These Rocks are Huge! (Building the Farm)
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- Опубликовано: 10 фев 2025
- These rocks are no Joke. I just wanted to remove a small rock in the old livestock lane and not dig up a boulder.
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Thank you AL for sharing your video homestead chicken farmer garden 👨👩👧👸👕👓🐩🐔🐓🐥🐈🐕🐖🐐🌱🌱🏡🎥👍👍👍
Since we don't have cable TV, we watch lots of homesteading/farming/gardening videos . From all the ones that have goats, I have to say that yours look the best, they look the healthiest, the cleanest, the plumpest and the most active and alert...and 'spoiledest' LOL! Had to make up a new word to describe them! We used to have goats and they never looked that good even as hard as I tried. You are going a great job with them.
Bless the man who has dinner ready and feeds his wife first the minute she walks through the door may your family always truly be blessed
Wow, almost a 30 min long video! I know there are a lot of people who think videos longer than 10 min is Too Long, but personally I Love longform videos, so this was lovely to be able to watch this morning while I was drinking my coffee and eating my breakfast. Thanks so much Al! While I've never edited a video Myself, I have an adequate understanding of the amount of time the editing and processing stuff takes, so your hard work and dedication and time are appreciated! :))
Always a pleasure to see how your day is going. I am also starting a small farm/modern homestead with my family. I am on over 5 acres and 3 need to be cleared. I have a kids wagon and a crappy craftsman chainsaw to work my land as I have only been on my new land for 6 weeks now.I have spent the last two days cutting down trees and I must say it is the most physical work I have done in my life but at the same time extremely rewarding. People don't understand the physical work you do everyday plus you have to set up the cameras for filming and then the time you spend editing your daily filming. You must be exhausted by the end of your day. I would like to take this time to say thank you for teaching us and sharing your experience with us!.
Good job u are the man
all that bonus firewood! Its an awesome thing! Those are the metal rims, or shoes I call them, that went on wooden wagon wheels, we had double rock walls like that on our property in Maine and they were actually an old road. It was not uncommon for wagons or old cars to break down going thru these ole roads and they would throw their broke down "vehicles" up on the rock walls out of the next travelers way. We had everything from wagon wheels to model A's littering our walls at my farm in Maine. You sure put that old excavator to the test on those boulders there, lol. Great video Al, brought back lots of wonderful memories! :)
i'm 59 years old with lung cancer and can't get out much and do anything like that but man i sure do enjoy watching you and your family, Keep it up my brother loving the videos !!!!!!!!!!
Prayers sent. God Bless you.
I hope u have a good life bro :)
You know....some daffodil bulbs planted against the rock wall up the avenue would look really pretty flowering at the start of spring!
Carolyn - triple ditto! Nothing says SPRING like some lively daffeedills. As Wordsworth says: ''a crowd of golden daffodils''.
I want you to know how much I enjoy your videos. I like watching you work “the land”. Don’t understand why but it calms me.
I think a reason I watch at all is because of the way you present your life to us. Positivity and perseverance. You always come up with a solutions to any obstacles. Your family is lovely.
Just turned 66years young with MS house bound most of the time love the videos, keep up the hard work .. God bless you all..
Another excellent, calming video. Just being outside with you and watching the fire and all of your hard work is soothing to me. God bless and thank you for sharing your life with us!
I live in South Louisiana. Barges of those rocks are being brought in to save our coast and prevent further erosion. Millions and millions of dollars are being spent on those rocks. We'll gladly take any rocks you don't want. :) I love your videos.
Dinner time is the BEST time for a family to catch up on their day. That is great that you dot that and start it off with grace. Good job on the path, looking good
It looks great , you should get a metal detector and walk your property and maybe find some round (lol) some old stuff would be pretty cool for your show and channel.
The lane is really cleaning up nicely. It's cool that you found some treasures from times gone by. It would be neat if you could use those old wagon wheel rims for something decorative on the property. I'm envisioning a nice wooden sign made from some of the wood you have cut on the property with "Lumnah Acres" and silhouettes of Moose and a pig and a goat burned into it suspended from chains inside one of the hoops. You could install it near the driveway. I loved the leaf blower trick to get the fire going. Now that's some good old fashioned Yankee ingenuity right there! I'm going to have to remember that. Thanks for sharing your journey with us Al. It's great to see all that you're doing. - All the best. ~ Theresa
Another excellent video, Al. I enjoy seeing all the changes on your homestead, but I especially love seeing how much your family enjoys one another. Thanks for including your prayers on your channel; you have such a positive and uplifting spirit.
