Lovely as ever.

May on the farm

Delightful as ever!

E-I-E-I-O

"Chickens are nice to share their eggs with a person," Tristen said as we were packing for an overnighter on the farm. He was already anticipating egg-collecting, hoping Auntie Becca would let him help.

And the next Monday morning on the way to Interlake, he was counting up how many eggs he'd gathered -- one the first evening and three the next morning. "I said thank you to the chickens," he said.

On this farm trip, we all tried our hand at splitting wood, and Tristen single-handedly unloaded a pickup truck of logs by rolling them off the open tailgate. Industrious.

Other highlights: Scott, Melissa, Chloe, and Nico; new friend Rick; cheddar-apple pie (what else?); fabulous salmon dinner; apple-picking, and mystery poop in the apple tree.

It's hard to decide which pix from this farm trip to post -- so many fun ones -- so here's a link to the full slideshow on our Picasa site.

Auntie Becca has a farm

I haven't posted in a while so thought I'd blog about the time we've been spending at Auntie Becca's farm -- so fun and relaxing and scenic. Late afternoons with kale soup and homemade bread. Evenings sipping Kentucky bourbon among friends or playing the Aldo Box Game. Early morning apple-picking. Brunch time amble to the cedar grove. Waking up the chickens. Putting the horses to bed. Becca happy and laid back and welcoming. Tristen musing, "I ride the horsie but not the chickens -- I too big." So great.