welcome to the farm
Apr 29 2012
A Red Admiral enjoyed the lilacs on Saturday. They are just starting to bloom. Unfortunately, the temperature on Saturday night plunged to 23 degrees, and it is forecast to do so again tonight. We have a bumper crop of herons this spring — there are at least four nests in the swamp. Here is one […]
Apr 22 2012
On Saturday, Sarah had some friends over after soccer practice. We went fishing after lunch. Here is Sophie catching the afternoon’s only fish — a largemouth bass. In bloom: Bleeding Hearts Columbine Dogwood Also on Saturday, we (and by “we” I mean Chuck) installed the 12-unit purple martin house that Julie gave us. Although some bluebirds […]
Apr 15 2012
The grass is greening nicely, but doing so without us this weekend as we are stuck in the city.
Apr 08 2012
We took Friday off. Sarah dyed some eggs, and on Saturday we brought them back to New York to celebrate Passover. Today we had an Easter egg hunt in Central Park.
Apr 01 2012
We woke up Saturday morning to find about an inch of snow, which lasted most of the day. We’d been away for two weeks, so it was a bit disappointing to find all the early spring flowers — including these hyacinths — blanketed by snow. Sarah wisely spent most of the day indoors. By Sunday, […]