Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas to all my blogging friends. May you have a blessed day with friends and family.

Good old fashioned humor!

Amazing!

Just watch as these Amish move this building! If you ever worked with horses you know the skill thats envolved when working around these animals.

Sims custard pie!

Mmmmmm.... Sims custard pie! A most beautiful thing!

Winter is here!

Our house.

The yard.

Dolly

No Till Farming

You gatta like this guy... wise farmer and a uke player!

Our Christmas dog "Buttercup"

Movable Chicken House

Just playing around with my Baritone Uke

My two favorite Shelleys

Fall is here, and winter is not far off.

Just a few shots of "getting ready for winter" on the farm.

The Bare Foot farmer

Henry lives not far from us, and from time to time we get to visit his farm.

Victorian Farm

What's wrong?

Well.. for one thing, Stinky and Pinky have a visiter!

The really big carrot!

Now that's a carrot!

Garlic Harvesting

Loading the truck.

Shawn with some all bundled ready to hang.

Oh Yes...

Oh yes.. the kittens are named Stonewall and Mosby.

The Frozen Logger

Newest members of the cast

St. Isidore Farm has two new kittens! As of yet they have no names.

Wise Words

There is a vast potential, latent within human beings, that remains  undiscovered because of the limitations placed on  consciousness by habitual preoccupations. The  recommendation that all cravings be relinquished  does not mean that detachment itself is a goal; it is  a means of breaking through self –imposed restrictions  and opening up this inexhaustible treasure of potential.  - Muso Kokushi (1275-1351)

Nova Scotia Man...

A Nova Scotia man is not much different than a Maine Man, watch the video and you will see!

Sheep Shearing

Just a note about sheep shearing. Today we (Shawn and me) sheared eight sheep. Hard on the body but good for the soul. It is a very earthy experience. You get to know your sheep from head to toe. It is an activity that has been going on for thousands of years. A true gift from God. I will share some pictures of the girls with their new hair styles in a few days. Right now I have to rest!

25th

My wife (Simone) and me 25 years ago today!

Farm News

I few picture of farm life this week.Enjoy.

The Black Smith Field.

My son Kyle (the one waving) and Shawn. working in the transplants.

Pinky and Stinky are getting bigger!

What a pig!

Pileated Woodpecker

Now there is something you do not see very often.

David Warren

Here is a link to an article by David Warren about the Catholic Church today.

http://davidwarrenonline.com/

       St.Isidore pray for us.

Things are growin.

The sheep are sheepin.

And the pigs are piggin.

Boulder Acoustic Society

Boulder Acoustic Society

Correction!

Well.... the little black one called Daisy is now called Ramsey! He's a boy! Arggg .. what an beginner mistake. I din't bother to look as the fellow I bought them from said they were both females.

Dolly is still Dolly.

And Buttercup really enjoys there company.

Newest Members of the Bourque family

Meet Dolly and Daisy

Two Little Pigs

The newest members of the club at St. Isidore Farm

Rex was pretty interested!

The sheep were indifferent.

Accommodations

Where the hired hand lives. Looks pretty cozy to me!

There coming very soon!!!!!

It is Friday morning.

And its raining , but it was sunny yesterday. Here is a couple of pictures I took while mending fences.

enjoy!

Spring has Sprung!

The Elder Berry bush is going to have lots of berries!

New Photos

My son Kyle is the fellow on the far left. Then Brendon, Brandon and Sam, Kyle's roommate is Sam. They came home from Acadia for a visit.

This is Shawn the new hired hand on the farm.

The Chicken Choir from Lewdite

It Ain't Gonna Rain No More

Playing along with Todd, he may have created a monster! You can find Todd over at http://brothersonnysblog.blogspot.com

The Wreck of the Number Nine

Hey Todd get a load of this! It drives my wife nuts and then she has folkster songs in her head all night!

Grinding Down

The field of boundless emptiness
Is what exists from the very beginning.
You must purify, cure, grind down,
Or brush away all the tendencies
You have fabricated into apparent habits.
Then you can reside in the
Clear circle of brightness.

 - Hongzhi Zhengjue (1091–1157)

Mondays

Mondays are the day that I reclaim myself. Being present to other people is more draining than anything I have ever done before. So after a day of hospital visits, praying etc., one whole day alone is usually my medicine. Adding things to my blog is a good exercise. Meditation practice is the real deal though. Not only does it restore spiritual energy but it heals the body as well. Mondays are indeed good days.

St. Isidore pray for us.

Where I Live

The lake that we live on. Lake Ogden.

Our house in the woods.

More spring

The garage finally finished ( a place for the tractor to live ).

Rex the sheep dog waiting for some action.

Some more sure signs of spring under the apple tree.