I spent Thanksgiving with my friend Cindy and her family in a neighboring town. Her youngest son skillfully cut the outside of a stick of sugar cane off with a knife so that i could try a few pieces. It was fairly good so he made me a to go bag of sugar cane pieces …
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Well Water
When people’s wells started running dry earlier in the year i had to think about what life would be like if i never tasted well water again. I started praying every morning for the longevity of my well and the arrival of rain. I also started to appreciate each additional bottle of well water that …
A Ringtail Visits
This is a ringtail, the lankier cousin of the more commonly known raccoon. It looks like something straight out of Madagascar. contrary to popular belief, it can and will eat small cats and chickens….of which i have both right now. I spotted it in a cedar while doing the evening chores. I did not grow …
Sunbathing with Cricket
Cricket was unlike the rest of my animals. She came and went as she pleased and she sort of made her own schedule. She decided what she was doing when and if i wanted to spend time with her i kind of had to join whatever she was doing. Cricket stretched out in the sun …
The Geese fly South
I was hearing this repetitive squeaking noise. It was an animal noise but i couldnt figure out which animal it was coming from. The cat did not appear to he meowing, the chickens weren’t doing it, the dogs were still, and i saw no evidence of mice, toads, or rabbits nearby at the moment. Then …
Weatherizing Cricket’s Bed
All day today the icy wind was pummeling people, pushing them this way and that and making it difficult to breathe as well as drive on flat stretches of highway. it was a mess. The high was in the fifties today and the wind gusts made it feel much colder. The low is scheduled to …
Cricket
I was out watering the pecan tree after nightfall. I had the headlamp on. I was carrying a watering can. I was also on the phone, because multitasking. Suddenly i noticed a pair of reflective eyes in the grass. They were bouncing. They were definitely coming towards me at a high rate of speed. The …
The Black Widow
I was noticing that it was getting harder and harder to convince the dogs to go into the dog igloo after a treat and that was unusual for Cashew, who was very treat motivated. From time to time i threw treats in there to remind them they could enter in practice for a bad weather …
The Pullets Graduate
I have orpingtons. Everything ive read about these chickens says they are supposed to start laying eggs around 6 months of age. Yet, my second batch of chickens started laying at around 5 months and these last pullets began laying at 4.5 months. I am not complaining. I think its great. I just wasnt ready …
Deodorant
I sweat a lot. I always have. I think part of whats behind that is my inability to play well with others during home life renders me doing things that the instruction sheet specifically states require 4 to 6 for assembly. When you take on a lot of physical tasks you are going to sweat. …