Sunday, November 15, 2009

Walnuts Still Simmering ......

Things don't always go right on schedule at Wild Rose Farm ... I had expected to be using the walnut dyebath by now, but the pot just went back on the burner for the 3rd extraction. Other things came up and the weather this weekend was just too beautiful to spend inside. Hopefully, the final lawn mowing/leaf mulching is done. Today some spring bulbs made it into the ground .... daffodils, a few tulips, and a couple of groups of the old fashioned snowdrops. A struggling rhododendron was transplanted to a new site, and the kousa dogwoods were pruned a little. It seemed like everyone in the "neighborhood" was sighting in their deer rifles this afternoon .....
I took a few minutes to just sit & observe the sheep as they observed me! Any sudden move sends them scampering, but their curiousity gets the best of them and they cautiously tip toe closer & closer. Of course, I was sitting back against their hay feeder, so they were probably wondering what the heck was up (or whatever it is that sheep wonder)!

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