Life and times of a new farmer/homesteader
Pictures of my homestead pt 1 (hopefully) {
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I need new floppy disks. The ones I have are ten years old and
I'm having problems getting both the camera and the computer to
recognise them. I did get five pictures of my homestead and
chickens though. This is a picture of my garden plot and clothesline. The green building on the left is my garden shed. The buildings in the distance are this edge of Birkenfeld. Beyond the fence is my driveway and my north pasture. The little black tube next to the fence contains the hose bibb for the garden.  Another picture that includes my garden. The row on the right, next to the fence, is where I planted garlic, shallots, and onions for overwintering. On the fence are my raspberries, which I need to prune a bit. In the mid range, you can see my swamp (the long grass on the left,) and the north end of my south pasture. In the distance is an unnamed hill that was logged a few years back. Between here and the hill is Neverstill road, the eastern boundry of my property. It's just past the deciduous trees (mostly apples) and the evergreen trees. The apples are mostly on my property, although there are a few on the other side of the road.  This is a picture of my barn. See the telephone pole... that's on highway 202, the north boundery of my property. You can see some of my chickens browsing near the fence and near the barn. The barn needs work. It's an old pole barn, with pretty rusty courrigated tin for the roof and sides. For now, it suits my purpose, by keeping the weather off my tractor and the chickens. Along the fence (and along most of the fences around and through my homestead,) there are blackberries, but they are a local variety, and not as invasive as himilayans. I put the door that you see against the barn there for cover for chickens when the local hawks come around. They like it.  Some closer pictures of some of my chickens. The hen in the middle is Olive, she lays my olive colored eggs. The rooster in the foreground is unnamed. The little dark colored chicken in the shade is Little Peep, although this isn't a good picture of him. The hen halfway between him and the barn is Robin, the hen that lays the light blue eggs.  This is a close up picture of Robin. I hope to get more pictures up soon. I'll try to put some up once or twice a week so you can follow the progress here at Hankins Hollow, with pictures of the house, Polly, the garden as it grows, the Nehalem river, my stream, and anything else I can think of. Have a great day! Raymond { Last Page } { Page 80 of 181 } { Next Page } |
