August 2015 - White Plains Farm

Calm before the Storm

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Post published:August 21, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

As summer draws to an end, the number of intense, sporadic storms seems to increase. The dark clouds roll in, and the last rays of late afternoon sun are quickly…

Dog Days of Summer

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Post published:August 8, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

Heralded by the running of Sirius the dogstar as it chases Lepus the hare across the sky, the dog days of summer were documented with sweltering heat and pestilence in the ancient…

Wildlife – White Plains

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Post published:August 2, 2015
Post category:Farm
Post author:Zach @ White Plains

The wildlife on property here in Virginia is a bit out of control, and I don't mean the house occupants! When we first moved here, we assumed that being close to…