New growth

It hasn't been that long since the grass fire burned about half of the hillsides south of the barn and home site. We hoped it would encourage vigorous growth since it was very early in the year. It seems it has.


I'll continue to post updates as the season progresses, but it is already looks as though the burned area is growing better than the unburned area. Some of that may be an illusion since there is no brown grass left to obscure the view of the new grass. In a few weeks it will be clear if it's actually growing better.

What does spring bring?

Turkeys!

Just as we arrived home with two of the grandkids, Brandon approached the door and cried, "I think there are raccoons!" We all looked to see three turkeys scrambling and gliding away from the east end of the barn. One took to the trees and I got this picture of him. He's smack dab in the middle.


We see lots of turkeys along the road much closer to Bloomfield. We've never seen them even within a few miles of here. Let's hope they stick around.