See through the trees
Say what you want about the harshness of the winter season, at least you can see through the trees! << Placeholder post! :)… Read the rest
Flashback: 2007
Root cellar check-in
This is going quite well! Mainly, the idea is to do the regular tending, and see how things hold up. Although I’m calling it root cellaring, it’s really quite a limited experiment this first time round. The veggies weren’t too … Read the rest
Carrots front and center
[From Jul-15-2017] Some of the veggies at today’s farmer’s market. The intense orange of rinsed off carrots tends to really pop, like some sort of neon beacon, especially in the flat light of overcast, grey days. Here they’re flanked by … Read the rest
It’s a snake eats toad world
[From Apr-27-2017] Spring is here, the air is mild, birds are madly chirping, and the intricate interplay of life at ground level is back in full swing. Exhibit A: a snake eating a toad! It takes a long while, could … Read the rest
Cutting greens
[From Jun-16-2017] Harvesting salad greens: bin, harvest knife, hands. This has never been one of my favorite things to do—doubled over one 50′ bed after another. A while back, we made a seat on wheels that straddled the bed so … Read the rest
Firewood drop-off
First firewood delivery of the season, tumbled onto the lawn. This is from a property further north that has an endless supply of downed trees from the wind storm a few years ago, and the more recent ice storm. When … Read the rest
Early look at a new season
[From Mar-21-2021] An unusual absence of snow in this early look at the field. The end of the compost pile poking into the photo is color-coordinated with the spring browns of all the dead vegetation. Center and right, a good … Read the rest