Sunset

 Sunset approaching quickly as I piddled about the farm tonight.

Time to treat myself to a ride in the bottoms to enjoy the end of the day.

Peace pervades my soul as I turn the truck toward home.

Inching Ever Closer

The land for the flower farm has been cleared and graded.

When the ground has dried, lime will be applied and a disc will break up the dozed land.

The farmers have all stepped up to help me get started with this venture, 

for which I am very grateful

Introducing the future home of

 Hog Lot Flowers 

at

 Davis Farm

The flowers will be grown on an ancient hog lot on the Davis Farm, which has been in my husband's family since 1852,  While not a flowery name, it comes steeped with family history.

This little remnant of a block building may become the first office of Hog Lot Flowers if it can be salvaged.  It will need some shoring up -  windows, door, and roof - at a minimum.

Daylight can be seen through some of the block joints.

It sits perched on a little knoll at the southwest corner of the farmette, 

commanding a beautiful view of the entire field.

Sunsets, too, will be sensational once the view is opened up a little.

Quite a gem!

Today, I spent the afternoon continuing to reclaim this stunning land that has lain forgotten for so many years.  I stumbled upon daffodil bulbs unearthed by the dozer that cleared the land.  Other daffodil greens circled an ancient tree and more were scattered about the overgrown yard of the abandoned farmhouse.  

It was necessary that some of these overgrown bulbs maintain a presence on the farm.  It felt important that they be part of this new endeavor.  Somebody, a long time ago, must have loved daffodils dearly, given the numbers of bulbs. 

 I dug a curved row of holes at the crest of the knoll.  The bulbs were dug and separated from their massive clumps.  I tucked a couple of the biggest bulbs from each clump into each hole. One row became two, then two became three.  A couple hundred bulbs have found a new presence on the farm. 

The first flowers have officially been planted at Hog Lot Flowers at Davis Farm. 

I can hardly wait for next spring.

 I so hope the ancient bulbs will grace the farms with their blooms once again.