We had a lovely day! Sunny, mid 60s, light wind; I repainted some of the fence in the front paddock. Fortunately it is the only painted fence we have - the farm came that way. All the fence we've added is wire and/or unpainted.

Back to crazy weather - it's already 40 and sunny, ha! We may get all the way up to 50F, but I'm not holding my breath.

Stan went back to the woods yesterday, when it was 25F, and cut up a big old maple that had blown down into the well piece. I walked back, just because it seemed like the kind of day you go for a winter walk. I guess I'll try to get another walk in today in the warm weather.

anyone thinking of raising sheep? http://www.wimp.com/dogherding...

Been there, done that (raising sheep). Now I just work for my neighbor during lambing season. That will start in 3 more weeks. The ladies are quite round!

Light rain here this morning. It seems more like spring than winter. Yesterday we had sun and mid 40's, and only down to 28 by daylight this morning.

Groundhog day! Which will it be?

I'm sayin spring will be the middle of March.

Foggy here. And probably no groundhog day for us because SU dispatched the two that consumed my garden.

Fog here too. The closest thing to a groundhog that we have around this part of the country might be the gopher. They don't poke their heads up high enough to cast a shadow. However it has felt like spring all week...

Going to the Wis. Corn/Soy expo today........the state Pork Producers organization meets with that group also. today is the "Taste of Elegance" where 8 chefs prepare an original pork entree for judging. They also have to have samples for the reception later in the evening for attendees. SU and I are helpers with the "Taste" portion. Carrying plates to the judges and back to the chefs in the kitchen. This evening during the program there is a pie auction; I usually make a pie every year for that. This year I made caramel apple. Just a regular apple pie but sprinkled in about 3/4 of a bag of caramel bits. Monies from this pie auction go to the Scholarship fund that the state organization has. Then they also have a silent auction table; this is the Buell Gunderson scholarship fundraiser. Buell was a prominent hog raiser in his time. He died several years ago and his family started this up, I guess. I made Bacon Jam and put it in a nice decorative glass container. I'll put that in a basket, along with a dozen homemade rolls (which are in the oven as I type) and some crackers. I also have some for our table's group to nosh on, plus I'll have the judges taste it and see what they think. No judging, of course, just some input.

I guess we'll leave here after SU gets his beasts fed. We're staying overnight at the resort where this all will be held. We'll be rooming with another couple; he's the president of our local group. I am SO glad we won't be driving back home after the event. Did that way too many years when we had the cows. The kid milked at night, but we didn't ask him to take off work in the morning to do it, so we'd come home. Made for a LOOOOOONG day.

I guess SU will be living out a long-time wish...........we got tickets for the NASCAR race at Bristol, TN, in August. We'll go directly to Bristol after my milking job is done in NY. I am done Tuesday morning, and the truck race is Wed. night. We found a place that acts as a "go-between" for people in the Bristol area that rents rooms to people coming to the race and were able to get a room only 3 miles from the track. Should be an experience.

Oven timer just dinged.........rolls done. Scratch and sniff here.....................LOL

Saw his shadow, but I can't imagine it was from the sun - cloudy over western NY and PA. Must have been all the camera lights.

Hallucinating again...

Well, now that we're into day three of the new month, I've posted a new thread for the remaining 26 days. Yes fans, this is a leap year.

Meet us here: The thread "February leap month" in Farming forum