This is our final edition of Trouts Farm Latest Photos, a monthly photo essay we started in June, 2001. Going forward, you will find our pictures and musings at Plastic Farm Animals. You can also look us up on Facebook and Instagram. HOME, SWEET HOME Troutsfarm yard and gardens, a place we like to be. […]
MAY 2020, ISSUE #228 Read More »
Sheltering in place has not been uncomfortable. We live in a spacious house on two acres, one of us works from home and the other is retired. Our deep friendship, plus a vibrant spring, random wildlife sightings, curbside shopping, our Red Roots CSA, friends who share eggs and drop off tomatoes, Zoom, Skype, and Messenger,
APRIL 2020, ISSUE #227 Read More »
In which we dance on the cusp of spring with spicy stews and fresh bread, tender asparagus, the garden starts raring to go, Blackbird flocks and nesting Bluebirds, pollen flying and a flying Belle, a hidden snake, Life in the Time of Covid, iris blooms, and seed potatoes. CURRY Comfort food comes in many
MARCH 2020, ISSUE #226 Read More »
Two party weekends, some high water, a snow storm, garden starts, the grand kids, free eggs, and cheddar biscuits. Oh yeah. SUPER BOWL WEEKEND A fun weekend with our friends Heyward and Caroline involving disc golf on Saturday and Chili Cook-off and game watching on Sunday. More at: Super Bowl Weekend HOME,
FEBRUARY 2020, ISSUE #225 Read More »
From Hoppin\’ John, to a neighborhood work party, to work travel, pick-ax work, a gull-infested weekend walk, cheddar biscuits, Judy’s horses, all the way through to our finally finalized Last Will and Testament. FIRST BOWL OF THE YEAR Eat poor the first day, enjoy riches the rest of the year. Yellow Eye beans, with
JANUARY 2020, ISSUE #224 Read More »
A nourishing last month of the decade, rich in friends, heavy with travel, in which Bob eked out leisure time on the road, we submerged ourselves in family bliss at Tyler and Emily’s with Amy, Molly, and Shane, we drove around in a cool car, and, as always, dined extravagantly. WARM FRIENDSHIPS Stuart stopped
DECEMBER 2019, ISSUE #223 Read More »
This month we harvest sweet potatoes, visit with a long-time friend, fly to Montreal for an audit, and welcome a new grandchild. MONSTER SWEETS They appear like body parts, blushing bruised beneath the dead vines, stubbornly clinging to the thick red clay below our garden loam. After some wrestling, we get them
NOVEMBER 2019, ISSUE #222 Read More »
Business as usual, a long-awaited family visit, a glorious day at the State Fair, pre-frost harvests, and Nolan’s new baby sister. BOB’s COMMUTE PATH A very familiar scene from Bob’s oh-so-hectic work life. Good news, though — in 2020 his audit trips will likely drop by two thirds, from twenty-four to six. OLD
OCTOBER 2019, ISSUE #221 Read More »
Little monsters, metamorphosis, dirty work, chestnuts, a birthday at the beach, a bathroom upgrade, views of the earth from above, shore birds, fish, turtles, and an octopus TOUCHING OFF A NEW MONTH With a weekend walk at Jordan Lake Dam where a great blue heron stands atop the tailrace. EATING LIKE THERE’s NO
SEPTEMBER 2019, ISSUE #220 Read More »
What a month! Of course, Bob got to take off and land, this time in Utah. Then, our friends Haruka and Jason landed in Raleigh for a week in North Carolina, which was super fun. It’s been wet, so we have an atypically-green garden—a tangle of robust life, really—and we went for some great walks
AUGUST 2019, ISSUE #219 Read More »
