Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label farm. Show all posts

Sunday, June 3, 2012

June-uary

brrrr.
It's been a chilly June so far... highest so far was 70 something, and I still had jeans and a sweater on.
But that is typical weather here in the PNW, where they say summer weather does not begin until July 4th.
Spending a ton of time working outdoors and knit, knit, knitting.
Oh, and taking photos.

 Garden is in full swing this year... but I have had nothing to do with it. 
Paul and Eve have been working hard... 

Here is the greenhouse with the chicken coop on the left.
(Click on any photo to see a larger version)

 Paul mowing between rows... shown is our 4 rows of garlic! yum.
LOTs of garlic this year.

  This is a shot of some of the garden with the hoop house. 
Plants are still babies and hard to see in the photo.

 The Rhododendrons are amazing this year. Pinks and purples...
 This shot was taken from the deck. I realized the lupine and Rhodies were the same colors.

 Here are the Rhodies from the other side of the pond. 
I love how the colors reflected in the water.

 The giant walnut tree by the house almost has it's full leaves. 
The Yellow Flag iris are blooming around the pond. 
It looks like a Matisse painting.


 Paul and I spent a lot of time last evening sitting on the dock and absorbing the evening energy.
I am always enthralled with the reflections in the water. So I took a few shots.


The clouds were a smokey, dusky blue, even more so with the pond colors underneath.


Hope everyone had a fantastic weekend.
XO 


Thursday, May 3, 2012

Our Dreams are Here NOW~

There are several blogs that I follow...
They inspire me and give me plenty of food for thought.

One of my favorites blogs is by Melody Ross, of The Brave Girls Club.
Her post this morning talked about the bad habit of waiting for the shoe to drop.
Living in fear of bad things happening...

I am SO guilty of this... I know I am happy and that we are in the midst of such a fantastic, blessed time in our lives, but there is always that voice in my head saying "enjoy it, it may not last". 

That voice comes from years of lean and hard, stressful times. It was a coping mechanism that I needed at the time, admitting there are things I have no control over and just hanging on by a thread.
But those times are years in the past. Life is amazing now, and I am learning how to expect them to stay amazing.  I now know how strong we are, and what we learned from our struggles. 
So really, no matter what the future brings, we will be OK.

I have learned to appreciate the NOW, because NOW is all we really have. 
The past is gone, and the future? It's not guaranteed and definitely not here yet.

I REALLY loved to this part of her post...



We feel the same way about our farm! 
Like it has been waiting for us it's whole life. 
Now we are here and have magical things planned for it. 
Even after a year and a half, we are still in the "pinch me" phase.

Sitting in a very grateful and thankful place right now.
Life is good.

Cross posted with our farm blog, PeculiarAmbitions.com~

Sunday, April 29, 2012

Barn Update~

During our gratitude walk this morning,
I took some shots of the new workshop we built on the back of the barn~

This shot came out really blue, my camera's white settings were on fluorescent.
I think it looks dreamy so I kept it.

 Same shot in natural light~






The roof is on, there is still work to be done on the interior walls.
The ends need completed too, but not bad for 10 days!

Friday, April 27, 2012

Friday Photos~

Photos~

An attempted nap. Laid there and played with my phone and instagram.
Never actually slept. Brain would not stop.

My patio chair cushions were looking grimy. bleck.
New cushions average $30 each! and I need 6. ouch.
So I researched fabric spray paint.

I chose Simply Spray brand from Amazon.
Averaged $10 per can (with shipping and tax)... 
not cheap but less than replacing and easier than sewing covers... 
It took about one full can per pillow, as some seemed to absorb into the fabric.

Be sure to choose a color that compliments the original color as some does blend through, it's better to work with it rather than against it.
I chose a dark grey to go over the tan. The colors of DIRT.
Boring, but practical. I will add color with throw pillows.
I still might stamp something on them, maybe... but it will be subtle.


 Paul found a spot on the pigs that, when rubbed, causes them to plunk over on their sides.
He finds this extremely amusing.

 Here is the progression of our workshop we are building off the back of the barn. 
As of Wed. the 26th.
Roof is ready for metal. 
Walls are sooner easy for windows and metal siding... 
If you look close you can see Paul, grinning.

Eve is taking 'before' photos of the garden plot that is to become 
She is setting up their blog (blog link) and volunteering to prepare and mentor.


Yesterday I did some creativity exercises with myself.
Made some Rex Ray and Matisse inspired paper collages. 

The girls had to climb the barn walls and sit in the rafters.
Had. To.
 

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Alton and His Friends~ Video by Eve

Our yard rabbit, Alton Brown, loves his chickens.
When we let the hens out to run and play,
he gets very excited and runs in circles around them.

Eve compiled this cute and hilarious short video of him and his friends.

Song credit~ "Life's a Happy Song" The Muppets (Original Soundtrack) 2011 Walt Disney Records
Video © 2012 Eve Hanlin~


Cross posted from our Farm Blog at Peculiar Ambitions~

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Chicken Coop Bunting~

You all know how crazy I am about my chickens...
Like I am about my cats.
Walking that crazy cat lady edge, and of course the crazy chicken lady edge as well...

Yesterday I added a bunting to the coop. A no-sew fabric bunting that was oh-so-easy to make.
Inspired by Soulemama and the exquisite dottie angel.


 One across the front~


 One across the back...

Roger and Pearl approve...

Cross posted on our farm blog PeculiarAmbitions.com

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Loving Life...

Things have been quiet on the blog, but not in life.
We lost a dear friend to Melanoma last week, which just... well, it just sucks.
Life lesson is that life is short. and beautiful. even when it hurts.
That's all I have to say.

I leave you with some photos of life these past few weeks...

Making things sparkle with Jackie Sparkles...

Semi-frozen pond... pretty but. brrrrr (ugh).


Twig star...

Latest Hats~ Zoe's Thorpe hat and Ann's Earflap Hat from handspun~

Maureen is molting. She looks horrific and it's cold. Silly chicken.

Measuring the tree height. Tall man ruler.

Hauling to the tree shaker... where they shake out the critters and dead stuff.

MOM! Stop taking my picture!

Mamma likes the barn siding on the tree farm barn. 
Taking notes for OUR barn/studio renovation coming this spring.

Tree on car!

The tree is still in the barn, in it's stand, still bound, 
waiting for us to dig a hole so it can come inside... perhaps today?

Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Happiness.

Today I just want to post some things that make my heart smile.
In no logical order whatsoever...

Our chickens, posing for portraits...

This is Henrietta, the escape artist.  Pretty lady.

Picking apples in a friend's orchard... and making cider!

Lotsa apples...

 My happy man who loves his new cider press.

Morning gratitude walks... 


such beautiful things to see

Words to live by...


Kitty feet~ 

Being silly with friends..

My new chicken ornament... with glitter!!! love love love


xo
reenie