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Wile E Coyote
Predators are part of farm life. We have tried to have the attitude that we are sharing our property with the wildlife that surrounds. However, this doesn’t really make us feel better when they snag one of our treasured animals.… Continue reading
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Blessings on a Farm
As a new hobby farmer, I am always intrigued to read about other small family farms and their trials and successes. One common theme I have noticed is a connection to the larger spiritual realm. When you take off your… Continue reading
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Ice Storm
When we first moved to Oregon, we had never heard of freezing rain. How can rain freeze? Wouldn’t it just be hail or sleet? Well, we quickly learned the answer to that was, no. Freezing rain occurs some years more… Continue reading
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Tree Cleanup
We have part of our tree cleanup completed. Enough that we were also able to fix the fence and let the goats back out in their pasture again. It took some strong backs and our neighbor with a chainsaw to… Continue reading
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Trees a Fallin’
Leave it to the weather to give us an adventure. Another wind storm tore through our woods starting New Year’s day for the next few days following. This wind was deciding selective, knocking down most of the dead or unstable… Continue reading
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Another Happy New Year!
It is interesting to me, that today, the first day of 2013, is extremely windy. As a matter of fact, they have actually issued a high wind warning for our area starting tonight at midnight. I don’t think I have… Continue reading
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Breakaway Horse
So, while we were all out today, running Christmas errands and volunteering at a 4H Storybook Lane, one of our horses decided to go out on an adventure himself. He had decided there must be greener grass – as his… Continue reading
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Windy in the Woods
It is windy on the farm tonight. It has been windy for the last few days. The peak wind gust was 73 MPH this morning, which blew the neighbor’s tree onto our power lines. Winds have been steady at 25… Continue reading
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Pumpkins for the Pigs
We have been collecting leftover Halloween pumpkins from friends and neighbors as a special treat for the pigs. They sure love eating and making a mess out of them! Continue reading
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