Lia's true love! He & his brother Knitten were given to me by her family on her 40th birthday. He is so loving. Like a cat, when he wants to be petted, he rubs his head against your leg - tooo cute!
Subasio our Llama
Subasio (named for the mountain in Italy where St. Francis found refuge) is 8 years old & blind from shortly after birth. He is so gentle & comical. We discovered he loves to take baths in his little water container.
Gehurbegin the Alpaca
Our sweet Alpaca who was given to us because he was deemed too ornry to be sold. He has become more & more friendly, especially when there is corn involved!
Our Pilgrim Geese
Our Pilgrim Geese are a joy to have around; always walking slowly in single file along their little "routes" through the garden, to the pond & across the road to the neighbors' orchards. On their way they always stop in front of the shop for a rest. (They love to leave behind little reminders of their visit too!)
Country Living
When you live off the land as we do, fishing & hunting are a big part of our lives. You'll never hear Chad complain about having to go catch dinner.
Bee-ginning
Apiarist & friend, Dave Collins (on right) got us started in beekeeping a few years back. Dave & Chad work together to maintain our collective hives
Bee-licious
This is a frame from one of our Top-Bar Hives. In this type of hive, the bees are responsible for making their own honeycomb suspended from the top bar. They then will fill it with brood, pollen or honey.
Chad with Bee Swarm
Chad just brought this swarm down from the top of a 25' Eastern Red Cedar near our bee yard. He climbed up the trunk, sawed off the limb & climbed back down with the branch in his teeth!!!!!
Bees are docile while they swarm so it is fairly safe to be in close proximity without protective gear.
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