Spring Break

The fencing project on the farm continues (weather and time permitting). Two weeks ago we put up the first gate on what had to be the most miserable spring day in the history of Ohio - 40° and sleet! Ok, maybe not the coldest April day on record .... but it had to be close. By this past weekend we were on the extreme high side of spring - 80° and loads of sunshine. Much better fencing weather.

During the sleet weekend Brady & Cody accidentally chewed up more than 3ft of Ohio farmland - they drilled through a mysterious PVC pipe which we later found out was the driveway runoff to the creek.  After a couple of trips to Lowe's Brady had everything repaired and flowing once again.  We even had an impromptu rat burial (courtesy of Cody's well-placed barn trap).


We're up to the last 300ft of fencing but running low on the fencepost stash. By the end of the weekend our little project will be on hiatus until more supplies are trucked in.  In the meanwhile, here's a couple of pics:

The sleet gate - note the few remaining posts on the right

Looking down the field

What's Blooming

Daffodils, Bradford Pears, Tulip Trees, Forsythia

Coming Up

Paint and put out bee hives this weekend.  Swarms arrive on the 21st.

Put out hummingbird feeders.  Here's a handy site for migration dates -  hummingbirds.net