 
              
              
              131110 nothing beats going to the garden for fresh carrots!
 
              
              
              131110 golden beets harvested late in the fall - so tasty.
 
              
              
              The front porch - always so inviting to sit and stay awhile with a book ...
 
              
              
              130809 front flower bed was colourful this summer
 
              
              
              130901 Happy chairs
 
              
              
              130825 long hay stack
 
              
              
              130807 beautiful sunrise
 
              
              
              130803 double rainbow starting to show
 
              
              
              130803 Is there a pot of gold over there?
 
              
              
              121229 view from the carport
 
              
              
              September 2012 farm
 
              
              
              130104 the inviting view as we finish chores and head in!
 
              
              
              130104 front porch at night
 
              
              
              130104 drivehouse dressed for winter
 
              
              
              121230 winter wonderland
 
              
              
              121229 snow on spruce trees
 
              
              
              121229 snowy scene
 
              
              
              120902 loving our new porch - a place to sit & visit awhile
 
              
              
              120807 our little get-away resort right here at home
 
              
              
              120808 view of SW corner
 
              
              
              120808 have to have rainbarrels!
 
              
              
              120808 yup we have a rainbarrel on almost every corner
 
              
              
              120808 front porch from SE view
 
              
              
              120807 view thru the carport from SE corner
 
              
              
              120808 front porch & new flower bed
 
              
              
              120715 front porch
 
              
              
              120715 front porch
 
              
              
              120715 carport
 
              
              
              120708 bringing the big bales of hay up to the barn
 
              
              
              120620 Love the craftsmanship on this king-post truss
 
              
              
              120620 front railing
 
              
              
              120620 new stairs and railings
 
              
              
              120613 porch deck complete and asking to be sat on
 
              
              
              nearing completion - so many uses - shelter for us or even a load of hay ;)
 
              
              
              120606 front porch details
 
              
              
              120606 view along the front porch
 
              
              
              120605 view thru the carport from the house
 
              
              
              120605 work on the carport continues
 
              
              
              120604 carport strapping & cricket into the existing house roof
 
              
              
              Carport is now taking shape with the roof trusses in place
 
              
              
              120515 now waiting for delayed roof trusses
 
              
              
              120515 front porch
 
              
              
              120515 porch view
 
              
              
              120515 porch rafters & joists complete
 
              
              
              120511 floor joints and rafters are added to the front porch
 
              
              
              120510 timber frame for our new front porch
 
              
              
              120509 the start of our timber frame carport
 
              
              
              120509 intricate and strong
 
              
              
              120509_beautiful timber frame joinery
 
              
              
              20120203_frost patterns on the poultry room window
 
              
              
              20120203_pretty morning colours
 
              
              
              20120112 everything is coated with ice
 
              
              
              20120112 icicles coat the wagon rack
 
              
              
              20120112 after the freezing rain, one little tree is folded in half
 
              
              
              20120112 one little tree bravely standing up even with the load of ice
 
              
              
              20120107 weather front moving across from the NW
 
              
              
              20111130 the rush of the water under the foot bridge
 
              
              
              20111130 after 1.75" of rain, the creek is rising
 
              
              
              20111130 a different view of Thorpe Creek
 
              
              
              20111130 the water just keeps flowing
 
              
              
              20111104 Jacob's legacy maple showing its' fall colours
 
              
              
              20111029_Jacob's legacy maple finally showing its' colours
 
              
              
              20110928 - the satisfaction of seeing an almost full wood house
 
              
              
              20110928 double rainbows (almost missed them by the time I got the camera)
 
              
              
              20110831 the cattle's pantry - a long row of hay
 
              
              
              20110716 another load of hay ready to be stacked
 
              
              
              20110524 Spring view - Jacob's Legacy maple in the foreground
 
              
              
              Sun face
 
              
              
              20101017 Golden sunset _1
 
              
              
              20101017 Golden sunset_2
 
              
              
              20101017 Golden Sunset_3 spectacular
 
              
              
              20101017 Is there a pot of gold?
 
              
              
              20101008 What do you see in the clouds?
 
              
              
              20100720 pastel sunrise
 
              
              
              20100720 pastel sunrises only last a few minutes
 
              
              
              20100609 Vivid sunrise
 
              
              
              Sunrise
 
              
              
              colourful pre-sunrise sky
 
              
              
              winter waterfalls
 
              
              
              Winter along the creek
 
              
              
              Frosty foggy blue morning at -13oF
 
              
              
              late afternoon storm colours
 
              
              
              Fall colours
 
              
              
              200904 Spring floods
 
              
              
              20090404 flooding the banks of Thorpe Creek
 
              
              
              20110122 Farms in Prince Edward County
 
              
              
              20110122 Milford
 
              
              
              20110122 A bird's eye view of our farm and the neighbours
 
              
              
              20110122 Looking to the NW across the land
 
              
              
              20110122 A cold winters day to do a fly pass
 
              
              
              20110122 A patchwork quilt looking towards Lake Ontario
 
              
              
              20110122 Approaching the Kingston Airport over Collins Bay marina
 
              
              
              20110122 Neat to see where the horses wander during the day.
 
              
              
              20110122 Looking out the mouth of Black Creek into Lake Ontario
 
              
              
              20110122 Hwy 401 & Cty Rd 6, Mud Lake visible
 
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
      