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(Nearly) Wordless Wednesday. Package Bees – A few photos

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Bad Poetry for a Good Friday.

I walked my field A switch of blossoms in hand And wondered – How many feet have walked this land? Three hundred years a farm Is but a day How many other soles have trod this way? How many hands … Continue reading

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Signs of Spring, from the Silver Spring.

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The Hopeful Homesteader.

Here it is – another cold and windy February day has come and gone. More accurately: cold, windy, raw, rainy, dark, gloomy. The kind of cold and wind that hurts your skin. Raw, burning hands. Cold globs of rain pelting … Continue reading

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Quotable Sunday. Don’t Say You Don’t Have Enough Time.

“Don’t say you don’t have enough time. You have exactly the same number of hours per day that were given to Helen Keller, Pasteur, Michaelangelo, Mother Teresea, Leonardo da Vinci, Thomas Jefferson, and Albert Einstein.” –Life’s Little Instruction Book

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Winter Settles In.

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It’s a new year at the farm.  The 283rd year, if one is counting. New Year’s Day saw Silver Spring cloaked in a blanket of the cleanest, whitest snow I’ve ever seen.  I have to say, it suits her well! … Continue reading

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Dumpster Number 4. Autumn Views.

I never thought we could ever fill three entire dumpsters in five weeks’ time, yet we are now filling Number Four – and still there is more garbage and debris to drag out of the house. It is quite possible … Continue reading

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NEWS FLASH. BEEP BEEP BEEPBEEP!

Today Mr. Ex-Tenant has been removing all the trucks and trailers and machinery and boat and tools and you name it from the barn and barnyard! WAAA HOO! (He also took down a corner of my fabulous electric bee fence, … Continue reading

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A Day at the Fair: 3

Some may think me crazy, but I love the sight, smell, and sound of cattle. It makes my happy happy happy! This beauty is waiting for her debut in the judging ring.

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A Day at the Fair: 2

This is a Polish chicken. Clearly the reason the Polish joke was invented! All fun aside, this is a dramatically beautiful bird. The NJ State Fair runs through August 12th. Half a million people will pass through the gates at … Continue reading

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