How often does one get to see the trail of a slug? The ever-so-slight layer of frost revealed this little guy's swaggering ways. Honestly, I didn't know slugs traveled so randomly.
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Showing posts with label animals. Show all posts
Saturday, December 1, 2007
Leaving a trail
"Consider the work of God, for who is able to straighten what He has bent?" Ecclesiastes 7:13
How often does one get to see the trail of a slug? The ever-so-slight layer of frost revealed this little guy's swaggering ways. Honestly, I didn't know slugs traveled so randomly.
How often does one get to see the trail of a slug? The ever-so-slight layer of frost revealed this little guy's swaggering ways. Honestly, I didn't know slugs traveled so randomly.
Thursday, August 9, 2007
Goat Houses
"Then the tabernacle was taken down; and the sons of Gershon and the sons of Merari, who were carrying the tabernacle, set out." Numbers 10:17
Far cry from the tabernacle.
And the sons of Gershon and Merari were nowhere to be found.
But the little goat houses are finished and Eric and Michael moved them into place! We're almost ready for the critters!!
If you check out my Scrap Lumber post, you'll see what we started with to build the goat shelters. Now you know why Eric wanted to use a pallet as the base!! Pretty ingenious, if you ask me.
Far cry from the tabernacle.And the sons of Gershon and Merari were nowhere to be found.
But the little goat houses are finished and Eric and Michael moved them into place! We're almost ready for the critters!!
If you check out my Scrap Lumber post, you'll see what we started with to build the goat shelters. Now you know why Eric wanted to use a pallet as the base!! Pretty ingenious, if you ask me.
Wednesday, August 8, 2007
Fish and tomatoes???
"We remember the fish which we used to eat free in Egypt, the cucumbers and the melons and the leeks and the onions and the garlic." Numbers 11:5
But what about tomatoes and fish?
After such an incredibly relaxing weekend, we come home to fish in our garden!! Fish? Yes, fish. Strung all through our tomatoes!
This trout line has become a gag gift in our neighborhood. If you read Petunia's Garden, you'll notice that she's posted about these little critters for several days in a row!! The joke started last Christmas when they were away for the evening. How do we welcome them home? We can "decorate" the tree outside their front door (see here)!! The lights were taken off their tree and fish went into hiding. Until now, that is!
Petunia's Gardener thinks the fish need to travel the neighborhood, but I'm not sure others would appreciate them as much as we have. Who knows? They may love them!!
(PS - There has been no scientific data which suggests illumination by fish is beneficial for growing tomatoes!)
But what about tomatoes and fish?After such an incredibly relaxing weekend, we come home to fish in our garden!! Fish? Yes, fish. Strung all through our tomatoes!
This trout line has become a gag gift in our neighborhood. If you read Petunia's Garden, you'll notice that she's posted about these little critters for several days in a row!! The joke started last Christmas when they were away for the evening. How do we welcome them home? We can "decorate" the tree outside their front door (see here)!! The lights were taken off their tree and fish went into hiding. Until now, that is!
Petunia's Gardener thinks the fish need to travel the neighborhood, but I'm not sure others would appreciate them as much as we have. Who knows? They may love them!!
(PS - There has been no scientific data which suggests illumination by fish is beneficial for growing tomatoes!)
Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Scrap Lumber
"Make for yourself an ark of gopher wood..." Genesis 6:14a
1. No, we're not building an ark.
2. I'm pretty sure it's not gopher wood.
We are, in fact, building shelters for the soon-to-be newest members of our family: goats! Eric has been researching different breeds and has decided on Kinders. They are good for meat and milk. For starters, we'll have one buck and two does. The kids will follow!
This photo shows a pallet from the flagstone and the pieces of an old play fort our neighbor disassembled. Stay tuned for photos of the finished product.
1. No, we're not building an ark.2. I'm pretty sure it's not gopher wood.
We are, in fact, building shelters for the soon-to-be newest members of our family: goats! Eric has been researching different breeds and has decided on Kinders. They are good for meat and milk. For starters, we'll have one buck and two does. The kids will follow!
This photo shows a pallet from the flagstone and the pieces of an old play fort our neighbor disassembled. Stay tuned for photos of the finished product.
Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Dances with bees
"They surrounded me like bees; they were extinguished as a fire of thorns; in the name of the LORD I will surely cut them off." Psalm 118:12
Lately, we have been focusing so intently on the ground that we hardly ever looked up. Until, that is, Eric got stung by a bee in the front patio area. After looking around to see where it came from, this is what he found. The neighbor's DH estimated this as a three-week construction project.
What to do now? Counter-attack!! So begins Eric's dance with the bees.
First weapon of choice: diesel fuel. Works great for killing bees; however, leaves an awful mess on the house. And the smell is not so lovely, either.
After awhile, Eric switched to Simple Green just to clean the house off.
In case you're not familiar with this dance, here's a few moves for you to practice at home (ha, ha, ha).
Have you got it? It really is quite simple - you just let the bees lead!
Where was I during this dance? In the vehicle, of course! In one of the photos you can see the side mirror of my Jeep.
Lately, we have been focusing so intently on the ground that we hardly ever looked up. Until, that is, Eric got stung by a bee in the front patio area. After looking around to see where it came from, this is what he found. The neighbor's DH estimated this as a three-week construction project.
What to do now? Counter-attack!! So begins Eric's dance with the bees.
First weapon of choice: diesel fuel. Works great for killing bees; however, leaves an awful mess on the house. And the smell is not so lovely, either.After awhile, Eric switched to Simple Green just to clean the house off.
In case you're not familiar with this dance, here's a few moves for you to practice at home (ha, ha, ha).
Have you got it? It really is quite simple - you just let the bees lead!
Where was I during this dance? In the vehicle, of course! In one of the photos you can see the side mirror of my Jeep.
Thursday, January 11, 2007
More snow!!
This was the scene from our back deck last night. I wasn't sure if the camera would capture the beauty of the snow flakes, but I think it did just fine. The snow flakes are huge! There was no wind so the snow was falling oh so peacefully.
More peace! This breathtaking view was from our back deck this morning. The blue tint makes for an interesting photo (my favorite, so far). Watch out family and friends - this picture may end up on next year's Christmas card! A trick I learned from Petunia's Gardener.
Snow is still falling, but only because a slight breeze is simply "brushing" the snow off the branches. It's beautiful, but I'm thanking Him I work from home. As I was trying to capture just the right photo, I found these tracks in our driveway. Hmmm...split hoof. Interestingly enough, I only saw the tracks where hubby had driven.
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