Is anyone else out there tired of winter?
I know I am, even though we've had a mild winter so far, mild as northern Minnesota goes, anyway. I think it has something to do with all those color photos in the multitude...
Winter is finally here
We had a terrible summer, but November was pretty wonderful. It was warmer than usual and we had no snow to speak of. So we got a lot of things done in preparation for...
Spring’s here and I’m relocating red squirrels
This last week has been sunny and above freezing (except for nights, which have been sub-zero to low single digits). Much of our snow has melted, and I've started live trapping some of our...
We still have 9 baby turkeys and we’re starting to roof the storage building
Despite heavy, and frequent, rains, which often spell doom to baby turkeys, our mama turkey still has nine babies in our orchard. They're feathering out now and getting adventurous, which drives their mother nuts....
You think we were busy before?
Well, yes, we were. Grandson, Drew, came up for the weekend and helped out a bunch. He and Will split a whole lot of firewood and brought it up to the woodshed while I...