farming and husbandry

Butchering Chickens A’ La Tom Sawyer

(WARNING: this post contains chicken nudity and other images associated with the butchering of poultry)

I had so much excellent help from four amazing people that I felt like Tom Sawyer on fence painting day.

The next generation

Summer Harvest

Landscape Hewn and Tender

There is the first part of an interview about my Puppet Theater here at UK artist, Clive Hicks-Jenkins’ blog if you would like to check it out. Thanks everyone for the visits.

From Beginning to End

see, I raised this one up for you

from beginning to end

I led him to slaughter

he fed my community, my family and neighbors, your mother, brothers and sisters

The second biggest cottonwood in Kansas stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

this ancient, the second biggest cottonwood in my land stood by as a witness to the shedding of blood

thank you to my friend Brad for some of the pictures this week

Erde Stein Stahl

Earth Stone Steel12

My friend, Cody is the artist behind the stone and the metal. I have lent my hands.

The Caprine Outpouring

Amidst the bustle, we are celebrating the increase of new life this week. Two of our does ushered in kidding season in ernest. The first one had quadruplets and the second, triplets. I’ll spare you the “I’m not kidding” jokes.