The Farm

A year ago we knew that I would be moving down to Oregon and we needed to find a house ASAP! I had spent all my free time selling our house up in Washington and Hans had spent all his free time focused on his last few months of probation at the fire department. Now it was crunch time or we were going to end up homeless if we didn't get our butts in gear and start looking. Well not really homeless but I would be moving in with the in-laws and I am sure they really wanted to have their home back after having their adult son living there for a year. This is when I learned a little secret of how small towns work. Basically ask and you shall receive! Hans had mentioned something at the station and next thing you know there were several people coming to him with "I know a guy, etc... etc..."  Before I know it we are out in the middle of nowhere looking at this old farm house that was built in 1919 that is plopped right in the middle of 200 acres of some of the most beautiful land I have ever seen. We instantly fell in love and a month later we were moving in. Of course being almost 100 years old, the house needed a little (ok, a lot) of work but who doesn't love a good project or 20? We both figured that being surrounded by such beautiful scenery is well worth a little hard work over the next couple years. Now we get to spend our days taking in the fields of vineyards, hundreds of free roaming sheep, fields of hay and oats, the beauty of the Callahan Mountains that surround us, beautiful old barns and out sheds, and a  wide variety of wild animals that come strolling through the yard and that is just to name a few of the beauties of this land.
I wish that I had more photos to share with you guys but I will show what I have and try to make an honest effort to get out and snap a few more. Especially ones of the actual house. We are in the process of putting on a new front porch so for now pics of the front of the house just won't do it justice. Until that time actually happens, here are a few that I have...

Our beautiful Great Dane Junior posing out in one of the fields

 This is the view out our bedroom window. Even though our window faces East and the sun comes glaring in waking us up far to early every morning, we just can't bring ourselves to put up curtains because the view is magical.

Feburary and March may be a bit chilly but all the baby lambs are being born and they are so cute!

 The South Umpqua River is right around the corner from us which is so nice on blazing hot days when you need to take a dip to cool off. Here is Hans out searching for Crawdads.

We don't have to go far to get in a little hunting. A herd of elk are taking a stroll right out front of the house.

View of the hay fields and old farm equipment off the side of the house.

The big red barn (before the wind storm blew half of the roof off this past winter) and the two mean old lamas. They help keep the predators like coyotes and cougars away from the sheep.

No country home is complete without a flag pole.