Over the next month everything began to come out of its winter dormancy and begin producing new leaves and flowers. The new trees that looked like bare sticks when i bought them produced buds and sprouted leaves. The old trees came back as well. Even the muscat grape vine returned. It was the last to …
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Reviving the Orchard
Every spring i begin with a certain amount of fruit trees and by the following spring i have less. The winters are difficult for young trees to survive. I made myself two rules. Nothing citrus or tropical. No mandarin, lemon, or avocado trees. Also, nothing so young that its roots wont be deep enough to …
The Noises of Nightfall
Last night i turned in to the sound of a howling coyote. The night before to the hum and buzz of a thousand junebugs taking flight in their odd and clumsy way. Tonight, it was the gobble of a wild turkey. Ever present are the screams of hungry longhorns looking for their evening meal to …
The Pin Oak
As Autumn draws to a conclusion and winter begins the pin oak is just now changing colors. it’s been a warm year. The trees as well as the chickens are confused.
Split Trees
So i had all the oaks on the property treated for oak wilt back in july in order to halt the spread when i learned the cluster of seven trees i use as a carport during storms was infected. Three of those trees are recovering fairly well with new baby leaves all over their branches. …
The Plan for the Oak Trees
Now that spring is in full force over here (though the dry rainless conditions may have stunted the flower and grass growth a bit) i can finally see which parts of the oak trees on the property came back and which parts are definitely dead due to icepocalypse a little over a year ago. Last …
A Miscellaneous Update
Though things are rather uncertain at the moment, Sili and Cashew are unaware and living their best life on the land. They are operating business as usual while i stress and fret over work and school and sometimes that’s very helpful. i cancelled our subscription to the fedex food delivery service. The price for foods …
Signs of Life
I expected everything to be dead. I mean, it was 4 degrees. At that point, the water in the aloe vera spines should have frozen within the plant and the thawed aftermath would be mush. I pulled the towels off of the aloe vera expecting to say goodbye and i realized that 3 of the …
The Cleanup Continues
Things are starting to dry out. The ground is mere mud instead of slush now. I noticed that some of my outlets weren’t working so each time i discovered one i reset it. When i reset the one on the outside of the house the water softeners began making a noise. I suddenly realized the …
Solitude
The solitude fed my soul. The sound of the wind, the changing light, the chittering of sneaky coons, the hum and buzz of the cicadas, the soft footsteps of rabbits and squirrels in the fallen leaves, the clicking and snapping flight of the ever present grasshopper, the whistling song of birds, the rustle of leaves, …