4th OF JULY...The Way it Used To Be! Every 4th of July, friends Bob & Betty Hermann put on a classic traditional 4th Farm picnic. Let it be known, that no one....NO ONE...has ever left here hungry. Not only do you get lunch/dinner, but 4 hours later,
SHOW TIME
Highland Park Art Fest Our second show this year was Highland Park in St Paul. What was a good smaller show in past years has now had the addition of almost as many commercial booths as artist booths. One customer described this as making it feel like
I LOVE A PARADE!
We've had geese on the pond ever since the ponds were put in by Fish & Wildlife as part of the Wildlife Refuge Program, funded by Ducks Unlimited. Normally geese pick out a site as first yearlings, defend it for a year, and then come back the next
THREE WEEKS
Three weeks ago Morgan (Betsy's daughter) took this picture. April 26th. Ten days later, May 6th, The colorful birds, who usually arrive about mid-May started showing up. Cardinal pair at the feeder, (not bare trees behind them) And a bunch of gold
IT’S OFFICIAL
This was the lake this morning....a small remnant of ice on the western shore. Sharp eyes will pick out a robin sitting on the post. On the right is the lake at 2:30 pm.....wide open! Believe it or not, for those of us who live 'up north' this
Well I’ll Be Darned
COYOTES ARE TRAINABLE....sort of.... So here we are on Monday starting the process of learning to put photos and copy on the all new Clay Coyote website which is scheduled to go 'live' on April 25th. Above is, l to r, Michele, Betsy, Steven Palmer
APRIL FOOL!
I guess it happens 'most every year. The late spring snow storms...but this is our second 6 incher in a week. Above is the front walk about noon yesterday (Mar. 31). Only a couple of inches down. And ever year the 2 geese who have owned our pond the
BETSY’S A GRANDMA!!!!!
No, that's not Betsy in the picture, it's Michelle, and Josh, and John Phoenix Jindrich....boy is he pink!!...as of about hours after he was born on Tuesday Nov. 13th. A little early but he's making up for his grandma. 6 lbs, 7 oz. 19-1/2". Welcome to the
BURN BABY BURN….or…>YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!
This photo is from the big prairie burn in 2003. Over the years, I've been able to burn the Prairie as necessary to keep it in shape...promote prairie grasses, kill trees and weeds. It would take me 2 or 3 hours alone with my weed burner and the right
