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We had a glorious, if steamy, Fourth of July. We had visits from Zeb and from the Scherrs.  Zeb got along famously with Daisy. Max took it easy. And Arlo was a good sport even though Daisy charged him. On Saturday, Jen’s dad visited.  He parleyed with Sarah over some guacamole. We continue to see […]

Sarah spent the week at pony camp at Southlands, where she made some good friends. We’ve had guests the last two weekends.  Here is Sarah last weekend with Marin, ten, who is also horse-focused. This weekend, Sarah was reunited with Will Harris, with whom she once toured Storm King. Daisy is thriving.  She is more […]

Daisy spent her first weekend at the farm, enjoying the sights, sounds, and smells. She has learned how to sit, stay, and lie down. She can even do all three at once. And, of course, she can fetch. It wasn’t all about Daisy (although it was mostly about Daisy).  On Saturday we made ice cream from […]

We picked up our puppy this morning.

We had a great Memorial Day weekend.  On Friday, before heading up for the farm, we visited our prospective puppy Daisy and her litter-mates (and mother and grandmother) in Franklin Lakes, New Jersey.  We’re only about two weeks away from dog ownership, and Sarah could not be more excited. This morning, Sarah marched in the Memorial […]

One of Jen’s peonies bloomed to herald Mothers Day. We started the day in traditional style, with breakfast in bed: broccoli and cheddar omelet, locally sourced bacon, fruit, toast, and coffee.  Sarah made duct tape roses, and a pinwheel for the garden. On Saturday after soccer practice, Sarah and I stopped by the Phantom Gardener […]

It is unmistakably springtime.  The barn swallows have returned. The daffodils are blooming. The tulips — at least those few that are regularly Bobexed, to avoid the predations of the deer — are blooming. And even our peach trees are blooming.  They were Jen’s Mothers’ Day present last year. On Sunday we had such spectacular weather […]

Sarah dug her golf clubs out of the back of the hall closet and drove a few balls into the pasture. Springtime brings Ring-necked Ducks to the pond.  This year we have an odd menage of three males and a female. On Saturday, Jen and I took a walk and counted nine herons’ nests in the swamp.  […]

Sarah dusted off her bicycle for the first ride of the season. Here is one of our resident turkeys.  Soon we should have lots of poults (that is farm talk for baby turkeys). On Sunday, Sarah went for a trail ride in Walden N.Y. with her friend Michaela (not pictured).

We returned from a long absence (okay, two weekends) to find many signs of spring. At school, Sarah just finished a segment called “Wild Northeast,” in which each student selected a northeastern animal or plant (only two kids picked plants) and wrote a little book about it.  Sarah chose the Northern Spring Peeper (seen here and […]