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On Monday, Sarah marched in the Memorial Day parade with her T-ball team.  Down East Market Street they went. Sarah also had a visit from her friend Emanuelle.  They both enjoyed the jungle gym. Meanwhile, Jen made good progress on her garden.  The lettuces attracted some local attention. There was plenty of action on the […]

On Saturday, Lew celebrated his 70th birthday with a bond indenture on the porch.  Jen managed to distract him for a little while. Also this weekend: the Wonderland Florists faced Fraleigh & Rakow (insurance brokers, with surprisingly good hitting) in T-ball.  Sarah reached base in each at bat and also played a half inning at […]

Rhinebeck T-Ball league play is underway.  Sarah had her first outing on Saturday morning, and received the propitious uniform number 7.  She plays for the Wonderland Florists, which, on Saturday, squared off against Village Pizza. Here she is at bat. She made good contact and steamed into first with a single. The first baseman did […]

Nature really does burst forth in the spring.  We returned to the farm after a two-week hiatus — a Saturday-to-Saturday visit to Sanibel Island, Florida — and found things much changed.  We had a spectacular weekend, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-seventies.  The lilacs are budding, and the daffodils have gotten an early […]

We returned after a weekend away to find that most of the snow had melted and the pond was more or less clear.  We saw lots of returning visitors, including the Ring-necked Ducks pictured above, a blue heron who flew above me just after I took this shot, looked down at the pond, and kept […]

Or maybe he is the bluebird of pensiveness?

To hear what this hawk is saying, click here: http://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Red-tailed_Hawk/sounds#