photo-post Cleaning, tilling, sowing, and fertilizing the future comfrey patch Cleaning, tilling, sowing, and fertilizing the future comfrey patch. #comfreypatch
photo-post Trying to revive this part of pasture strip #2 after it was abused by too many ducks for too long Trying to revive this part of pasture strip #2 after it was abused by too many ducks for too long. Step 1: sow with a mixture of ryegrass, alfalfa, and several clovers. Step 2: add coffee grounds. Step 3 (to be done): add compost. #rotationalgrazing
photo-post Planting willow and poplar cuttings between the trees on the east swale berm lines Planting willow and poplar cuttings between the trees on the east swale berm lines. The ones that root and do well will supply chop&drop biomass. #planting #plantpropagation #willow #poplar
photo-post Planted the playground micro swale with willow and scented geranium cuttings Planted the playground micro swale with willow and scented geranium cuttings. #swale #planting #plantpropagation #willow #scentedgeranium #sardinheiras
photo-post Khaki Campbell females having some fun (?) in the dark Khaki Campbell females having some fun (?) in the dark. The drake is watching with a puzzled look. A Muscovy female drops in and does not approve. #ducks #khakicampbell #muscovy #duckducktues (surely it's Tuesday already somewhere) #lesbianducks Your browser does not support the video tag.
photo-post Dug the micro swale marked with the A-frame level the other day Dug the micro swale marked with the A-frame level the other day. It should hopefully help prevent water from that tap from washing down across the playground area. #swale #water
photo-post Fresh strip of pasture for the ducks Fresh strip of pasture for the ducks. #ducks #rotationalgrazing
photo-post The geese seem to be starting a new nest The geese seem to be starting a new nest. #broodygoose #geese
photo-post Punk Muscovy drake having a bad hair day Punk Muscovy drake having a bad hair day. It's been raining a lot and some of the ducks get surprisingly wet outer feathers. The down is probably still dry since they don't seem to mind the cold. #muscovy #duck #drake #wetduck #badhairday
photo-post As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night As feared, the goose egg nest didn't do very well out in the open with all the rain last night. The broody goose seems to have given up on it. The 15 eggs went on the compost pile 😐 #geese #broodygoose #fail
photo-post Made an A-frame level and used it to mark the location of a mini swale on top of the playground Made an A-frame level and used it to mark the location of a mini swale on top of the playground. #aframelevel #swale
photo-post After several months, our guests left us to chase their dreams After several months, our guests left us to chase their dreams. They stole my heart but left some surprise gifts in our garden, such as these dream catchers. I miss them already.
photo-post The nursery area completed and ready for business The nursery area completed and ready for business. #birdnursery #nursery
photo-post The fire pit , set up again in a new location The fire pit , set up again in a new location. We fired it up last night to mark the departure of our guests who, after several wonderful months, are leaving.
photo-post It's complicated It's complicated. The geese have been laying eggs. This one has been sitting on them, mostly. They've been mating, kind of. I'm not sure if any of the eggs are fertilized. She's been moving the nest away from its previous location, until
photo-post Unknown insect enjoying the nectar of a quince flower Unknown insect enjoying the nectar of a quince flower. #floweringplant #insect #quince
photo-post Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture Moving the geese to a fresh strip of pasture. Can you see the difference? #rotationalgrazing #geese
photo-post Pruned the shoots from this plane tree that we cut a year ago Pruned the shoots from this plane tree that we cut a year ago. It'll keep coming back but we'll keep cutting it until it stops: it was one of its roots that punctured the water pipe a couple weeks ago. #pruning #planetree
photo-post Mowed the playground and part of the east swale berm Mowed the playground and part of the east swale berm. Bonus: this spring's first irrigation line cutting incident 🤦♂️ (hi David!) #mowing #cleaning #puncturedpipe
photo-post Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank Planted willow, poplar, and plane tree cuttings around the duck pond bank. The hope is that they'll root and stabilize the banks, but let's see whether they'll survive being eaten. The geese already nibbled them a bit 😅 #cuttings #planting #pond #ducks #geese