Every once in a while the water filter that i use to get the sulphur out of the well water begins growing algae and must be cleaned. This involves taking it apart, boiling some water, letting the water cool to the point where its still hot but not hot enough to melt the plastic or …
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Getting to be that Time Again
It was getting to be that time again. The landscape was looking overgrown and a bit wild. I needed to go round and shave everything down again with the lawn mower. The lithium batteries were dead so i had to purchase more and wait for them to arrive, then recycle the old ones in the …
Update on the Coyote Carcass
The buzzards are done with it. There’s been a couple heavy rains since it was killed so the fur and the hide got soggy and matted and now it just stinks to high heaven. The remaining skin shriveled and revealed an impressive set of pearly white teeth. Further Update: The carcass has had a little …
More Bugs
It rained an hour ago. I got up to make tea and realized these were all over the floor. I dont even know where they’re coming in and i dont care. Im going to bed. They’re crustaceans. When the moisture dries up, they’ll die.
A Dead Coyote
When i left the property before dawn there was no dead coyote beside my neighbor’s fence. When i returned home around 2:30 pm there was a dead coyote and about 16 buzzards tipping the carcass apart. one of the birds had a bit of it in its beak and was pulling it east while another …
A Rare Downpour
It actually rained for about an hour today. It down-poured for a portion of it. We got an inch of rain when all was said and done. We just need about 45 more feet of it before the rivers and lakes are fixed. Im not being ungrateful. Im grateful, im just also a realist.
A Homegrown Plum
When working in the hill country there is always the chance that your patients’ family members will bring in produce and set a box of it on the table for people to take one each. So far this year theres been peaches and plums brought in. However, in past years people have brought squash, tomatoes, …
Century Plant
It got confused as to which way was up. This agave is in fact putting up a spine…its just curved and kind of stuck in the fence. Anyways, this is its last hurrah as after this action the plant dies.
My Relationship with Cooking
It’s not that i hate cooking. It is more that i hate not doing good food justice. My mother is a chef. Ive also had the privilege of tasting seafood freshly caught from the ocean and tasting fruit freshly picked and veg still with dirt on it from the garden it was pulled from that …
A Sheep at a Stoplight
Only in the country.