Summer has slipped into autumn and farm life has slowed slightly. We just got back from a few days away, (another perk of homeschooling; taking holidays at the end of September!) As much as we all love the farm it was nice to get away for a few days.
Photos from this summer:
Our two pigs, Apple a Berkshire and Chocolate Chip a Berkshire/Tamworth cross (left to right respectively), enjoying a corn husk meal.
Hendrika & Joe Henry
Bobby
Preparing winter feed.
Onion flowers: Unexpected beauty.
Onions drying in the sun.
My youngest brother who is six years old raised six laying hens again this year. My eleven year old brother raised 30 laying hens. He also grew gladiolas and some corn that he sold husked, washed and ready to be eaten.
Tomatoes waiting to ripen.
Swiss Chard ready to be harvested.
Sunflowers brighten up the garden.
Fruits of autumn
Garlic
Cows on pasture
Boys enjoying the dandelions
This doesn’t show all the hard work and sweat of summer but it does show what we are proud of.
Happy Thanksgiving!
