Massive Cleanup Required
Our property consists of 50 acres. Four of those acres contain our home and yard. We have a large garden, many shrubs and trees, many lawns, and my wife has many flower plots. The place is a real attraction for birds and other forms of wildlife. There are several local photographers that use our yard to photography wedding parties, etc. All these things are gratifying, but there are draw-backs for the luxury of having all this.
Needless to say, there are tremendous quantities of bio-mass produced in our yard. Besides all the lawn mowing and garden weeding in the summer, there is a massive cleanup required. It starts in November, after the leaves have fallen, through the winter. Cleaning up limbs blown down from winter storms, dead leaves, and old growth from the perennials in the flower plots constitute quite a big job. To date (March 14th) I have hauled off 164 wheel barrow loads and have dealt with several large piles of limbs.
I have often thought that we should name this place BIO-MASS PLANTATION.
Hospital Experience
My wife was in the hospital for a procedure that was to be 2 days at the most. She was in for six! It was very tiring for her and me both. I was frustrated and became a bit angry. I kept the words to myself. Perhaps they could read my demeanor.
It made me believe the statement that 10 percent of a working force are responsible for 90 percent of the positive things accomplished. Many of the other 90 percent seemed inefficient – lacking common sense, not really listening to problems, and unable to do the simplest of things without direction from above.
Going on extended stay in the hospital to make one well, is like sending someone to prison to make him change his ways. He will usually come out a hardened criminal, and the patient just gets weaker until they can get back home to recover!
The Angus Cow
There is something that I hold dear
It’s a roomy black matron that I revere
Rugged, but feminine is this beast
Extremely adaptable, to say the least
It’s the Angus cow of much renown
There is no equal to be found
She’s maternal and fertile, and easy to calve
A quality that is certainly good to have
Her calves are vigorous and jump to their feet
And when fed-out, yield high quality meat
She’s easy to care for with maintenance minimal
And contrary to belief, she is very gentle
On what she is fed I’ve seen other types try
Their competition lags – Of that I don’t lie
But this cow, comes through with great zeal
Does it with ease and preserves eye-appeal
If you ask why it’s Angus I feed
It’s basically the cow – She’s the strength of the breed!
(Recalled from the years when I bred cattle in Montana)
Hassled by Police
“Life doesn’t happen along the Interstates. It’s against the Law!”
How true this is! But it also seems to be difficult to experience it along side roads. There seems to be a law at every turn and woe unto he who appears to be out of the ordinary stereotype.
I was once asked: “When you travel in your camper, are you ever bothered by crooks?” My answer is no. Never have the usual bad elements of society bothered me, only the usual (the cops). We are always hassled by the police on just about every trip we take. Why? Because we are not appearing as society dictates as to what is proper for folks to be recreating at. Police are only a step above the “crooks” and like nine out of ten individuals in positions of authority, can’t handle it with common sense or with absence of some degree of tyranny.
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Recent Photo Additions to My Website
Snow Goose – Sandhill Crane – Curver-billed Thrasher – Brown Thrasher – Juniper Titmouse
Pinyon Jay – Blue Jay – Green-tailed Towhee – Hairy Woodpecker – White-headed Woodpecker
Pygmy Nuthatch – White-breasted Nuthatch – Red-breasted Nuthatch – Gray Jay
White-crowned Sparrow – White-throated Sparrow –
Mule Deer Doe – Grizzly – Pronghorn – Coyote – Wild Burros
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