Her name is “Rohini.” I'm not too sure about the spelling. I never asked. I think she's in the neighborhood of four years old, a shorthorn cow that was given to me two years ago…
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The hay harvest this season was too late and frantic thanks to the abundant rains. It caught me with my pants down, as they say. When I finally had a field raked and ready to…
The cherries were ripening in what seemed to be the first warm days of the season, the bings and those yellow-red blush ones mostly for the delight of blue jays and crows. Just the minute…
The hay fever kicked in this year before I started mowing hay, the lateness mostly due to the rains. They originally said we were supposed to get six inches last Friday, then three inches, then…
Some gardening friends have been enjoying sugarsnap peas for several weeks, they say. They planted the peas in October. I planted peas in April and the plants are still only six inches tall. On Saturday…
The soils dried up enough last week that we could work a few spots and spread manure on others, while some land was still sporting standing water, tadpoles, and mosquito larvae. Evidently the mosquitos have…
The watermelon seeds finally showed up on Thursday, after a month of waiting and harassing the people in the office at United Genetics, or whatever the company name is. Evidently they'd never done business with…
As far back as I can remember, birthdays have always spelled trouble for me. The minute I ever woke up I started misbehaving. These days the epiphany might not hit at all. I am only…
In less than a decade residing in Anderson Valley I've seen hens, lambs, pigs, and calves springing up in backyards like weeds. We are now experiencing the second wave of the “back-to-land” movement. This time…