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While Sarah is away at camp, we can do whatever we like.  And we do! In Jen’s case that means making immoderate quantities of jam.  Here she is wielding her new 11.5 quart Mauviel copper jam pot.  Everyone should have one. Daisy has the run of the pond. We are able to tour various Hudson […]

This weekend, we took Sarah back to Hidden Valley Camp, in Freedom, Maine.  As is customary, she was promptly given a kitten. We once again stayed in Belfast, Maine, where they have lovely sunsets. We drove eight and a half (but who’s counting?) hours back to Rhinebeck, where black cap season is in full swing.  […]

The Ring-necked Ducks are on the pond, signaling that our seemingly endless winter is in fact behind us — although there remains a bit of snow on the ground next to the barn.  Other reliable signs of the coming season include the Spring Peepers in the swamp, the Herons in their nests, and the Daisy in […]

We had a big crowd for the fair this year, with visits from my father and BJ, Paula and Jerry, and Julie and Stacey. Sarah befriended goats, sheep, and really any other livestock that seemed like it might be friendly. Very few of the pigs at the fair were awake. No visit to the fair is […]

This weekend was our last before Sarah returns from summer camp.  Daisy is waiting patiently for her return. This chipmunk likewise has been pining for Sarah.  (Get it?  Pining??) Here’s a Great Spangled Fritillary, feasting on our endless supply of milkweed.

Our fawns are growing up, and soon will assume their life’s work of laying waste to vegetation farm-wide. Just after I took the picture above, our young friend snorted and bounded off through the high grass.

We spent most of the weekend in Maine, where Sarah will be at camp.  We stayed in Belfast, on the Penobscot River, with very nice views. We dropped Sarah off at camp on Saturday.  Each child was promptly issued a kitten. Sarah is participating in the Brumby program, a camp-within-a-camp that allows her to muck […]

Jen and Sarah had simultaneous riding lessons on Saturday.  I watched with Sarah’s friend Marin, who visited for the weekend – they’ll be bunkmates at Hidden Valley Camp in just a couple of weeks. In the afternoon, they planned a kayak trip, only to find a garter snake coiled in the cup holder, as well as […]

Jen started the day with her customary Mother’s Day breakfast in bed.  We decided to take a year off from giving her presents that she was required to plant, and instead gave her books to read and write in.  Sarah also made her a polka-dot headband.  Jen spent most of the day planting things anyhow. […]

In the city people wonder why they never see baby pigeons; in the country it’s the same with squirrels.  In both places the reason is the same: it’s because they grow quickly.  Here, though, is an unmistakably young squirrel. On Saturday we had a sun shower.  Everything is greening up nicely. Here is one of […]