It's also raining too hard to boil maple sap, but we managed to jar 2 more gallons of syrup and empty the boilers over the weekend so we're not drowning... yet.

We're at almost half of our target sap and more than half target syrup. The difference is that we measure sap after removing the ice, so it's already a bit concentrated on a cold year like this.

We have eaten all of the tomato products from last year except some experimental pickled tomatoes. Ate all of the mushrooms and random veg.

We have 1 baggie of frozen foraged greens left and maybe 10lbs of potatoes. We would be harvesting Fartichokes now but can't find them. Pulling in 6 eggs/day though and will have sheep milk soon for cheese.

#homestead

Up to 5 lambs as of this morning, Puf gave birth to yet another ram (5 for 5!). Pirate Cap'n got his bandage removed and the other sheep prefer that. He also put away 3 full bottles in addition to whatever he's yo ho hoing from the mamas.

Two more ewes to go and we're getting an epic storm tonight so here's hoping.

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Never know when you need a hand forged iron ring to ballast your rope so you can throw it over the 5m high roof beam in the barn. Good thing I kept that.

Hoisted that sack of fresh woodchips up there, out of the way. Let's see if they dry like that or just get mouldy. Or drop on my head in a surprise attack.

#Rope #Barn #Homestead #Sack #Woodchips

The garlic I planted last October is sprouting nicely.

#Garden #Gardening #Garlic #Homestead #GrowYourOwn

Since there's no eggs in the nest yet, both storks can go forage together. The rainy weather means good eating.

#Stork #Meadow #Rain #Homestead #Bird #BirdsOfMastodon #Fedibird

Rugged phone owner tip: If your USB-C port doesn't work anymore, maybe the port isn't really broken and you just need to clean the mud out of it occasionally so the plug can go in all the way again 😆

#RuggedPhone #Mud #Homestead

Woodchipper experiment. Straight to bag. Worked surprisingly well, except for the bag filling up real fast.

I wonder if this will dry if I just hoist it into the rafters of the barn like that. Lets find out!

#Woodchipper #Tractor #Woodchips #Chipping #Homestead #Wood #Maple

Wife arrive! Or uh, partner. Whatever.

I think they're both the same storks as last year. Because they are totally used to my bullshit. And last year that took some time and suspicious eyeballing first.

The shagging has begun immediately. There's no foreplay, the whole thing lasts about 5 seconds but goes on many times per day, accompanied by slow beak clacking. Then several minutes of intense preening to straighten the feathers.

#Stork #Nest #StorkNest #Bird #BirdsOfMastodon #FediBird #Homestead

Kicking off the #WheelBarbie season.

#BBQ #Food #Homestead #Sausage