Tuesday, April 28, 2009

If you build it . . .


Instead of turning cropland into a ball field, we're turning a ball field into cropland . . . a vineyard, to be specific.

Last fall, the fences came down. Mid-March the ground was ripped both ways with a subsoiler, leaving huge clumps of sod which needed to be broken up with a disk and then plowed under. In April, there was more disking and harrowing in preparation for planting.


Then the vines arrived from California. 3150 of them.


This is one bunch of the bare roots, grafted plants.


And then planting began.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

Lily's new puppy





Lucky is a Maltese-Yorkie cross.




Logan was more interested in Grandpa's tractor!

-- Post From My iPhone

Thursday, April 09, 2009

Signs of Spring

One of my favorite spring wild flowers ...





And I love traditional daffodils...




And these white daffodils given us by a dear friend...




Today I reflect on this wondrous beauty while also mindful of those who carry a burden of grief and great loss.

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