Sheep
Space Race
This week’s theme,“Space Race”, for the Header Challenge was chosen by Mr. Frost, Gailsman. Since we don’t build rockets of the aeronautic type here on Vicktory Farm & Gardens, I thought I’d feature a rocket and pilot of another sort. Just up the street, our little local fair, Lacamas Community Fair, ran this last weekend. … Continue reading
"Landfill" or Was That "Land Phil"?
No, pretty sure that was “Landfill”, Imac’s choice for this week’s header challenge theme, so no pictures of Phil on his land (Land Phil) but now you are reminded of why Phil is called Dirt, you know…”Fill Dirt Wanted”. This then would be my pictorial representation of “Landfill” from the farm perspective. I have no idea … Continue reading
Pre-Lambing Sheep Care
Sunday – CD/T day. With a little worming on the side. A little trickery with the grain bucket and an unmarked ewe is caught up. Then each one in turn is given a sub-q injection (just under the skin usually at the flap of skin near the arm pit) of the CD/T vaccine, guarding the ewe and her offspring … Continue reading
Sound Creation
The only sound creation I know of is what the Creator created. As the Church oft repeats… “Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible.” Or a sample of the verse that brings us to say such… John 1:1-5 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, … Continue reading
Cloud Formations On the Farm
So exactly how is a cloud formed? By blowing off steam doncha think Dear Reader? Steam is water vapor and water vapor in the atmosphere is a cloud eh? And we all speak of dust clouds don’t we? I fail to see this as a stretch. Well I bet Imac never guessed I could pull … Continue reading
Farm Tours Restart
Welcome back for more tour of Vicktory Farm & Gardens! Didn’t mean to let nearly a year go by. Today we will be strolling in the Barn Garden and talking water and weather, hope you wore your boots. Anna could run to the kitchen and get some bread sacks to go over your shoes but … Continue reading
Inspired to Share a Memory
So Saturday, I spoke of how Mildred inspires me, she does so with nearly every post, I try desperately not to be inspired by her lovey tea, coffee, chocolate and lemonade sets, lest Dear Dirt, just a poor school teacher and sheep shearer, be driven further into poverty by his wayward wife and her tucked … Continue reading
Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
This is yesterday’s scenery, it is very peaceful and pleasant. Very calm and very serene. This is light fog compared to what we have had for the last few days, but I still needed to see a little sunshine yesterday. I needed something besides soft, quiet, damp, steely blue. So I went with Dirt on … Continue reading
Six Geese A Laying
On the sixth day of (not after) Christmas my True Love gave to me,Six Geese A-laying Six geese? Ahh, the six days of creation that confess God as Creator and Sustainer of the world (Genesis 1).Creation most certainly is a gift!The participation in creation is a gift, note that the six geese are a laying, … Continue reading
Getting Fleeced
Or not, seems to be the subject of the day around here. The plan was to skirt and wash fleeces today ands we are getting it done. This fleece, off of one of Dirt’s sheering customer’s sheep, is spread out on the tarp for skirting and evaluation by the girls. Skirting involves taking the worst … Continue reading
