At Summers' End

Although we can feel it, it's hard to believe it. Summer's End.
Although one season is coming to a close, life on the farm is still blooming. The long awaited calf of Mama (#47) finally arrived on Thursday, May 21. We didn't even stress over this one - until a few days later - but that's another story. Archie is thriving. He's just as cute as he can be. Tiny little guy, he was laying the weeds on the other side of the fence the day we found him.

Last week Pete spotted a clutch of baby chicks under the hen house - 10 in all, all different colors. There's really nothing cuter than baby chicks, all fluffy and soft. However sadly there are only 9 now.

Last weekend our kids had their first lesson on the "bird and the bees" as we bred our Jack Russell, Sky to her new "husband" Buddy who lives down the road. You've heard the old adaage "out of the mouth of babes"! Well Sam says after pondering the episode for a few minutes; "hay Daddy is that what you and Mommy had to do to have us?" and of course Pete's reply was "you better ask your mother!"

Life is still good, Down on the Farm!

New Baby - Again!

This time, I didn't even get to fret! Walked down with Pete to feed the cows and low and behold #47 was skinny with milk in her udder!!! BUT we couldnt see a baby anywhere!! So we loaded the kids up in the back of the gator and took a ride in the back pasture, and there he was, a little feller, 50lbs or so, asleep in the weeds on the other side of the fence. He's SO cute! So we dragged him out, walked him out into the field, Mama was too interested in the corn stalks she was eating to pay too much attention to us at first, but she finally staked her claim. We backed away, saw the little guy take a drink and left them be. Now this is how it's suppose to happen. I'll post pictures later.

Summer's Over?

Summer can't be over, not already!! But sadly enough, it is. School starts Monday! Most are happy to ship the kids back to school, but I'm not. I like being home on the farm; whether we're working in the garden, swimming, or just watching the chickens peck or the baby cows nurse. Life on the farm is good.

We've been picking green beans every couple days, hoping to save some green at the grocery store this winter. Tonight is corn night, our first decent sweet corn crop in a few years, we're excited!

Although we had those eight inches of rain in May, it is VERY dry now. We had a decent rain with hail on Aug. 2 but we haven't cut the grass since. Had we not watered the garden, it would be a desert.

Back to the kitchen I go, got beans to blanche!