Chick Chick!

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My hens have been sitting on eggs. And like the good Chicken Farmer that I am, I had no idea how long they’ve been brooding. I just know they have. Two days ago, I went to feed and water them and found this little guy: Here “it” is with the proud mama! I have another [...]

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South Dakota Summer

Summers here the best. Though we might have a 100 degree day here and there, it always cools off at night and even last week, I wanted a light jacket by 11pm. Don’t hate, please? I love this time of year. The grass is green and belly deep. It’s starting to go to seed, and [...]

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A Trip to the Hay Field

Earlier this week, I took advantage of the fact that I had few moments to take some pictures. So, out to the alfalfa pasture I went to take some photos of them mowing. Making alfalfa hay isn’t quite as simple as making regular grass hay. Sure it gets cut and raked and baled like regular [...]

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Fried Pickles

Yesterday I posted on Facebook that I was making fried pickles. It didn’t take long to fill the page with comments and requests for the recipe. And since I aim to please, I figured, what the fey! It won’t take any time at all to type it out, because, it’s THAT easy! What you’ll need: [...]

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Ponies!

Last week I got a chance to go out and see my mares and their babies. In typical *dragon form, my mare, Sonora (Nora) took herself and her colt, The Fridge, away from the rest of the herd. She doesn’t come by her nickname, The Dragon, for no reason. It’s more about how she looks [...]

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Capture Dakota

I am entering a lot of my photos into a super cool contest and any help that you, my fans, and readers could give me would be much appreciated! It’s all about scenery from the Dakotas, and we all know how much I love living here and how often I capture the beauty of this [...]

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