REALLY stoked on the #sapphires we are finding, already paid for the bag of concentrate with the gem jar filling quickly. Over 4 carats some of them so far... Got a bit harvested around the farm during the day which some went to dinner in the evening. As we were soaking this porcupine lumbered across the yard so I caught it and relocated it out by the river. Silly looking animals. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Sapphires, Marmot, Beets, Squash, Birds, Spuds, A/C, Classifying, Cucs, Porcupine Relocation Service - Tuesday | PeakD

Yesterday morning I couldn

Yesterday was our trip home after my truly insane weekend of #paragliding SIV. We started with the #Sapphire mine before heading to the Broadwater Hot Springs fotr a well deserved and much needed soak. The drive home was mellow until we hit CDA then it turned to utter shit. Once home we found a hen had 11 chicks that got gathered and stuffed into the brooder hut for safety. It's nice to be home but there is a lot to catch uup on now. #homesteading #mining #faming #travel #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Sapphire Mining, Hot Springs Soaking, Driving Home, Last Meal Out, Hen n 11 Chicks, Peas, Summer Squash - Monday | PeakD

We were packed and out of the room sitting in the car when we realized what time it was. We had a while to kill before t... by flemingfarm

Complete and total craziness yesterday as I got towed up over the lake and made my wing collapse then inflate again while thousands of feet in the air. It's the safe space to do these things and my first tows. Sacred was an understatement... Much less so now but still a lot of nerves. #paragliding #flying #siv #fear #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

HOLY SHIT!, Paragliding SIV Day 1, Eagle, 2 Flights, Hot, Sunburned, WTF!? - Friday | PeakD

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After the grain run in the morning yesterday we hit the road and made it to our hotel by mid afternoon. This is going to be the craziest few days of my life as I intentionaly get towed up then cause my wing to collapse and then fix it in air. It won't start with that but that is the world I'm in right now. #homesteading #holyshit #wtf #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Dawn Grain Run, Empty, Packing, Driving, Arriving, Eating, Preparing, Freaking - Thursday | PeakD

I was up too early this morning but I had to in order to get the grain that was ready for me. I was on the road a little... by flemingfarm

Lots of produce harvested yesterday but the biggest thing was the last of the #Garlic harvested. I'm feeling okay with getting 923 bulbs out of the 1011 cloves I planted last October. 13 varieties this year will be expanded to 21 for this next season. I plan to put over 2000 cloves in the ground which will make for quite the harvest in one year. NOw it hangs to dry and cure then I will sort and save my seed which will get put in the cooler to stratify for a few months. #homesteading #farming #gardening #food #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Red Flag, Greenhouse, Peas, Lettuce, Cabbage, Final Garlic Harvested, Chicks, Fires, Sprinklers, Fence, Trailer - Wednesday | PeakD

Super busy day yesterday that I tried to get done before the heat set in but ended up working all day. It was a red flag... by flemingfarm

Most of the #garlic has been harvested and is hanging to dry/cure now with about 15% left to pull. Trying to time it right and not let them go too long but long enough to be full sized. With the hot temps our little Fly Catcher needed to cool off in the breeze. It opened its wing and tail feathers then fluffed up its under feathers to allow the air to get to its skin. Hard working little bird keeping the 4 chicks fed! #Homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Chiro, Peas, More Garlic Harvest, HOT, Fly Catcher Cooling, SIV Prep, Meeting - Tuesday | PeakD

I got my clothes in the wash first thing yesterday morning but they finished as I had to leave for my chiro appointment.... by flemingfarm

The garden is producing pretty well now and the garlic has slowed some so I am just pulling the ones that are ready. Got in a really short flight mid day and ended up with the scooter throtlle handle dead just as I neared my car back on launch. Not the flight I wanted but it's the flight I got. #homesteading #paragliding #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Peas, Squash, Garlic, Greenhouse, Paragliding Flight 114, Scooter, Hike, Weeding - Monday | PeakD

I spent the morning in the garden since the winds were not cooperating at Quartzite, I had the stations up in a window t... by flemingfarm

At least we got berries picked yesterday. The raspberry plants are still super loaded in their best production ever. I just wish they were a bit larger more like blackberries so they'd be easier to pick. All good though as we got over 2.5 pounds on a tray in the freezer. #homesteading #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Spinach, Peas, Tekoa, Flightless, The Palouse, Garlic, Raspberries, Ozzy - Sunday | PeakD

Not really the day I was hoping for yesterday. Started off out in the garden harvesting the row of spinach that had bolt... by flemingfarm

The garden is producing and the beets look quite nice. I've found I've lost some of the garlic I had planted so likely won't reach my 1000 goal, but they are still doing pretty good this year. Next year I will be taking over the main garden rows for the garlic which will take some figuring out for winter. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Chicks, PDC, Garlic Harvest, Bees, Peas, Beets, Case, Rose, Grilling - Saturday | PeakD

The rain was still falling yesterday morning but it didn

Went north yesterday to climb/boulder and then go sailing on the Columbia River with my oldest friend. The boys had a blast and we had a great afternoon on the water. The clouds seemed to have kept most people off the river so we largely had it to ourselves. We got a killer fireworks display all the way home as they were going off big time. Mortars were flying all over the place! #climbing #sailing #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

