Tag: farming
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The Case Against Lists
WaiWai was able to open the feed store door yesterday and politely stood with his head inside the door waiting for me to stop mucking about with hoses and “get on with feeding time already!” He has an enormous capacity for waiting. He doesn’t lie down to wait like all the other pigs. He waits…
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Playing Snakes and Ladders: the real kind.
I don’t want to scare any of the people who are scared of snakes. So below is a nice benign image to begin. Though – The Fellowship is a pretty tough bunch after all these years. Quacker came shrieking over for some dinner yesterday evening. Still no sign of chicks. And it was while she…
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Hoses bomb the farm photos
Either a hose or a bucket. The hoses and buckets are the photo bombers on the farm. I am so used to seeing them strategically placed everywhere that I don’t notice until too late that there is either a hose or a bucket in so many of my shots. Homestead Farmers use lots of hoses…
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Planting By The Moon
Tonight is the full moon. The time for harvesting not sowing or planting. The best moon for planting is the new moon. Of course there are many theories behind why we might garden by the moon. I personally think that it is the pull of the moon on the tides, bringing up water, maybe more…
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The most natural air freshener ever
Other than opening the windows and doors? The most natural air freshener in the world is 179 bales of freshly cut hay stacked into the barn. Hay has this newly mowed grass crossed with bright notes of sunshine kind of scent. If we could bottle this scent it would be a best seller. Of course…
The Kitchen's Garden 