If a tree falls in the forest

and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? Hmmmm, do we really care? Depending on where it falls, there’s a major clean up involved. On Monday, a tree fell out of the forest line in our smallest hayfield. Our forest in this area is filled with a number of trees…

What we do without a pond

Without a pond to play with, we have been able to pay attention to more farm tasks. The tree clean up of our forested areas is always there and every storm brings down branches and sometimes a tree. Growing flowers, fruits, and vegetables is a constant learning lesson. So how are my koi and what’s…

Maybe the pond will be done by Halloween

Big disappointment with our last pond build. Our local contractor might be well versed in concrete, but he’s not so good at Octaform panels. We have been very unhappy with his efforts and after a joint zoom conference, Octaform sent out a consultant to work with our contractor for a day. The Octaform consultant spent…

4th of July – no pond

We were hoping to have the koi in their new pond this 4th of July. That timeline didn’t quite work out. Little things like work schedules, work travel and unforeseen difficulties getting the stuff together have delayed pond opening. Perhaps it will be ready when we host a local koi club meeting in early August….