You are right. The dinner table is the most important communication tool in a busy household. We have always sat down together as a family to eat and chat even and especially when we had hectic work schedules. Often happened at 2030. Still does, but we all get our chance to have our say and stick together. You have the right idea. Regards Stephen.
My dad served us at the dinner table...I didn't realize it till we had friends stay over and would comment on it. My parents rule for dinner was simple no singing or reading...lol. we talked about our day.
Always nice to see the family having meals together...😊
Family dinners are the best! So nice to hear about everyones day.
You are so correct..... sometimes we get too busy to be thankful for what we have!! Hey, many thanks to you and your family for sharing your adventure with us!!
Al, I'm sure that you are enjoying being home full-time to work on the homestead, but from the reactions of the ducks and chickens and of course, Figaro and Pluto; they are all very happy to have you at home and working around the homestead. For me, I enjoy watching them eagerly and excitedly follow you- so funny.
I live I. Arizona and we never change time same all year long, now California has decided not to change anymore either. Makes life so much easier. Stay warm safe and god bless
Love that you use your viewer suggestions on the Homestead. Think I saw a viewer mention the blower idea on the fire. Man that alley area with rock fence looks Awesome Al!!! Have a Blessed weekend..
Those are some great finds, Al. Could end up as part of the rustic decor. When I re-plumbed my house, I discovered the pipes were all wrapped in Depression-Era newspapers. They were amazingly well-preserved, so I framed some of them.
PLUTO IS SUCH A DAFFY DOG ALWAYS SO SO HAPPY .
Y’all are an awesome family
Hi Al. Here in Barbados the time doesn't change. We have no winter either, there is a wet season and a dry one, and hurricane season of course. It is raining quite a bit here now and I am taking advantage of the wet earth to pull up as much of that elephant grass as I can. I pull it by hand and when the ground is soaked the roots pull right up and don't break off. I want short grass by the house and a couple of hibiscus bushes so that is what I am working towards for next year.
you know, i don't homestead, but at times you find a good video that hooks you to subscribe. And this is one of those. Love the acres and you do good. Keep it up
Thank you for taking us along with you.
Al, not sure if I missed it or not, but if you cook your flour and butter mixture for a few minutes it will get rid of the flour taste in the roux and it will thicken the soup better, also you can make the roux darker if you wish and that makes a stronger flavor. just saying...
Imagine digging that big rock out by hand and moving it with a team of horses. Yea, lets go back to the old days.....not. :-) It gives you some idea of just how hard the first settlers had to work to get farm land to grow food in. Happy Thanksgiving.
I've been watching your videos for 2 weeks now and i wanted to tell you that you've created a nice channel. Nice family too!
Another great video! I'm ready to hear some more flute music from Miss Olivia. And maybe to get more of Jena in the videos, you could close out with letting us hear just a brief dinner table chat with all of ya. Your such a beautiful family. Unless your wife is shy and doesn't want to be live on camera. Then by all means leave it as is because you'll are still my favorites! Believe it or not but we are suppose to get our first freeze here tonight in Oklahoma. 23*!!!!
ive said it before and ill say it again you should get a metal detector and you could find alot of cool stuff lots of history in that area
My son gave me an atomic,solar powered wristwatch for my birthday this year and I already had an atomic wall clock in the living room. So I don't change my senior timepieces any more they change themselves LOL Save some of that birch bark for firestarters,great stuff.
it is cool to watch you dig. it looks like a dinosaur digging. love your farm. God bless and protect you.
Good mornin Lumnah Acres .... Looks like Andy and the ladies have taken over for Mr Big and his posse! Funny how the ducks are flying to the spot that you have been feeding them some grain. You have them trained, but they have you trained as well ~8^) The "lane" is lookin good AL! I need to get back to making more rice ..... been procrastinating too much as of late ..... I have the wet weather doldrums lolzzzzz! Dinner looked mighty nice .... "fast food" never looked so good heh heh. Have a great day & weekend AL, Gina & "I don't like my gravy touching my rice" Olivia.
Hi Lumnah Family, I have really enjoyed watching the excavator, rock piling, clean up, and landscaping the old pasture lane. It really looks great! The only trouble with it is you will have to keep all the vine and brush trash from taking back what you have cleared. When are you going to reunite 'Andy's Feral Gang' with the main chicken flock? God Bless
Haha! Made me laugh at the end about bumping arms with the lefty. I'm a lefty and it was always an argument at restaurants when my family sat in a booth I always had to sit on the outside.
