welcome to the farm
Aug 30 2015
We had a splendid time at the 170th Dutchess County Fair. Sarah met a Doberman-colored bunny, while local matrons looked on in horror. Jen took to the air. I got the chance to bump Sarah. And vice versa. We triumphed in the culinary arts. (No, really, we killed it this year.) And, at the Miracle […]
Aug 16 2015
I was awakened Saturday morning by this pileated woodpecker — not by his hammering away at the maple tree outside our bedroom window, but rather by the sound of wood chips falling on the hood of the car parked below. It’s just as well we had an early start. We harvested peaches from our nano-orchard. […]
Aug 10 2015
We just finished a two-week vacation at the farm. (Or, rather, I finished it. Sarah and Jen continue to vacation.) Here’s Sarah having a sip of water after hiking through Ferncliff Forest, just outside the village of Rhinebeck. It’s part of the old Astor estate. Jen and I climbed the fire tower, which gives spectacular […]