Archive for November, 2009
Thanksgiving Wishes
Nov. 24, 2009
I want to wish you and your family a happy and safe Thanksgiving weekend. We’ll be spending time with our family, and I hope you will be doing the same.
First Snow
Our weather changed as predicted and we got our first snow of the season on Monday. It covered the grass and buffalo for a few hours and then melted.
One of my favorite new toys is this bison calf. It’s a good rendition of a buffalo baby, down to it’s little horn buttons.Shopping BisonFarmGiftShop.com
Nov. 13, 2009
It’s currently 70 degrees here and the wind is gusting like it’s March instead of November. One of these days it’s going to switch and we won’t be prepared for the cold and snow that we normally get this time of year.
Not quite the holiday feel yet, but we’re still getting ready for our next season- the holiday shipping season!
We’re putting new items on the www.BisonFarmGiftShop.com website- some that I have limited supplies of- so please check out these unusual items.
Like these really cool bison leather baseball caps pictured to the right. The soft cloth fabric portion of the cap is made from bison hair too, making it an incredibly soft and durable hat that will give you years of warm comfort.
Besides new buffalo ornaments and buffalo puzzles in the gift section of the website, we’ve added bison hair socks and knitted gloves in the shirts, caps and apparel section.
And for a limited time, I have free shipping on the buffalo t-shirts, so do some early Christmas shopping this weekend.
Our warm weather will switch to cold holiday weather before we know it and we’ll be in the mood to think about the change of seasons.
Peaceful Pasture
Nov. 5, 2009
I love the first week of November. The crowds are gone, the atmosphere is calm, and the beauty of the change of seasons can now be enjoyed here on the farm.
And we finally got warm fall weather to enjoy it… this week after the maze season ended.
The flower beds are starting to look worn, but yet the marigolds are still a vibrant orange, mixing in with the leftover pumpkins we haven’t moved yet, and the signs that still need to be taken down and stored until next season.
People came out to the farm for six weeks to enjoy the beauty of the farm, the maze and activities. We’re so busy keeping everything clean and running smoothly that we don’t really have time to enjoy it ourselves.
Now it’s my turn to slow down and look at what we created before the weather changes and cold weather moves across the Plains.
The herd is enjoying the quiet again too. Most of the bison ignore the tram tours -well, except Clara and the older cows that are hoping for a pumpkin treat.
By the end of the season I feel for them, knowing that they must be yearning for some time to enjoy the fall by themselves, without the noise of the tractor and excited people going by.
Well now its here, and we all get to enjoy a peaceful pasture until next tourist season. The Visitors Center and gift shop on the farm are still open six days a week, but the pasture is now closed to tours.
The herd is “out to pasture” all by themselves again.
