http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog A Blog for Friends, Hobby Farm Enthusiasts and the Like Mon, 19 Jul 2010 23:56:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_1020" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Plotting..."][/caption] They look innocent enough, but my Icelandic Sheep are anything but.  For two days in a row, they have figured out how to cross the creek in two different locations and get on the other side of the fence surrounding Piscataway Acres.  Yesterday evening, they made ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/19/escaping-sheep/ [caption id="attachment_1007" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Piscataway Acres' First Peach Ever"][/caption] No, not the movement for gender equality, though there is that.  But our peach tree!  You may recall a post awhile back recounting the tragic story of our tree's close encounter with a restless-toothed beaver.  Last year it was chomped down to an ugly stub.  ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/13/weve-come-a-long-way-baby/ No picture for this post for obvious reasons... As I was putting all the animals to bed tonight, I could hear the chicks in one of the rooms of the barn going crazy.  At first I thought that they were just extra hungry, but their ruckus was a lot louder than ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/12/snake/ [caption id="attachment_994" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Groundhog in Captivity: "It started out with a taste. How did it end up like this? It was only a taste; it was only a taste.""][/caption] It is a well-known fact that groundhogs frequent gardens, but as many gardeners will tell you, they are not there to ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/11/groundhog-days/ [caption id="attachment_990" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Kit and Lambs Cross the Piscataway Creek"][/caption] I wouldn't exactly call it a drought that the DC area is experiencing, but one thing is for sure, it has been a while since we last had rain.   Water is funny.  You never have the right amount, or at ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/07/water/   [caption id="attachment_987" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Thor as a little lamb. Doesn't he look a lot like his son Fritz?"][/caption] Thor, the noble Icelandic ram, was put down yesterday at 9:43 am.  I knew the time was getting close as he was becoming more and more lethargic.  After learning that his nasal condition was ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/06/eulogy-for-thor/ [caption id="attachment_982" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Finnemore Loves Holidays!"][/caption] Yesterday day was the Fourth of July.  For me, the day was marked by good food, friends, and fireworks.  The animals love holidays such as the Fourth of July because the humans eat a lot of tasty things like melons, salads, and the pigs ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/05/three-day-weekend/ [caption id="attachment_979" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Fritz Before the "Procedure""][/caption] The day started out very nice for everyone here at Piscataway Acres.  As it is a weekend, the sheep and goats were let out into the woods to have the whole day to eat and play.  The two little lambs have great fun ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/07/03/a-beautiful-day-rudely-interrupted/ [caption id="attachment_975" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="The goats always looking for an oppertunity to jump on me..."][/caption] As anyone who has ever met the animals here at Piscataway Acres knows, the goats love to jump on people.  Thankfully they are Nigerian Dwarfs, so they are smaller and manageable, but this is what I ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/06/28/my-unexpected-meeting-with-a-garden-tool/ When I first went out today, it was late morning.  The heat was mounting and the animals were in a sedentary state.  The goats rested in a thoroughly shady spot under a cluster of trees in the yard. [caption id="attachment_951" align="aligncenter" width="600" caption="Eliza and Brie's Shady Spot"][/caption] The sheep have decided that one ... http://www.piscatawayacres.com/blog/2010/06/26/a-saturday-tour/