I look down the line of hives and watch as a steady stream of bees returns to each hive entrance. It looks as though only a few bees are still venturing out. It is getting late in the day. The sun is slipping over the hill behind the cabin.
On a summer evening, if I shine my flashlight through the trees around the edges of the fields, I can see thousands of pairs of small eyes glinting back at me. Hungry tree frogs are wonderful neighbors, indeed.
On a summer evening, if I shine my flashlight through the trees around the edges of the fields, I can see thousands of pairs of small eyes glinting back at me. Hungry tree frogs are wonderful neighbors, indeed.
I felt a part of the creek valley, I had shared a wonderful partnership with my husband, and I knew that we were both an ever so small part of a tradition that we have only just begun to learn.
I felt a part of the creek valley, I had shared a wonderful partnership with my husband, and I knew that we were both an ever so small part of a tradition that we have only just begun to learn.
Greg and I knew that swarms rarely linger longer than 24 hours, and we did not really know how long this one had been there, so we knew that it was important to get right to work.
Greg and I knew that swarms rarely linger longer than 24 hours, and we did not really know how long this one had been there, so we knew that it was important to get right to work.
I inched the car forward, dodging toads, going from one side of the road to the other, and sometimes having to straddle several of the diminutive creatures.
I inched the car forward, dodging toads, going from one side of the road to the other, and sometimes having to straddle several of the diminutive creatures.
We sat on the porch swing and watched the rooster lead his flock back down to the chicken coop. It looks as though this rooster has lived to welcome in another day with his morning calls. I wondered, perhaps tomorrow he would leave us alone.
We sat on the porch swing and watched the rooster lead his flock back down to the chicken coop. It looks as though this rooster has lived to welcome in another day with his morning calls. I wondered, perhaps tomorrow he would leave us alone.
I could see the rabbits lazily stretching out across their cages. I watched as the goats ambled contentedly across their yard, nibbling on the hay that Greg had given them just before dinner.
I could see the rabbits lazily stretching out across their cages. I watched as the goats ambled contentedly across their yard, nibbling on the hay that Greg had given them just before dinner.
Spring is the time for new life. Over the past two weeks, I have set out 24 styrofoam trays in our two float beds. By my reckoning, I have started about 4,472 herb and vegetable seeds.
