Im listening to the tiny talons of song birds against the tin roof. my favorite thing about the tiny house is that you are aware at all times that there is just a thin layer between you and the outdoors. I live in a remodeled shed fitted with water and electricity. In a large brick …
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Wild Turkeys
I was visiting my friend one town over at her homestead when a group of wild turkeys just made themselves at home and walked right past us, weaving around the a/c unit and wood pile, wandering through the swing set, under the upside down canoe, across the driveway and through the garden. They were all …
Stopping to Admire a Woodpecker
Moonlight Musings
I don’t need a calendar to tell me the season is shifting. I feel winter’s approach rather than read about it. A beautiful moon rose tonight. I’ve been opening and closing and opening again at work. It means i don’t sleep and i do a lot of the chores in the dark. But i can …
The Best Footage is the kind Witnessed First-hand.
When i was a child i would sit in front of the television and watch animal planet; a series of different informative shows about animals. you could watch dung beetles roll turd balls across the plains. You could watch puppies and kittens while a narrator spoke about different characteristics of the breed, weening timelines, and …
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Fixing the Fence
So, this is how people were getting onto my property. The couple i found peering in the windows to see if they wanted to buy the place (already sold) flat out told me they just climbed through the 6 foot hole in the wire fencing. When they said that i decided i really needed to …