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I've had a rough week. Okay let me be honest, I've had the worst week in a long time. Not because of hard work or natural disasters, but because sometimes I really am my own worst enemy. My head has been a tornado of negativity, fueled by irritability and stress (note the lack of blog posts and photos this week.) Yesterday I spent some time trying to relax and clear my head, and hope was found in some of my lovely fellow farm blogs, just when I needed it (well okay maybe I needed it days ago but that's how it goes.)  Lacey wrote about her thunderous mood (on her blog, Neo Hippie Mama ) and reading her words was like looking into my head at the thoughts I couldn't see for myself. The truth that everyone feels that way sometimes. And that I need to feel it, instead of pushing the frustrations away (because that doesn't work at all.) Then Kate over at Longest Acres posted a list of things she is thankful for since their recent (last week) move from Massa...

A new Friday ritual perhaps? It has been a hard week, but it's nice to see the fruits of our labor (if you will). I finally have more pictures to share, and have decided that I will try to start uploading a photo blog every friday with bits and pieces of the week (that way you don't get my nice posts with ten million pictures all at once.) Enjoy!  a painting I just finished do I really need to explain? This is Bruno (or Falcor to Jonathan), one of our guard dogs.  I'm loving the flowers blooming all over the place.  Things are growing!  The brooder we made for the chickens.  Close up of the brooder. This little guy is Nicholas. He is the smallest of three triplet lambs, and is super friendly since he's been bottle fed.  This tiny baby was born on Wednesday.  The baby bunnies are getting so big.  This handsome fellow is a Chinchila rabbit, and he is awesome....

Today was a damp and gloomy day on the farm. The rain came and went in waves, but usually not heavy enough to send the animals (or my wet and miserable-self) running for shelter. Jonathan and I managed to get a few projects done before the weather broke us down. First was cleaning yet another layer of trash out of the pig pen. It's amazing how much they can uncover, just two weeks ago the area was so overgrown it was impossible to walk through. Now there's only some trampled vines lining the ground and a few thorn bushes that are still putting up a fight. After another week or two it will be a clear apple orchard again! We also crafted some make-shift walls around the compost piles using decade old hay (wait until you see the Jeep with 15 bales of hay on the roof.) An hour or so before dusk the clouds broke enough for a pleasant walk around, camera in hand. Unfortunately I haven't had the time to sort through them yet, but that project is for tonight. I have been thinking...

Sundays are for rest. And so that is what I am doing. Just one, for now. Until next time, Angela Kelly