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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Tank Cleanout

Lower Whey TanksOur pig’s diet consists of about 90% pasture and hay depending on the season plus about 7% dairy. The remainder is apples, pumpkins, beets, turnips, mangels, sunflowers, sunchokes and other veggies. Occasionally we get a little boiled barley … Continue reading
Wild Ducks

Mallard Pair on Upper PondThis past week I heard many flights of geese headed north. One set we managed to call down to the marshes below us in the valley. Then this morning while I was doing morning chores in … Continue reading
Piglet Paparazzo

I feel like a paparazzi with all these piglets popping out all over the place. They’re everywhere! Since piglets often are piled on top of each other the photos don’t give the full variety of colors in each litter but … Continue reading
Perimeter Walk

New Field MapWednesday Hope and I took a long walk. According to the GPS unit, below, she walked 12 kilometers and I walked 29 kilometers. The ratio fits as she had cut across back to the house at about the … Continue reading