We have puppies here at the farm right now ~ I decided the little greenhouse could do extra duty for a little bit!

The morels are out! It's asparagus, trout and morels for supper tonight :)

Almost forgot! The newest Papillon is coming all the way from Germany's Kolibris Kennel...here are pix of the beautiful parents of our boy James Bond von den Kolibris. We will always have Bouviers of course but I think these wonderful, friendly little companion dogs will add a new dimension to our lives. We will be co-owning him with Flirt's breeder and will take him to dogshows for fun. I guess with all that lovely white coat they aren't going to be barnyard dogs!

It has been a long week here at the farm; a couple nice days when we worked around the place cleaning, Jim hurt his back hauling firewood and began gimping around yesterday and I've been sleep deprived...all of which means we're a bit of a zombie family here. I hauled some of the houseplants outdoors (too early??) and have set up the front porch for Trouble's puppies so that they get maximum exposure to our comings and goings. Trouble began duck and chicken chores, putting them in the henhouse of an evening to keep them safe from Brother Fox...and so that they can go inside at a time that seems reasonable to us humans (ie: Before 10 pm!) She enjoys the work and I've entered her in an AKC herding trial at the end of June...on ducks...so we will keep working here. The calves are growing well, they are almost done with the second of two bags of milk replacer and seem to be grazing enough that when it's gone, it's gone. We've been out looking for morels but none yet - - although the trillium are now carpeting the woodland floor here in the lovely valley.

We're glad that the membership drive for Minnesota Public Radio is coming to an end although it is interesting to listen to the many fascinating interviews that come along with the drive.

Birdie's puppies were born today - 6 healthy, good looking babes! Thanks to Seth, Bonnie and Anthony for taking such good care of her that she's turned out to be such a great mama. Check out her blog at www.birdiepups.blogspot.com!

A wonderfully warm, sunny day here - time out for a lunch break and some time with little Flirt!

From Gretyl Kay's family, this great photo! Gretyl is a littermate to Ziva, Cayuse and Rey and lives in north eastern Wisconsin.