You are absolutely right since I drive 18 wheelers in the oilfield I don't get a chance to sit down with my family everyday and enjoy our dinner and talk see you in the morning...👋🏿👋🏿👋🏿
Those are some major rocks you have there. Rocks are so very beautiful. I'm so glad you are preserving them in such a beautiful way. So cool to find artifacts on the farm. We found a very very old insulator just yesterday as we have been doing some excavating also, while building our stone patio! Journey On!
Thank you so much for sharing your family with us.
Hi Al, I’m here in Arizona where the time doesn’t change. All the animals look great your a great Homesteader
good day to you Al, Gina & Olivia !! thanks for sharing another awesome update and adventures on & off the homestead !! 👨🌾🎥👍✝
Our time stays the same in sunny 🌞 Arizona 🌵
That wood ash would be fantastic on your garden beds Al. Or some from the house, either way. It’d be nice to get some on and then let it over winter. Help make for some great soil come spring. TFS! I love watching Pluto bounce about. God Bless ~Lisa
I love chicken and rice. I add a bit of onion to the butter when its melting and a bag of frozen veggies. I like carrots and peas, but any veggie your family likes. I sometimes add broccoli instead. ❤🌅🌵
Please talk about the cow lane. Where were the cows going to and from where? What is it’s history? Texas and barbed wire is all I know! Love your channel. Thank y’all for sharing!
Good Moring Al , I had my first snow during the ight . About 1/2 " on the ground . Of course it was gone shortly after sunrise. But , it's a harbinger of things to come. Ha ha , I'm already looking forward to spring ! I have some random thoughts for you. Some you may like and some you may not be so fond of . Planting some flowers in and around the rock walls as has been suggested would indeed look good come spring. Some , such as tulips and daffodils you ca still plant now. I have even planted tulips into partially frozen ground which grew just fine. I tend to plant perennials so I don't have to keep planting flowers. Many different perennials would look good in and around those rock walls.
I have been watching you at work clearing away the brush , brambles , and saplings from the area of those walls and I've thought of something. Next spring all of that stuff will start growing back ! You might consider placing the electric fence around those rock walls and turning the goats loose next spring to keep the new growth down so it doesn't just grow back .
About DST . I think that most countries do not have it . But , did you know that some countries also do not have time zones ? China does not . So when the sun rises in eastern China say for example at 7:00 A.M. in western China it is also 7:00 A.M. but still dark. So the sunrise in western China is not until about 10:00 or 11:00 A.M.
I have no idea of how they cope with that .
Al, you clear cut the skunks homes! Lol! They need to go to the other end of your property! That a big rock! Please if you don't mind send us over some good weather! Great job getting the animal lane cleaned up!
Al, think about saving that rock hugging root, i bet if you cleaned it up pretty, covered it and let it dry you could find a fantastic side table base somewhere in it.
Love your videos your daughter is just to full cuteness 🥰 we are out side of Buffalo NY and same time zone. We getting snow today off and on 🤨 ! Love your Rock walls God Bless
Those wrought iron rings are properly called tires, since they fit over the wooden wheels.
You can name those big rocks, the Mount MonadRocks. They are mountains. They can be a landmark on your homestead.
I used the big rocks to delineate corners of the driveway. The chipmunks cover them with pine and fir seed husks. They like the high perch. They sit their chewing on the seeds and chewing anybody out for coming near.
Chicken and gravy over rice. We just call it "Somethin' with chicken" dinner. Substitute potatoes occasionally. Great for breakfast leftovers.
You've got your place looking awesom! Wishing I had a few of those rocks! Enjoy your videos and love how your family is together for meals! Hope you guys have a great wk end!
Hi Al Rain Rain Rain....Our local tv station said the first of October that 2018 is the all time record year for rainfall for a year and remarked there was still 3 months to go before the year would end. And it has held true to form of the past 6 weeks. MUD and RAIN. I love to watch your videos. Especially the little goats......Rick
Your doing a fantastic job. Love watching your videos. Wish my three son in laws were interested in homesteading like you are.
Great episode Al. The homestead is looking good.
Nice video, thank you for sharing. Watching the goats and ducks sure brings back great memories. You have a much better organized homestead than I did. God bless America.
New Zealand is on DST. We are supposed to be in our early summer months .... But it is quite chilly today. I've been here for 18 years and am still acclimated to the climate!
