Category: The Farm
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New Goat Feeder, and Watermelon
We purchased a goat feeder to provide the goats supplemental food when we are not at the farm. It didn’t take long for the goats to figure out that there was food in the new contraption. Peanut thought there may be another route to the food without competition. Unfortunately for Peanut, the feeder was not…
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Our first Apples and Pears, Butterflies and Birds
Our first apples have appeared. They do not look terribly appetizing with the spots. We have called the tree company and are waiting for the horticulture expert to call us back. If you look closely, we also have a white fly infestation. We will be spraying NEEME oil this week now that the rain has…
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Deer and Goats LOVE pumpkins and pumpkin leaves
One of our Atlantic Giants was doing quite well until the deer discovered the delicious flavor of pumpkins. Note the thickness of this pumpkin’s wall. It smelled delicious. We took the rest of this beautiful pumpkin and rolled it into the goat yard. After 24 hours, the goats also decided that pumpkin was delicious. They…
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Fishing, Alligator, Pumpkins, Family & Frogs
Beautiful morning on lake in Louisiana. The lake has been very still and so far this morning, not one fish has been interested in trying the bait. However, a young alligator did swim over to the bait and follow it around for a minute. Below: The female pumpkin flower has a larger center (Stigma) and…
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Purple Martins
According to my late father-in-law, Purple Martins are supposed to arrive on Valentine’s Day (February 14th) and depart on the 4th of July. This year our Purple Martins arrived at the end of February. We thought a late arrival meant a late departure. We left the farm on the 3rd of July after taking the…
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Flowers, Fruit, and Vegetables
Bruce took some great pictures of the flowers in the yard. Below: We have been busy harvesting honeydew, cantaloupe, watermelons, green beans, and pumpkins. Below: pictures #1&2- Figs on the fig tree that is finally coming back from the drought and freeze of this past year, #3-Apples on one of the apple trees in the…
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Grandparents’ Camp Part V
The New Orleans Insectarium and the Aquarium are a ‘must visit’ every year. Below: To earn a hand-stamp at the Insectarium, you have to eat a bug. In addition to the cookies with bugs, there are several favors of bugs to try. Except for Oryne, our crew was eager to sample all flavors. But the…
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Grandparents Camp (Part IV)
The Campers built a new scarecrow to replace the old one, Below: The old scarecrow is on the left and the new scarecrow is on the right. Below: Grandad cut a watermelon that he had cooled. Seems like most of the campers knew exactly how to make short work of the watermelon. Below: Every camper…
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Grandparents’ Camp (Part III)
Below: The homemade slip and slide was used almost everyday. Below: Cooking, baking, making Chocolate strawberries, painting on canvas, and swinging were also part of the week. Below: The shooting range was closely supervised. Below: The pottery wheel was used for something other than pottery. Canvas boards were stuck to the wheel with clay, and…
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Grandparents’ Camp (Part II)
Art takes on many forms at Grandparents’ Camp. The first project used a hair dryer and acrylic paint. This project works best if the first coat (background) is applied liberally. Below: A new addition to Grandparents’ camp this year was a pottery wheel. Everyone had fun working on the wheel. All campers had worked with…