It was a busy one. We were fortunate to have some help from the HelpX website - Paul and Charlene, Nic, Sarah, Cecilia, Fred and Fabien.
These folks helped out with looking after the chickens and turkeys, collecting eggs, fencing, gardening, yardwork, housework.... Thank you each and every one. I hope you enjoyed your visit to Canada!
So what have we been doing?
Larry had 3 different groups of cows to manage - checking water, moving fences for rotational grazing, moving cattle....
I had a fence to build, animals to pick up at community pasture, the sheep and goats that stayed home needed checking and managing, my garden needed work, I helped Larry move cows, and then tried to keep the Balance of things and plan fun stuff in between - so I took my horse Macy to 2 horse shows, took my dog Spice to sheep camp, went fishing, went to Cypress Hills, went riding 1x a week with my coach...
So here are some random photos from the summer
You might remember this photo from my Grazing Rotations blog - this was what the grass looked like after an intensive graze on June 4:
This is the same hill, on July 6:
Me and Macy moving cows
Jewel eating apples - there's an advantage to having a long neck! :)
Remus, new guardian of the flock. Sitting behind the electric fence.
Fishing with friends
Nic enjoying some time off
The chickens enjoying a dust bath under the trees
The new chicken pasture.
chickens moved
turkeys foraging
Whats left of a plant: only the top leaves the turkeys cant reach!
Here's a video clip of the turkeys grazing Turkeys Grazing
My veggie garden with chicken coop in background
Another picture of a thistle that the chickens and turkeys stripped
Shamrock trail ride
Nic with a fish
At sheep camp: thanks to Chelsey A Hinckley for these gorgeous photos
Take-out day at the Elbow community pasture: I was at the crowding tub, this is the alley leading away from the tub to the sort gate
The view on the other side of the crowding tub! It was a hot and dusty day!
Animals sorted into producer pens
Remember what the layers looked like when we got them?
Nice moose spotted on the way back from Elbow pasture
Sunset over Lake Diefenbaker
Fall is in the air....
Land of the living Skies :)
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