With the wind knocking over the bird feeder so often, the hanging feeders were getting pretty damaged. So the last time it happened, I decided it was a good time to get a suet feeder for the winter.
I think it’s going over rather well, with the chickadees!
First off, a very Happy Thanksgiving to my US friends! I hope you all have a wonderful day, with much to be grateful for. <3
Continue readingToday was my “day of rest”, during my daughter’s short shift. It was warm enough that I was able to do quite a bit of walking (playing Pokemon Go, of course. ;-) ), and was able to check out the conditions at the beach, too.
In the distance, you can see a ridge of ice on the lake. Beyond that is pretty much open water. At this time of year, and at these temperatures, the winds and waves are keeping the lake quite open, even in this comparatively narrow section of it; narrow enough that we can just see the opposite shore, though not in this photo. It will be some weeks, at least, before the ice is thick enough to drive on, and the ice fishing huts start getting set up.
Continue readingWhile doing my morning rounds and starting along the path to the trail cam, I immediately noticed something odd about one of the fence wires.
It’s hard to see in the photo, but one of the wires is all bent out of shape.
On the wire below, I could see why.
A couple of barbs has tufts of deer fur stuck in them.
The electrical cord that powers our lights by the gate runs along the top wire of the fence. It’s big and thick, making it quite visible, even in the dark (at least for a deer!). My guess is, the deer tried to duck under the electrical wire, but didn’t see the barbed wire below and got hung up.
I really want to get rid of this fence.
The Re-Farmer
My husband is a morning person. He says views like this are part of what makes it so great.
I admire the view, to be sure, but if I had to choose between doing my morning rounds really early and getting shots like this, and bed, I’d choose bed. LOL
The Re-Farmer
Our first winter here, there were a few problems we noticed. Problems that were definitely adding to our electricity bill for heating!
This was taken just before our first Christmas here.
Continue readingThis past Sunday, the weather was mild enough that I was able to spend some time on the beach.
It was really fascinating.
The sand was frozen solid, but you could see the effects of water and ice. One dramatic visual was at the outflow for storm drains.
At the time I was there, the tide was still going out. There was ample evidence of how high it had gotten.
Continue readingThe new part of the house was added on in the mid-70’s or so. I still remember bits and pieces of the construction, including the pouring of concrete for the steps at the main entry.
After all these decades, it’s to be expected that those heavy steps would slowly sink, creating a gap.
A fairly large one.
Continue readingWell, it’s done for now!
My second attempt at making a probiotic fermented vegetable type of sauerkraut.
Click here to read about the first attempt, and step-by-step.
And here, so see how it failed, and my thoughts on why. :-(
With that as a learning experience, I made a few changes this time.
Continue readingThis morning, when I did my rounds, it was dark enough that I was able to see which of the LED bulbs on our fence lights were working or not, and pulled the burnt out bulbs.
