Typical Scene on the Farm

It’s a blustery day here on the farm. There’s moisture in the air, sometimes just a light mist, other times it’s wee little balls of stinging sleet. This is not my favorite time to be out and about, but the animals need hay even more on days they don’t go out and graze.

The guineas don’t seem to mind a little rain, running around looking for grain or perched on the fence.
I almost chickened out of my morning walk through the woods, but I figured if the guineas could hack the foul weather, so could I.

The wind was making quite a racket as it roared through the trees, and of course the creek was up a little from the bit of rain we had.

On nice days, when I let all the animals out together, it’s not unusual to see all kinds of combinations of critters, with the chickens, guineas, dogs, sheep and llama.
This isn’t the first time I’ve seen poultry perching on sheep. I think that nice thick wool must keep their feet warm, or maybe they just like being on top of things.

It’s a typical scene on the farm.

A Sunny Sunday on the Farm

After record breaking warm temperatures earlier this week, it’s back to cold weather. Yeah, I know “cold” is a relative term, and what’s cold for us is a balmy day further north. There was a hard frost this morning, but the sun came out and it turned into a lovely day.

The return to cold weather hasn’t obliterated all signs of a coming spring either. After doing the critter care chores, I went for a short walk in the woods. I noticed the redbud trees have – what else? – red buds appearing.

I noticed other signs of growth in a slue towards the back of our wooded area that is filled with water again, thanks to the recent rains. The algae is bright green there. The moss in the woods also continues to green up, and there are a few plant leaves poking up here and there.

In my flower garden, the plant my Granny used to call “Live Forever” is already showing new growth for this season.

This particular variety is officially known as Sedum ‘Matrona’. It has lovely pink flower heads that the butterflies and bees dearly love.

The animals enjoy the sunshine too, and I noticed a bunch of the guineas in the front yard, headed down towards the pond.

All in all, it’s just nice to enjoy a sunny Sunday here on the farm.

Our Pond Runneth Over…

A look at our pond. . .

When we first dug the pond, it only took two months for it to fill up. It’s spring fed, so that made a difference. I’m sure it would have taken a lot longer if rain falling in the pond was the only source of water.

Then came the drought. Months and months of little or no rain, and the water in the pond went down, down, down, until it looked more like an overlarge mud puddle.

Lately we’ve been getting more rain and the pond slowly started filling back up. When I went outside this morning, I was thrilled to see it is totally FULL again.

The water is right up to the overflow pipe. Who’d have thought it would be so exciting to see water running out a pipe?

Ahhhhh, the lovely sound of running water…..
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Hooray! Here’s hope we don’t see such low water levels again!

The Farmer’s (Grand)Daughter

We have several grandchildren, and all are special. However, I must admit they’re extra cute when they’re little tykes like our youngest granddaughter shown here:

The Farmer’s tractor seems to be great fun!

Strange Self-Portrait

When I was looking through the pictures I’d taken of the water-filled troughs, I noticed this one particular shot of my reflection:

 As you can see, the wind was blowing my hair and there are clouds in the sky. Also, I have a camera in my hands (how else could I take a picture, right?).

A strange picture of a strange person…