a year on the farm

Michael's splendid new ranch sign.

Cold morning, January
Tractor in the snow, February

Icicles, February

Squid, our border collie, helps to pick up the winter's manure, March

Piling up the manure, March

Time to remove the sheep netting which has been keeping the straw mulch in place throughout the winter, late April.
Rosewood garlic, mid-May

Tony hoeing weeds, May
Kim's brother Brian weeding, May
Snowstorm, late May

The field is briefly water-logged after heavy rain, late May

Early June evening at Antelope Creek Ranch

Belties and poppies, June

"Brown Cow", "Janet", and "Little Mama" enjoying the June grass.
Scapes start appearing in mid-June
Harvesting scapes in June
Michael Snell and Jack Chater ( Metal Medics LLC) and Michael's brother Mark building a new cattle guard for the main gate (in case you are wondering.........it is a Falkland Islands flag!), June

Jack and Sharon herding cows, June

The Queen's new hat for Royal Ascot
Harvest time, July

Kim hanging bulbs to cure, July

Tony hanging bulbs, July

Jack sorting sheep, July

Tony counting sheep, July
Cleaning the bulbs, August

Michael's amazing grader, August

Michael and Julia, August

Cleaned for market, August

Jack, August

Sheep in the orchard, September
Rosie picking apples, September
The old grey mare, September

Tony tilling in the compost, October

Shell, Rosie and Kim planting garlic (l to r), October
Shell's beaming smile, October
Rosie and the Magic Tree, October

Winter fuel, November
November snowfall

Feeding the animals, November
Lewis the Bull, December
Our century-old log barn, December

Tony, Jack and Rosie skinning beef, December

Sunset over the Tobacco Roots, December