We bought a few more trees today, along with several grasses. What a difference some greenery makes. It doesn't feel so hot and desolate out there. We also placed our fencing order today, so things are under way again at the farm.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
A little bit of shade
We bought a few more trees today, along with several grasses. What a difference some greenery makes. It doesn't feel so hot and desolate out there. We also placed our fencing order today, so things are under way again at the farm.
Trees!
We went to a local nursery yesterday during their 20% sale, and bought 5 trees. Little by little! We bought 3 Chinese Pistache, 1 Purple Locust, and 1 Mulberry tree. Yesterday we planted 2 Pistache's in front of the barn, it looks great They're little guys, but hopefully they'll get comfortable and start growing! Today we're planting the rest of the trees, and some native grasses as well.
Our holes were dug for our turnout pastures yesterday. Dan, our neighbor, came over with his Bobcat, and drilled them out in no time! We're placing our fencing order from Higby's today, and next weekend, that's right, 4th of July, we're kicking off the fencing. Yipieee!
Monday, June 23, 2008
Upcoming plans for the farm
It's been a while since I've last posted. Life at the farm is going well! Everything is dry as can be, especially since we didn't have any spring showers. I'm struggling to keep our one pasture area green for the horses so they have something to munch on, but so far, it's been working out.
Ali planted an orchard and set up a drip watering system so he's been keeping busy. He planted 2 cherry trees, 2 apple trees, a pomogranite tree, and 3 different citrus trees. We also planted tomatoes with Kerri & Nick a few months ago, and those are flourishing.
Our upcoming projects are: more fencing!!!! When we stretched that last foot of fence wire, I told myself never again, putting the pasture fencing out of my mind. But now it's time to complete that project. The horses have too much freedom around the farm, and they're getting into things they shouldn't be; they seem to especially enjoy the buffet in the hay barn. Argh! So we're going to put up 2 pastures in the next month, and complete the 2 paddocks on the West side of our barn. We have 2 new horses moving in, so the projects need to be completed by then. So, we're hoping to gather work parties again with our family and friends. Luckily this time, it won't be nearly as much fencing as the whole perimeter of our farm!
After that, we're going to do a little more landscaping once the horses are confined to their pastures. We've chosen 2 trees for the front of the barn, and have other ideas for that area as well. I'll try to post pictures soon!
Ali planted an orchard and set up a drip watering system so he's been keeping busy. He planted 2 cherry trees, 2 apple trees, a pomogranite tree, and 3 different citrus trees. We also planted tomatoes with Kerri & Nick a few months ago, and those are flourishing.
Our upcoming projects are: more fencing!!!! When we stretched that last foot of fence wire, I told myself never again, putting the pasture fencing out of my mind. But now it's time to complete that project. The horses have too much freedom around the farm, and they're getting into things they shouldn't be; they seem to especially enjoy the buffet in the hay barn. Argh! So we're going to put up 2 pastures in the next month, and complete the 2 paddocks on the West side of our barn. We have 2 new horses moving in, so the projects need to be completed by then. So, we're hoping to gather work parties again with our family and friends. Luckily this time, it won't be nearly as much fencing as the whole perimeter of our farm!
After that, we're going to do a little more landscaping once the horses are confined to their pastures. We've chosen 2 trees for the front of the barn, and have other ideas for that area as well. I'll try to post pictures soon!
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Life at the farm
Still enjoying it more than ever at the farm. Lola enjoys working at the farm, and here's another one of our sunset's. There's no place I'd rather be.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
We have lights!
Our barns have lights now. Well, we've had lights for a few weeks now, but I'm finally posting the pictures of the lights. It is fantastic!
Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Drying out
After all the rain we had, it's so wonderful to see the sun. The ground is starting to dry out at the farm, and the water is continuing to recede toward the pond, which is great to see. Maybe in a few days I can turn Final out again so he can enjoy munching on the fresh green grass.
The big news is that we finally have lights in our horse and hay barns, and it is fantastic! No more racing the sunset to make sure my barn chores are finished, and searching for piles of poop in the arena with my little head lamp on!
My dad & Frannie bought us some trees to plant at the farm. We got an orange tree and some different types of olives. We also already have a Hackberry tree that's ready for transplanting, and my dad and Frannie have a well established Maple tree for us as well. It will be great to get some trees in the ground soon. I have a feeling this summer will be especially hot without the trees to shade things. But we'll get there. It seems there are so many projects to work on, like it will be a never-ending thing for the rest of our lives, but I couldn't think of anything I'd rather have. We love it at the farm, and are really enjoying our neighbors. Everyone is very kind and helpful. It's a different world out there, even though we're just 5 miles from town.
The big news is that we finally have lights in our horse and hay barns, and it is fantastic! No more racing the sunset to make sure my barn chores are finished, and searching for piles of poop in the arena with my little head lamp on!
My dad & Frannie bought us some trees to plant at the farm. We got an orange tree and some different types of olives. We also already have a Hackberry tree that's ready for transplanting, and my dad and Frannie have a well established Maple tree for us as well. It will be great to get some trees in the ground soon. I have a feeling this summer will be especially hot without the trees to shade things. But we'll get there. It seems there are so many projects to work on, like it will be a never-ending thing for the rest of our lives, but I couldn't think of anything I'd rather have. We love it at the farm, and are really enjoying our neighbors. Everyone is very kind and helpful. It's a different world out there, even though we're just 5 miles from town.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Someone stole from our farm... :(
Well, all of my horse blankets, valued at $400+, were stolen today. Along with some bags of grain. I feel so uneasy about the situation. Such a bummer. Apparently 2 ladies came by today asking Kristine, who feeds the horses lunch, if I was boarding out any stalls. Kristine said she didn't know, but she gave them my phone number. Of course they didn't call me. I'm assuming they went back after Kristine left today and helped themselves to whatever they wanted. Arrrgggghhhhhh.
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