March, 2009

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The frame of the new playhouse

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The children already playing in it

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If you click thru these first three pics quickly, you can see the children in action!

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Annelie showing off the work of the day

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Maddie and Lauren on the way home

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Beginning the roof with leftover lumber

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Another view

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The floor and porch go on

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Back at home, Angel cuddles up behind me.

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Out to learn about aronia berries

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Aronia berry bushes about six years old

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The six-year-old bushes, again, in perspective

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The original 200 bushes were planted 14 years ago.

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Three-year-old bushes and one-year-old ones behind

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An aronia berry, dried from winter

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The new store for aronia products at Sawmill Hollow Farms near Missouri Valley, Iowa

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Liz's artsy shot of a train passing in McPaul, Iowa

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Geese taking off from the pond...see my blog for an entry about them

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In the cabin with the girls, Bella and Blackbear

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The beginnings of artichokes!

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Setting up the greenhouse

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Filling the shelves with seed trays

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The roof going on the new barn

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Andre on the roof

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Ducks on the pond

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A closer view

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The spring garden!!!

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The freshly cultivated asparagus bed

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The barn roof, from up the hill

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The mandatory picture of Angel

 

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