Friday Farm Favorites
View of Green Hill Farm from cottage window.
Feeling Grateful
Most days I feel very grateful to live on Green Hill Farm, surrounded by the natural beauty of the mountains and pastures as well as our farm animals and pets. It’s not always easy, but I do feel enriched by the work that we do here and the special interactions we observe and have with our animals. This post is […]
The Weekly Bleat: Violet and Buttercup
I recently shared a post about one of our sheep named, Violet and her friend, a yellow, Buff Orpington hen that we’re now calling “Buttercup.” Violet has been observed on more than one occasion either watching or lying near the chickens, and Buttercup always seems to be nearby scratching in the grass. It appears that Violet and Buttercup are quickly […]
Honey Hen: Little Chicken, Big Impression
Having just fed the barn kitties, I headed toward the chicken coop to gather eggs. On the way, I stopped and looked up, closing my eyes. I stood for a moment, letting the warmth of the afternoon sun wash over me. When I opened my eyes, I saw an autumn sky that was clear blue with wisps of clouds like […]
The Weekly Bleat
This is what I love about Green Hill Farm: It’s 5:30–late afternoon; the sun is streaming across the field, all of the sheep are grazing in the paddock on the hill, and the chickens are venturing out of the aviary to free range. The chickens like this time of day, too. The sun is starting to lay lower in the […]
Rain Drops
Last week, I shared a post singing the praises of September. Around here, September is normally a lovely time of year—temperate weather and blue skies; however, since my post, it has been nothing but overcast and rainy. So, instead of enjoying sunny days and views such as this one….. We’ve had gray and cloudy days like these. And, this is […]
Beautiful Eggs!
A few weeks ago, we collected our first egg from the new chickens or pullets. It was quite exciting as we weren’t expecting eggs for another month or two! Today, our hens are laying an abundance of lovely, multicolored eggs for us to share and enjoy. We find most of the eggs in the nesting boxes, but a couple of the hens are […]
Friday Farm Favorites: A Farmgirl Abroad
These photographs were taken last summer in London at one of my favorite places—Trafalgar Square. I first visited this vibrant place as a student studying in London for a semester, and I’ve loved it ever since. Trafalgar Square, a lovely open space, is a landmark heritage site in the City of Westminster (central London). At its center is Nelson’s Column, […]
I can do hard things.
Originally posted on Almost Farmgirl:
Jeremiah pulled the covers back and kissed me goodbye at about 7:30. I was still in bed, unmotivated to get up and start my Sunday. “I put fly masks on the horses and scrubbed the trough. The stalls are clean, and the water buckets are filled. The chickens are fed. The barn cats are let…
The Weekly Bleat: First Egg
I suppose I could’ve called this post, “The Weekly Cluck,” but I decided to stay with tradition. 😉 In March of this year, nine baby chicks joined our menagerie on Green Hill Farm. Well, these little guys are mostly grown now, and we had our first egg last Thursday. Finding the first egg is always a thrill, but it was […]
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