Today we had the brick crew out to put together the next part of our foundation. Here’s what they did today (once again, click on a picture to see it full-sized):
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First Day of Work
It took a while to get here, but our contractor finally got started on our Deltec yesterday. We got the footer dug and poured. The foundation work will continue next week. Click on a picture for a full-size version. Continue reading “First Day of Work”
New Barn
We built a new barn! Okay, so maybe we didn’t build it ourselves, but we had a new barn built. It is alternately called the new barn, the horse barn, or the blue barn (to distinguish from the pre-existing barn, which is red). Here are some pictures of its creation: You can’t really tell fromContinue reading “New Barn”
Sunflowers are like cats
I really like sunflowers. I think they are quite pretty and very cheerful. So it made sense to buy several varieties of seeds and plant a pretty row of many different heights/types of sunflowers. Guess how many sprouted, much less bloomed, this year. Yep, zero. None. Not so much as a glimmer. Now, I alsoContinue reading “Sunflowers are like cats”
Raccoons
We caught another raccoon this morning. That makes two this year. We didn’t mind so much when we had a fairly large one hanging out in the area and eating the dropped pecans, as he soon learned our schedule and avoided us. That was our first summer here. Last year I don’t recall any problemsContinue reading “Raccoons”
Deer
I went out to do the AM feed earlier this week and saw a young buck deer at our salt block. He was very cute, had little antlers. I told him I was going to the barn and not towards him, and he watched me for a few steps, but when I turned back again,Continue reading “Deer”
Enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature…
We had a nice 4th of July. We had some bad hay that needed burned in our front yard, so we decided it would be a nice thing to do, as it was a cool, calm evening. Unfortunately, the owner of the fields across the street agreed with us and decided to harvest his wheatContinue reading “Enjoy the peaceful sounds of nature…”
Flower ID 2 – Common Ragweed
Like many people apparently, I always thought that ragweed was another name for goldenrod. Turns out that goldenrod is not, in fact, the bad guy of allergy season. Apparently, common ragweed grows around goldenrod and is the actual culprit but gets overshadowed by the big, showy yellow flowers. This is actually common ragweed. I keepContinue reading “Flower ID 2 – Common Ragweed”
New Car!
Since Scott’s been driving an increasingly decrepit car for a while, we decided to get him a new one before his old one up and quit on us. We went with a fuel-efficient economy car, the Chevy Spark. So far, Scott’s happy with it. Naturally, it is a manual transmission, and it’s got a terriblyContinue reading “New Car!”
Flower Identification
Since we live out here in the relative middle of nowhere, we tend to see several different kinds of beasts and also have several different types of plants around us. I will sometimes get it into my head to find out exactly what something is called. In this instance, there was this plant out byContinue reading “Flower Identification”