Blue has been in the freezer all winter. Now that the weather is back in the seventies and eighties it seemed like a good time to dig a hole and bury Blue. I put him in the insect and arachnid graveyard next to all the orb weavers i’ve buried after they succumbed to horrible beheadings …
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New Year, New Bed.
Once upon a time i had norovirus and vomited continuously from sundown until the dollar general opened the following morning, until all i had to give was bile which was burning my throat and nasal passages each time. This resulted in some pretty severe dehydration and desperate to absorb water via osmosis or simply trick …
Another Day on the Homestead
A fairly healthy buck left me a dump in the shape of a heart. 🙂
“Why?”
Upon learning that i wake up four hours before i need to leave the homestead in order to get myself and all the plants and animals ready for my departure to my day job at 4 am most people laugh at me and call me ridiculous. They think it’s overkill and i must be there …
Cackling Coyotes
It was Sunday evening. I was trying to get a bit of work done on each of my projects before i started a new work week at 1 am. Thus is the schedule of a healthcare practitioner/homesteader. One must be awake at all times to fit in all the things that must be done. Strewn …
Sili and Cashew Playing Outside as a Warm Front blows in.
The Arctic Storm
I had 10 full days notice that an arctic storm was coming and honestly thats the only reason we fared as well as we did through this one. I was covering a full time therapist’s caseload while she was out of the country visiting family for Christmas. It was a 50 minute drive there, a …
Changing the Lightbulbs
I was going to change the lightbulbs at 4 pm and then do the evening yard chores at 5 pm before the sun would be down at 6 pm. I laid down for a nap at 2:30 and woke up at 7. It was dark. The dogs were nowhere to be seen. The chickens were …
Slow Motion
I recently discovered that there was a slow motion video setting in the camera app on my iphone. I immediately set out to video the animals and see if it would create a video in which time was drawn out. I was delighted by the results.
The Pin Oak
As Autumn draws to a conclusion and winter begins the pin oak is just now changing colors. it’s been a warm year. The trees as well as the chickens are confused.