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We had a great summer vacation, mostly at the farm.  We started off last week with a canoe trip in the Adirondacks, on Follensby Clear Pond.  Here is Sarah preparing to launch the Sarah K.  Sarah got the full camping experience, including a campfire dinner (hot dogs, corn on the cob and s’mores) and plenty […]

We had a rainy Saturday, but Jen and Sarah made the best of it.  It’s been quite hot, and some rain was welcome.  Eventually the sun came out, and with it the bunnies… … and their admirers. The rain was particularly welcome in the garden.  Sarah’s pumpkin is thriving. The corn seems to be doing […]

Here is a robin, surveying his domain during a rare sunny moment this weekend.  The T-ball championship game and picnic were rained out on Saturday, but are now scheduled for next Saturday.  Next weekend should also bring us plenty of black raspberries: the first ones were ripe this weekend, about a week before last year. […]

On Monday, Sarah marched in the Memorial Day parade with her T-ball team.  Down East Market Street they went. Sarah also had a visit from her friend Emanuelle.  They both enjoyed the jungle gym. Meanwhile, Jen made good progress on her garden.  The lettuces attracted some local attention. There was plenty of action on the […]

Lots of flowers were in bloom this weekend.  Here is a rose from our garden. And here’s a wild rose growing near the driveway. In the front garden we had a very showy iris … … and some pink peonies. In the back we had roses … … and irises. All were yanked from their […]

Maria, our housekeeper, often leaves helpful notes for us.  We found this one Friday evening.  It was offputting, although we were reassured by Maria’s use of the past tense.  Out of an abundance of caution, I checked the sink, and found this: For the record, it was about the same size as every other bat […]

Alert PondCam™ viewers today will have seen Jen clearing out some space for Sarah to skate on the pond.  She (Sarah) had a fantastic time.  Below you can see Jen hard at work, an image captured from the pondcam, and today’s sunset.  We also had a mysterious visitor – all theories are welcome.

We had a rare sunny day on Sunday to see all the changing colors.     We had the Landsman Kill Trail Association’s Fall Hunter Pace.   And, some preparation for Halloween:     Jen made hickory nut pie(!), and pumpkin seeds.   We also had a nice walk.