We had our first snow of the season this weekend.
It snowed on Friday night and Saturday, so we drove down through it – the roads near the farm hadn’t been plowed, and it was slow going. Continue reading
Nice plants on Hidden Oaks Point – November 23, 2004
I found several clumps of Downy Rattlesnake Plantain growing under an oak tree, right at the end of Hidden Oaks Point. Continue reading
Journal November 22, 2004
This was a hunting weekend, and it was cold and windy, so we didn’t want to walk on the tops of the hills. I worked on dividing seeds, and we cut down some of the birches on Hidden Oaks Point. Continue reading
Journal November 15, 2004
We worked on all our projects this weekend. I finished my staking, so I’m ready to plant, and Mike mowed one last place, and took the mower off for the winter. Continue reading
Good birds this week – November 10, 2004
A new kind of bird for the farm list – a Snow Bunting
There were several flocks of them eating foxtail seeds as I was staking the field. The first flock I saw had about 30 birds. Continue reading
Journal November 8, 2004
A great weekend for mowing and for birds. Continue reading
Journal November 1, 2004
A gray, rainy weekend – great for seed cleaning, but frustrating for mowing. Continue reading
Journal October 25, 2004
A beautiful weekend – sunny days in the 50s. The ladybugs and wasps were out again – there doesn’t seem to be any way to keep them out of the house. Continue reading
Two birding notes – October 19, 2004
One of the folks from the birdnet sent a link to a blog written by someone in Iraq – a soldier working in a medical unit. Continue reading
Savanna clearing with the new powertrac – October 19, 2004
Another great successful project with the new machine.
We’ve been thinking for a long time of clearing out the woods above Hidden Oaks Prairie – there’s a triangular area inside the loop our path makes that has large oaks, and savanna plants underneath, but it’s a thick tangle of vegetation that we can’t even walk through easily.