Six lively pigs arrived on Wednesday. They were shy at first but are warming up to Kevin already. They know who brings the food! They...

This week’s post was going to be about hay and/or pigs but neither one of those things happened this week so… you get a few bits and...

Truly, the most exciting thing that has occurred this week is that it has finally rained! It may be too late to salvage the oat crop but...

I will begin this post with a turkey poult update. Our last post provided the news that they had hatched and had been moved from their...

Peanut's long and patient wait is over. The poults have hatched! Friday, Peanut was heard making mama noises so we knew the time was...

Memorial Day weekend was pretty much back to "normal" in our part of the world. In town, the American Legion and VFW held the...

The title of this post refers to the wacky weather we have had this week. It had been very dry but we got some good rain this week. ...

The mosquitoes are out so Hoover and I won't be walking the woods too much longer! While battling the beasts the last couple of days I...

What a beautiful day! The view from the milking stand this morning shows the lovely green of the young tree leaves across the field....

I found some treasures in the woods today - If you have followed this blog for a while, you know I love to see the little flowers - the...

Goat kids are delightful; Spruce and Primrose are no exception! At two weeks old they are growing well and full of energy. They enjoy...

Things are greening up here at Ole Lake Farm. The view from the milking stand gives a progress report on the wheat. And the rye in the...

This post could have been about Spring firsts - there are so many first things to delight a person in the spring - first ducks seen,...

Swans flying over the wheat field - spring is coming! It's been so long since my last post, I had to review the photos on my phone to...

My view out the window as I sit down to create this post today is beautiful and sunny but I am not tempted to go out for a woodland walk...

It seems like a good time to post a farm update! The view from the milking stand is very snowy. It's very overcast today so my photos...

Well, it's been a long time since our last post! Sorry about that, what can we say... we've been busy! The last post was about corn...

The month began with a final harvest. The corn needed to be picked and since our field is small this was done by hand mostly by Kevin...

I am back with a post a little earlier than planned - just wanting to share the beauty of fall I guess. Hoover and I got out for a short...

Since my last post on Labor Day two weeks ago, we have had several nights with significant frost followed by some warmer weather -...