Caught on Camera

Melissa Sandfort

Last week, I shared a photo of a longhorn and a deer candidly posing for the trail cam. Here’s another one from my nephew Jackson. Here kitty, kitty. This is why I always tell the boys to carry a walking stick and make noise as they’re going through the tall grass. Until we walk again …

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Smile, you’re on camera!

Melissa Sandfort

I’ve mentioned before all the different creatures that venture into our yard, or in the pasture behind our house. The amazement never ceases when the children see five deer from the back deck, or watch them walk up the freshly mowed path from the trees to our house. The two little ones get a kick out of saying, “Whoa, turkey!” …

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You Just Never Know …

Melissa Sandfort

… what you will find when you live on the farm. This morning, I was downstairs working at my computer with the windows open when I heard an odd noise. I grabbed my phone and stepped out on the back deck. This is what I saw. What these two were doing in our yard, or how they got there, is …

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The Grass Is Always Greener On The Other Side Of The…Road?

Melissa Sandfort

Today Aunt Jeanette writes: We had a very welcome 1.50 inches of rain last week. This always brings a new, fresh outlook on the farm. The tired irrigation engines can be turned off and the exhausted irrigators can enjoy a little break from watering. The grass looks greener, the flowers bloom brighter, the cows munch contentedly on the sweet, tender …

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One Of These Things Is Not Like The Others

Melissa Sandfort

Today, Aunt Jeanette writes: “One of these things is not like the others, One of these things just doesn’t belong, Can you tell which thing is not like the others By the time I finish my song?” Ah, the good old days of Sesame Street. Our three young sons watched this particular educational program so they would be occupied and …

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The Pro Steps In

Melissa Sandfort

Yesterday afternoon I had a VERY important meeting with my friend, Bethany Stritt…it was hair coloring time at the beauty parlor! And as every good “meeting” at the hair parlor goes, it came complete with ladies catching up on family events, pictures of our children, and talk about happenings around town. During our conversations, Bethany shared her story about her …

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More “Little Things”

Melissa Sandfort

Today Aunt Jeanette writes: The older I get, the more I appreciate the little things in life…the first tomatoes on my tomato plants, a plant I have been babying all summer finally flowering, someone saying a simple “thanks for doing that”, a rainbow after an unexpected shower, a cloud covering the sun when I am mowing in 95 degree temperatures, …

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And Now, The Rest Of The Story…

Melissa Sandfort

This week, Aunt Jeanette writes: Last week I shared a picture of my clematis and promised “the rest of the story” about the unusual trellis. A very good friend (who also happens to be my sister-in-law) has exceptionally green thumbs – yep, both of them. Her lawn, flower garden, vegetable garden, and any outside plants are always gorgeous. She can …

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Mow, Mow, Mow

Melissa Sandfort

Today Aunt Jeanette writes: “Mow, mow, mow the grass Every other day. ‘Cause if you don’t you’ll have to bale Just like you do the hay!” I think I have told you before that to keep myself entertained when I am working outside I sometimes make up different lyrics to familiar songs and sing them out loud. Well, today was …

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A Bird In The…Bathroom Window?

Melissa Sandfort

Today, Aunt Jeanette writes: Remember the bird’s nest on my antique wagon wheel I wrote about in April? Well, it has a sad ending. There was just too much activity by the shop and the mother robin deserted the nest, leaving three eggs behind. The eggs disappeared one by one and then someone finally took the nest down. I was …

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