Early in the morning, just after sun up and before everyone else starts to shake the sleep from his eyes, you can find me out walking the pastures or down in the wood looking for treasure. The chickens have all been fed and watered and are out doing their chicky business, looking for bugs or squabbling over some choice clover bit.
I love the colors and textures I find as I walk along. This yellow flowered ground cover, has a blossom shaped similar to a cover but is a deep buttercup gold. Along the edge of the wood, wild lilies are coming into bloom.
There are also a wide variety of daisy-like flowers. I have no idea what the actual names are of these plants, but I keep looking and hoping to learn something new.
It continues to be too wet to mow and bale hay. I fear that means that hay will be especially expensive this year and the quality will be way down. On top of that, many of the grain growers have also had trouble getting into their fields this spring. That means that bread, feeds, and meats are going to be expensive this fall and winter. (side note to those who enjoy only grass fed meats: cattle and pigs can be very hard on pastures that are soft from too much rain. Their feet punch holes in the sod making it difficult for grasses to continue grow. Wet soils can also lead to other unhealthy conditions in the animals themselves. Ranchers must stay continuously aware of their animals special health concerns under these circumstances.)
As the grass seed heads ripen, other plants also put out their long stalks to dry.
Down in the cool, damp regions the ferns continue to thrive. One needs to be a little careful when going down to take a look, for the poison ivy is also flourishing these days.
I'm on the look out for more orchids however the poison ivy has made me a bit of a coward to go in too deep into the unpathed areas within the wood.
It continues to be too wet to mow and bale hay. I fear that means that hay will be especially expensive this year and the quality will be way down. On top of that, many of the grain growers have also had trouble getting into their fields this spring. That means that bread, feeds, and meats are going to be expensive this fall and winter. (side note to those who enjoy only grass fed meats: cattle and pigs can be very hard on pastures that are soft from too much rain. Their feet punch holes in the sod making it difficult for grasses to continue grow. Wet soils can also lead to other unhealthy conditions in the animals themselves. Ranchers must stay continuously aware of their animals special health concerns under these circumstances.)
As the grass seed heads ripen, other plants also put out their long stalks to dry.
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