Schoonover Farm

06/14/2026

Wildlife

We are seeing wildlife on our Arlo camera along the back fence line to our pastures. Here is a coyote peeing....

We are seeing wildlife on our Arlo camera along the back fence line to our pastures. Here is a coyote peeing. And a deer. I caught this barn swallow hanging out on the fence. And a butterfly flutt…

06/08/2026

William’s Visit

William wanted to visit grampa this weekend. I was at work yesterday so it was some time for the two of them. ...

William wanted to visit grampa this weekend. I was at work yesterday so it was some time for the two of them. William got to ride the Evel bike for the first time since it was renovated. This was…

06/04/2026

Baker Hot Springs

I have been working a lot of days recently and will continue to through the month of June. ...

I have been working a lot of days recently and will continue to through the month of June. Partially this is because I have dropped working nights. So this means I work more day shifts but also g…

05/31/2026

Motorcycles

Today we went to the Art of the Motorcycle show in Lynden. Tom is a member of the Washington Vintage Motorcyclists and helped organize the show and swap meet. Here are the three bikes he showed. As I have posted before, I have a lifelong involvement with motorcycles. So always love checking them out. The mid-1970's Honda CB motorcycles hold a special place in my heart as I had and loved a CB 350-4 and still have and love my 550-4....

Today we went to the Art of the Motorcycle show in Lynden. Tom is a member of the Washington Vintage Motorcyclists and helped organize the show and swap meet. Here are the three bikes he showed.…

05/27/2026

Come one, come all to the Art of the Motorcycle show this Saturday!

05/26/2026

Memorial Day Weekend at the Boles

and Dad's new cabin.We drove over on Friday, met up with Dad and Mo, and quickly saw some deer. But we also noticed wildlife on our farm. A seemingly well fed coyote on our back pasture fence line. Then Saturday morning we noticed a motorcycle cop with its lights on near our driveway. We knew something was happening. But we have a great farmsitter so I wasn't too worried. ...

and Dad’s new cabin.We drove over on Friday, met up with Dad and Mo, and quickly saw some deer. But we also noticed wildlife on our farm. A seemingly well fed coyote on our back pasture fenc…

05/22/2026

Farm News NJ

At my spinning zoom, I was asked about this barn quilt and its history. It turns out it is based on 300 year old European beliefs about decorating barns to ward off evil but was revived in 2001 by …

05/18/2026

Sheep Faces

The Sheep Detectives movie inspired me to take new photos of my sheep's faces. They are all distinctive as are their personalities like the movie depicts. So here are the faces (roughly young to old): In other farm news, Jameson continues to do well. He is eating more grass and grain all the time, emulating his grandmother. I fenced off the area immediately in front of the barn to provide an area where the birds could enjoy more sunshine, hopefully without the eagles eating them. ...

The Sheep Detectives movie inspired me to take new photos of my sheep’s faces. They are all distinctive as are their personalities like the movie depicts. So here are the faces (roughly you…

05/14/2026

Date Night

Last night, we had a date night with a dinner and a movie. Actually the movie came first. We saw Sheep Detectives which I knew I wanted to see as soon as I saw the preview. Any sheep movie I am going to, and Tom will humor me. The movie was great and highly recommended, particularly for people like me who love sheep. ...

Last night, we had a date night with a dinner and a movie. Actually the movie came first. We saw Sheep Detectives which I knew I wanted to see as soon as I saw the preview. Any sheep movie I am …

05/12/2026

Mother’s Day Weekend

There was farming in preparation for this weekend. Interestingly, Wally continues to act like a farm dog. She even has been hanging out in the dog house. We are continuing to bottle feed Jameson. His grandmother is curious about it. Because of the bottle feeding, Tom wasn't able to join us this weekend. I was preparing by gathering lilac blossoms. I encountered a really small baby snail in the process. ...

There was farming in preparation for this weekend. Interestingly, Wally continues to act like a farm dog. She even has been hanging out in the dog house. We are continuing to bottle feed Jameson.…