March

March is often time for goat kids, and while I'm not expecting any at my house, many of my friends are! These two little ones are a day old in the photo. Both Nigerian Dwarfs at Featherstone Farm.

expectant does relaxing in the sunshine

 This is Consider Bardwell Farm in Vermont. They raise Oberhasli goats, and make specialty cheese. There are also pastured pigs, chickens and ducks - they sell to local markets as well as NYC.

I had never seen a brick corn crib, elegant in its' simplicity.

The main farmhouse is in the back of the lower photo, 1814 it says at the top. The building in the foreground was the blacksmith shop, now living quarters.

Great business field trip with a friend, I was curious to see this farm I had heard wonderful things about, and I've had Oberhaslis on my wish list for quite some time, so it was lovely to see a fine herd of them.

NH had a warm February, and a snowy March, looks like right to the end, as the forecast is calling for another foot or so as March goes out and April arrives. No complaints from my Nordic skiing daughter! She loves to ski, she trains all year to stay in shape for her first love. She saves all the money she earns or gets as a gift to buy her own gear. It is fun to see her grow and improve at something she enjoys so much. She is blessed with outstanding coaches and a wonderful, tightly bonded team. Here she is at a championship race in Maine.

Back in the day, I joined my high school XC team, just so they would have enough kids to race, I was no where close to as good as my daughter is, but I enjoyed it and had a lot of fun! I've been on skis occasionally, but not in a couple years - but this weekend, when I took some girls to ski, I rented a pair; and since Viking Nordic was selling some of their older rental equipment, I bought them! I can't tell you how excited I was! I have only ever taken a few "selfies" and this is one. I had a blast out on the trails.


Spring is still coming, folks are making maple syrup, red winged blackbirds, some hawks. ducks, geese & turkey vultures are back. goldfinches are turning yellow, pussy willows are out - new signs of spring every day

Diana on skis