| Feb - '06 |
Sorry, been away from this. There is new stuff here on
the History page. There is more coming, I promise..... |
| Aug - '03 |
Rye has been harvested from the Quarry Lot
with a John Deere Reaper-Binder. It was an amazing site. Great
pictures of it can be found by clicking
here. It was also in the Altamont Enterprise. |
| 29-Jan-02 |
Been gone awhile...Sorry. Late spring
and early fall we cleaned more in the pasture lot. The snow now
covers what will be a huge brush fire this spring. The Quarry Lot
was plowed by Ernie, disked by Ken and Dad then a crop of winter wheat was
planted. The wheat when harvested will be delivered to Cape Cod to
become thatching for historic homes. Snow, Snow, Snow....Think
Spring....... |
| 03-May-02 |
No work on the farm lately. I've been
in the UK and the weather was hot while I was gone. The fields are
starting to green up and the clearing we did over the winter is very apparent
now. Will be taking the spring photo soon, so watch for that.
Lot's to mow and more clearing will get done soon, even if it does get
warm.....Ken |
| 8-Apr-02 |
I am off to the UK for two weeks starting
this Friday. What an interruption to the steady progress we have
made this winter. Oh well, one must work, I guess. While I am
gone, please don't forget to write, as I can still receive PVF mail in the
UK. May even find some time to work on the site a bit. If you
feel real ambitious, you could call the farm and talk Dad into cutting up
some brush, or sorting aluminum, or sorting scrap metal, or well you get
the picture. Ken |
| 29-Mar-02 |
Sunny Warm, almost too warm for clearing brush in the
pasture lot, but Dad and I got a roadway opened from the the north side by
the big Oak tree to the ancient hickory tree, 600' south. In the
shade of this tree our Grandma,
used to pick hickory nuts in the fall. That tree has know succumbed to age,
but the memory lives on. Two fires were started and fresh green
brush was burned...(We've been told that can't be done). Two old
pieces of barb wire more than 120 years old were found...you will see
pictures of them here soon. |
| 23-Mar-02 |
The snow didn't keep Dad from going to the field below the
quarry lot and cutting down more wild cheery and thorn apple trees.
Today it was noted that the Rock Lot is now visible from the house...First
time in a very long time, 60+ years in fact. |
| 16-Mar-02 |
Well, more of the same, burning thorn apple and wild cherry
brush trees. Worked by the large oak at the east end of the
hollow. Started by myself, then Dad arrived. Cleared most what
he had cut down earlier in the week. Another ash pile and more land
reclaimed....It looks good, it's tiring work, but the end result will be
awesome. |
| 9-Mar-02 |
Cleaned brush in pasture lot from the old ice pond westward
to the stone wall at the quarry lot. Brush trees laid down to to
dry. Tim, Dad and I worked for about 5 hours to clear about 1.5
acres of this field. Weather warm 60F. |
