Author Archives: Just another day on the farm

Dogwood 52-Fill the Frame

Posted on March 25, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

This photo is not cropped and It drives me a touch crazy that I didn’t get perfect levelness when I took it but it meets the fill the frame, one subject.. one color.. Ok, so it’s shades of the same … Continue reading →

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Pruning of the Plum Tree’s 2019

Posted on March 24, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Yesterday hubby and I put on snow shoes and headed out into the main part of the yard to try and get to our plum tree’s. They were in a way the fruit tree’s that need the least amount of … Continue reading →

Increasing your pollination coverage timing using Native Bees

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Excited to be adding in one more native bee to my breeding program this year. We have Mason Bee’s and Leaf cutter Bees and now will also be “hopefully” breeding for this wild and native species Osmia californica. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Mason Bees | Tagged creating native bee housing, farmgals mason bees, Garden pollination using native bees, Mason Bees, Osmia Calfornica | 3 Comments

No Spring Kittens for us!

Posted on March 23, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Little Baby LeeLoo was growing up fast and turned six months old.. With the longer days and the warm sunlight it was only a matter of time before she was going to go into her first heat and we all … Continue reading →

Posted in Critters | Tagged altering your farm cats, farm cats, fixing your farm cats, Getting ready for spring, Getting ready for tick season | 7 Comments

Friday Rambles Around the Table – Overwhelm

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

What a treat to be able to stand on my deck with a cup of hot coffee and see soil.. even it is only the top of the big hill of soil that was dug out of the pond to … Continue reading →

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Spring time with our Horses

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

The spring shedding has started, so much horse hair coming out of my big boys. The muckiness has started, they have dirty hips and knees. Daily grooming has started and extra cleaning of feet is required. My boys have had … Continue reading →

Posted in draft horse | Tagged draft power, Getting your horse back into shape, Grooming your spring horse, spring refersher horse's, spring work with your horse | 2 Comments

Farmgal’s Photography March 21st

Posted on March 21, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

Trying to teach the wild turkeys to move on. they have found the ground under the bird feeders and are coming in daily right now.. This pretty was hanging out for a few minutes on the snowbank by the road … Continue reading →

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How to Build a Mason Bee Hotel Series

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

How to Build a Mason Bee Hotel Series Guest Posts by Powell River Books Blog As most folks know I will be adding in a number of different mason bee and Native Pollinator hotels and nesting box’s here on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Mason Bees, Native Bee's | Tagged Building a Mason bee hotel, Drilling out a log for mason bees, Mason Bees, Powel River Blog | 3 Comments

The Gal in the Garden Series 2019

Posted on March 20, 2019 by Just another day on the farm

This is the weekly overview of the gardens. I will still do detailed posts lots of different garden related subjects. I will bring them back and show cases them here on the weekly round-up. Happy first day of spring! 2019 … Continue reading →