Rounding out May 2014

A couple hundred yards up the slope from the Creek the three ewes enjoy alfalfa until a fence is completed for them in the front field.



And the greenhouse continues to provide fuel for the body.  Unfortunately, ours is not the only body.


First we noticed the small green worm's destruction of the spinach almost within two days' time while we were away. Then they took to the beet leaves. I've tried dusting with diatomaceous earth and picking them off individually, but they are amazingly elusive.




At the greenhouse's front door, flowers emerge.




  • About five and a half inches of rain near the end of the month.
  • No scorpions yet. This remains odd, given that this time last year we were seeing them inside the house and all over the place.
  • Beaver was seen swimming the Pond near the end of the month. 
  • Began work on the winding stone wall down in the Stonefield.
  • Amazingly large mosquitos emerge en masse right at the end of the month.
  • Most fireflies we've ever seen. Evenings give us a yard full of their light. In the past we've seen plenty, they've mostly been confined to the area down near the confluence of streams just below the Pond.