New Toy

I'll be parking the old Ford 861 built in 1959 and mowing the orchards with this.

 

New Holland 40 horsepower Boomer.

Pictures from the Orchards

Just some random pictures I've taken over the past few days while working in the orchards.

Found this little fella sleeping away the day waiting for Mom to return.

 

 

 

With all the wet weather we've had over the past several years the vernal pond has been carrying water year round. Whether or not it can still be call a vernal pond I don't know, but it is a place of serenity.

 

 

 

Williams Pride and Chestnut Crab are a few of the apples I'll get to try this fall if the deer, bear, and raccoon let me.

 

 

 

Fireblight can be very destructive in an orchard. Pruning 8-12 inches past the infected branch is required and then burning or bagging the infected branch is needed to stop the spread. This is the first year I've had to deal with this disease and it has only infected a few trees but I'll have to remain vigilant in the years to come.

 

 

 

This box of Chickadees are only about 100 yards from the house. My feeders should be full of Chickadees this fall.

 

 

One box of Bluebirds just born and another box ready to fledge.

 

 

I have just 2 boxes of Tree Swallows this year. One can only guess as to the difficulties birds encounter on their migration each year.

 

 

 

Hope you enjoyed sharing my walk through the orchards, and Bliss says Hi to everyone.



Bliss's New Hunting Partner

My hunting buddy Russell just got a Ryman-type pup from Flanagan Springs Kennels.  Mollie was born the same week as Bliss so they will be growing up and learning together in the coverts this fall. They met for the first time last week and here are some of the pictures.

That first sniff.

 

The beginning of a long friendship.

 

And the fun begins.

Sharing a drink after a long play session.

 

I can see a lot of enjoyable days spent in the coverts in the years to come.