Saturday, April 28, 2012

On the Edge of the Piney Woods

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A newly self-published nature photo book done by the caretaker of Burke's Garden is now available for preview (showing 52 pages out of 1...
Friday, August 12, 2011

The Drought We're In

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August 7 & 9, 2011 It's been an extreme summer! We broke high temperature records (three digits high temperature everyday since ea...
Thursday, August 11, 2011

Preserving Apples

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August 9, 2011. We harvested two bushels of apple and preserved a bushel of them two ways, in light syrup and brandied. An apple peeler/co...
Sunday, August 7, 2011

Grape Pressing

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August 3 & 4, 2011. The grapes had been in primary fermentation for 4-5 days. They had been mashed and punched twice a day to let the ...
Saturday, August 6, 2011

Crushing and Destemming the Grapes

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July 30, 2011. We figured that the grapes we harvested would worth more if we made wine out of them rather than selling them raw. We would a...

Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards

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July 1st, 2011. We visited this vineyard, Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards , located at Pittsburg, Tx., about 1hr drive from where we live, to see ...

Grapes Picking Day

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July 25, 2011. We decided that it's time to pick the grapes, so we did. We harvested two out of four rows of grapevines we grow. The age...
Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Black Spanish Grapes - July 2011

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July 12, 2011. The Black Spanish grapes have turned color from green to blue and are getting fuller, but they are not quite ripe yet. © Burk...
Sunday, July 3, 2011

Golden Celebration 2011

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July 1st, 2011. One third of summer and half of the year 2011 has gone. Now we're facing even hotter weather the rest of this season bef...