Jan 12, 20181 minMidwinter ThawI visited our permaculture orchard early this afternoon. We’re having a thaw after a couple of weeks of hard freeze conditions. Last...
Jan 9, 20172 minSpring?That looks different. Let’s go check it out. J brought his infrared thermal imager to the scene and, as you would expect, there is a...
Feb 4, 20162 minOrchard UpdateWe’ve had around 2′ of snow and, then, warmer weather. As the thaw continued, we had about 1.25″ of rain. Water is flowing. The swales in...
Feb 12, 20142 minPower downA thick layer of heavy snow combined with a layer of ice brought branches and trees down last week. The electric power went down on...
May 13, 20131 minGracing the pastureThis photo was taken on my morning walk to the pond with Indie. It was about 8:00. The sun was shining and it was, probably, in the high...
Apr 1, 20131 minThe sound of snowmeltLast week, we had one or two inches of wet snow. With the day, came the sun and above freezing temperatures. The snow, quickly, began to...
Mar 17, 20133 minOur WatershedWhen one attempts to focus in on and communicate about separate forces and components which are, naturally, interwoven in a complex...