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A Lovely Day for a Drive!

Posted on April 22, 2012 by

I know I’ve sort of dropped of the face of the blog-world. Two rings of my three ring circus have been crazy busy. Ever since we got plants in the first week in March there have not been enough hours … Continue reading →

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Sundogs

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

This strange winter is getting more like a real winter. No snow yet, but the temperatures are dropping. Yesterday there were sundogs. They were nearly a rainbow, glowing from the ground up on both sides of the lowering sun. Normally … Continue reading →

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Road Trip

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

We’ve been busy doing plenty of things to write about, but I haven’t been able to get much for pictures. Either it hasn’t been an appropriate time or place or my photography skills have been very poor! Mark has been … Continue reading →

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Sorrel with a star

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

What do you get when you cross a sorrel stallion with a sorrel mare? Our experience dictates that you get a sorrel with a star! Funny how that works. It’s sort of a private joke around here. When we were … Continue reading →

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I love, love, love the Miracle of Spring!

Posted on April 12, 2011 by

Tulips poking through the tundra. This time of the year is always chaotic. Greenhouses are overflowing, weather doesn’t cooperate, the phone rings off the hook. But in the last couple of days our over-abundance of snow has quickly dissapated. And … Continue reading →

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Spring has sprung!

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

A fellow blogger wrote that it is now her New Year because the calving has started. I know exactly what she means, because today we feel as if spring is finally here. It isn’t the nice (40 degree) temperatures and … Continue reading →

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Only the best come north

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

Our local Air Force Base has as it’s motto that “Only the Best Come North.” We also like to say that our weather keeps the riff-raff out. Whatever the case, I finally saw the best and bravest of the goose-world today. … Continue reading →

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Melting Pot

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

Happy St. Patrick’s Day! I’m lucky to say I’m a bit o’this and a bit o’that. Norwegian, Alsatian (French/German), French, English, Irish, Scottish. And probably a few other things I don’t know about! I guess that makes me pretty much American. … Continue reading →

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