February 2016

Pigs in Art: Bruegel and Unachievable Farming Ideals

I enjoy looking at the depiction of livestock in old artwork, particularly the pigs.  The bustling “Netherlandish Proverbs” painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder is delightful.  It can be studied on many levels and it invites minute examination with its blending of highbrow irony and lowbrow bawdiness.  But I’m neither historically nor artistically trained, so I’ll leave those …

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Cold Snap

This isn’t a world record, but we dropped below -20 degrees this weekend.  That’s the coldest temperature we’ve seen in the five winters we’ve been here.  If nothing else, the cold sure has a way of expediting trips to the outhouse. The cattle, pigs, and chickens take it all in stride.  We’re the ones who …

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