I'm going to start today to record on a daily basis whatever happens to strike my fancy. So, it is a very cool breezy day. I just posted 5 short book reviews to The Monthly Reading Challenge. I'm suppose to put away some winter wood today from the woodpile outside but I'm playing hookey from work to write so starting this blog will get done.
I'm having a daily fight with a flock of English Sparrows that are trying to take over my barn. They are making a terrible mess so they have to go. I have destroyed several nests so far they don't leave but they get out of the barn when I am around. I'm just starting the fight so I guess I don't know how far I have to go to discourage them.
I'm trying not to spread myself to thin on WDC because I find so many things that are interesting here and I am trying to work on a new story. I really enjoy sitting at my desk with a cup of tea and reading blogs on WDC.
A fruit tree orchard is a dream of mine too. We do have a cherry tree but it's more ornamental than productive. I had planted some fig trees but an overzealous helper thought they were weeds and killed them.
I have two ginger cats, both are male. Macavity is 11 and Pumpkin is 3. Both have very strong personalities.
My son raises chickens and this young kitten appeared out of now where one afternoon. My son saw the tail up following the chickens around. He didn't give it much thought because he figured it was the neighbors kitten. He discovered the kitten in the henhouse nestled in the hay with one of the chickens. He put it outside and shooed it away. Only to find it there in the morning, so he called the neighbor who said they didn't have any kittens.
The kitten did live long in the henhouse because once my grandson saw the kitten he became a member of the family. His name is Tom, he still hangs out with the chickens during the day but comes inside to get dinner and sleep with CJ.
kare. Get a ski pole. It is what I use in winter can dig into snow and ice. Shows me snow depth and helps me have good footing on ice. Found mine years ago in the local Good Will store for cheap price.
IMHO, The weather is less predictable than 50 years ago. Regardless, there are cycles.
We have had brutal winds this week, some snow, 16°F right now. The cold is important to kill off the nasties and snow in the mountains will help our streams come summer.
I got a cane for walking but it won't help with ice.
Just finished reading a book called "The Body" by Bill Bryson. Be prepared, if you read the book to wade through some very specific data about the Body. The library did ask me to finish the book or send it back because many people wanted to read it. Sometimes I have to renew a book if I'm reading it slowly this time I would not have that option.
I am interested to finding out that a lot of people in library land are trying to discover anatomy and physiology. I am not alone in my pursuit to learn specifics in the makeup of our organic nature. One of the courses I took online called the human body an Organic Machine. I think that is the best description I have learned so far.
In chemistry the shape of organic molecules differs from the shape of other molecules. Simply speaking organic molecules are three dimensional. That is enough description for this article.
The author of this book, Bill Bryson, also wrote "A Walk in the Woods". I think there is a movie about this as it is about a man walking alone on the Appalachian trail. Watched from Amazon on my kindle. Another Amazing story.
Guess I'll go read a book. Just started a paperback book I bought on Amazon. Went looking for a bookmark found one on my desk from It needs coloring. I really like getting the paper bookmarks then coloring them. Always like my mail from WDC. Have a great day. Day light savings changes again. Spring forward--Fall back. Bye.BB
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