The barnyard parade
Eliza Blue's outdoor pets love to wait at the back patio for their morning breakfast. She finds it endearing. The man of the ranch is not as amused.
Arctic blast
Eliza Blue and her family are waiting out another cold snap in South Dakota.
Conserving biodiversity through heritage breeds
The small flock of Clun Forest sheep Eliza Blue brought home a few months ago have been everything she ever hoped for in sheep.
Fog calendars can predict precipitation
Eliza Blue discusses how she and her friend, Heather Benson, use the fog calendar to predict precipitation.
No coat, no shoes November
Eliza Blue ponders letting go of things you can't control and how to appreciate the inevitable cold of winter.
Chop wood, carry water
Eliza Blue reflects on the changing of the seasons in a new home.
A bird in the nest
Early in the summer, two gray birds with pale yellow chest feathers started building a nest in the exterior eave of one of Eliza Blue's outbuildings.
The priceless value of a fresh egg
Rising egg prices remind Eliza Blue to be grateful for the small bounty her aging flock of hens provide her and her family each day.
Despite all warnings, ducklings are almost impossible to resist
Despite the mess they create and their other qualities that make keeping them difficult, Eliza Blue has given in and gotten herself a few ducklings.
After a long winter, spring has sprung
Eliza Blue doesn't remember ever appreciating the splendor of a seasonal change more than she is right now.
