Category: June 2011
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Watching them grow
Lambs almost as big as mom June 30, 2011 The lambs grow very fast. They will soon be as big as their mothers. They are not quite eight weeks old, but man are they getting big. In this picture, we are about to move them to another pasture.…
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Corn is in!
Planted 6 weeks later than normal June 28, 2011 Well, the corn is finally planted. It is way later than usual, but planted just the same. I think I will get a crop, I probably won’t see 170 bushels to the acre, but I never do anyway 😮 …
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Taking a Chance
Click the photo to enlarge it June 27, 2011 Yesterday, I took a chance and cut the first of this year’s hay. They say there is a chance of rain overnight tonight, but I am taking that chance. The wind is out of the north, so hopefully it…
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Winter Blooms in Summer
Winter Blooms Are Snow and Ice June 23, 2011 Connie made this quilt. She titled it “Winter Blooms Are Snow and Ice”. It was a prize winner. She made it last summer during the hot days, but thought about the warmth it would provide on a cold winter…
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Family Jewels
Great Grandpa’s Milking Stool June 22, 2011 This little stool belonged to my mother’s grandpa. He milked cows on a little farm near Andover Ohio. This stool was made by him and is one of my most treasured possessions. The little stool is over 80 years old, but…
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A Day for Dads
Father’s Day June 19, 2011 Today is a day set aside to honor our fathers. It goes without saying that the honor goes to grandpas and great grandpas too. It also takes in our other father or father-in-law. A father is a nice title but perhaps a bit presumptuous. The…
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Gangs and Gangsters
Troublemakers June 18, 2011 The above photo shows a gang of troublemakers. These little imps have figured out how to get through the smallest of openings. They are so cute sleeping in the straw and yet so destructive when free roaming the flower beds! I did…