Rain & Sun

rose petals for drying

The friendly cow all red and white,
I love with all my heart:
She gives me cream with all her might,
To eat with apple-tart.

She wanders lowing here and there,
And yet she cannot stray,
All in the pleasant open air,
The pleasant light of day;

And blown by all the winds that pass
And wet with all the showers,
She walks among the meadow grass
And eats the meadow flowers. 

Robert Louis Stevenson

We don't have a red and white cow or a meadow, but I still feel the same way about Fifi. Our little calf who is named" Ferdinand" is doing great. Thank you to Sarah for the name suggestion. Growing, frisky and has figured out how to nurse all four teats.  I shook up some butter last week, of course it's all gone, just look at the lovely golden colour. Lyra would go into the fridge and just ask for a little spoon full. Custard is on the to do list. It's really nice to have the fridge becoming more and more empty and the garden fuller and fuller. I'm pretty sure my fridge is just for dairy in the summer anyway. 

Garden #2 grows

Another 123 freedom ranger chicks arrived yesterday evening. I still have a few left for sale so give me a call or email to get on the list. Thank you to Anna for picking them up, my back thanks you and my three year old for not having to spend hours in the car. The chicks are snug under the hover and hopefully just as healthy as the last batch. I drop another fifty off at South End Farms as well. Where Jill and I had a chance to chat about some exciting  ideas for next year. Because we both are going to have so much time on our hands soon with our due dates two days apart. Here are some farm pictures from the last few weeks, haying took over there is still seven sheep, two hives, milking cow and calf, two veggies gardens, greenhouse, a hundred meat birds and fifteen laying hens to care for here at our place. 
 It's summer want to go swimming? 

in all it's golden glory

The bees are doing great in the heat, I got to try a bit of warm honey, very good just a little smokey from Noah's finger. They love the new frames we made them. 

Lyra learns how to trim hoofs 

Freedom Rangers at four-five weeks