Tag Archives: The subtle beauties of spring

Flora and Fauna

Posted on May 5, 2010 by

The girls and I have been reading Great Lakes Nature: An Outdoor Year as part of our environmental studies. It’s one of those Plant or Animal of The Day diaries of a naturalist. We’re especially enjoying it since it focuses … Continue reading →

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No Child Left Inside

Posted on April 19, 2010 by

After dinner tonight, the girls were bouncing off the walls. I don’t know why. Well, I know part of the reason. They did no manual labor today. They just watched me work (I know. How sad is that?) and messed … Continue reading →

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This Week in Full Bloom Farming, or Why I Hardly Ever Post on the Blog These Days

Posted on April 16, 2010 by

On Monday, we Farmers planted, oh, I don’t know, a zillion onion sets. Maybe three hundred onions? Maybe five hundred. I don’t know. I could figure it out though. Let’s see, it was 800 feet of onions, with onions every … Continue reading →

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Fun with raptors

Posted on April 12, 2010 by

Woke up yesterday morning to the sound of my youngest daughter playing with a balloon in the hallway right outside our open bedroom door. Whap! Whap! Whap! Whap!, etc. I asked her to go downstairs Right Now if she was … Continue reading →

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Oh, goody!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by

It’s now that time of year rural folk know as Mud Season. We always hope it’ll be a short season, because as soon as it ends, Spring Planting Season starts, and that’s our most favorite season. Well, nearly our most … Continue reading →

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