Jul 01 2013
New and Old Friends
Sarah spent the week at pony camp at Southlands, where she made some good friends.
We’ve had guests the last two weekends. Here is Sarah last weekend with Marin, ten, who is also horse-focused.
This weekend, Sarah was reunited with Will Harris, with whom she once toured Storm King.
Daisy is thriving. She is more or less house-trained, and can chase a tennis ball as if born to do so.
The barn swallows also are thriving, although we seem to have a lot of mosquitoes this year. Jen’s theories are that (a) the barn swallows are feasting on the 17-year locusts, and can’t be bothered to eat mosquitoes, and (b) the late cold snaps this winter and fall have made it a difficult season for the dragonflies, who also enjoy eating mosquitoes. Anyway, it’s buggy.
Jen planted some fancy lilies, a few of which were not felled by the lawn mower.
This pileated woodpecker attacked the maple tree outside our kitchen window.
Here’s a Blue Dasher, whom I’m sure is doing his part to control the mosquito population.
We went for a walk yesterday and spotted this salamander or newt or eft. (Actually, it was already spotted.) I think it’s maybe a Red Eft, which someday will be a Red-Spotted Newt. I’ve never seen one at the farm before.
Here’s one more of our photogenic dog Daisy. I took her to the vet last week and learned that she weighs nearly 22 pounds. She’s growing fast and is a great friend to us all!
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