nano

our goats are an odd couple. charlotte is white, nano is black. charlotte is big, while nano is small. charlotte is quiet, nano is talkative. charlotte is mellow, nano is sprightly.

alder

alder spans the space between earth and water.

the seeds fall into the water, from the bank's green edge, and float downstream to germinate. alder wood is oily and water resistant, so it's great to use for making bridges, or rafts and is often used to make clogs. the bark makes a lovely red dye, and the cones will give a black dye. the inner bark will produce a dull yellow. crush the leaves into a paste to alleviate muscle pain, or to spread on burns, like aloe. hang fresh, young leaves, which are quite sticky, in the kitchen or chicken coop, like a flytrap to catch insects.

alder trees have fairy doors in their trunks just above the water line, and often you might see a crow or raven fly away from the branches in a hurry. that would be an alder fairy, changing its shape, so as not to be seen.

alder is also known to be the best kind of wood for use in hugelkultur, which is what this wood will be used for.

arán úr

soil blocks

 onions.

goat shed

we built this shed out of materials we found lying around the farm.

still needs a roof

charlotte and nano

lithia park

Roads go ever ever on,

Over rock and under tree,

By caves where never sun has shone,

By streams that never find the sea;

Over snow by winter sown,

And through the merry flowers of June,

Over grass and over stone,

And under mountains in the moon.

Roads go ever ever on

Under cloud and under star,

Yet feet that wandering have gone

Turn at last to home afar.

Eyes that fire and sword have seen

And horror in the halls of stone

Look at last on meadows green

And trees and hills they long have known.

garden

its not all veggies

The universe is a continuous web. Touch it at any point and the whole web quivers.