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The Alex's thought it would be funny to turn a hay roll over.... it wasn't!  Had to use the ATV to put it back up.

Our bees busy taking food to the queen.  They carry the pollen/nectar back on their legs.  They got into a hummingbird feeder because their legs are all red.

One of our compost piles...contains leaves, sheep manure and hay

Found this strange looking plant - reminds me of the crown of thorns.



Polyface Farms in Virginia.  Great farm that practices rotational grazing of their cows and they raise free range chickens and turkeys.

Birds have finally found the feeder.  We had 5 visit it yesterday.

My Lumber Jack clearing trees around the pond

The pond... a work in progress - we want to clear the trees that run along the edge of the pond

Cris has the hoop house 90% complete.  We plan to install the sheeting next weekend so the hoop house starts warming up and get it ready to plant tomatoes in the Spring.  We should receive reimbursement for the hoop house by the end of January.  The gov't is actually giving us money back for a change!!  They have a grant for hoop houses but it has to be a cold house which means no other heat than the sun can be used and no other cooling than ventilation and all the plants have to be planted directly into the ground so we can't use it to start seedlings.  We are eligible for on hoop house a year for three years I think.  The hoop house is good to grow tomatoes, lettuce and other things that need a little shielding from the direct sun. 

Yesterday we cut down alot more trees around the pond.  We will have alot of firewood for next year.  We are also using the smaller, but sturdier ones as fence posts.  The remainder will be mulched up and used in the compost pile.