Saturday, December 29, 2012

After the burn this fall we still had a stand of swamp willows that are very invasive.  When Mike took out a whole "pasture" of them with a bobcat, he couldn't get to these because of the very soft soil.  Now that it is frozen   ....

It was beautiful...although 12 degrees, the snow was always boot deep, and often knee deep and sometimes hip deep.  We got a real workout trying to cut the willows and stack them.  Burning just wouldn't work so we have another project!



Merry Christmas

This year I shared some of our nativity sets at our church.

Guatamala & Brazil

Italy & Rwanda

Homemade

Mexico

Palestine - note the barrier wall preventing the Wise Men from reaching the manger.



I love Mother and Child lying together.



Germany & Corn Husk

The Burn December 1, 2012

The Burn

Our volunteer fire department burned part of our prairie.  Some wouldn’t catch fire because the vegetation was thin or wet.  They hope to come back and try one more time.  I’ve been working on the restoration for about 7 years and my reading indicated a burn would be favorable.  A burn decreases European grasses and helps native grasses get started. 

and a picture of the ice beginning on Loon Lake