tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post6528079728210135473..comments2024-03-14T05:55:13.709-05:00Comments on Farmgirl Fare: Farm Photo 7/28/07:A Picture Perfect Walk In The WoodsFarmgirl Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-47543277369577460192007-08-03T22:14:00.000-05:002007-08-03T22:14:00.000-05:00I say home is where you hang your hat , and your f...I say home is where you hang your hat , and your farm is Americana at its best. When I was a young Californian I wanted seasons and snow like my cousins in New York. When I moved to Oklahoma, I got just that. Now in Texas, it is a little of both. Thanks for sharing Farmgirl!3wisheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07996112695151178354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-53987706481832936692007-08-02T12:35:00.000-05:002007-08-02T12:35:00.000-05:00Hi Everybody,I had a feeling when I posted this li...Hi Everybody,<BR/>I had a feeling when I posted this little rant that it would inspire some interesting comments. It's been lots of fun reading all your weather reports and stories--and of course how much so many of you also despise humidity!<BR/><BR/>For me, being able to hear from you is one of the neatest things about blogging, and I thank you all for taking the time to write. I know I often don't have a chance to reply individually to your comments, but believe me, I thoroughly enjoy and appreciate each and every one of them.<BR/><BR/>And if I've failed to answer a question you've left or reply to an e-mail you've sent, I sincerely apologize. <I>Please</I> don't take it personally.<BR/><BR/>As for the weather, what amazes me is how there can be so much moisture in the air and yet everything is totally dry. We haven't had any rain in weeks, and now we're in the midst of temps in the mid 90s and not a drop of rain on the horizon. The fields crunch when you walk on them, and we're all kicking up dust wherever we go. You know it's bad when a little lamb takes a bite of grass and the whole plant pulls right out of the ground.<BR/><BR/>Only a month or two of this craziness left to go. Stay cool if you can!<BR/><BR/>P.S. Diane, as for what I look like--I have long brown hair, am size medium, and am much more comfortable behind the camera than in front of it, though I did post a self-portrait once. Click <A HREF="http://foodiefarmgirl.blogspot.com/2006/11/daily-farm-photo-11506.html" REL="nofollow"><B>here</B></A>. : )Farmgirl Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04851855517852917202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-15749364223269676182007-08-01T10:03:00.000-05:002007-08-01T10:03:00.000-05:00Heart stopping beauty is something you do have ple...Heart stopping beauty is something you do have plenty of, that is true. Thanks for sharing it in so many photos. I love your blog. I know about steamy midwestern weather and I would never want to leave where I am unless to move up north along the coast. I am going now and taking a good look at those baked beauties in the picture. Yum! Thanks for sharing!zippiknits...sometimeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17385498014336581117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-37342007260373564122007-08-01T09:26:00.000-05:002007-08-01T09:26:00.000-05:00Ugh - humidity! We all pay some price for living ...Ugh - humidity! We all pay some price for living where we do, and while I admit most of the time the price is worth it, feeling sweat trickle down your back while standing still is disconcerting.<BR/><BR/>We'e in a still-rural-though-growing area of central Ohio. We live in the midst of open fields so we do, at least, catch the breezes that whiff past. That makes it tolerable. But this knitter can't wait for cool weather, when a lapful of wool won't seem like penance.rcclivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17978123929003068085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-2991167400167800112007-07-31T19:52:00.000-05:002007-07-31T19:52:00.000-05:00I live in CA where the weather is actually perfect...I live in CA where the weather is actually perfect. The downside, all the people that move here because of that. I tend to idolize you out there in MO. I know, you would have me not, but, the people can drive you nuts. I would rather hang out with Snugglebunny. All give and take. Lately I am back on to reading your site because it is a nice escape at work. I hope you are keeping cool enough. Berkeley is foggy and crowded. Stacey M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-83746137837468333582007-07-31T12:55:00.000-05:002007-07-31T12:55:00.000-05:00Yeah, Bubba has scared me with the Legend of Crapp...Yeah, Bubba has scared me with the Legend of Crappy Missouri Summers since I'm a NorCal pantywaist that has never experienced the "real humidity" cooked up in the midwest.<BR/><BR/>Personally, I think he's just doing it so that we don't have to visit his family in KS.