Snow Angels

Our recent snowstorm completely blanketed the barnyard, relegating the animals to their shed for the better part of 3 days (the chickens slept in their little coop with a lightbulb at night). The animals weren't unhappy, but the snow was definitely something new for them!


The first day of the storm.


Peeking out.



Before breaking the first path for morning chores.



From inside the cozy shed.



Dasha and the hens.





"Hmm... should we go out?"


Dasha re-breaking the path after new snow.



Wondering if Peaberry is going to come...



Yep, she did it!





"Um, Mom, can you pick me up?"





"That's much better!"




After the snow stopped, Cinnamon and Peaberry went on a little adventure.





They kept getting stalled on the single path, so I made them a loop through the barnyard.



Cardamom checking out what Cinnamon is up to.




Looking regal, even in the snow.

Snow Farmers

Last Saturday we had (yet another) lovely spring storm. We delayed our planned planting by a day, but we really needed to get the plants in on Sunday. Colorado weather presents a lot of challenges for those with planting "schedules," but our farmers are tough enough to plant right through the melting snow!

Morgan and Darin marking the spaces for the herb transplants.

Tom weeding. He pulled out all of the weeds he could see (many of them were still buried under the snow!).

Our version of automatic watering.

Tarragon plants going into the garden.

By the time we got over to Erin's garden, the snow had already melted! Our group planted the 43 garden beds (some with transplants, some with seeds) in just a couple of hours.

Tom and Chad working together on the lettuce bed.

Morgan and Darin marking the space for more herbs. They did such a good job with the herbs at Mary's house that they took on a few more herb beds at the second garden.

The lettuce transplants in their new home.