Monthly Archives: April 2012

Goodmorning Spring

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

A light frost last night made the grass glisten this morning: silver in the shade and sparkly-green in the sun.  The cows are outside eating from the hay wagon as their warm breath sends big puffs of air, like clouds, … Continue reading →

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Sprouting Grass Moon

Posted on April 6, 2012 by

Reblogged from Running Barefoot: The first full moon of spring shines tonight April’s moon has many names: Pink, Egg, Sprouting Grass, and Fish Pink for wild phlox, one of the first spring flowers Fish for the shad run, which Native … Continue reading →

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Farm Fresh Butter

Posted on April 5, 2012 by

It’s early spring, and the cows are coming to the end of their pregnancies here on the farm.  That means that their milk production has been slowly waning over the past few weeks, and on Monday John stopped milking altogether.  … Continue reading →

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