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Buck

Apparently my life is all about animals. I’ve never been an animal lover. I doubt I will be. But I enjoy watching them and it is a wonder to me that I now enjoy visiting and petting our new goats. They’re very sweet. The eight of them left the rest of the herd with their [...]

Peacocks!

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Our morning visitors… a mating pair of peacocks! Jeff heard them on Sunday evening, nearby to where he was in the woods. Then last night, he found out the sounds were from peacocks; they came within 5 feet of him while he was tying up loose ends on the fencing. He has that effect on [...]

Jack Rabbit and Three Bucks

Jack Rabbit

We see a jack rabbit just about every morning when we go walking. This morning, this jack rabbit was also around when Jeff was eating breakfast, right under the dining room window. I took this picture through the window. He was munching like crazy on the seeds of the weeds growing there. We didn’t realize [...]

Fencing Progress and Other Weekend Adventures

Burning yet another brush pile...

Over the weekend, we continued to work on fencing. We almost finished up the last side. Jeff had to work by himself on Saturday morning, as I had to be in the kitchen preparing a meal to share with friends who came over for Saturday afternoon and evening. Saturday afternoon was overcast, perfect for burning [...]

The Art of Rolling Up Barbed Wire

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I was Jeff’s only grown-up helper this weekend with the fencing. We worked straight for three days — Saturday, Sunday and Monday. I don’t think I’ve ever been so little in the house. God was good and stretched all our leftovers out to last the entire time, along with some simple cooking. The method we [...]