Author Archives: Lanny
Green
The theme this week is Green. I know, first glance, even I have stretched the concept too far. But I’ve had a piece, an article, an opinion, to unload for nearly a week now. The topic has welled up anger, resentment, sadness, grief, depression and on back around to anger. I knew I had to … Continue reading
Bran’ New
Bran’ New Goslings, my entry for this week’s Header Challenge. And yes, it was my choice for the theme, and yes, I knew exactly what I wanted to put up, so yes, I picked the theme to fit my picture! I don’t usually take advantage of my choice week like that but I couldn’t resist. … Continue reading
Water
This week’s theme pick by Tom was difficult to wrap my head ’round, pleasantly. I have lots of bottled up whining about water, the stuff falling from the sky saturating and sitting on top of my land and the stuff coming from the faucets for the last year. You know all about the stuff from … Continue reading
Wow
Wowhas been spilling out of my mouth and rolling through my head for the last hour or so since we heard over the radio that Osamabin Laden was killed by American forces based on intelligence from Pakistan. I was thankful to hear that the body is in our possession, hopefully the DNA tests will prove … Continue reading
Challenges
This week’s Header Challenge is Fountain, called by Imac. There are no fountains on the farm, and I don’t believe there is one in our little town nor even the outskirts of the Big City. So I had to make do, I don’t have gobs of time to run around with my camera looking for … Continue reading
I’m Pretty Sure God Had Fun
As you know Dear Reader from a previous post, I gave up on using the five-gallons-in-three-seconds water pump. Instead, Bet and I dug the trans-continental ditch from Midway Pond to West Pond, in order to help drain Market Garden into Hedge Pond. From Here to There, Uh, Where? To get a sense of the lay … Continue reading
Fire!
Spring is well past sprung here. In fact, it’s on fire! And I’m feeling the spring fire – on my heels… and in my soul. Doin’ lots of work, behind as usual, the body’s a bit trashed as usual as well, but I’m lovin’ it. Hard work never killed no-one, and quite frankly it’s what … Continue reading
Take Flight
This week the theme for the Header Challenge (see far right sideboard) is “Flight” chosen by Dave. O’ boy does my spirit need to take flight on the back of a fluttering narcissus; soar into brighter, sunnier states of heart from where it dwells at present, the reality of ankle deep muds and boot cresting lakes of … Continue reading
When It’s Quiet on the Blog
This last week was quiet here on the blog because it was hectic here at the Farm. Thursday the water level in the Market Garden was up over where it was when we first pumped water out over a week ago. By late Friday a few feet of the newly planted potatoes were a bit … Continue reading
Potato Planting at VF&G
The first of March the seed potatoes went from the well house which is our root cellar – cool and damp – into the Hippy Hot Hut for chitting . Some folks call it greening or sprouting. It is having the tates do on purpose what you usually don’t want them to do, sprout. Last … Continue reading
