Owl Feather Farm News

Spring arrives all at once. Or so it seems. We look out the living room window and rufous hummingbirds have suddenly appeared at the...

It's a beautiful hydrangea blossom, opening slowly in a small biscuit of pastel colors. Around it the bush is just now sprouting little viridescent...

Is it spring yet? No. Yes. Maybe. Spring technically arrives here at Owl Feather Farm at 7:45am next Friday, March 20. That's the official...

It's 35 degrees outside. The sky is the color of a soggy sock you lost behind the dryer a month ago, and the air...

Just a gimmick to sell flowers. That's the cynical, but common, view of Valentine's Day. Countless forgetful men (billions, really) have trundled out

Didn't go for a walk. The dogs didn't either. No Pilates. No weights. Didn't even stretch. No sit-ups.

Happy New Year! That's what we all say this time of year. But is it really? We don't mean, is it happy… any time...

Celebrate, celebrate, dance to the music. Celebrate, celebrate, dance… Wait, not so fast. What exactly are we celebrating now, at the end of December?...

Simon was cute as a button. We picked him out from pictures of four puppies born in a spring litter in Montana 18 months...

Let's give thanks for simple things. We're coming up on an American holiday known for elements of excess—turkeys bigger than basketballs served on

Like so many words in English, 'veteran' is a complex, multi-faceted term. In a broad sense, it describes people who have experienced something

"The past is never dead. It's not even past." -William Faulkner Halloween. All Hallows Eve. Day of the Dead. Dia de los Muertos. The...

Up north snow is already flying. It may seem to we who live in more clement latitudes that fall has barely started, but in...

Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower. —Albert Camus Spring is renewal. Fall is reward. And, as they say in...

It's liquid gold. The first apple cider that pours down from the first pressing of the first days of fall is sheer country treasure,...

How can grass be dramatic? It's just… grass. Water it, mow it, forget it. That's the classic suburban backyard perspective. We have a different...

If we could talk to the animals, learn their languages Maybe take an animal degree… -Rex Harrison, Dr Dolittle, 1967 We share Owl Feather...

Everybody knows what Thanksgiving is about: roast turkey, cranberries, mashed potatoes with gravy, dinner rolls. Not at Owl Feather Farm.

No, this isn’t your 19th nervous breakdown. It’s just the cycle of seasons. But it’s worth reflecting on what it means within the prism...

Human beings and apples have traveled together through this world for 4,000 years—200 human generations—all the way from

There are always stories within the shadows. Why do we choose to ignore the shadow or listen to the shadow? It offers many different...

The Western hay supply crisis—surely you've heard of that—is over with at Owl Feather Farm. Shipping issues?

Sound has great power. We all recognize this: The whisper of breeze in tree leaves, the brush of waves on sand, the comforting crackle...

That’s how far Owl Feather Farm’s Toyota 4Runner Sylvia has gone. Farther, actually—she just passed 300,000 miles, and it’s only 238,000 miles to Luna,...

Grass is everywhere. All seven continents. Every country on Earth… 195, by last count. There are 10,000 species.

Limitless sunshine dawn to dusk. Afternoon temps of 75, night-time 55. The house is filled with the scent of lilies and phlox, marionberries and...

“OK, now, make your belly button kiss your spine.” Delivered in a firm but friendly fashion,

Our wonderful Weimaraner puppy, Bleu, could not figure out how to swim. He wanted to. Desperately. Most dogs are drawn to water—especially if they...

An old farmers’ axiom says a harsh winter leads to a bountiful crop. Hard winter: We certainly had that. Record rain, record cold, record...

What would our lives be without the trillions of other beings with whom we share this planet? Actually, without our fellow Earthians, there’d be...

A 22-pound pumpkin is a mighty treasure. We’d grown this one—a variety called “Fairytale”—last summer in our garden; picked it September 30; and

Everyone thinks of spring as the greening time when growth begins anew after the gray dank and dark of winter. Indeed, our grass is...

We've gone in the black valley. We've toyed with love's devil. It's just a knife it's the jawbone of life. This alley's level has...

Blue knew his name the first time he heard it. Our little Weimaraner puppy poked his head out of the travel crate at SeaTac...

The year’s first two months bring quite a contrast, it seems. We start with stringent resolutions: No sugar. Dry January. Five hundred situps. Drink...

It's been a busy few days at Owl Feather Farm, on Saturday, we came home with Blue, our 10-week-old Weimaraner puppy. He's a total...

Eric Lucas is a lifelong journalist and correspondent for Michelin Travel Guides, Alaska Airlines Beyond magazine, Westways, World Nomads, the Los

San Juan Island is the main island in it's eponymous chain, San Juan holds the county seat, Friday Harbor is just 5 miles from...

If there’s one thing that Pilates Instructor Nicole understands, it’s the healing power of Pilates! She credits the method with getting her scoliosis