We were at the Homestead Hollow Spring Festival over the weekend. Sold a bunch of soap , ate too much, heard some good music , scoped out ...

My mother, in her youth. My mother is the nicest person I have ever known. Some things about my mother: She grew up on a farm, and had to wo...

Waterleaf Coreopsis Rattlesnake Fern Tuberous Stoneseed ( Lithospermum tuberosum ) Bluebells (a white one)

There is a ditch in here somewhere. But it's clogged with trees, sediment, and years of the neighbors' trash, so when it rains heavi...

Since we moved the little chicks out to the coop, it's been harder to get them to sit still for their close-ups. They don't want to ...

With everything that's gone wrong this week, at least the squash came out well. If only there were a Photoshop button for "make it ...

As I struggled all day yesterday with focus, I thought, "Well I missed sleep last night worrying, but at least I'll sleep good toni...

I woke up cold at 4 a.m. The cover was at the foot of the bed, and on my way back down I made the mistake of thinking about chickens. Last n...

I tried to snap a few pictures of our baby chick the other day, but because the mother hen had become so protective I only managed Bigfoot q...

One of the farm roads. The perfect combination of rain, early warm weather, and no late frosts has made for a wonderful wildflowery spring. ...

Snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina). The whole of it. Jasmine really thought she should be involved.

One of my resolutions for 2005 is to cook more from Cooking Light magazine. Earlier this month, Marsha over at Hot Water Bath wrote about ...