Monthly Archives: July 2009
A little sunflower poetry
A perfect beauty of a sunflower! a perfect excellent lovely sunflower existence! a sweet natural eye to the new hip moon, woke up alive and excited grasping in the sunset shadow sunrise golden monthly breeze.
Excerpt from Sunflower Sutra, Allen Ginsberg
You’re expected to see only the top,where sky scrambles bloom, and not the spindly leg, hairy, … Continue reading
Goat Stress
I don’t know who is more traumatized at this point…us or the goats? I realized I hadn’t yet related this story probably because I was just so over it. But in memoriam, and to keep a healthy mind and heart, here goes.
Goats are actually pretty hearty and independent creatures.  The only real problems we’ve had: … Continue reading
A Farmers Progress…and/or lack thereof
Happy July 4th! Here’s a rundown of what’s happening:
Garden overgrown with weeds…check! I mean really overgrown with weeds. That’s what happens when you take a 2 week vacation. That’s why real farmers don’t take vacations until winter.
Collected, so far, 7 super nice, big, ripe tomatoes (eaten 4, yum); several assorted yellow cherry tomatoes; oh so … Continue reading
How to teach a new chick old tricks
Chickens do not come with instruction manuals. Nor do they come pre-programmed to know what to do or not do. Although they should. There is a theory that sense has been bred out of many animals, including chickens. Most chicks nowadays are shipped in shell or just hatched in a box and grow up with … Continue reading
Peep
Meet the newest members of our brood. Finally, new chickens! 36 35 34 (eeks, one didn’t get out of the way of the waterer in time and one was pecked to death. I’ll spare you the gory details) of varying breeds: mostly Americanas mixed with Rhode Island Reds and Goldens. … Continue reading