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Crimson Clover

Bees, Garden

Crimson clover in my son Tristan’s garden, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

Let Sleeping Hogs Lie

Animals, Farm, Hogs

Free range hogs do what hogs do at neighbor Bradds Family Farm in Gray’s Chapel, North Carolina.

Grinding Mule Feed

Agriculture, Farm

Gary McMasters and his son Brandon grind feed on a Saturday afternoon for Gary to feed to his mules. In the hammer mill he adds corn, oats and molassas.

Neighborhood Ewe

Animals, Farm, Sheep

A ewe at Rising Meadow Farm, Grays Chapel, North Carolina.

I had to be in Chapel Hill to shoot a job (it’s just a short drive through the country from my home), and on the way to lunch, we took a few moments to walk through the arboretum and the main quad at the University of North Carolina. UNC is one of the prettiest university campuses in the country and is especially so in the Spring. I thought the Japanese Maples and the Florida Azaleas were particularly nice. Oh to be an undergrad again!

Shelling Corn

Portraits

Neighbor Gary McMaster’s grandson Nicholas spends part of his Saturday afternoon shelling seed corn at his Grandpa’s corn crib. Gary raises open-pollinated (non hybrid) corn that he feeds to his mules. He grinds part of it, and saves a portion for seed. Grays Chapel, North Carolina.