tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56747189625324648032009-10-11T12:44:20.475-04:00drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-24389926051007840202009-09-23T22:09:00.008-04:002009-09-23T22:19:55.363-04:00<p>There is a remote chance we could be adding lovely angora goats to the farm. I'm so excited, even knowing it is SUCH a long shot.<BR><br />Visit Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm, the host of this amazing giveaway:<br /><a href="http://www.fiberfarm.com/2009/09/a-mighty-big-giveaway">Martha's Vineyard Fiber Farm Goat Giveaway</a><BR><br />Vote directly for Rumination Farm's essay (please!):<br /><a href="http://www.fiberfarm.com/goat-giveaway/laurie-house">Vote for Our Essay</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2438992605100784020?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166824708437029446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-29120825207519303462009-09-17T10:42:00.002-04:002009-09-17T10:54:21.182-04:00<p>New photo galleries posted for <a href="/gallery/roxie.htm" target="_blank" title="Roxie">Roxie</a> and the <a href="/gallery/rabbits.htm" target="_blank" title="Rabbits">rabbits</a>.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2912082520751930346?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-79702528838020026292009-09-16T20:55:00.004-04:002009-09-16T21:11:05.336-04:00<p>So it seems our sexy rooster has lured in a new female fan... this lovely little pheasant has been hanging around the chicken coop for the last few weeks. We first saw her (or possibly a family member) nearer the property line &amp; in the raspberries, but now she's a regular around the chicken run in the mornings when I toss out scratch. The story we're telling ourselves about her is that she's a juvenile recently separated from her mother and has set up camp where food is abundant and the presence of other birds comforting. She's increasingly tame and, unless I'm imagining it, getting prettier by the day. Her tail seems longer &amp; her feather pattern more pronounced. The Dr. Doolittle in me wants her to move in with the chickens so we can keep her warm &amp; fed come winter time. Yes, I know... farmers are tougher than that &amp; guard their birds against dreaded disease-carrying wild birds... uh... yeah, right... not this farmer. So, I am a little less careful than I should be with the scratch in the morning &amp; she feeds within 10 yards or so. Life is very very good.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img title="pheasant" alt="pheasant" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/09/16/pheasant.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Our New Wild "Hen"</span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-7970252883802002629?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166824708437029446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-16299371781223149222009-09-12T21:07:00.001-04:002009-09-16T21:34:03.422-04:00<p>Ok... Let's confess right now that one of the fun things about growing your own vegetables... is mutants. Check OUT this carrot! It required creative cutting &amp; cleaning, but it cooked up wonderfully. What a masterpiece! </p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img title="Monster Carrot" alt="Monster Carrot" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/09/12/carrot.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Monster Carrot</span></span><br /></p><p>The favorite meal of this summer is root crop pockets. Dan introduced me to this wonderfully easy way of cooking - oil or butter, seasonings, &amp; veggies in a tinfoil pocket in the oven while we put the baby down &amp; do chores. Viola - ready when we are and carmelized to melt in your mouth. Since we are also harvesting garlic, that makes these particularly scrumptious!</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img title="Root Crop Pockets" alt="Root Crop Pockets" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/09/12/pockets.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Root Crop Pockets</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-1629937178122314922?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166824708437029446noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-57578661280580217022009-09-02T21:12:00.001-04:002009-09-16T21:27:11.542-04:00<p>Two new experiments this year: dill beans and smoked peppers. The gods of green beans have been flexing their muscles &amp; recruiting worshippers with an impressive harvest this year. The freezer is full and more just keep coming. Peppers are more challenging for us. We have tried drying and freezing, but with mixed results. Jalapenos don't lend themselves to either, so Dan wanted to try smoking for our very own chipotle. On a hunch, I contacted an expert gardener, homesteader, jack-of-all-trades friend and asked if he happened to have a smoker. He did - of course - from his days of smoking salmon in Alaska. Score! So, for several days, the house &amp; Dan reeked of smoke while he smoked his first serranos! The photo below includes the serranos (pre-smoking) chilis, cayenne, &amp; a paprika (or a mutant bell?) on the screen where I'm drying sage.</p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img title="Dill Beans" alt="Dill Beans" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/09/02/dillbeans.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Dilly Beans</span></span><br /></p><p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img title="Peppers" alt="Peppers" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/09/02/peppers.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic">Peppers</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-5757866128058021702?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>Lhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02166824708437029446noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-26296007041047813902009-06-29T16:18:00.005-04:002009-06-30T21:40:06.562-04:00<p>Galleries posted for the <a href="/gallery/chickens.htm" target="_blank">chickens</a> and the <a href="/gallery/ducks.htm" target="_blank">ducks</a> and the <a href="/gallery/coop.htm" target="_blank">coop gallery</a> has been updated.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2629600704104781390?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-11647381543981840362009-06-26T21:00:00.001-04:002009-07-01T11:23:35.055-04:00<p>We, for the first time ever, are having a problem with deer in the gardens. It looks like we have a doe and baby prowling our gardens each night. We're doing our best to deter them, but they seem to have developed a taste for our beans and beets.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Low ribbon around the raised beds to discourage deer" title="Low ribbon around the raised beds to discourage deer" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/26/beds.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Low ribbon around the raised beds to discourage deer</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Strawberry damage" title="Strawberry damage" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/26/strawberries.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Strawberry damage</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Beet damage" title="Beet damage" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/26/beets.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Beet damage</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Ribbon fence around the garden" title="Ribbon fence around the garden" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/26/garden1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ribbon fence around the garden</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Adding shiny things to the ribbon fence" title="Adding shiny things to the ribbon fence" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/26/garden2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Adding shiny things to the ribbon fence</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-1164738154398184036?