And NOW.....WINTER! Next up, CHRISTMAS!

Time for snuggling and cuddling up, reading good books and watching "The Crown"! Feasting with family and friends (tamales, posole and biscochitos). Throwing cracked corn to the cranes in the field, and singing Christmas carols together. Oh, and Christmas movies too. Happy Winter!

A Hearty THANK YOU...to our US Military Veterans !

11-11; Veteran's Day, November 11, 2017, 11:00AM, A MOMENT OF SILENCE. WE REMEMBER!

Who Can Believe.....

......how beautiful and LONG this Fall has been???? From Little Bird Farm, we wish you a Beautiful Fall wherever you are!

The Night of the Harvest Moon - Nearing the Garden's End

By this time in the life of the garden, nearly every gardener is DONE! Well, the garden is still going, but the gardener is...pretty much done. It is only the amazing beauty of the almost unbelievable light this time of year that keeps this gardener going! When the sun breaks through at sunrise, this luminous color appears - this fake looking, glorious quality that never ceases to take my breath away. There's not much left out there that hasn't already bloomed and "done its thing", so one must really appreciate every little flower, every tomato, tomatillo or chile. A couple of our apple trees are still loaded with apples that are not quite ready for picking. This and next weekend we will wrap that up. Then we can make our first batch of home grown and home pressed apple cider! Maybe even a jug or two of hard cider! Happy Harvest Moon, everyone!

International Women's Day - 2012 - TODAY!

March is the month to honor women of the world! From Hina Matsuri in Japan, (which we call "Girls Day"), celebrated on March 3rd, to Women's Day, celebrated the world over on March 8th, women around the world are acknowledged for the vital roles we play. At Little Bird Farm, we send great appreciation, love and honor to the very, very special women in our family! Each of OUR women, is making the world a better place every day; pursuing their dreams, finding great purpose, and sharing love in ways that only women can. We are so proud of our women! Here are our littlest women! Their smiles alone make the world a better place! How we love them!!!! These little women are amazing!

Little Surprises

A couple of surprises here; first, the fact that I am actually putting up a new blog post after...four??? months! And second, this absolutely precious, small, hand-carved owl that we see on our acequia walk every day now. This little fella is a shy 2" tall and sits in the middle of this rotted out tree knot - proud and adorable. Seeing all. Normally, when I am walking Fred, my eyes are either down, so I don't fall in a hole, or way up, watching a hawk or some variety of rare bird (meanwhile, falling into a hole). Rarely straight ahead. But when my line of vision is straight ahead, I see other wonderful things! Like this little owl! Somebody placed him there in January, and I can't even express how delighted I feel about this unexpected, sweet little surprise. Each day that I see him, my sense of hope is renewed. "He is still safe in his cozy tree knot!" Not only is he still safe, but somebody has recently placed a tiny pheasant feather in there for him. "Snuggle in, little owl! Blossoms are beginning to bloom, but it is still chilly!" Ah, little surprises. Happy March!