Category Archive: Home on the Range

A Multi-Species, Multi-Tasking Spring Workout

Okay, everybody!  It’s obvious that the dead plants along the edge of the pond have to be cleared out, and goodness knows that will be a workout. But we only have one week… Continue reading

The Best-Laid Plots

A response to a WordPress prompt, originally posted on my other blog in 2013.

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #78 — Special Spot

There is a spot on our farm where kids can cross on fallen trees, or squish around in the mud, and just as importantly, tree roots terrace the bank, so grown-ups have a… Continue reading

The Gift of Snow

It’s lovely to get a light touch of winter.

April 2017 on the Farm

We are having a lovely spring with a long period of cool weather.  We still have lots of butterflies around, the dewberries are already ripening, and a few bumble bees are showing up.… Continue reading

Spring on the Farm

Over the last month we have been busy fixing up the house, but it hasn’t been just a “This Old House” marathon.  The animals keep us hopping too. One afternoon, I saw our… Continue reading