<BR/><BR/>I thought of you this weekend as I picked a truckload of blackberries and made the first pie of the season. It was some big times. About a dozen pints of blackberries and nary a flesh wound. Que milagro.FinnyKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813175777047535103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-78523041167958427042007-07-31T11:49:00.000-05:002007-07-31T11:49:00.000-05:00I've got to agree with the previous poster--I'm fr...I've got to agree with the previous poster--I'm from Oklahoma, and immediately thought of how muggy it probably was in the lovely pictures (the worst thing when it's like that here is thinking of how much fun the 100 degree days of August are going to be).<BR/><BR/>Anyway, I loved the post--your honesty made me giggle, since I *hate* humidity!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-29820118403651906302007-07-31T10:46:00.000-05:002007-07-31T10:46:00.000-05:00I looked at the picture of the road and the trees ...I looked at the picture of the road and the trees and the puddle and thought to myself, "Must be muggier than hell there."<BR/><BR/>And that was before I read your commentary :) I'm originally from Arkansas. Jungley woodlands come with a price, for sure.<BR/><BR/>I love your blog. Thanks for taking pictures when you do, and writing about why when you don't.Salma Gundihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883249850363272056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-40570757416995672472007-07-31T08:33:00.000-05:002007-07-31T08:33:00.000-05:00You hit it right on the button! Misery loves comp...You hit it right on the button! Misery loves company. Ha... I just posted my misery of summer 'dog days'. ;-) Hang in there, only a month or two to go.<BR/>Tammy in MissouriTammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02131066591477169851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-42375280285010867472007-07-30T19:06:00.000-05:002007-07-30T19:06:00.000-05:00Thanks for the perspective. You've earned the rig...Thanks for the perspective. You've earned the right to "gripe" a bit.<BR/><BR/>I have to admit, I often think your "grass looks a little greener".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-75612991008851771082007-07-30T18:09:00.000-05:002007-07-30T18:09:00.000-05:00Let me just say that I can't understand how you co...Let me just say that I can't understand how you could leave Northern CA for Missouri! Well, I do, but.... I live in the Willamette Valley of Oregon now after some miserable periods in Nebraska and Minnesota, and too many visits to MI, OK and KS. Yes, it rains in the winter here, but it doesn't bother me. The heat and humidity of the midwest BOTHERS me; you described it perfectly. I've told my husband he'll have to move me in a pine box to get me out of this country (he'd go back to NE in a heartbeat)....Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550786937196525098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-54899772690044621582007-07-30T15:05:00.000-05:002007-07-30T15:05:00.000-05:00The humidity saps my will to live too. Somehow the...The humidity saps my will to live too. Somehow the midwest this summer has been more cruel than last summer, when I lived in West Africa.<BR/><BR/>I just wanted to say I LOVE your photos...glad to hear you'll keep up the good work weather or not.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11536605275696098588noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-60045212916734821552007-07-30T13:59:00.000-05:002007-07-30T13:59:00.000-05:00You know what's worse than humidity? Sitting in a...You know what's worse than humidity? Sitting in an air-conditioned cubicle in corporate America.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-50768065063360567132007-07-30T13:09:00.000-05:002007-07-30T13:09:00.000-05:00Oh lordie girl, you can't tell the truth! I was ou...Oh lordie girl, you can't tell the truth! I was out in the herb garden at the magic hour yesterday and have some of the most gorgeous shots! Light to cry over, gorgeous! <BR/><BR/>In real life, however, the 'squitos were biting and squishing them meant they stuck to my sweaty face. Lovely. I must go pick blueberries before it gets too frakking hot to move.<BR/><BR/>happylaney, that was soooo bad!kitchenmagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992982861785057694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-1166284765483432882007-07-30T12:02:00.000-05:002007-07-30T12:02:00.000-05:00I think it's wonderful that you're honest. You're ...I think it's wonderful that you're honest. You're right that it's easy to look at your beautiful photos and read the wonderful stories from the farm and picture an easy, idyllic life. And it's really important for people to realize that farming is tough and it's not 65 degrees and sunny every day. I grew up in the wet-cotton air of central Illinois and don't miss those summers a bit (except for their freedom from schedules... and the appreciation of autumn)!The Monkeyhippyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00938468263100917079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-17392836827319584872007-07-30T11:48:00.000-05:002007-07-30T11:48:00.000-05:00Thanks for posting the woods photo. I haven't visi...Thanks for posting the woods photo. I haven't visited southern Missouri in quite some time and I do miss it. That picture reminds me of such joyful times.