In the middle of February, sister/brother duo, Joan Wakefied and Jim Senz, "stepped" up to the challenge of a work weekend here on the farm. Along with our neighbor, Jerry, and staff members Phil and Will... a goodly portion of camp was rid of all the branches and limbs brought down by an amazingly strong wind last November. The really large ones were piled by the fire circle, to be cut and amassed for summer time campfires. The next size down are gathered together, ready to be ... [Continue Reading]
Camp and Cabin Updates
In the early 1900s, a redwood 2 x 4 was considered a most appropriate foundation board for a cabin..... and they've held up extremely well! Over the past couple of off-seasons, we've put concrete under a number of them, leveled the floors, and hopefully, secured them for another 100 years. This winter was no exception. We used a pallet of cement for Cabin 14. (Rainbow Hollow) Cabin 7's door closes easily, and stays where it should, now that cement has been poured underneath it's ... [Continue Reading]
S-hawk and Ahhhh…
A few weeks ago, as we headed into the chicken house late in the day, to gather eggs, we were surprised... shocked might be the word.... to find a red-tailed hawk smack-dab in the middle of the room, feasting on one of our "rarest of the rare" five month old white pullets. We theorize that he got his talons imbedded into the chicken (a very LARGE chicken) just outside the chicken-house door, and while trying to escape, the hen dragged him inside. Malanyon and I both sided with the ... [Continue Reading]