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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Hickory Nut Weevils
Our first trip around the sun on this land has involved a lot of discovery and exploration. One of our happy surprises a few months ago was that the area we’ve been calling “south pasture” was actually home to a … Continue reading
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Seeya, Summer
Earlier this week it was nearly 100°F, and it’s currently 42°F. Despite having almost another week before it’s technically fall, it seems to have effectively arrived (and the weather forecast agrees). We’ve been settling back into the school routine, which is … Continue reading
How to garden in your jammies and still listen to podcasts.
Sometimes in the morning after Josh and the kids are off to work and school I want to duck outside for a minute and do a few things in the garden. I often think that I will be out there … Continue reading
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Chicken Dust Bath Upgrade
Step one: Get some wood ash Step two: Get the pool Step Three: Amuse yourself by taking a “selfie” of you moving stuff to the coop Step Four: Put pool in chicken area and fill Step Five: Watch the chickens … Continue reading
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His favorite place to be
Lately we’ve been finding Bennett wanting to be in the hammock a lot…. even if his sister is there with him 🙂
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Invasion of the Cucurbit Plant Snatchers (or, “We have powdery mildew!”)
On the morning of Aug 29th I went out to the garden to take a quick walk around and to pick a few things for a lunch we were having with some visiting friends. I had not been in the … Continue reading
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Tiny Frog
It’s easy to miss the tiny frog sitting on this lily pad – he’s probably 0.5″ long. Some days there are 5 of 6 of them scattered all over. The pond seems to make a great frog incubator – there’s … Continue reading
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Turkey Patrol
The turkeys forage with the chickens in general, though they maintain a pretty reliable little sub-group within the larger flock. I like how they appear to be in formation here, moving across the cover-cropped area between the orchard and garden … Continue reading
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