Monthly Archives: June 2013

Home on the Range

Posted on June 9, 2013 by jrh

Between the cuteness and the feeding and the cuteness and the playing and the cuteness, it’s sometimes easy to forget why we have goats.  They are, first and foremost, a four-part low-emission brush mower, and we finally got them out … Continue reading →

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Chainsaw upgrade

Posted on June 4, 2013 by amyj

We have many, many trees on our land. Really. Acres of them. As you know trees fall down and so both of our dads gave us their chain saws…. you know the ones you use when you have a limb … Continue reading →

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Babies in the wild

Posted on June 2, 2013 by amyj

Josh and I took Molly out for a walk. When we reached the edge of the woods right along the property line Molly ran with purpose into the brush. When we caught up to her she was face to face … Continue reading →

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Super-teensy egg

Posted on June 2, 2013 by jrh

As Amy put it: “somebody having an off day?” Our broody bantam is still mothering rather than laying, but this weensy egg is about half of even her normal size.

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Garden Progress

Posted on June 1, 2013 by amyj

Everything takes longer than you think, including getting the garden planted. We moved the kale, chard, broccoli, brussels sprouts, peas and cauliflower seedlings out right away. It might be too late in the spring for some of this stuff to … Continue reading →

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