Saturdays in Starkville

We've had some gorgeous weather on the weekends down here and have been enjoying the great outdoors of Mississippi in February.

Here are some photos from a short walk we took in the Noxubee Wildlife Refuge (not to be confused with the Noxubee Hills Trails where we run).

Noxubee Refuge Hike

Phil's been working on the farm, adding amendments to the soil and starting some seeds in our makeshift greenhouse. This weekend we worked on the piles of materials to be used in compost and for mulch later on. Nothing like raking and mowing on a beautiful Saturday to make you excited for farm life!

Early, early spring on the farm

Finally, with some help from our local paint lady we corrected some of our earlier mistakes with the house.

What's on your TV?

Often when we're watching TV we look at each other and say "wow, we really do live in Mississippi." That thought is often sparked by this:

The Poo is on; It's go time at the farm.

You are now looking at the biggest pile of Poo I've ever created in my life in one sitting... ha! Imagine that?

But seriously, this is a pile of animal poo, honest. It's horse manure with a bit 'o sheep (manure that is) mixed in, courtesy of new friends at Scruggs farm just down the street.

Here's the kicker: multiply that pile by 20. That's my goal for the one acre. Need more for composting and the other projects.

That's alotta poo, no?

House update: good decisions and bad decisions

We've returned from a fabulous, and far too short, trip to Carrboro, NC to find our house looking like a place people might actually live in! Or rather, a place with a few rooms people might live in and a few rooms where people would go crazy looking at the terrible colors. Lesson #542 for building a house is that it is always best to get professional advice when picking wall paint. Here are a few pictures of the inside. You can't really tell what the colors are, but some are really quite nice.

House inside