Spring Green

The light was so pretty this morning, I had to snap a few of my favorite angles. We had a great thunderstorm on Monday and I learned that lightening adds nitrogen to the soil, making grass greener! The trees have a ways to go yet :)

You can see the remains of the pond...

Spring visitor

We had a visitor today. He was the strong silent type. At least until he found more cover, then he proceeded to sing a loud love song lookin' for a lady friend. The picture doesn't do him justice if you happen to know any pheasant hens....

It definitely felt like we turned the official corner towards spring this weekend! Breezy but warm! Zane has been wearing shorts for a while now but I actually put some on to work outside today too! The fairy house is repaired after seeing some winter damage, bird houses are cleaned and hung or straightened in hopes for new tenants. We washed the car in the driveway, burned brush and trimmed sheep hooves. (No lambs this spring, we will try for next spring!) Ate lunch outside, started a new compost pile and pulled some sunchokes up from the north side of the machine shed. (I will have to cook them up for dinner tomorrow night.)

Yesterday we went to see Easter, my friends new Belted Galloway calf, born on....Easter! And there are many calves between our house and theirs. Although I must say, none as cute as Miss Easter. Matt is busy spreading poo. And I think all the snow is even gone from the road ditch!

Yep, it's spring!

Hope spring has sprung in your neck of the woods!

That's all for now.

Spring has sprung!

Happy Spring! Since we first moved to Shady Grove we thought it would be so great to have a farm pond! There is a lovely little dip in the field south east of the barn with some trees already growing along the edge of our property that we have often thought would be the perfect spot. We could plant a few more trees, like a weeping willow, do some prairie restoration around the edges, the wild life would love it and so would we! Unfortunately we don't own said lovely little dip (just the trees) and I don't think the farmer that farms the field surrounding the lovely little dip would share our thoughts.

BUT, for the last few days we have gotten a glimpse at our dream. With warmer temps and some rain, the snow has melted rapidly and fields, yards, rivers and roads are swelling with the runoff. Our pond has appeared! Right where we wanted it!

It may not last, but we will appreciate it while it does!

The Storm

The trampoline light has become the drift viewing light.

Any ideas for happy thoughts as we shovel the trampoline yet again tomorrow?

Calm before the Storm

Today was windy but clear for most of the day and made for a beautiful sunset.

I have to stop and remind myself to find inspiration in these endless winter days lately and days like today definitely make it easier.

January Snow Storm

What do you get when you mix an early release from school, 2 snow days, one plow truck, one telescoping bucket loader and 4 patient people waiting for the county roads to be opened up? Huge drifts and cabin fever :)

Can you see Matt?


I knew we should have moved the trampoline to the barn at Thanksgiving!

This is taken standing in the driveway after Matt plowed it out.

Matt is 6'3".....

Notice the yellow thing behind Jill? Thats the top of one of the spreaders!

Umm, we're toasty in here thanks, we don't need to come out!

Let us know when it's April ok?

I am just glad it was Zane's birthday and he wanted to go to the indoor water park this weekend! That really helped the mind set! SO much fun! (but no pictures-sorry!)

A few random pictures

Michael Franti concert! End of September. AWESOME!

Giant Red Mangles. Crazy huh?

Apple picking time. Beginning of October with my mom, dad and the kids. Unfortunately I didn't get a picture of my dad on the top rung of the ladder on top of the truck :) Nor did we get a picture of Joanne (Matt's mom) and I in the loader bucket picking the first tree!

A "Midget Melon". We will definitely be planting these again!

We found out where apple BUTTer comes from.....

Sunrise October 25

Zane, Bonnie and Clyde. Ok, both kitties are girls but we didnt know that when we named them and its just too cute to change!
Trying to play a little catch up on the blog.

Inspired by Julie :)