WELCOME

Welcome to Whisperwood Farm. This star has been on the house for over a month, and we've had a few gatherings since then, and no one has said anything about it (has anyone noticed?).

We will be getting our farm flag soon. I'll post a photo as soon as it comes in.

Home on the Shooting Range

The target backstop is finished, except that I will plant some shrubs at the front corners of the box. The crate behind is just leaning up against it and will be removed.

The box is 3.5 feet deep, filled with a coarse sand, which will stop the bullets.

My first shot with my sniper pistol (.22 with scope), shot from the fire pit (about 50 ft).

Time to move back to 100 ft.

Potential Egg Thief Caught

This hog nose snake checked into the Hotel California. For those who don't know the Eagles song, "you can check in anytime, but you can never leave."

It was at least 2.5 feet long, the biggest hog nose I've ever seen. Couldn't pull it out, so I had to do "surgery". The red-shouldered hawk that has been hanging around the garden may find it. If not, the vultures surely will.

May Showers Bring June Flowers?

A blue and green evening.

Photo doesn't do it justice.

Gentle rain soon to follow.

Wonder what it is like to be perched atop a high-power transmission line when a storm is going overhead (little black specks on tower are vultures)?

Spring 2013

Everything has turned green.

And yellow. 

Tick City

The 2-Flowered Cynthias have taken over.

We Take Our Gardening Seriously

The deer won round 1 last year, eating everything except the pumpkins. We sure enjoyed those pumpkins, though. I never knew that they tasted so good, with just butter and salt. We'll be planting more this year. And we should be able to get a good harvest now that our deer-proof fence is up.

Farmhand Mark designed the fence; Richard, James, and Mark drilled the holes and set the posts. Mama and Mark put up the wire fence, gate, and strung the lines above the fence. The fence measures 60 feet wide and 80 feet in length.
Got 8 rows of corn, 8 tomato plants, and 6 rows of okra planted. Still a lot left to plant.

Took the deer netting down from around the fruit trees so that I could mow and prune the trees. We have some peaches, nectarines, plums, pears, and apples forming. The deer killed 2 of 3 fig trees. Might have to get a dog, or two.

Whisperwood Pile

The Wall of Wood

Before I'm finished splitting up the tree I cut down several weeks ago, the wall will be two rows deep. Then I'll start another wall on the other side of the carport.

I am almost 1/2 way through the tree. It was a red oak, at least 90 years old. Must have gotten struck by lightning. It will provide many nice campfires next year.