Past, Present and Future

Past, really four years ago.
This is yet another of our prized homestead tools.
We picked this up at an auction, really we stole it!
It looked as if it had only been used at the most twice.

Here is Jon cranking down so the cider runs out into the

gallon jar below. One thing, the wasp were awful that day.

We're praying we get enough of an apple crop this year to

bring this beauty out of storage.

Butchering day, doesn't everyone look thrilled?

Well.... it's just one of those jobs that needs doing and it

doesn't matter whether you like it or not.

If memory serves me correctly we butcher about 40 that day.
See the tubs full, we add ice to quick cool them before bringing

them inside for the final clean up. Nope we don't have a whiz bang

chicken plucker, plucking goes quick enough when you aren't

butchering 100's at a time.

Present, as of today!

You can see the progress we've made on the weeds.

The background has yet to be weeded, that's on the list to do

today.

These flower boxes were build for me by Jon out of reclaimed

wood from an add on that was on the backside of our barn.

Needless to say that add on was a mess, so Jon and Mike tore it

down our first summer we were here. These are at the end of our

drive, when you first turn in

They are filling in nicely, the flowers were my Mom's day gift!
This is a rose sucker I transplanted to the front sidewalk flower

bed. Actually I transplanted two, on on each side and both

are growing nicely. This is a surprise to me, because I've NEVER

had success with roses.

The tater patch, cabbage and our fully loaded Elderberry bush in

the background. You can see to the right of the tomatoes what

we'll be weeding today.

Future, most nearer than farther

Bessie enjoying retirement!
This is Button, our yearling heifer, who will be a future

dairy cow.

and...... yet another hatch,of future layers. You

can see two of them behind the feeder( one yellow, one black)

and there is another black one under the hen.