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October, it turns out, is Dahlia season. Jen’s careful tuber husbandry has paid off handsomely. We strayed from the farm this weekend. Sarah was in Boston, rowing in the Colgate Alumnae Eight at the Head of the Charles. We crossed the river to join the Sapersteins in a visit to the Scherrs’ new house in […]

At least one Eastern Screech Owl family has a new home available to it, as we (Jen) climbed the ladder to hang one of our owl houses. We’ll let you know if anyone takes up residence.

Saturday morning was spent assembling these owl house, a gift from Zach Barnett. They are meant for Eastern Screech Owls. I hope they enjoy the accommodations. Also on Saturday we harvested our first apple from our nano-orchard, after approximately a decade of cultivation. It may not surprise you to learn that this is its better […]

Last summer we were thrilled to have bog-front seats as we watched a couple of Great Blue Herons raise their chicks. After a stormy winter, the nest was completely gone, but the herons have rebuilt in the same spot. We hope they continue to have a productive spring.

We devoted Easter morning to the annual cleaning of the barn, which involves sweeping out the prior year’s accumulated birdshit so that the Barn Swallows can enjoy tidy accommodations for the coming season. Yesterday Daisy climbed Burger Hill with her husband, Ringo. These days, Daisy finds it easier to climb the hill than to get […]

Ring-necked Ducks on the pond remind that, even if it is cold and gray, it is springtime.

Here’s Jen out in the woods, stalking the elusive Barred Owl. We had a glimpse of the owl, but we got a much closer look at these ferocious creatures of the forest, who appear to have wandered over from the Vlei Marsh trail.

Sarah, visiting home for the weekend, surreptitiously took this photo when we visited Vlei Marsh this afternoon. We saw a Bald Eagle but it didn’t stick around for long.

The herons have built a nest very near our bank of Vlei Marsh, giving us a good view of what we expect is a growing heron family.

According to the fox, goslings are like potato chips.