Tag: snow

  • Winter is Upon Us

    Winter is Upon Us

    We sat out on the porch this morning. First day of winter, and there we are sitting in the cool darkness with coffee and oatmeal. For the moment it’s warm enough, and drizzling, but the forecast is for it to turn to snow by tomorrow. Perhaps we will have a White Christmas. I find that…

  • New-Fallen Snow

    New-Fallen Snow

    This is not the first April morning I have awoken to see snow on the ground, and I don’t expect it to be the last. As tempting as the idea of ‘move where it never snows’ is, the reality is that I’m a Northern girl with ice crystals in my blood, and the tradeoff of…

  • Snowflake Photography

    I have been attempting to photograph snowflakes this winter, with the result that it has only snowed a couple of times since I began my efforts. However, in this endeavour, I have learned something very interesting. I knew that a digital camera made life much easier than the film 35mm I once owned. I knew…

  • Snowstorm

    We’ve been asked how we are weathering all the snow, and we’re happy to say all is well. Starts are coming along nicely, the greenhouse is standing in spite of all the snow, and somewhere under the new snow, there are little green daffodil shoots! 

  • Early Morning Reward

    Life on a farm is early to bed, early to rise. I’ve lived this way all my life, and even when we weren’t actively farming it was a habit I used to be teased about. This morning I got up earlier than I needed to for work, and listening to the radio learned we were…

  • Greenhouse Chickens

    Yesterday was a big day here on Stonycroft. We started the day with biscuits at 7, and from there we made a list of everything that needed to be done on the farm, and then set out on errands. Agway first, our local feed and seed store. Rabbit food, chicken food, and pig food for…