After a long winter, green leaves are a miracle. In fact, green of any kind after a winter of any kind, feels like a miracle. Like a deep, cleansing breath. Hope actually does grow on trees. At least in the months of spring. The contrast of the nesting, burrowing, make-do […]
Yesterday was moving day … for the chicks. They had been living in giant plastic tubs in my laundry room for the past week and space was getting tight. (Read about the new chicks here.) I couldn’t fit it big enough waterers and feeders to keep from having to attend […]
We are settling into a new routine here on the farm. One that is full of work. While the weather may have decided to shift back to winter, the preparations for spring are beginning. Winter rest is over. It’s the morning after our first night with the latest crops of […]
Yesterday’s weather being of the sunny, mid-50s variety gave me hope. Spring must really be coming! In honor of the good weather, we worked the entire day cleaning up the much-ignored chicken house.We scooped manure and I dusted the walls and ceilings. Matt built a pond in the chicken yard […]
