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Duffer?

September 20, 2017chrissyb 15 Comments

One of these farmlet residents fell into the stream and couldn’t get out, the other one had to jump in and assist. No prizes for guessing which one is which. Let’s just say that the person who executed the rescue… Continue Reading →

dogs, stream

Paddling Upstream

March 12, 2017chrissyb 10 Comments
autumn, kayaking, stream

Diary of a (Sodden) Farmer

September 25, 2016chrissyb 6 Comments

It’s the first day of daylight saving time and there was torrential rain all night. I got up at 7.30 (that’s 6.30 real time) to give the horses some hay. They looked miserable. The bottom paddock sported a puddle several feet across.… Continue Reading →

dung beetles, rain, spring, stream, weather

Giselle, Chapter Two: Peril and Rescue

October 27, 2015chrissyb 6 Comments

Continuing the saga of Giselle the guinea fowl… [There are no photos of the actual events described here due to the photographer being precariously balanced on stream banks, on the stream bed, and in a kayak. You will have to use… Continue Reading →

Ghost Dog, Giselle, guinea fowl, kayaking, stream

Here we go…

June 5, 2015chrissyb 10 Comments

We’ve done it! Deposit paid. No turning back now. Guess we’ll just be stuck living with this: and this: and some of this for the ponies: And, just to put those more idyllic looking shots into perspective, there’s also this pruning and… Continue Reading →

chickens, moving, orchard, stream, weeds, woodland

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