Our wild turkeys are back

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After a very bad, long winter, two years ago, with deep snow and very cold temperatures, we lost a lot of local deer and our wild turkeys. From flocks of 20 or more in...

I didn’t just have a birthday, but a birthweek

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The fun just didn't stop this year. On Wednesday, the dogs barked, and I looked out to the driveway. There was a young woman approaching the door. We get a lot of visitors, fans...

Okay God, please stop the rain now for awhile

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My goodness, this year is sort of like a repeat of last year. First lots of rain, then none, then rain every day or two. It sure makes it hard to work in the...

Weeds, weeds, and more weeds

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With hot weather plus rain every couple of days, our weeds are having a field day. We've been working hard to keep them under control. I've been running the smaller rototiller through the corn...

Yesterday we had a memorial service for our son, Javid

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He passed away after a long siege of health issues in February. But we wanted to wait to have a service for him until the weather was nicer and the wild fruit trees in...