December 2011: The vineyard is asleep...

 We finally have a few photos with snow to add to the blog from the first weekend of December.  All is well.  We've staked out rows for next spring and figure we will put in something in the neighborhood of 400 more vines then.  Michael is in the process of determining which varieties those will be.

Michael and our tractor

Con is sowing wild flowers on the west side of the barn.  It's best to do it on frozen ground just before it snows.  It began snowing heavily just as Connie finished spreading the seed.

Michael plowed for the first time -- using the bucket.  Once was enough.  We are picking up a plow blade for the three-point hitch at the end of the week.