So many things to catch up on! We have had a beautiful group of bull Elk watching us from the hills above. These regal animals are about the size of a large horse, and carry a huge rack of antlers. They are just done with "shedding" their antlers which they do every winter. Now they are regrowing them and have 6" stubs coming up. It never ceases to take my breath away when I see them.
Ben (our male Pyrenees) found out what a skunk is night before last. This unlucky skunk will not be bothering anyone else in the future, but was able to spray Ben in the face before being dispatched. He doesn't quite understand why I am not hugging him tightly like I usually do. We've had several helpful hints to remove the smell - the most common is tomato juice. That would be great, but I really don't want a pink guard dog!
Yesterday morning, I met a group from the California Rare Fruit Growers Association at the school in Bradley. This is such a wonderful school - most of the children have gone to school together since kindergarten. They are more like cousins than schoolmates. They include kindergarten through 8th grade. We helped a combined class of 6th - 8th graders graft two apple trees each. They will keep them at school until June then take them home to plant in their own yards.
After the class, the small group from the CRFGA came to The Farm to check out our new fruit orchard we have been planting - we currently have over 200 various fruit trees and 300 olive trees. This group was traveling in a van. When they toured the orchard, they left the door to the van open. We all turned around a saw a cute little Rhode Island Red hen standing in the doorway (see picture). This morning, Dr. Joe Sabol, retired professor from Cal Poly, emailed me to tell me that they had found a fresh brown egg in the back seat when they returned to drop off the van.
Never a dull moment at The Farm! Stay tuned.
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