It's been too icy for walks around the farm. Today, it's warm, windy, and raining, so snow cover will soon melt.

This morning's view. Happy Thanksgiving to all. #sunrise #Thanksgiving #morning

Over the past few weeks, we cut back damaged & invasives to prep for spring planting with native plants. The wood was shared with a US veteran for winter heat. As a bonus, we've been rewarded with a pretty view of the western sky. #gardening #🌱

EPA’s new clean-water rules: What a rancher, builder, and scientist say

And if you've previously picked a side, you don't have to stay there. Whatever you may have thought Trump was, he's proven his unfit. Let's be pro-democracy now. We can go back to party politics when we get through this.

Terrific

We want to speak directly to members of the Military and the Intelligence Community. The American people need you to stand up for our laws and our Constitution. Don’t give up the ship.

A Wild Turkey takes to the air to head into the woods.

Holder: The Supreme Court is a broken institution. And it’s something that has to be part of the national conversation in ’26 and in ’28. If there is a Democratic trifecta in 2028—and I think the possibility of that is pretty good—Supreme Court reform has to be on the table.

CARTOON OF THE DAY (From @deadder.bsky.social )

What he said: 💯 🎯

Silencing smart people so dumb people won’t be offended is like unplugging the smoke alarm so the fire won’t feel bad.

Today's walk on the farm: ornamental grasses, colored leaves, and hardy mums (volunteers from last year). #gardening #chrysanthemums #🌱

October mornings are special... #horses #sassafrastree #autumncolor

Today's walk around the farm: sunshine and autumn color. October is wonderful. #gardening #🌱

Cartoon: Effect and cause https://www.dailykos.com/story/2025/10/20/2349341/-Cartoon-Effect-and-cause?pm_campaign=blog&pm_medium=rss&pm_source=

On the way home from breakfast...

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Today's walk on the farm: I rejoice at every bee that stays until the last of autumn. #gardening #🌱 #bumblebee #marigold #beefood

Yesterday, we visited an arborist friend, and this is his front yard. #nativetrees #untouched #nograss

Fall flowers, an energy boost for autumn bees who've survived into October. #gardening #🌱

Resting bumblebees on lemon balm flowers. #gardening 🌱 #bees

In a cutting-edge lab, scientists are growing baby corals that can adapt to warming oceans. What they discover could help save reefs around the world. 🪸

Yesterday's walk around the farm: Sassafras leaves from a favorite native North American tree. Young leaves are dried for Creole filé powder or used as aromatic teas; root-bark makes a satisfying flavoring. As a bonus, dried twigs and branches make *excellent* fire starters. #gardening 🌱

Today's walk around the farm: cottage roses. We love their smell, and we happily share rosehips with our horses as healthy treats. #gardening 🌱 #rosehips

Today's walk around the farm: yellow prairie coneflowers amidst long-leaf grasses. It's a beautiful welcome to Autumn. #gardening #🌱

Today's walk on the farm: a beautiful morning.

A much-needed gentle rain today. The gardens appreciate. #gardening #🌱

My tick-patrol was at it again...

Bluesky right now ...

Today's walk around the farm: pink Rose of Sharon, a late-summer favorite for bees. #gardening #🌱 #bees

This lovely wild turkey and her babies paid a visit to our backyard. A turkey can eat up to 200 ticks a day, mother nature's pest control. #gardening #🌱

Today's walk on the farm: a cooler and enjoyable late summer morning for our mare, Capra. #horses #equine

Today's walk on the farm; Yellow Tiger Swallowtail and bee on Phlox #gardening #🌱 #butterfly

Saturday's walk around the farm: barn swallows at play, parents and fledglings. They're wonderful pest control for the garden. (The crunching sound you hear is horses eating their breakfast) #garden #🌱 #birds

This summer, we've been blessed by wild turkeys hanging out on the farm.

Yesterday's walk around the farm: a bee explores one of our volunteer sunflowers. #gardening #🌱 #bee

Today's walk around the farm: perennial phlox has started to bloom, which screams summer for us. With daylillies fading, phlox is now a vital food for bees. #gardening #🌱

Today's walk around the farm: blue hydrangea, a shade loving perennial, and busy bees #gardening #🌱

Today's walk around the farm: wild turkeys. They aerate the soil, break up larger pieces of organic matter, eat pests (like ticks), and fertilize. #gardening #🌱 #wildturkeys

Yesterday's walk around the farm was cut short after a black bear dropped by. #gardening #blackbear #Connecticut

Another cool & rainy day for today's walk around the farm: a nearby flowering Kousa Dogwood is a gorgeous late-spring bloomer. #garden #🌱

Today's walk around the farm: a variety of beautiful mosses growing on the trunk of a beech tree. #garden #🌱

It's unseasonably warm (90⁰F) and the neighborhood turkeys are having a rest on our fence.

Today's walk around the farm: purple flowers, greenery, and happy horses. #garden #organicgardening #🌱

Russian Irises are still in bloom, courtesy of a rainy, cool spring. #garden #🌱

Did you know there's a thriving steelhead trout source in upstate New York? Their dog treats are our dog's favorite. #steelheadtrout #dogtreat #hudsonvalleyfisheries

Today's walk around the farm: wild turkeys. Each turkey can eat up to 200 ticks per day - the best sort of biological pest control! #garden #🌱