On Saturday I took myself for a field trip to visit a friend of mine who has a wee farm up on the ridge a few miles from here. Look who lives out the back of her house. 
Because of the slight elevation and the snow the images seem to sparkle.
Her neighbours farm.
The light has been soft like this all weekend. And warm. Today was very warm.
After our farm tour we all went inside for a glass of wine.
Yesterday I begun the process of incubating eggs. This is very new for me and pretty exciting. But it will save us quite a bit of money in the long run. When I am away next week John will turn the eggs three times a day for me- (or four if he is up in the night).
The hatch date is March 1st. Ring that date on your Sheila calendar.
I will candle them on Saturday before I leave for my flight. Speaking of which I am collecting a few guest posts from members of The Fellowship for when I am away this time, (I am away for a week so Jake will be back in charge) we will see a few farms and wee life style blocks from five different countries.(If all goes according to plan!) right here on the farmy blog. And then I can spend my rest time out in California commenting in our own Lounge of Comments and visiting you at your blogs. I have gotton very behind on my visiting.
Much love to you all. Have a lovely day.
Your old friend on the farmy
celi
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78 responses to “A Field Trip”
He was saying what a great eye you have and interesting composition.
that was very kind of him.. some of it is pretty hit and miss though! c
Goats are commonly grown in TX for meat – they do well n central TX were it’s hilly, rocky and less pasture grass. They have such faces. How many times have I hauled one around by the horns…some are docile and some are just con-goat-tankerous. But they do clear poison ivy so well!
poison ivy.. goodness.. c
At one of the Girl Scout camps, we staked goats out at the platform tents to clean out the poison ivy before the campers came…you had to move them daily or they would eat everything and leave it bare…as the tent sides rolled up, we preferred to leave a bit of “hedge” for privacy between tents. You do become very fond of the little goats after a while – they are always very busy and will get into mischief.
Thrilled about your trip to see the second grandchild in California – and DO looking forward to other ‘farmy stories’ you have lined up in the interim. So remember the wonderment I had doing my ‘fill-in’ some 16 months ago!! Do so hope for a positive outcome with incubating the eggs!!
I got your email but my email won’t let me reply or send emails atm – I will take some photos tomorrow and put together a post for you but not sure how to send it until I get my computer fixed. Argh!
Ok.. that is a weird problem..I will put your post to the end of the week in the hope that it is fixed, OR you can write the post to the Fellowship, link to me and i will reblog it? Would that work?
My Aunt and Uncle had a hatchery when I was a kid (Devil’s Glen Hatchery, Bettendorf, Iowa) and it was always interesting to visit. I was fortunate and got to spend a week with them, usually once a year. They also had a large yard just for chickens and there were lots of them. One year someone had requested quail and pheasant chicks and they were marvelous, small and very quick. As I got older, I’d get to ride along with my Uncle on deliveries, boxes of chicks in the back of the station wagon, driving the country roads from one farm to another. There was always a “tour” of each farm, fresh milk and home made cookies and introductions to the cows, pigs, chickens and other animals. One of the farms we delivered to was an Amish farm and the farmer was plowing with a team (I love horses). I treasure those memories, the kindness of the people, the interest from the animals and the rich land we live in.
I do miss making regular blog visits when on the road. I look forward to meeting your blog guest stars!