Because of the long hours ive been working lately i typically wash dishes on the porch on the weekend. If you do it at night scorpions crawl into the tubes and machine. Washing dishes is a strictly daytime porch activity. Well, one weekend the forecast called for rain both saturday and sunday. I picked the …
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George
This is George. He is a toad that used to live in the plants i had in the wire cages on the porch. However, he ate so many bugs attracted to the porch light and grew so large that he cannot fit between the wire rungs anymore and instead sleeps in the mud beneath the …
Tree Frogs
I’ve always had toads on the property but this year they exist in such an abundance that it is overwhelming. They are everywhere and i much enjoy their company. Its great fun to watch them use the porch stairs every morning at dawn and in the evening at dusk. However, this year there is a …
Unscheduled Repairs
I was trying my hardest to make some headway in my studies when the dimming light outside told me it was time to do the evening chores before sundown arrived. I went to the extension shed to get some feed for the chickens and to water the plants in there and found one of the …
No Money for the Porch this Year
With every season change i would usually buy a 1 or 2 dollar decoration from the dollar general down the street and hang it on the front door of the tiny house. With everything that was going on in healthcare and the economy as a whole, i wasn’t getting my full hours anymore. That meant …
Autumn Photoshoot
As we slid into autumn the stores began to reflect the change in season. The pumpkins and autumn-leaf wreaths began to appear. Our budget didn’t allow for such lavish decoration as the mr. and mrs. scarecrow in the burlap pants and matching apron with the cutest plaid dress and a silk sunflower in her straw …
Personalizing the Porch
When i first moved over from my apartment i had a number of things i meant to hang on the porch that had been hanging above the patio at the apartment. I never got around to it because it would have involved a ladder, time, and patience, and it just took me that long to …