Today is the first day of school here in Olds. Of course our boys, being only 3 don't attend, but I spotted the rural route school bus rolling down our road at 5 to 8 this morning.
September always feels like the beginning of the year to me, more so than January 1st. (Probably a consequence of staying in some form of schooling until I was 30.) So here I am again, wanting to commit myself to some sort of regular tracking of our homesteading life here on our quite 4 acres.
So I took my camera (not my cell phone, my proper camera, a DSLR that I primarily use on the fully auto function), for a little walk around the yard this morning. Of course there are toys (thanks Alex and Dom) and Gardening supplies (thanks me) scattered about. And everything is dewy (but still not frosty), and quite, and full of potential.
I'm hoping for a long, slow autumn, to give my garden (somewhat indistinguishable from the weeds) the longest chance to keep producing. Cool nighttime temperatures all summer have really stunted things in my first proper garden, and I just really want to pick some beans. Considering last year we had actual snow on the ground on Sept 12, this might be a vain hope.
But for my first year planting a serious garden, I certainly have to call it a success overall, we've eaten tonnes from it already, and have more stored away for the year ahead. I'll have to do a full harvest 2019 recap once the frost comes to put an end to it.
We've also added chickens to our homestead since last I wrote. And although this picture might suggest otherwise, they are not all roosters (We've been slacking on sending these boys off to freezer camp lately). And have been eating our own fresh eggs for the last three weeks now.
I've got ambitious plans for the lean-to on our barn for this autumn, and I think a trip to the hardware store is in order for today to get them going. So hopefully I'll be sharing that project here and on Instagram (@turner_sr). So with that said, I am finished my tea, I should finish with this post, and go make the most of what is looking like it's going to be a beautiful day.
September always feels like the beginning of the year to me, more so than January 1st. (Probably a consequence of staying in some form of schooling until I was 30.) So here I am again, wanting to commit myself to some sort of regular tracking of our homesteading life here on our quite 4 acres.
So I took my camera (not my cell phone, my proper camera, a DSLR that I primarily use on the fully auto function), for a little walk around the yard this morning. Of course there are toys (thanks Alex and Dom) and Gardening supplies (thanks me) scattered about. And everything is dewy (but still not frosty), and quite, and full of potential.
I'm hoping for a long, slow autumn, to give my garden (somewhat indistinguishable from the weeds) the longest chance to keep producing. Cool nighttime temperatures all summer have really stunted things in my first proper garden, and I just really want to pick some beans. Considering last year we had actual snow on the ground on Sept 12, this might be a vain hope.
But for my first year planting a serious garden, I certainly have to call it a success overall, we've eaten tonnes from it already, and have more stored away for the year ahead. I'll have to do a full harvest 2019 recap once the frost comes to put an end to it.
We've also added chickens to our homestead since last I wrote. And although this picture might suggest otherwise, they are not all roosters (We've been slacking on sending these boys off to freezer camp lately). And have been eating our own fresh eggs for the last three weeks now.
I've got ambitious plans for the lean-to on our barn for this autumn, and I think a trip to the hardware store is in order for today to get them going. So hopefully I'll be sharing that project here and on Instagram (@turner_sr). So with that said, I am finished my tea, I should finish with this post, and go make the most of what is looking like it's going to be a beautiful day.
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