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-60221908967876919822009-06-22T11:00:00.001-04:002009-07-01T11:09:16.149-04:00<p>All the chickens are doing well, we decided to move the second batch in with the first batch to get them more space.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Big chicks hanging out" title="Big chicks hanging out" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Big chicks hanging out</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Hey you, feed me!" title="Hey you, feed me!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Hey you, feed me!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Whatchoo lookin at??" title="Whatchoo lookin at??" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Whatchoo lookin at??</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Max and Dan visiting chicks" title="Max and Dan visiting chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks4.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Max and Dan visiting chicks</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Big and little chicks eating vetch" title="Big and little chicks eating vetch" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks5.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Big and little chicks eating vetch</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="One big happy family" title="One big happy family" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/22/chicks6.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">One big happy family</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-6022190896787691982?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-11245227721940129582009-06-12T13:00:00.001-04:002009-07-01T10:36:22.797-04:00<p>One of the fledged babies was perching in the quince bush in front of the house today.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Baby robin in quince" title="Baby robin in quince" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/12/robin.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-1124522772194012958?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-52867095709200705542009-06-10T18:00:00.002-04:002009-07-01T10:26:40.830-04:00<p>The baby robins decided to fledge today!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Baby robins" title="Baby robins" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/10/robins1.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Baby robins" title="Baby robins" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/10/robins2.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Baby robins" title="Baby robins" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/10/robins3.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-5286709570920070554?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-43253331380963793952009-06-08T13:00:00.001-04:002009-06-30T22:14:56.748-04:00<p>More photos from around the farm.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Raised beds" title="Raised beds" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/beds.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Raised beds</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="View of the dock" title="View of the dock" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/dock.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">View of the dock</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="View of the river bank" title="View of the river bank" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/river.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">View of the river bank</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Strange nest" title="Strange nest" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/nest.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Strange nest - maybe a squirrel nest?</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="False solomon seal" title="False solomon seal" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/false_solomon_seal.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">False solomon seal</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="A lone orange hawkweed" title="A lone orange hawkweed" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/hawkweed.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A lone orange hawkweed</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Viceroy butterfly - Monarch mimic" title="Viceroy butterfly - Monarch mimic" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/08/viceroy.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Viceroy butterfly - Monarch mimic</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-4325333138096379395?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-86265266457481918382009-06-06T18:00:00.001-04:002009-06-30T21:51:34.545-04:00<p>Laurie came up with the excellent idea of building a cold frame out of rigid insulation to serve as a place to harden off our seedlings.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Max and Dan admiring the new cold frame.. from inside it" title="Max and Dan admiring the new cold frame.. from inside it" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/06/cold_frame1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Max and Dan admiring the new cold frame.. from inside it</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Loading it up" title="Loading it up" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/06/cold_frame2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Loading it up</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Loading it up... more!" title="Loading it up... more!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/06/cold_frame3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Loading it up... more!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="All closed up" title="All closed up" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/06/cold_frame4.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">All closed up</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-8626526645748191838?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-66404169023997249492009-06-05T14:30:00.003-04:002009-06-30T21:39:22.699-04:00<p>Another photo dump. :)</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="View of the big garden" title="View of the big garden" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/garden1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">View of the big garden</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Another view of the big garden" title="Another view of the big garden" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/garden2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Another view of the big garden</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Allium" title="Allium" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/allium.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Allium</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Astrantia" title="Astrantia" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/astrantia.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Astrantia</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="High-bush cranberry" title="High-bush cranberry" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/cranberry.