Welcome to my show!
It's been a while, I know. First I don't think there was much to talk about during the last few months.
It's wintery, it's cold, and it's boring. I did a lot of maintenance, trimming, cutting, and mowing.
I took pictures though...Let's do this!! Let's travel back in time, it's the month of February.
The first year we arrived on the farm in 2020, we loved the thorn bushes. It was summer, they gave us berries, we made pies, and we forgave them about their thorns.
But eventually, we got tired or these damned thorn bushes, and our surrounding trees starting to feel the same about it. Yes, trees can feel, you didn't know, now you know. Don't forget to hug them...
My whole fear during February was that the cold might come back at any time, and kill all the flowers that prematurely bloomed on our fruit trees.
The snow, it doesn't matter because it actually can protect the trees sometimes and create a layer of insolation against the cold.
But frost, brrrr, you don't want none of that thing.
Last year, we didn't have plums, apples, and cherries because of warm days in December causing an early blooming, and BAM!!! Frost in February, everything is gone.
Nature learned from his mistakes this year. (or the guys at HAARP)...
Jacky is always the star of the show. I might put this one as a thumbnail, this guy knows how to generate some clicks. Look at that face...
March arrived, I did a gig in Paris, I came back, I played with the cat, we climbed trees together, and started to think of a plan for this year.
My wife also participated 😁 That's not my wife, that's a cat...
Flowers started blooming somewhat late, I was happy about it, because it means that they might have a chance to survive February, we might get some fruits! This is a Japanese blossom tree, so it doesn't give edible fruits, but you catch my drift.
Eventually, I got all the thorn bushes, I made a big pile of it, and I'll burn it soon. It's going to feel great.
We also have the rest of the trees shooting, this is my favorite part of the year, and I don't know why.
Well, I know why, it is because it embodies growth, and hope.
I was mowing the lawn, and super proud of myself. I even made a gif, check it out:
I told ya, this some next level shit, this post...I made the gif so tiny, so it will load even on your potato phone and your 1 bar connexion.
You're welcome...
Anyway, a miracle happened while I was waking up at 6am, doing everything, cutting everything, planting everything, cooking, cleaning, doing karate/calisthenics, music, aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah....And passing out at 8pm somewhere in a ditch...
My son...
...HELPED... 😲
You don't need to know that I was nagging him for days, you only need to know that he picked the wheelbarrow and helped his dad. That's all. I did my job on this earth. There is hope, I told ya the spirit of spring is shining through that post.
I made a big pile of thorn bush...
While our cat can kill grown hares, our old Jack is discovering his hunting capacities and got taught by our cat how to hunt.
He is starting small, with a mole, but we got hopes that if tomorrow it's the collapse of civilization, he will be able to hold his own, by maintaining the mole population to a bare minimum.
I, of course, feel bad for the mole, but there is also something comical to have a 60 lbs (30kg) dog being proud of his bounty.
Nope, sorry audience, the mole didn't make it. That's nature on the farm. They do their thing, and while we don't encourage it, we let nature do what it's supposed to do.
I disposed of the body, only to find Jack posing with the mole again. That pic up there is actually after he dug it out.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah
For my music video I am doing a timelapse of myself, and everyday I've been shooting that plum tree, it's super cool to watch, right?
My favorite cherry tree is finally blossoming, I am currently using it as a backdrop for the music video I was mentioning, and it's going to look so legit on camera! Every day it blossoms a bit more, and soon the tree will be all pearly white.
on the right, you can see a tripod, this is where I shoot the music video time-lapse every day.
I learned also from previous years, that I got to trim this bad boy before it grows its gigantic mustache in summer. I have to admit that I am afraid of being high on a ladder, but I am getting the hang of it.
The land has been cleared for spring, with the help of our neighbor, I owe him another bottle of wine for lending the tractor, we're going to make a proper map this year, and I want sweet potatoes, sunflowers, tomatoes, potatoes, kale, cucumbers, watermelons, and many other stuffs that I can't recall right now.
I am about to burn the big pile in a few days. Happy days...
Alright, see ya in a month, hopefully, we won't get frost, and can grow! We might also be traveling for gigs, but not for long. We'll always come back home!
And this is from a friend of mine, I asked him if he could sell me a few chicken, and is answer was:
"Nah...This is my food"
Wow, don't get between a man and his food...Farm life! Out!