Bob | April 3, 2009
Even though most of the snow has melted we still have significant run off in our small creek. The fields are saturated with water right now, so any bit of rain goes directly into the ditches, creeks, and eventually river.
Bob | March 16, 2009
Our windmill isn’t just for good looks. As it turns it pumps air into our pond. This is supposed to keep the oxygen levels up in the pond, and create a better source of water for plants and animals. Even though the river is close by we’ve always pumped out of the pond because we have better [...]
Bob | March 13, 2009
Frost has a habit of damaging things slowly. Every spring a quick tour of the property will reveal certain things that have gotten heaved. Sometimes it’s part of the barn floor, sometimes a patio stone. This time the left post of the gate to the backyard seems to have gone up a couple inches. In [...]
Bob | March 3, 2009
Our property has a great deal of flood plain that is routinely covered in water in the late winter and early spring. The danger of having the river flood its banks this time of year is that we can have water quickly turn to ice, and then try to float away. This can [...]
Bob | February 14, 2009
Our farm sits nestled on the banks of the Chippawa Creek (also called the Welland River). The recent warm weather has caused much of the snow to melt around us, which in turn causes the river to swell and flood. We keep track of how high the water is by a small branch on the tree [...]
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