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">High-bush cranberry</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Light yellow iris" title="Light yellow iris" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/iris1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Light yellow iris</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Maroon iris" title="Maroon iris" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/iris2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Maroon iris</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Locust bloom" title="Locust bloom" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/locust.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Locust bloom</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Little pears" title="Little pears" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/pears.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Little pears</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Light pink peony" title="Light pink peony" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/peony1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Light pink peony</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Pink peony" title="Pink peony" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/peony2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Pink peony</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Poppy" title="Poppy" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/poppy.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Poppy</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Strawberries" title="Strawberries" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/05/strawberries.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Strawberries</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-6640416902399724949?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-52118553079329341382009-06-02T11:30:00.001-04:002009-06-30T13:53:21.866-04:00<p>The second batch of chickens (6 hens) arrived today, they're all settled in the "brooder" in the bathroom now.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dan watching the new chicks" title="Dan watching the new chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/02/chicks1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dan watching the new chicks</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="New babies" title="New babies" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/02/chicks2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">New babies</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-5211855307932934138?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-50767830280073682262009-06-01T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-30T09:58:24.444-04:00<p>More blooming beauties from around the farm.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Bridal bush" title="Bridal bush" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/bridal_bush.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bridal bush</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Buttercup" title="Buttercup" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/buttercup.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Buttercup</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Honeysuckle" title="Honeysuckle" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/honeysuckle.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Honeysuckle</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Blue jacob's ladder" title="Blue jacob's ladder" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/jacobs_ladder.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Blue jacob's ladder</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Peony" title="Peony" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/peony.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Peony</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Blue spiderwort" title="Blue spiderwort" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/spiderwort.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Blue spiderwort</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Cat's eye" title="Cat's eye" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/06/01/unknown.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cat's eye</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-5076783028007368226?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-20385283345130222842009-05-31T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-29T16:17:43.272-04:00<p>We've finished up the clapboarding and built the internal wall and door to keep the chickens out of the grain area, so today is move in day for the chicks!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Internal wall finished" title="Internal wall finished" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/coop1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Internal wall and door finished</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="View of the internal door from the outside" title="View of the internal door from the outside" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/coop2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">View of the internal door from the outside</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Putting in the shavings" title="Putting in the shavings" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/coop3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Putting in the shavings</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="All ready!" title="All ready!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/coop4.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">All ready!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Getting ready to release the chicks" title="Getting ready to release the chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/chicks1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Getting ready to release the chicks</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Releasing them!" title="Releasing them!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/chicks2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Releasing them!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Chicks getting used to the new digs" title="Chicks getting used to the new digs" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/chicks3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chicks getting used to the new digs</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Got to stick close together!" title="Got to stick close together!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/chicks4.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Got to stick close together!</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2038528334513022284?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-66013997823115267302009-05-31T11:00:00.001-04:002009-06-29T16:45:37.052-04:00<p>A collection of what's in bloom around the farm.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Pink wildflower" title="Pink wildflower" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/flower.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Pink wildflower, not sure what it is...</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Rock geranium" title="Rock geranium" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/geranium.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Rock geranium</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Grape" title="Grape" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/grape.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Grape (OK, it's not in bloom yet)</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Yellow Iris" title="Yellow Iris" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/iris1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Yellow Iris</span></span><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Purple Iris" title="Purple Iris" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/iris2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Purple Iris</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Jacob's Ladder" title="Jacob's Ladder" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/jacobs_ladder.