After the incident of the foggy morning where a guy drove a truck through my fence by going straight instead of curving with the road i realized that i needed to put up some kind of reflectors on the fence that would catch the headlights and provide some clue as to what was there on …
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Mulberries
I was so angry because the mulberries were ready and my nose was not. I was still sniffing toothpaste, coffee, gum, tea tree oil, and candles in an attempt to regrow my olfactory nerve post covid. The mulberries had little to no taste, though i knew cognitively that they did…i just could not perceive it. …
The Total Eclipse
The morning of the eclipse i was one of the only ones planning to get up and go to work that day. They had declared a state of emergency in both the county i worked in and the county i lived in. They had put up these inflated tent-like command centers. The national guard was …
The Year of Mimosa Volunteers
Pictured above is the mimosa tree that existed in front of the house when i bought the property. It is shaded by the cedar tree that i call the “laundry tree” because it holds one side of the laundry line. Its been completely dug out of the ground by an australian shepherd and replanted once …
The Pin Oak Returns
Every year the pin oak loses its leaves and looks dead all winter. During the spring it jumps back to life, putting out thousands of little brownish red buds that open into tiny jungle green leaves which over time fade in color until the tree is an uneventful dark green that blends in with all …
Bird Migration
One day i was out doing the evening chores when i looked up and saw a sky full of birds all flying in a fluid and ever-moving formation. It was pretty cool to watch. They came from the southeast and flew northwest.
The moon is now in the sky where it was when i first moved onto the property.
During the first few months of this year the moon has been visible through the side window of the house nearest the kitchen for most of the night. It rises in the direction of the greenhouse shed and sets over the dog run. This is the way it was when i first moved into the …
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Cricket gets Rehomed
I love Cricket and i know she loved me, but there were reasons i did not have a cat on the homestead and Cricket was quickly growing out of our living space. The plan was to keep her as an outdoor cat, before she started sleeping in the car engine. As in indoor cat, she’s …
Further Frustration with Humans
I was at a place of business. The door lock was sticking and making it difficult to lock and unlock the door at end and beginning of day. I asked the maintenance man to borrow some wd40. He said he didnt have any and walked away from me while i was talking, leaving me having …
The Pullets Ramp up Production
The pullets started laying an egg a day with the arrival of warmer weather. in some cases it was in the 70s and 80s in the afternoons. The people who were getting eggs from me regularly had discovered free range eggs from homesteaders who had time and ability to stand guard over free ranging chickens …