~ Picture Walk ~

After our daily chores & all of our work is finished,

Peter & I head out for an evening walk most everyday now that the weather is warmer ~

we grab Roxy, and head on up our dirt road toward the big field and woods….

usually I forget my camera,

 but last evening I remembered to take it 

~ because I wanted to snap some pics of our iris again this year.

our lily of the valley is naturalizing beautifully

and I always pluck a few to bring with me on our walk :)

our once-strong strawberry patch needs to be re cultivated,

but for the moment

some survivors remain and show their sweet blossoms ~

our woods are filled with dogwoods…

some sparsely flowering, 

others heavily-laden with their distinct four-petaled blooms ~

I like to leave a sprig of flowers on Judith Proffett's {Proffitt/Profitt}'s grave

she lived here long before us 

and now rests eternally in the graveyard here on our property…

yucca or 'ghost-lily' plants are found in this graveyard too…

the local folks here told us that a ghost-lily was always planted where someone was buried…

{not sure of that though…} but they are a beautiful plant!

a view of the graveyard ~ with our big field beyond...

as we turn to walk back, Peter & Roxy share a quiet moment ~

we don't allow her to go in the graveyard,

nor is she allowed up by the road

so she sits and waits patiently for my return from fetching the day's mail ~

good girl

{just realized she has one lone blade of grass on her tongue!}

our woods are filled with winding-vines of wild grape ~

they wrap themselves to anything that doesn't move

so there are lots of trees here that have this twisted-look to them… 

also in our woods are patches of wild lady slippers…

I love these and eagerly await their arrival each spring.

there's our humble farm-shop

and a new sign that Peter & Chris made…

passing by the donkey paddock 

and there is our lovable Pinocchio standing in his favorite spot near the barn ~

anyone know what flower this is?

I can't remember….

the fragile wild poppies have return again.

they stand only about 5 inches tall and are as delicate as can be…

this is why I don't weed until after May!!

narcissus ~ beautiful

and, 

my small patch of rhubarb is coming along nicely!

can't wait to make jam again ~

Hoping the rains we've been having have brought your gardens strength and nurturing ~

have a beautiful day my friends!!

~ Blessings from the Farm ~ 

 Lori