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The Twins!
Living on the farm has made me very aware of the fragility of birds. I didn’t really think of them that way before. They could always fly away, and if they died flying into windmills or hitting skyscraper windows, well, … Continue reading
Posted in garden, St. Joseph, the Farm
Tagged bird migration, crane migration, cranes in Minnesota, Minnesota birds, prairie, prairie birds, sandhill crane chicks, sandhill crane family, sandhill cranes, wetland birds
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The First Prairie Flower
It’s always a great day when the lupine assert themselves in the greenery of the prairie. And it’s always a surprise. There in a field of flowers that still seem to just be getting started is a cluster of bright … Continue reading
Posted in garden, the Farm
Tagged American lupin, blue lupine, lupin, lupine, native flowers, prairie, prairie flowers, prairie restoration, purple lupine
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Fruitfulness
Here is that photo of the prairie from May 9th. It is hard to believe how fast the green starts to assert itself after a burn. I do love the look of this photo with the paths running through it. … Continue reading
Posted in garden
Tagged apple trees, blueberries, gardening, planting, prairie, prairie burn, raspberries, strawberries, wildflowers
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First Garden Post of 2013
So… last year about this time I was hinting at the new “secret weapon” that was going to extend the season and transform my garden. It turned out to be the cheap piece of crap you see in ruins below. … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, cold frame, polycarbonate, prairie, snow, winter garden
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Wind
We have a good old-fashioned cold front blowing in, at exactly the time it was promised. The temperature is dropping 40 degrees and it will be below zero the next several days. This happens every winter (but not last winter, … Continue reading