We had our first hay harvest of the year last week. I think it was our fastest ever. The weather was hot, sunny and dry, and our farmers did all six fields in just a few days.
After so many years living at the farm, seeing the giant machines rolling into the fields is still a special moment. Even more special is Ellie’s enthusiasm to climb up on the bales every single time.
The day after they finished, the rain came to start growing the next cut.
Home on 129 Acres 
I love the way the air smells after that first hay harvest!!
So do we!
One of my favorite summer traditions is the first hint of red on a tomato in the garden. (I spotted the first bloom yesterday)
That is a special milestone every year.
What tomatoes do you grow?
Nice!!!
Thank you.
After this long long winter it must have been particularly joyful to watch the hay harvest.
What never gets old for me is seeing the flowers in the garden come into bloom. This is one of two of our peony shrubs. The other shrub is slightly taller with a lighter double pink bloom that is just coming into bloom.
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Peonies are one of the joys of spring too. They are so beautiful.
Ellie has made her own tradition! I hope you are safe from all the fires in Ontario. That is very scary to see and read about.
Those two parts were written as two separate paragraphs. I don’t know why they were posted as one! Two unconnected thoughts.
I appreciate you thinking of us, Jem. We have had some smokey days, but we are far from the fires themselves. Experiencing the smoke hurts my heart more than anything. To see evidence of how we’ve broken the planet and feel the weight of what’s ahead for Ellie is heartbreaking.
Yes. Ecological grid is incredibly painful. I think of it for my BB grandchildren too, and it breaks my heart.