quiet. There are nine babies under the straw. This liter was born four days ago. There…
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Lap Dog … Not!
May 6, 2012 My disappearing lap is usually caused by my belly, but in this case my puppy is getting too big. He still thinks there should be room, but as you can see, he doesn’t quite fit anymore 😮 Watching this dog grow is fun. He…