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-19993780630567189402007-07-30T09:55:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:55:00.000-05:00Today when I again looked for your not so baby chi...Today when I again looked for your not so baby chicks and found Spy Cat I was ready to hear that the chicks had left us under unfortunate circumstances. Thanks for your inspiring food pictures as well,which enhance my foodie husband's and my life. Your Blueberry/peach Breakfast Bars are a hit - local peaches still available in northwest Louisiana. Love your blog with its view of living on your special farm. Our Patchy (Apache) cat greets yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-46399358740495608982007-07-30T09:30:00.000-05:002007-07-30T09:30:00.000-05:00I'll share this whine...there are a couple of othe...I'll share this whine...there are a couple of other Wisconsin posts, and all I can add is, yep, it's been a hot and dry summer thus far and we've got another week of it to look forward to. But I grew up in Southern Illinois, so I knew the heat and humidity you're going thru. It rarely gets that bad here and I don't miss it for a minute. I've pretty much come to the conclusion that most people who say they like summer have air conditioners!Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17057118331699121742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-3637007022361943222007-07-30T08:41:00.000-05:002007-07-30T08:41:00.000-05:00Don't you know, Mis-souri loves company. =)Don't you know, Mis-souri loves company. =)happylaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17052308925915552629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-50668287790209940892007-07-30T08:13:00.000-05:002007-07-30T08:13:00.000-05:00I hate humidity! We have it here in Minnesota, to...I hate humidity! We have it here in Minnesota, too. Back in South Dakota, where I grew up, a 15% humidity was nasty! Now I am looking at 86% with a 67 d. temperature ... it's going to be nasty again today! I hate air conditioning but love it, too. We are so dry that the corn is wilting, so where the $%$##%^^ does this humidity come from?<BR/><BR/>I hear your pain -- I suffer in it, as well. And I hate heat - I am best at 70 d. with no humidity!<BR/><BR/>Blessings.Connie Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00000331487489593437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-32724493913869260582007-07-29T21:04:00.000-05:002007-07-29T21:04:00.000-05:00This post was hilarious--I feel your pain. Here to...This post was hilarious--I feel your pain. Here today in Georgia, it was 92 degrees with 52% humidity--a heat index of 99. And it'll be like this until, oh, the middle of October.<BR/><BR/>But at least you've been getting rain so your pictures are full of greenery and life. There's always something to be thankful for, isn't there? :-)Miss Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13210249894351503887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-89675686567373713142007-07-29T19:12:00.000-05:002007-07-29T19:12:00.000-05:00I can dig it, Susan, sitting up here in St. louis....I can dig it, Susan, sitting up here in St. louis. The garden looks so tempting...until I step onto the back porch. <BR/><BR/>I will say, high school down in Houston was worse. The flip side of that is that everything, EVERYTHING, in Houston had air conditioning. Not 100% true in St. Louis (though it's probably close).Bridgetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12843150280542615265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-4797003846985263802007-07-29T17:56:00.000-05:002007-07-29T17:56:00.000-05:00I live in Southern Missouri, too. So I ABSOLUTELY...I live in Southern Missouri, too. So I ABSOLUTELY know how you feel. I really don't think there's anywhere else in the US, (except maybe New Orleans) that is as humid as here.Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17204776831565649927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-26862420484307573532007-07-29T13:25:00.000-05:002007-07-29T13:25:00.000-05:00Chiming in to say, Awww, I'm sorry it is so misera...Chiming in to say, Awww, I'm sorry it is so miserable. Humidity makes me want to vacate the body. <BR/>I wanted you to know that my family and I are moving to a giant cattle/horse ranch in Colorado to work, and you inspire us. (we are moving from Northern CA Lost Coast!) Can't wait to keep chickens and freeze my arse off the first winter!<BR/>Drink lots of Lemonade and Watermelon Juice! <BR/>Hearts!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12997259.post-48347793013571832007-07-29T11:27:00.000-05:002007-07-29T11:27:00.000-05:00Hi Susan. Well we sure know how to whine about the...Hi Susan. Well we sure know how to whine about the weather in the UK, and if the news has reached you, Summer has virtually passed us by this year.<BR/><BR/>Humidity is a tricky one for us to really understand; even the warmest summers in the city have rarely given us more than a few days of high humidity, and I doubt 90% has ever been reached here.<BR/><BR/>I can imagine it's draining effect, but I wonder what each person's paradise would be? For me, somewhere like the high desert climate of Flagstaff, Az.BettyWesternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13012076141080314281noreply@blogger.com