SO on with the show. I had hoped to post this on June 14,
but a once a week habit will have to do for now. Life being what life is –
complicated!
In June I took some photos during a typically busy day here
on Shepherd’s Flock Farm. We were in the midst of harvesting Music garlic,
playing (I have two sons), and making hay. My oldest son noticed ripe wild
Black Raspberries on the bushes, so I had to transition to harvesting the
berries despite having laid other plans. We call that “Farm Time” around here.
Sometimes a happy occurrence like ripe berries shifts your focus for a time.
Sometimes a storm knocks a tree down across the road or a neighbor’s driveway,
and that has to be dealt with before moving on to other projects. To live in
close communion with nature means you will be kept on your toes with
regularity.
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| Garden (west) - the rain has made for healthy weeds in the garden this year |
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| Garden (east) - regular weeding of beds to rescue overwhelmed desireable plants helps |
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| Garlic Harvest - I use a spadefork to loosen the Music Garlic and then gently pull up each bulb for drying |
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| Garlic Harvest - I borrowed Mom's cart to haul garlic up for bundling/hanging out to dry
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