Wowzah Restore the scythe and fashion a new handle out of one of the trees! Hootie hoot! Great find!
Al- you are so right. Sit down with them young ones. Teach them to pray and be thankful.
Have a good rest of your week.
I love your vids you have inspired me to follow my dream to become a homesteader. Keep doing what you are doing.
seems like Hemlocks grow on rocky thin soil quite often. It will make a nice wall decoration. The old timers didn't have a town land fill to take their junk to so it all ended up being tossed along the hedge row. Ahhh yes; the smell of stone dust when you scrape the big rocks with the bucket teeth. Wall/ lane looks great Al.
You could name it Rock Ranch. Love watching your videos.
Words of wisdom from a great guy love the ending
Well, you happen to do a bit today doing good. :-)
Love it to see you all having dinner together. love it. :-) You all be safe. :-)
French Canadian way is to dry roast the flour in a frying pan first then once it's brown mix in the butter this mention will give you a brown gravy with a slight nutty flavour. Tks for you videos love them. CHEERS for now
Hi Al, great job with the rock wall. It looks really good. Can't believe that you guys getting so much rain and even had snow already. I don't miss the snow but I do miss the change in seasons. Here in sunny Florida's always hot and humid, that's it pretty much year round. 😎
Love your gas stove! I can't cook as well on my electric. Your simple comfort food recipes are amazing!
Have you thought about moving some of the larger rocks into the goat area & making them a rock mountain??? I bet they would love it!!!
they are big because you are far to kind hearted and feed them :)
Making great progress! And that food looked gooooooooooooood!!
I hate the time change. Colorado here! A lot of skunks here too! Enjoy your day!
I wish we! Could keep that excavator. I never get tired of watching you operate it. What a good job. Thank you for sharing
Hi Al. Alabama changes time and I like getting up early and it's daylight not dark. Love the videos.
Love that leaf blower! Now you're cooking.
Hi Al, I must say you grow some mighty fine rocks up there, kinda like what we grow here in south western, Pa.
Old farms and farmers of the past never got rid of anything. We find what my grandparents and great grandparents dumped. Old fencing, barrels and even an old pick up body (circa 1940's) have been used as fill.
The lane is looking so nice. Once the grass comes in, it will be lovely. People pay good money for big landscape rocks. People in your area would probably pay money to get rid of them. Lol
Loved the ending of your video. Check out “reclaim the table.” Heard about it through our church. Keep up the good work around the homestead!
Rye grass is so beautiful when it blows in the wind 💨
the lane looks great!
We got our first snow today here in SW MI. Once this cold finishs out with me and my youngest its fall clean up
I like it being light at 6am instead of 7am!
I need to get my woods cleaned up. That looks great.
I'm glad you measure the wood you build with more carefully than you measured that "teaspoon" of basil! Not that I disagree with the tablespoon or more that you put in, looked really good.
This video is awesome. Driving an excavator looks so fun!
Yes they do time change for us in Alberta as well. I find it hard to adjust and I don't like it getting so dark , so early in the evenings. Yes the light or lack of it was hard to get used to the first year we were out here. We were so used to having street lights all over. Good idea using the leaf blower to stoke the fire.
Something fun about watching someone remove rock and tree roots.....
👍🏻 on the rock wall. We also love chicken and gravy over rice.with a salad on the side.
That chicken and rice surely looked good, but pickled beets - not so much. That is one of my childhood aversions I still haven't shed. They used to act as an emetic for me, but now I can manage to get them down if the situation demands it.
That looked like a scythe blade to me; I've never heard that tool referred to as a 'sickle bar'. Those hoops were huge whether they were from wagon wheels or some kind of monster barrel. I still think you should add some of those boulders you're digging up to your goat rock pile.
I can't tell you how much I enjoy watching your family develop your homestead. I wish you all the best.
A great reward after a hard days work!
Now that’s looking really nice!
I'm impressed! It also looks like fun. :) Good idea with the leave blower for the fire!
Here in Arizona we do not change our time. We also had the wettest October on record!
Love your words of wisdom at the ends of your videos! Keep up the encouragement! :D
I just love big bonfires! We built a pit and that’s where all of our brush and stumps go. My hubs will use a weed burner thing to start it or sometimes a flare😜... either way it works!
Al, use those rims to make either a two hoop dinner bell,or rig you up some sort of wind chime.
Great work on the rock wall.
It’s been a real wet year all over the country...hope it dries up soon! Have a good weekend!