I scanned through my photos from this year at the farm, and gathered up my top 20. Originally, my plan was to pick the top 10, but I failed miserably.
I chose these images, not just based on aesthetic appeal, but also because they capture some fine moments, and important events that marked the year (e.g., snowstorms).
This past weekend we hosted a farm-themed gathering to celebrate Lucy’s first birthday. We went to Fluvanna County’s “Old Farm Day” and enjoyed refreshments back at the homestead. Don’t worry; we took pictures. In addition to plenty of Lucy pictures, we took a couple photos (1, 2) of some machines to see if people could guess what they do. We think we know.
In other news, things are wrapping up pretty well in the garden. I planted an oat cover crop and a clover cover crop over parts of the garden. The clover should give the soil a charge of nitrogen and organic matter, and the oat crop will hopefully provide a bit of cover for garlic that we’ll be planting soon. I hope to get the rest of the beds planted in the next week so there’s at least a little growth before winter kill. We expect the three younger chickens we have to start laying in a couple of weeks. With days shortening like they are, laying will probably not be an everyday thing.
Tina Taylor‘s summer pics are back! I picked out some of the best ones of Lucy and scenery (since Matt already covered all of the produce bases with his last photo post). There is also one picture of the new chickens.
Tina came on quite a busy day. It was the same day as Lucy’s dedication at church, it was blazingly hot and Caleb’s family was in town visiting. Some of these things are reflected in the pictures (perhaps most notably, Lucy’s exhaustion). Check out the Summer 2010 album here.