Tag: spring

Sunday Muse

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Mertensia virginica

Carrying the weight on the end of a limb
You’re just waiting for somebody to pick you up again
Shaded by a tree, can’t live up to a rose
All you ever wanted was a sunny place to grow

Pretty little thing, sometimes you gotta look up
And let the world see all the beauty that you’re made of
‘Cause the way you hang your head nobody can tell
You’re my Virginia Bluebell
My Virginia Bluebell

Even through a stone a flower can bloom
You just need a little push, Spring is coming soon
Umbrella in the rain, let it roll off your back
Weather what you can, realize what you have

Pretty little thing, sometimes you gotta look up
And let the world see all the beauty that you’re made of
‘Cause the way you hang your head nobody can tell
You’re my Virginia Bluebell
My Virginia Bluebell

Put a little light in the darkest places
Put a little smile on the saddest faces

Pretty little thing, sometimes you gotta look up
And let the world see all the beauty that you’re made of
‘Cause the way you hang your head nobody can tell
You’re my Virginia Bluebell
My Virginia Bluebell

– Miranda Lambert, artist; ‘Revolution’, album 

Ramp Feed

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Ramp season is in full swing here in the Mountain State, and that means that families up every hill and holler are fixin up a mess of ramps, the somewhat official spring tonic of West Virginia.  Everyone has their favorite ramp recipes but sometimes simple is best.  My husband’s favorite way to eat ramps was raw on a peanut butter sandwich. For dinner this evening I had raw ramps with hummus, goat cheese and pita chips.  Many people pickle ramps, dry ramps; we add them to potato salad, baked beans, just about any way you would use onions, leeks or garlic.  Some people say they are an acquired taste, but we sure enjoy them. 

Ramp feeds are being held at just about every church, fire hall and community building.  One of the largest, the Feast of the Ransom in Richwood is being held today, but our favorite is the annual ramp dinner being held tomorrow beginning at noon at the Aurora Fire Hall.  Ham, beans, fried potatoes with and without ramps, raw ramps, ramp salad, stewed ramps, corn bread, ramp muffins, desserts and beverages are on the menu.  So if you are in the area, come on out Sunday and support the Volunteer Fire Department.  If you are not, check out G and N Ramp Farm where you can order ramps, ramp seeds, ramp bulbs and Glen’s great book “Having Your Ramps and Eating Them Too”.

Out and About

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can’t see how the driver of this cheerfully painted truck could help but smile

goose crossing – absolutely in no hurry to go anywhere

bright… sunny… cheery… perhaps even merry… color inspiration

beauty beyond the trees at Crimson Shamrock Ranch

When you get out and about on a pretty spring morning, you never know what kind of inspiration you might find… beyond the lovely spring flowers, there is charm and grace in the simplest things… things that make you smile.

Spring Sun

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What a difference a day makes, especially in the spring.  Saturday was a little overcast, chilly and a little soggy from all the rain last week.  But, Sunday was a glorious spring day… warm, sunny and breezy.  The daffodils perked up and so did the farm family. 

It was perhaps a little too warm for the soon-to-be mama ewes.  We added some raw apple cider vinegar to their water trough to help with the heat stress.  It was kind of tough for them to get comfortable.  They sought shade and many retreated to the coolness of the barn.  Despite the ewes’ predicament, we were all very grateful for the warm sun drying out the mud and muck.

Spring Colours Week – White

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helleborus – lenten rose

muscari – hyacinth

the youngest ovis aries
Poppy – a favorite lamb picture from last spring

Day 5 of Spring Colours Week over at Poppytalk, and the colour is white.  It should come as no surprise that it was very difficult not to fill this space with pictures of lambs.  Just a few days until our lambing season begins in earnest, and then the blog will indeed be filled with lambing… lambs, lambs and more lambs.  The excitement is building on the farm!  In the meantime, please take a look at all the lovely pictures in the Flickr pool.  Many thanks to Poppytalk, Spring Colours Week has been challenging but fun!