Birchtree Farm

Usually things slow down in the fall, don't they? Not around here. Our list of things to do seems to be growing. There's a pile of 2 cords of wood to stack, and more standing dead trees to be harvested from our lot...there's the outdoor kerosene tank to sand and re-paint...there's still the hearth and heat-shields to build for the new woodstove which is on order...there are more apples to harvest and make into sauce, or apple jelly, with the rest being taken out to the woods for the wildlife (I don't want bears in the front yard)...I just finished turning the last batch of fresh blueberries into jam this morning...oh, and the platform for the bed needs to be constructed (by next weekend)...the last three broilers are left to be processed...tomatoes wait to be picked and allowed to ripen indoors.... The sheep paddock is half-way to being reconstructed, and that has to get done before we can bring the sheep home from pasture, which has to be done soon, so we don't have accidental early lambs. We'll leave the rams on pasture as long as there's no snow, and keep the ewes here. And once the sheep are here they need to be sheared as soon as possible.

I'm sure I'm forgetting something (or things). Guess I'd better git crackin'.

In the meantime, here are a couple pastoral scenes from a few weeks ago for your viewing pleasure.