You are here: Home / The Farm Gosh, would you look at her! Her official birthday is at the end of August, so she’s not quite one year old here. Who would have thought on August 13, 2012 that Missy would write an epic novel titled, Vitiosus Canes, Virtutum Actus (Vicious Dogs, Virtuous Acts) that was destined to become a best seller?
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You can quick after you see it. My Quicktime isn’t working and I can’t figure out how to edit. Enjoy!
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A watershed is an interesting– what’s the technical word?– thing. This one runs through the (unmaintained) pine plantation. Pines do not like wet feet, but the oaks and gums and sycamores are fine with it, so the arial view clearly shows the swath of the watershed with the deciduous trees running down to the lake,
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Had to honk the horn to get them to come running. Look at the path Missy made through the dew! And you can’t see it but Rocky was grinning from ear to ear.
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Yesterday Missy, Rocky, and I decided to stroll over to a new cut-in on the far side of the lake. Along the way we passed Molly the neighbor horse. She was curious, and so were the dogs, but none were so curious so as to create a situation. We turned left at the corner of
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Thought we’d go out to the Peninsula today but we detoured to the main watershed. Looks as if the beavers have had a productive spring. Since we were in the neighborhood, we went the long way around through the pines to get back to the path. Won’t be able to do that too much longer
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Went looking for the geese but didn’t find them. I saw them chasing something off yesterday so I know they’re there. We’re hoping to see goslings. I know, I know. Geese can be a pain. Nevertheless, we are excited! Enjoy the day!
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Overcast day with rain in the forecast so we decided to go to The Peninsula for our morning stroll. Very pleasant.
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Don’t know why the video is so grainy but it doesn’t matter. It’s the audio I wanted to share. Potential for bad weather again early this weekend so I thought I’d take Missy & Rocky to the Hidden Pasture for a good run. Have a good one!
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There’s a spot along the fence line where a large tree toppled over years and years ago– before we moved here. Stuff has grown up all over it. It’s a real mess but the birds just love it. So we let it go to do whatever Mother Nature sees fit to do with it. These
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Dogs had a blast! I thought they should have a good run before it starts raining again. Pollen season is here. Off to bake the sweet potatoes. It’s Marica Cooks Monday!
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This was 11:30am. Still couldn’t see the gravel part of the driveway. The pavement part is now completely clear. Gravel is visible. At about 2pm we went to the village. I am not seeing any watches or warnings about flash flooding except for areas immediately adjacent to water ways. This is surprising. Overnight temperatures are
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I cannot quite tell if it took out the fence or not. And it is not possible for me to walk out there. I have never seen snow covered ice this hard. The surface is so solid you could probably bounce a baseball off it. Today’s doses of F Winter stuff will be coming up
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[Heh. 2015 and there were no curtains on the windows. I would not have thought that.] From the Department of Redundancy Department Published on March 5, 2015 by Marica Knock on wood and praise Jesus we have electricity– from the tap not the generator. And running water! But for a time this morning we did not have gas.
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Brief update while I wait for a new batch of dish water to boil. Hot water heater arrived at 8:28am. Acclimating to its new surrounds in the middle of the garage. Nice delivery guy. All of the map apps pin our address in the middle of the pond. He was understandably perplexed but glad to
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I need a 40 gallon water heater. Electric? Gas. Propane? Yes. [paperwork and click clack on register] Is there anything else we’ll need to install it? No, shouldn’t be. Do you have a pan? No. Want one? Sure. [goes to get pan] Can it be delivered? Ten dollars. Sure. Five ninety-two seventy-seven. [writes check] Taking
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I really should name them. Thoughts?
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I have seen many bobwhites out here on the Farm (see above, Increase) but I have never seen one in the rare red color phase.
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Really digging the 70-300mm zoom lens.
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