Chortleberry tandem nursing two babies.
Our first grandchild was born. Heather and Aaron’s son, named Asher Arthur Freeman Dill.
The Fourth of July Rose in bloom at the Rose Garden in Boise.
Summer shoots coming in!
Wild foraged greens from the garden: lamb’s quarter, mallow, red root pig weed (amaranth), plantain, clover, bindweed, dandelion.
Brown Swiss calves peeking through the fence.
Our pollinator meadow, overgrown with grass. An example of what happens when you don’t mow the grass!
A close-up of flowers growing in the pollinator garden.
Our magnificent rosebush in bloom.
Some flowers blooming, a new beginning!
Our hedgerow: At one end, very short plants due to the shade of our oak tree; at the other end, 7 feet tall bushes!
Chortleberry, a beautiful Brown Swiss cow.
Our mowed pasture. Claire mowed the pasture in an interesting pattern – an aerial shot would show her work! Claire has been stretching herself to work with some of the farm machinery.
Our cows grazing the rapidly growing grasses.
A close-up of the variety of grasses in the pasture: clover, dandelion, chicory, and variety of other grasses.
A clover close-up.
White Syringas in bloom – our state flower!
A dove perched on our barn, as though to mimic a weathervane!