January 31, 2017

January Phenology



"Anyone who thinks gardening begins in the spring and ends in the fall is missing the best part of the whole year; for gardening begins in January with the dream."  - Josephine Nuese

And dreaming, we are, of children back on the farm.

The calves have been growing a lot this month.  Cassidy and Aubrey are weaning and will become heifers come the end of this week.  Cassidy is really ready to move to a new home.

Cassidy

Aubrey

The last heifer calf that was born (Huckleberry) I was never able to get photos of her up, so here she is at 1 day old and 1 month old.

Huckleberry 12-30-17

Huckleberry 1-31-17

We had a couple of bulls born this month.  On January 18th, Aretmis had a bull calf, which we named Archemeties.  And on the 28th of January Mercedes had her first calf, which was a bull named Tundra.  Both have left the farm for future adventures.

Archemeties 1-18-17

Mercedes, before Tundra was born, waiting to become a cow.

January 2, 2017

Monthly Photos (January)


Happy 2017!!!  This year on the first day of every month between 7-9am I will be going to 5 designated spots and taking a photo.  These photos I will post here, but will also get put into a binder where hopefully we will be able to watch the farm change with the seasons and years.

The 5 spots are: Farm (from turkey coop looking onto the farm), Woods (along the mediation path looking into the woods), Mediation Path (from the parking area looking down the path), Garden, and the Apple Orchard.  

Farm

Woods

Mediation Path

Garden

Apple Orchard