Author: Catherine

Pushing through

I haven’t been here for awhile. What happened; It’s felt like a whirlwind. There was a lot of uncertainty. First, over what was wrong with him – although really, it should have been obvious,...

White with green

White flowers are starting to bloom in the garden. It feels very exciting to see them. Summer moves along briskly and before we know it, there will be little fava beans and peas. The...

Homestead Day

This past Saturday was Farm & Homestead Day at the Common Ground Fairgrounds. We haven’t gone in the past, but this year we decided to give it a try. It was a beautiful Saturday...

timberdoodle

I’ve wanted to see one of these for so long… and yesterday I saw one! Not only one, but a hen with five or so chicks. They were crossing the road. My friend was...

Prickly

I saw this little one in the driveway as I was coming home from a bike ride. I spoke to him/her a little bit, but it was a one-way conversation. I wanted to touch...

A discovery while walking

Yesterday I was walking in a new area, along a lakefront in the nearby town of Ellsworth. I spotted a bench in a little evergreen grove that looked like it might be a park,...