Where there's smoke, there's .... and no kidding!

A little over two weeks ago, a spark (we assume from a burn pile 4 days old) caught the upper field on fire.   The combination of high winds and very dry brush resulted in a fast moving burn.  

The burnt upper field from the south

 We were very fortunate in that the local volunteer fire department (who then called 2 nearby dept.) were able to get control of the fire in about an hour.  We guess that about 7 acres burned in all... no animals injured or structures (minus 3 fence posts) damaged.  

The burnt upper field from the west

 We were also very fortunate to have found it early on.  The grass is now almost all the way grown back and it is guessed that our blackberry patch should come back nice and strong.

The portion of the woods that burned

In other news, well, there isn't any.  

Kidding is supposed to start any day now.  In fact, kids were expected as early as the week after Easter.  The ladies are looking very uncomfortably pregnant lately. 

Very soon we hope to have pictures of baby goats and baby chicks (which are scheduled to arrive in a few weeks) to share. It is definitely a favorite time of the year on the farm.