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Debby Flowers
Jun 14, 20212 min read
A Turkey Tale - Chapter 2
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...
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Debby Flowers
Jun 7, 20212 min read
A Turkey Tale
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...
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Debby Flowers
May 31, 20212 min read
Memorial Day 2021
Memorial Day weekend was pretty much back to "normal" in our part of the world. In town, the American Legion and VFW held the...
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Debby Flowers
May 24, 20212 min read
The Ups and Downs of May
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. ...
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Debby Flowers
May 17, 20212 min read
Forest and Fields
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...
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Debby Flowers
May 9, 20211 min read
Happy Mother's Day!
What a beautiful day! The view from the milking stand this morning shows the lovely green of the young tree leaves across the field....
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Debby Flowers
May 2, 20211 min read
April Showers Bring May Flowers
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...
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Debby Flowers
Apr 25, 20212 min read
April 25 2021 Farm Update
Goat kids are delightful; Spruce and Primrose are no exception! At two weeks old they are growing well and full of energy. They enjoy...
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Debby Flowers
Apr 18, 20212 min read
Mid-April Update
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...
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Debby Flowers
Apr 11, 20212 min read
Mostly About Goats
This post could have been about Spring firsts - there are so many first things to delight a person in the spring - first ducks seen,...
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Debby Flowers
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Marching Toward Spring
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...
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Debby Flowers
Feb 7, 20212 min read
Frigid February 2021
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...
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Debby Flowers
Jan 1, 20212 min read
Happy New Year!!
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...
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Debby Flowers
Dec 13, 20203 min read
Fast Forward to December!
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...
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Debby Flowers
Oct 26, 20202 min read
October 2020
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...
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Debby Flowers
Sep 28, 20201 min read
September's Closing Act
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...
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Debby Flowers
Sep 21, 20201 min read
Fall Fell Hard
Since my last post on Labor Day two weeks ago, we have had several nights with significant frost followed by some warmer weather -...
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Debby Flowers
Sep 7, 20202 min read
Happy Labor Day!
It's been two weeks since the last post here - this time of year I think every two weeks is good. Since that last post, it feels like...
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Debby Flowers
Aug 24, 20201 min read
About Sunday
There have been six other days since the last post on this blog but this one is all about Sunday. The morning began foggy and the sun...
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Debby Flowers
Aug 17, 20201 min read
August Flowers
I love sunflowers! We've had sunflowers blooming now for almost a month and the field is having it's last hurrah. We've taken them to the...
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