May 25, 2007
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All Around the Farm
I thought that I would post some pictures that you might enjoy from around the farm. This first one is from our flood this past spring. Ian’s truck had a broken universal and was stranded in the valley. Within hours of this picture being taken the valley was flooded and the truck was completely surrounded by water.
This tree continues to survive spring floods each year. We had a very mild winter up until the last week of January and then we got all of our traditional winter in the first three weeks of February. We were measuring snow in feet instead of inches and the temperature was routinely falling below zero. Then early in March it warmed up into the 50′s and that was our spring flood. Then the temp. fell again and we got a heavy snowfall early in April. Fortunately that was winter’s last hurrah. It has been chilly but no more snow. Thank God!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have some seriously beautiful sunrises and sunsets. Matthew took this picture at sunrise one morning when he went out to do his chores. That barn is no longer there so all future sunrises will be unobstructed. That is also where we have our rainbows. Some days it seems that you can walk out into the pasture and grab the pot of gold that is supposed to reside at the end of the rainbow.
Just some of my favorite flowers that grow around the farm. When we were courting and when we were first married Doug used to take the time to bring me bouquets of violets when he came in from the fields.
Buttercups, another sure sign of spring. The sight of these always lifts my spirits. I think I like them better than any hothouse flower that grows. They are simple and humble.
. I know others, especially farmers, would like to be rid of dandelions, but not me. These are truly a humble flower. And most useful. The greens are edible, the flowers are great for you little ones to pick and bring to you in bouquets. I taught all of my children to blow the seeds away when they got ripe like this one is. I don’t even mind when the milk gets all over my hands or the kids clothing. When I was a girl my sister and I used to make necklaces and crowns out of dandelions and we used to pick huge bouquets for our mother. It’s a shame that they die off so quickly in the vase.
