Nature walk with Heather and my mom at the ranch

IMG_6619Heather and I joined my mom for a hike on the trails at my parents’ ranch.  The woods were all abloom with wildflowers.


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The creek that runs through one part of the property.

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Spring has sprung in the forest.

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An old stand of vine maple.  The leaves were incredibly soft.

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It felt like we were walking through a jungle.

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IMG_6653 IMG_6654Heather found a little newt out on the back part of the property.

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Goddard said hello from the pasture.  We searched for morel mushrooms and found a few.
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Some of the ladies came by to say hello as well.

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Heather says hello to the not-so-baby chickens and the llamas

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The chickens have grown quite a bit since the last time Heather saw them.  They are also harder to catch now.

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The tree laying on the ground used to be one of my tree forts.  The tree was blown over most likely in the Columbus Day Storm of 1962.  It was at a 45 degree angle when I was a kid.  Now it is all the way down on the ground but it’s still alive.
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Our mature chickens are awaiting the introduction of the new chicks.

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We went and said hello to some of the llamas.  Goddard and Webster were eager for some treats.  They wouldn’t let poor Camelot have a snack.


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Grace Ann is the queen of this corral.  Even though she is quite old and feeble, she still gets first pick of food.

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Another pen holds some of our younger females.  They were inquisitive.

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They wouldn’t quite give Heather a kiss.


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Poofy was happy to have some attention from Heather.

IMG_6275Some other llamas coming to say hello.

Heather’s Parents Visit the Farm

Heather’s parents came to visit my parent’s farm for brunch.  They also checked out some llamas.  This is Goddard.

 

 And Goddard’s feet.  Heather’s mom needed some close-up photos of the feet for an art project.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Here we all are together.