The Binker Files

Life on the farm

We raised Freedom Ranger chickens for meat this year, a first for us. The birds are almost 11 weeks old, some were getting pretty big, so we processed a batch today. It wasn't exactly fun, but we all worked together, learned a lot, and now have 13 birds ready for the freezer. We'll let the rest grow for another week.

 

Mt Abram Ascent

Big day for me, then these three steal the show by jumping in last minute, running the race with no training, and two of them are wearing flip flops!

Little seal

This adorable, tired, little seal swam right next to Silas as he was surfing.  He was headed for the beach where pulled himself up onto the sand, then yawned and napped for awhile before heading back into the ocean.

What a treat to check this guy out for a bit!

Scarborough Beach

Lately, we've been spending most of our afternoons here.  It is a great place to be!

Silas figured out how to use a boogie board as a skim board:

The old ski gang, now a beach gang:

Fiddle Camp 2014

We had a fantastic weekend at Maine Fiddle Camp!  We had perfect weather and saw lots of old friends and made some new ones.

Levi started out with the beginner group, but was quickly moved up to the Falcons.  He worked on Spotted Pony with his group.

Arlo spent a lot of time eating snacks and playing with the big kids.  Silas and Levi played so much that their muscles were sore, lots of red rover & wolf tag.

Silas was in the Egrets group this year, he learned Over the Waterfall and also performed Miss McCloud's Reel at the Saturday night variety show.

I was back with the Hawks and learned Oh Susanna & Coleman's March.

Silas and the Egrets:

 

 

 

two brothers

living the good life

At least a couple days a week, we meet up with a big bunch of kids (usually 10-15) & parents for fun somewhere outdoors.  This past week, we spent time at Kettle Cove, Bradbury Mountain and the trails & ponds at Evergreen Cemetery.  The boys (and sometimes a girl or two) alternate from games of chase to bike riding to playing music & singing to exploring the area, sometimes as a big group and sometimes pairing off together, lots of free time to play and learn together.  So fun!

Downhill

Silas was fortunate to have some friends bring him along for another day at Highland Park, and share their GoPro camera to capture some of the fun...including Si's fall of the day into a blueberry patch.  First video is of Si from behind, second is of the same trail (NE Style) but from Si's perspective:

 

 

 

Morse Mountain

We recently spent a weekend with friends in The Farmhouse, a vacation rental at the Morse Mountain Conservation Area.  Beautiful Sewall Beach is just a short walk down the road from the farmhouse. 

We all got a chance to try out wetsuits and decided we need some of our own!  We spent hours in the ocean without feeling the cold.

Silas got up on a surfboard on his first attempt.  Now he wants a wetsuit and a surfboard.

 

Arlo had fun with his little friend Elodie.

 

 

Summer 2013

The berry season here is sadly winding down.  Summer for us means eating lots of blueberries, raspberries and rhubarb from our garden.

Hours spent in the sandbox.

And lots of time in and near the water.