Vacation........Missing In Action!

It's been along time....... hello sweet ladies.....I have missed you!!!!!!! Once I went on break from the college.......I hit it really hard to get the things I just "had" to get done here on the farm. Like putting in my garden.....going through a lot of our storage.....cleaning and cleaning......and loving on my little family!! I try to keep things posted on fbbook for those who want to check on the happenings here at Prairie Flower Farm!

It has been wonderful......spring and soon summer. So much I want to do and get done on the farm! I am having a wonderful time. Listening to my Bible on line and watching all kinds of quilting videos all while I am working away. Feeling a little spoiled, but enjoying my little vacation and so thankful! 

The Lord has been providing much rain for our crops. We have corn and soybeans planted which have welcomed all the rain. The rain came a little late for our wheat, but we keep praying for it, The heads of the wheat are looking good, but the stock is shorter then usual. A lot of Kansas farmers will have a low yield of wheat they say this year. When it got planted it was just way to dry and no rain.....made for no growth.

Momma Duck had her little ones. Nine of them made it. We are enjoying them and so are all the little people who come to the farm. 

Another Momma is sitting on more eggs. I was walking by a wheelbarrow that I had tipped over so the rain wouldn't collect.......she decided to make her nest in it. That's okay with me!!! She has now laid all her eggs and is sitting seriously on it.

The sheep were needing sheared.......bad!!!!!!! Olivia was ready to go the day we went!!!!!!!! They were all getting hot because of the weather. The shearer we usually use got sick........ so that put us off from getting the sheep sheared. We ended up having to get someone new. 

It was a hot muggy day the day they all got sheared. They were so happy and so was I, they finally got all their wool shaved their bodies and would be a lot cooler. 

Poor Birch was getting sheared and half way through the shaver broke. He stood with wool hanging and part of his head shaved as the man was fixing the shaver, he was embarrassed!!!! Thought he gave me a sweet pic though.

I couldn't believe how much lanolin Birch had down in his wool. It was very yellow in color. Notice the wool on the right......you can see the difference in color. Lanolin gets all over your hands as you put the wool in the burlap bag. Your hands end up feeling very nice and soft by the end of  shearing. 

Look what is new on the farm!!!!!! Vitaliy and I have been working hard! I will be painting it white when we don't have rain in the forecast. Oh my......talk about rain!!!!!!!

 Last night we had rain, lightning and thunder!!!! The storm came through the farm.......it rained and rained and rained. Woke this morning and we had a little over 2 inches. 

So nice to get back here on the blog and write.......thank you for those who email and check in on me!!!!!! You are sweet!

Today Vitaliy and I will be working on the picket fence around the bit hen house!!!!!! So excited! We are getting a lot of things done here at Prairie Flower Farm!!!!

Please keep praying about the coffeehouse for us. We are learning much and trusting the Lord with the outcome! It has been an exciting time for us for sure! Pray for finances. Wish I just had the down payment now.....but God knows what He is doing.....and we are learning trust! 

God bless you and lot of hugs sent your way!!!!!!!

Linda