The Life and times of a 1951 Dodge Pickup – Entry #212
My dad with the 51 Dodge on the old ranch Daughter Kate helps load the truck - 1970's Brook drove the old Dodge through [...]
The peacemaker – Entry #211
Love at first sight Friends for life When Bandit, a big black gelding, first came to our ranch on Timber Butte he was [...]
A Saddle shop in the Barn – Entry #210
A saddle shop and a place to dream "Monday's" last pack trip My dad and his wild horse [...]
Freedom in the barnyard – A picture of the way things are meant to be – Entry # 209
Ducks quake in jubilation and horses buck and snort gleefully running into an open pasture Freedom is an attribute of the health of uninterrupted creation. In the [...]
The Mittleider irrigation system – a great discovery – Entry #208
The "Mittleider Method" of irrigation at work Drilling over 4000 tiny holes took time and patience Watering one [...]
Participating in God’s rhythms and seasons – Entry #207
The first day of spring Broadcasting seed between the storms March 20th marked the March equinox and the first day of spring. Here [...]
Locally grown / organically grown foods – a matter of biblical and social relevance – Entry #206
Home grown / homestead dinner Have you noticed that there seems to be an awakening of social consciousness concerning not just the nutritional value but the [...]
Log cabin update / From construction to an art project – Entry #205
The cabin was finally closed in for the winter Setting the final chimney capstone Eric chinking a corner log [...]
Nancy’s most amazing duck rescue – an episode captured on video Entry #204
The young ducks were basking in their freedom If you are a faithful follower on the Timber Butte Homestead blog site you may recall reading about how [...]
A significant first harvest – Entry 203
Our first small harvest Planting our first vine in 2010 Planting the second fifty vines in 2011 Plowing hillside terraces [...]
Our new buddy named “Bandit” – Entry #202
Introducing Buddy / Bandit We weren’t looking for a new horse until we heard Tiara, a friend from church speak of her need to find a loving [...]
A bountiful beautiful garden – Entry #201
This year’s garden at Timber Butte has been maybe the best in Robinson horticulture history. The raised beds were a great addition, but having a year of minimal grasshopper infestation [...]
Log cabin construction – Phase two – Entry #200
Mr. Mudd pours the foundation Triumph Log Homes crew preassembled the cabin Sub- floor being layed The first [...]
The advantages of using raised beds – Entry #199
The new raised beds in action The old traditional beds took a lot more work I wasn’t too sure at first, but now [...]
Junk pile seeder – Entry #198
Poking holes in a raised bed Adjustable bolts control depth of seed holes A couple of years ago Nancy and I grew several [...]
Planting tomatoes Mr. Bill style – Entry #197
Clipping off the lower branches Lay horizontally in a shallow trench Fiinished product Until I learned to plant tomato starts [...]
Tomato frames built to last – Entry #196
Panel cages support 5 to 6 foot tomato plants After Mr. Bill our master gardener at the Vineyard showed us how to properly plant tomato starts [...]
Newcomers to Timber Butte Homestead – Entry #195
Tasty or Yummy ... I can't remember who's who. The two new lambs are terrorizing the horses & mule The new [...]
Capitalizing on a growing duck egg trend – Entry #194
Two of Nancy's new flock White duck egg & brown chicken egg The Aflac Duck has given some favorable press to [...]
Recapturing the Biblical Mandate for Creation Care – Entry #195
Contemplating the issue of creation care in 2005 A rainbow in our east pasture reminded me of the covenant A paper written by [...]
Nancy’s floating duck house – Entry #193
Nancy releases her ducks onto the open pond Floatation system under the new duck house Lily swims with her freed friends [...]
Maintaining hearts of tranquility in times of global turmoil – Entry 192
The ”Super Moon” rising in March 2011 As the large round orb rose out of the clouds in the southern sky I couldn’t [...]
A vegetable garden upgrade – Entry #191
New raised beds - A garden upgrade A few younger friends came to help Last years garden without raised beds [...]
Moving vision from a dream to reality – Part 1 – Entry #190
A Peaceful Retreat by Thomas Kinkade Breaking ground A friend once gave me a numbered print of a Thomas Kinkade [...]
Cultivated & Broken – Entry #190
Here is another preview from the new video series for our book “Rooted in Good Soil”. The following video has been produced for small study groups who are going through the book together. For information, [...]
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