Category Archives: Photos

Chip Bud Grafting

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Tom

What I am holding in my hand is greed bud wood.  New growth this year.  That particular handful is from our own tree Nell and I started from seed 11 years ago. This is a roll of Parafilm, which is … Continue reading →

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There, And Back Again

Posted on July 27, 2016 by Tom

I have not been online much of late.  That is not a bad thing.  The world is a messed up place, and due to storms taking out internet connections, and our spending time in parts of the world without internet … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Tom

We spent just an overnight, working only a bit, over Father’s day weekend on the farm.  Just another run of photos, and only for the first day and a half, as the battery went dead on the camera. The first … Continue reading →

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Working And Playing With Food

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Tom

Last night we made a trip to The Adickes Farm northwest of Buffalo.  Just me and all the kids.  Patti was not having any luck getting work done at home with a houseful of them, and I needed to get … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend On Our Farm

Posted on June 14, 2016 by Tom

So not going to do a lot of editing here.  Again.  Just going to talk through the photos from being up there again this last weekend. I did not plant any raspberries this spring.  Had planned to.  Had even ordered … Continue reading →

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Labor On Memorial Day

Posted on May 31, 2016 by Tom

We had planned on having 3 full days up at the farm.  Weather put a kibosh on those plans.  The trees we  had planted, as well as everything else, was getting watered, so we did not head up until Sunday … Continue reading →

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Sandpiper

Posted on May 29, 2016 by Tom

Had to make a run up to Buffalo to grab 450 feet of remesh for making cages for trees up north.  Stopped in at the Addickes farm, and got to see a sandpiper who has a nest in the garden … Continue reading →

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The Last 10 Days

Posted on May 28, 2016 by Tom

  I continue to be a delinquent as far as keeping not only things I am doing updated on the blog here, but getting the things I have in my mind, as things that need to be done, done. The … Continue reading →

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4th Weekend Of Tree Planting

Posted on May 11, 2016 by Tom

Last big weekend this year of digging holes.  Not a lot of photos for various reasons.  One was we misplaced our camera.  So I did a weekend without it.  Then I bought another one, which was promptly stolen out of … Continue reading →

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Implementation

Posted on April 22, 2016 by Tom

So last Friday, Pike, Nell and I headed up north to the property. We had the Expedition loaded to the gills with 100+ rhubarb crowns, 200 apple trees, and everything we thought we needed for camping. Original plan was for … Continue reading →

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