by Jane Viehl | Jun 26, 2025 | Uncategorized
Of course they do. First to go this past week was the tractor. Son David was visiting, and he and his dad had the good idea to use the tractor’s bucket to pick up piles of wood from the downed trees on the property. When they had identified the first load and... by Jane Viehl | Jun 18, 2025 | Uncategorized
I know. We said we wanted to create a mini Nature Conservancy site here at the “Wood”, and it pretty much looks, instead, as if we’ve created a little country home with a garden. But we haven’t forgotten, and it follows that we should have,... by Jane Viehl | May 31, 2025 | Uncategorized
Which means I’m here in charge of approx. 50 cows, 4 chickens, and a highly creative watering system. But the sun is shining and I think I’m okay. When we conceived this idea, the farm thing, we were living in a condo in the Pearl District of Portland,... by Jane Viehl | May 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
You may remember a photo of Mitch, last year, attaching such a house to one of the trees back behind the Heritage lawn? This time, we wished to have the house located where we could see it, and, more importantly, to allow the owls easy hunting for the voles. Mitch and... by Jane Viehl | Apr 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
A bright, sunny day. A bright, warm, sunny day. We’re eager to get out and make some Vitamin D. For me, it starts with my usual walk down the road. This morning I’m trying an experiment. In a book I’m reading by Steven Pinker, How The Mind Works, he makes the... by Jane Viehl | Mar 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
Or at least a real ranch. You’ll see what I mean. Back to work on Tuesday: Some years ago, a tree in the pasture surrounding the barn had fallen, been cut into lengths, loosely stacked. The cows grazed there past and through the piles of wood, and the tree...