Banning State Park

The Six Arrows at Banning with "Hell's Gate" in the background.

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Hinkley Fire Museum

This was a fun family day trip we did...

we visited the Hinkley Fire Museum first...

This firestorm was so incredibly appalling. It was around 4.5 miles high and completely devastated 21 square miles of forest and town in four hours...very sobering.

Pigaerator Pork and Pastured Turkeys

Don't they look happy??? :)

This is after eating lots of rrriiipe plums. And these turkeys are trying to figure out how to get back in the pen they just escaped from.

"Tree in a Basket"

This tree is on farm we saw when we were out and about. Yes, it is really growing out of the silo...this is not an optical illusion. :)

We thought about posting some pictures of the chicken process...

but decided against it.

You would never know that just yesterday we were processing chickens...do we look tired? Another processing day well done. Aubrey, Garrison, and Ben are working for a nearby orchard...everyone else (but Daddy) slept in a little today. Do farmers do that? :)

Aubrey and the computer...

I thought she looked so studious...and Garrison said that he couldn't resist snapping a photo. So below is Arrow #2 working on the computer...he he.

It's A Regular Jungle out there!

Look at the vines and cages what we have to get through to reach the "gold". :)

First Day of School Picture

The Six Arrows and our favorite (and only) teacher enjoyed the Mill City Museum and The Guthrie in Minneapolis for our first day of school.

Mama was having fun with the camera while we watched a barge go through the lock next to St. Anthony falls from the observatory in the Guthrie.

From left to right, Emily (Arrow 1), Garrison (Arrow 4), Ben (Arrow 5), Charlie (Arrow 3), Sam (Arrow 6), Aubrey (Arrow 2). :)

Three of the Six Arrows played and sang for our Uncle's wedding last Saturday. It was a fun way to use our music in serving and entertaining people.

It was also fun to sing with Grandpa! :)

Processing went pretty well even with the cold fingers and noses in the morning. We processed 100 chickens in less than four hours! We have reached the point where it is no longer an overwhelming task. That's exciting!

"Precious" and Moppet wanted publicity today, so we thought we could humor them.

September 8th is Chicken Processing Day!

Pre-ordered Fresh Pastured Chickens will be ready to pick up on the farm Monday September 8 between 2 and 4:30 pm! See you then!

A few broilers still are available for this Monday! Let us know if you want some as soon as possible!

Cherry Tomatoes

We have two different kinds of cherry tomatoes this year. The "Juliet" is a firm uniform grape tomato that looks like a miniature Roma. This is my personal favorite because it doesn't "pop" all over you when you bite into it...a very good snack item. We have a large bowl of them adorning our table.

The Sugar Anne (that's Anne spelled with an "e"), on the other hand are your classic cherry. If you like bite size, these are the right size. And they are as sweet to look as they are to taste.

The Sugar Anne's are pictured below: