This image was taken by our 14-year-old daughter of a hummingbird that lives at our farm. There are now three of them.Today Hubby and the older youngins headed out to the farm to do some more planting. It seems strange to be planting some of these things at such a date on the calendar, but nothing ventured, nothing gained. It's up to God now.
They planted:
* Early Yellow Summer Squash
* Zucchini
* Sugar Baby Watermelon
* Table Queen Squash
* Cantaloupe
* Butternut Squash
It has definitely changed over to summer here in the Upper Peninsula! We've now been in the high 70s to 80s for the past few days. When it's prudent, some of us stay home with the littles so they can stay healthy instead of baking in the field. When planting and such slows down, we have a few building projects to consider:
* Nicer entry gate to farm
* More secure/permanent entries to orchard/garden space
* Shade from the elements for littles, for resting and picnicking
* Log shed (either vertical or log-end)
* Permanent log greenhouse
I've heard it said that when you have your own place, the work never ends. Truer words...but it sure is worth it to see the family working in unity (mostly), being visually reminded on a regular basis that we are indeed dependent on God, seeing actual progress and God's Hand working on our behalf, watching things grow (including the children and adults) and seeing the former pasture/hayfield gradually being changed to a "farm" yielding abundant fruit for ourselves and others.
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