Ripening summer tomatoes in January – Entry #183
Tomato vines the evening before the first freeze Ripening in the root cellar The first days of consistent freezing temperatures here at Timber Butte Homestead generally begin just about [...]
Constructing a Jackson Hay Fork – A winters day project – Entry #182
Our neighbors old barn still has a Jackson fork rail Several years ago Tim McFarlane, an old friend of mine gave me half a dozen long handforged steel tines. He [...]
Baby – it really feels cold outside! – Entry #181
After a week of repeating snow storms the clouds have once again been driven out by a welcomed high pressure system turning the sky to a bright deep blue. The crystallized landscape is beautiful without [...]
The testimony of a changing season – Entry #180
Like so much of our nation Idaho has experienced the sudden and profound shock of winter. Skiers celebrated as the local slopes opened for Thanksgiving [...]
Nancy’s five year pond vision – Entry #179
Two friends investigate the mess Pulling weeds Windmill compressor for aeration The R.O.M.E.O. chainsaw crew Pond jumping [...]
Urgency for the harvest – Entry #178
Friends and family to the rescue It’s a known fact that being connected to the land is an advantage to a human soul that longs to be connected [...]
