This week brought a little bit of a break from haying (we were still in the fields of course, just not every day) and more time to tend to other projects around the farmyard. More rain means more blooms so it was fun to check in on all the plants and flowers.
We hosted a few out-of-town family visitors who were especially smitten with the goats. They were also able to test out some of our newly-cut walking trails through the fields. We are always looking for new ways to enjoy the land we have and COVID certainly brought about a renewed interest in walking and hiking for us. After some of the rainstorms this week we were able to identify the damp areas of the fields and have even started construction on a small foot bridge to help make our paths more accessible.
The humble beginnings of a foot bridge.
One of the best parts about summer is being outside and being on a farm we’re often outside until the sun sets. We’ve moved many of our meals to the back side of the barn and have started cooking nearly everything on our grill. Lately, our favorite recipe to make on the grill is Beer Bread. Using just a can of beer, some sugar, a bit of butter, and a few cups of self- rising flour, it has been the perfect low effort treat at the end of a long day!
