We are enjoying the cooler mornings that lead into Fall, mornings when sunlight spills out over dew-drenched grass and I grab a hoodie because there is just a little chill in the air. I step out into the pasture with… Continue reading

A little late season honey harvest. Clockwise from top left: An older fall honey frame with a black foundation sheet compared with a fresh spring frame the bees built out themselves; freshly pulled small honey frame ready for extraction; the… Continue reading

Time to start mowing! Pasture maintenance, native grass seed heads and poison ivy control. My goats always seem to want to love on me more after they’ve been clearing the poison ivy. Continue reading

This week ended with a harsh reminder of the absolute and superior power of Nature in our lives. Nothing I might seek to document or photograph about my rural life here in Texas matters right now. Torrential rains fell in… Continue reading

The week went by in a blur as we switch to a summer schedule to try and get much of the outdoor chores done by 10:00 AM. Watering the garden in the early hours, herding our animals out to the… Continue reading

It is Summer Solstice week and temps are topping out regularly in the 90’s. In the garden more tomatoes are waiting to ripen and more beets are ready to pull. In the pasture we took a field trip back by… Continue reading

Here on the farm we have done much of our own design and construction. Texas summers are especially hot, so we designed our coop to capture as much breeze as possible while still being predator proof. In winter we simply… Continue reading

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