Category: The Farm
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Grandparents’ Camp (Part I)
Below: Campers were picked up from the airport and headed straight to Dr. Lee and Dr. Clare’s office to repair Beckett’s front tooth. The cousins were curious, so Drs. Lee and Clare (working after hours) allowed the campers to view the procedures. The patient was very happy with his new front tooth. Hopefully, the visit…
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Poor Miracle, blackberries, pumpkins, and bluebirds.
We left the farm last Sunday and Bruce returned on Wednesday morning. When Bruce went to feed the goats, he only counted four goats. Miracle was missing. After a brief search, Bruce found that Miracle was guilty of thinking that “the grass is greener on the other side” and she was entangled in the fence.…
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Berries, Fishing, Orchard, and Family
We have harvested raspberries and blackberries almost every other day for the past three weeks. We had blamed the plants for not producing. Maybe we should have realized that the birds had something to do with the lack of berries. The bird netting made a huge difference. Below: While visiting one of the lakes in…
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Corn, Watermelon, Goats and Pumpkins
We harvested some of the corn and “simply delicious” lived up to its name! Below: Searching for watermelons. If the animals don’t eat the watermelons, we should have a great crop! Below: Goats are supposed to eat just about anything, but this is not always true. We tested Polk salad, lettuce, and carrot tops in…
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Possible Tornado? And a VERY long trip to the farm!
We headed to the farm on Tuesday afternoon. Just before the Louisiana -Mississippi line the sky turned totally black. It didn’t take much common sense to pull off the road and go into the closest building – which happened to be a very welcoming truck stop. We were not the only people pulling over due…
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Goats, Berries, Pumpkins, Watermelons and Fun Summer Days!
Tsunami is finally adjusting to the much, much smaller herd of goats at our farm. Below: One of Tsunami’s twins, Gwen, also seems happy in her new home. The new owner sent recent pictures of Gwen on a Trampoline and in a birdbath that Gwen has claimed as her own. Below: What happens when you…
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Memorial Day Weekend 2024!
Fruitful Harvest! We were able to harvest blackberries (seedless and thornless), raspberries, blueberries, and string beans. All will be consumed this weekend. Below: Slide (1-2) Our corn plants have tasseled which means corn is on the way. These plants were “left over” and are not in the enclosure to prevent animals from eating. (3-5) The…
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Sometimes, goats do not recover!
One of our triplets who went to a new home did not survive. Unfortunately, when a small goat gets ill, it rarely recovers. The remaining kids are all doing well and seem healthy and happy. Below: The corn is shooting up. Look at the slides below. The last picture was taken this past week. The…
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New Honey Crisp Tree, Purple Martins, Blackberries and family gatherings for Graduation and Mother’s Day.
A new Honey Crisp Apple tree has been added to the orchard. It was a gift from our sons. It is pretty large and already has apples. With luck, we may get to pick an apple this year. The Purple Martins have definitely settled into their new homes and are enjoying their surroundings. It won’t…
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Garlic, Blueberry, & String bean harvest, and family pictures for Mother’s Day weekend.
Ike visited the farm this weekend. First on the agenda was harvesting the garlic and hanging it to dry. Platting the garlic to hang for two weeks took four hands. Below: Ike helped harvest more blueberries. Ike also harvested green beans and pruned the giant pumpkins. Only one pumpkin is allowed to grow on each…