July 4th Climbing and Bouldering, Sailing Columbia River, Rainbow, Fireworks - Friday | PeakD

Headed north yesterday morning to the Colville area, we managed to get out of the house around 9am and after a stop at t... by flemingfarm

The garlic harvest continues! 383 dug over the day yesterday which brings me to almost half of the 1000 I planted last year. Lessons are being learned and plans for this next planting are already forming in my head. Likely the farm will continue to be turned to potatoes and garlic with the gvarlic taking over the main garden this next year. #homesteading #farming #gardening #garlic #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Dawn Grain Run, Pew, Cabbage, Peas, Fly Catcher Babies, GARLIC HARVEST, Bees - Thursday | PeakD

I made it out of the house before 5am yesterday to head to town for a load of grain. I... by flemingfarm

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The greenhouse is now dealt with and the tomatoes are trimmed and tied. In the late afternoon yesterday I found that I have #Garlic that is ready. 2 rows were dug which gave me 110 bulbs, the same number I planted last fall. Siberian and Silver White varieties and I got some much nicer sized bulbs this year with better more consistent watering. More rows to dig today and I hope I get the 1000+ I planted when all done. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Trim Tie Tomatoes, Peas, Brush, Fly Catcher, Hike, Berries, FIRST GARLIC HARVEST, Trailer - Wednesday | PeakD

It was a bit after 9am yesterday when I got out to the greenhouse to work on the tomatoes. They had gotten rather big an... by flemingfarm

I managed to get to the greenhouse before it got blazing hot yesterday and caged the peppers before trimming and tying the cucumber plants. The tomatoes will be done today. I cut back the brush and various things along the creek which really opened it up nicely. Found a new stand of elderberry grwoing from the creek so I cleared around it to allow it more room to get as huge as it can. New phones arrived finally and one massive step up in quality from our old. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Pepper/Cucumber Plants, Mowing, Peas, Weeding, Creekside Clearing, New Phone - Tuesday | PeakD

Of course I had to wait till the hottest day to work in the greenhouse yesterday morning. I got out there before 10am bu... by flemingfarm

Wow, JUST WOW!!!

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Climber Makes History, Paraglides Off Nanga Parbat - Gripped Magazine

After climbing with two partners, David Göttler flew off the summit of the new 8,126-metre peak

Our couple days of hot are here before it cools off a bit for the holiday weekend. Got more mowing done as it was getting hot yesterday then spent the heat of the day inside working on the room cleaning. It's taken a hell of a effort but we now have his floor cleaned and can move on the the shelves. THEN we go to the other room and do the same thing... #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Sore, Peas, Hot Mowing, Path Trimming, Room Cleaning, He Has A Floor - Monday | PeakD

I slept for shit and woke up super sore still yesterday morning. It was cooler in the morning thankfully so the house wa... by flemingfarm

After our time at Ninja Nation on their last day open before closing for good we spent most of the day trying to clean the absolute pig sty of a room of our youngest. Thankfully I have laminate flooring everywhere in the house so it is far easier to clean than carpets. The hard part is the tediousness of all the little shit strewn about... #homesteading #ninjawarrior #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Last Ninja Nation Day, Bike Comp, The Room Cleaning Trudge, Dinner, Rooster Helmet - Sunday | PeakD

It was the last day of Ninja Nation yesterday as they are now closed for good. We were there right at 10am when they ope... by flemingfarm

After the dawn grain run yesterday we went to Ninja Nation for another hour which had us all pretty well worn out. But then we headed up to pick thimbleberries, at least the ripe ones as the stands are within a short time of being in full ripe. They are one of the many native berries we have growing in the region and this year looks to be a bumper crop of all of them. #homesteading #nature #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Sunrise, Grain Run, Ninja Nation, Thimbleberry Picking, PDC, UFC - Saturday | PeakD

Bright and early I was up yesterday heading to town. The clouds looked really cool in the rising sun light. ![IMG202506... by flemingfarm

Picked up the new bike first thing in the morning yesterday and as I got home the car borked again. Hoping the new radiator cap is the final fix. The clouds helped keep it cooler so weeding in the gardens wasn't horrible. It was still pretty warm though when I went kiting though I was working a bit harder then. #homesteading #paragliding #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

New Bike, Sled, Clouds, Weeding, Kiting, PDC, 3DP, Trailer - Friday | PeakD

I got the email yesterday morning about the bike for J and a bit before 9am I headed north to pick it up. $50 for the b... by flemingfarm

Crazy the size of the eggs compared to the tiny little bird that pushed them out. No wonder she is always glaring at me. The Flycatchers are as their name indicates good bug eaters. It's good having them nesting here and hopefully the eggs will hatch out and grow to even more bug eaters. Be nice if they ate the mosquitoes en-mass but I guess the bats need food too. #homesteading #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Bee Food, Chores, 3DP, Flycatcher Eggs, Slackline, Hill Ride, X-Alps Over - Thursday | PeakD

While it was cooler yesterday morning I got the syrup made for the bees. I set it outside to let it cool which normally ... by flemingfarm