Building Unity Farm - A Day in June

And what is so rare as a day in June?   Then, if ever, come perfect days;Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune,   And over it softly her warm ear laysJAMES RUSSELL LOWELLUnity Farm is at the peak of growth now, fueled by warm days, cool nights, and Spring rains.The Bluebird Meadow, pictured above, is filled with tall grasses and wildflowers.   The three bluebird nest boxes I built are filled with growing chicks.The Orchard, planted just a few weeks ago, is blooming and filled with its first growth of orchard grass, timothy hay, and meadow mix.Our 8 bee hives are filling with honey, a mixture of pollen/nectar gathered from the orchard, viburnum, and wildflowers.Adult rabbits are running thoughout the forest and their babies are hiding in our Cotoneaster bramblesWe have an active fox den on the property, midway up the drumlin in the deepest part of our forest, in well drained soil, about 100 feet from our upper wetland.   My guess is that it was an old groundhog den, since the first three feet of the main entrance were recently enlarged and dug into a tall oval shape that enables the fox to bolt out at a full gallop.    Every night when I run our Great Pyrenees through the forest they want to leave the Woodland Path  (Unity Farm has 4 paths - Woodland, Orchard, Marsh, and the Old Cart path) to explore the den.   The alluring scent of fox urine is irresistible .   The one downside to having an active fox den on the pr...
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