Dead Tree

This is a tree along the path to snake lake. We had the brush cleared and the slag heap leveled out to reclaim that old strip mine and make it productive. The plan is to get some topsoil moved in there. This tree lost the fight for survival, it seems. the sun gets scotching hot reflecting off the shale slag left over from mining. This mine was done forty years ago, and nothing was required then to reclaim the property. We will have to rely on volunteer dirt haulers for now. Anyone local who needs to dump a load of just dirt, no trash, can feel free to donate. Check my profile for contact information.

Butterfly

Allison took this photo. I love the color. I need to send her out on photo taking trips more often! My work has kept me so busy these past few years, I am relying on Susan and the kids to keep up with the farm chores. Our plans for building a timber-frame barn have been put on hold due to my stiff work schedule. There is a light at the end of the tunnel, however. Help is on the way at work!

Lilly Pads

17 Years

Sunset 19 July 2011

Our seventeenth anniversary.

More of the floods. The Ohio is north of our farm, but the ground to our south is lower, and runs first to the green river. Flooding has the potential to leave us on a kind of island.  

This is from the spring flooding. Trees that were down from the big ice storm were washed and floated out of the ditches into the road. 

Longest Day of Play

Here Matt and Bridget show their form.