Singing in the Garden

In winter, unless there’s a blizzard roaring down the chimney and shaking the tin roof, the farm is mostly quiet.

In winter, unless there’s a blizzard roaring down the chimney and shaking the tin roof, the farm is mostly quiet.

"An adult beaver may consume … roughly the amount of bark and smaller branches obtained from a two-inch diameter tree every two days." — Jim Parkhurst, Virginia Cooperative Extension

The biggest act of rebellion ... is remaining defiantly hopeful. —Rupert Dreyfus

Why did the chicken cross the driveway? To get to the salad bar on the other side.