Friday, 2 April 2010
Raining & windy

Today was a hectic day thanks to two ewes out in the morning from the ewe flock's pasture. The wind likely knocked a fence post loose thanks to the oversaturation of the ground; the ducks have been enjoying the wetness a great deal, and it enabled the two hairy ladies to make a break for it and only turn visibly up on radar once a farmer showed up with a wheelbarrow-load of alfalfa. It took over half an hour for them to decide to cooperate and head back into their pasture through more conventional means of entry, by which time more rain had fallen.

The cleanup the previous day did a good job of taking care of most of what needed to be secured from wind damage; the seedlings are doing well but the cold has definitely stalled the tomato seedlings. Debating getting a sun lamp and setting them up somewhere indoors.

Hay was procured to replenish our stock, and tomorrow the remaining trees get picked up and planted (around half a dozen, intended for personal use rather than future fermentation goals). Pasture-shifting is also on the agenda, at which point at least one farmer will be settling in in order to rest for the remainder of the weekend.