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Jacob's Ladder</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Purple Lupine" title="Purple Lupine" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/31/lupine.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Purple Lupine</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-6601399782311526730?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-88898840571862380822009-05-25T20:00:00.000-04:002009-06-05T11:34:26.248-04:00<p>Laurie did another stint clapboarding the coop, Max even helped a bit!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Front of the coop" title="Front of the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/25/coop1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Front of the coop</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Max and Laurie working on the coop" title="Max and Laurie working on the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/25/coop2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Max and Laurie working on the coop</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="End of the coop" title="End of the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/25/coop3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">End of the coop</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-8889884057186238082?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-51944321056127012162009-05-22T10:00:00.001-04:002009-06-05T11:23:06.398-04:00<p>Updated pictures of the chickens!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dominique chicks" title="Dominique chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/22/chicks1.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dominique chicks" title="Dominique chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/22/chicks2.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dominique chicks" title="Dominique chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/22/chicks3.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dominique chicks" title="Dominique chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/22/chicks4.jpg" /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Dominique chicks" title="Dominique chicks" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/22/chicks5.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-5194432105612701216?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-20983027720329325632009-05-20T21:27:00.001-04:002009-06-07T11:27:42.000-04:00<p>Laurie planted 5 rows of black beans and a row of sweet potatoes in the garden today.</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2098302772032932563?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-75924288538567241502009-05-19T21:00:00.002-04:002009-06-04T13:24:52.597-04:00<p>I spent some time in the garden tonight weeding, soooo relaxing.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" title="" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/19/garden.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-7592428853856724150?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-12615710382481484692009-05-18T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-04T12:45:04.969-04:00<p>Just some pictures of all the critters.<br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Cute chick" title="Cute chick" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/chicks1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cute chick - tail feathers are starting!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="They've got me!" title="They've got me!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/chicks2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">They've got me!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="I'm huuuuuuge I say!" title="I'm huuuuuuge I say!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/chicks3.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">I'm huuuuuuge I say!</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Goats attacking pruned maple branch" title="Goats attacking pruned maple branch" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/goats1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Goats attacking pruned maple branch</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="More goat action" title="More goat action" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/goats2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">More goat action</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Roxie, Max, and Dan chilling enjoying the goat antics" title="Roxie, Max, and Dan chilling enjoying the goat antics" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/roxie1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Roxie, Max, and Dan chilling enjoying the goat antics</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Please, please, please... throw it!" title="Please, please, please... throw it!" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/18/roxie2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Please, please, please... throw it!</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-1261571038248148469?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-8061658005553266552009-05-17T12:00:00.001-04:002009-06-04T12:29:33.669-04:00<p>Laurie got some more time to work on clapboarding the coop, so more progress!</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Clapboarding the coop" title="Clapboarding the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/17/coop.jpg" /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-806165800555326655?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-44165703379012948062009-05-16T17:30:00.000-04:002009-06-04T12:31:16.958-04:00<p>Laurie's been hard at work getting the coop clapboarded, making good progress.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Clapboards on the back of the coop" title="Clapboards on the back of the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/16/coop1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Clapboards on the back of the coop</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Clapboards on the front of the coop" title="Clapboards on the front of the coop" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/16/coop2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Clapboards on the front of the coop</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-4416570337901294806?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5674718962532464803.post-28450256741865874562009-05-16T11:30:00.002-04:002009-06-04T12:24:15.878-04:00<p>The chicks are doing great, they're starting to get their wing feathers and they have plenty of spunk and attitude.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="Are you taking pictures of me??" title="Are you taking pictures of me??" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/16/chicks1.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are you taking pictures of me??</span></span><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="See our lovely wing feathers?" title="See our lovely wing feathers?" src="http://ruminationfarm.com/photos/2009/05/16/chicks2.jpg" /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">See our lovely wing feathers?</span></span><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/5674718962532464803-2845025674186587456?l=ruminationfarm.com'/></div>drphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15637432439930798878noreply@blogger.com0