A piece of paradise

The Beach Boys said paradise was a state of mind.

Jimmy Buffet sang “Cheeseburger in Paradise.” (Did you just sing, I like mine with lettuce and tomato. I did.)

And Green Day’s take on paradise was when they moved out of their parent’s house and wrote the song “Welcome to Paradise.”

Everyone has their ideas of what paradise is and mine is now the farm.

True, it doesn’t have palm trees and waiters bringing drinks with little umbrellas. But when I go there it’s exciting and makes me think about the future.

We love the farm. It's such a fun, exciting place. Photo by Heather Welch.

The farm is really a tranquil place with 60 plus acres and consists of a house, barn, chicken coop, well house, dairy and several pastures. It also has woods and a big mountain we hope to explore in the fall and winter months. There is one part of the property we call shale hill. It’s seriously a big hill made of shale.  (Say shale hill 3 times fast.)

Here are  photos to give you a tour.

A pasture ready for some animals. Photo by Heather Welch.

Party barn! Not really, Michael wants to actually use it for farming. Photo by Heather Welch.

Fancy water spigot. I hope to gain muscles using it. Photo by Heather Welch. 

So pretty. The farm is full of flowers. God give me a green thumb! Photo by Heather Welch.

The house. Anyone have an in with HGTV? I need help! Photo by Heather Welch.

Another barn view. Photo by Heather Welch.

The girls love finding treasures in the barn. Photo by Heidi Perry.

A field, perfect for impromptu photo shoots. Photo by Heidi Perry.

Another great spot for photos and of course, keeping animals in.  Photo by Heather Welch.

The view from the top of the pasture. Photo by Heidi Perry.

There are fruit trees, including apples, peaches, pears and cherries. Photo by Heather Welch.

More flowers. Photo by Heather Welch.

These are my favorites. Photo by Heather Welch.