Beautiful spring-like weather has finally arrived in Fayetteville! Three days of sun and temperatures in the seventies have banished my cold weather procrastination and replaced it with sowing vegetable seeds. Looking at the tray in the image above isn’t very inspiring, I agree. But that is one of the great things about agriculture: a quiet sense of accomplishment. For example,
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I wrote the article below in 2006 just weeks after Pluto became a non-planet and after NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was launched to study planet Pluto. After nine years of flight the spacecraft is again in the news closing in on this July’s fly-by. It remains a real story of intrigue and mysterious dealings, who demoted it and why. Also
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[I wrote this article based on a visit to The Eagle’s Nest in 2000. It subsequently appeared in an e-zine I had with my daughter. Of all the places I have been in the world this one still leaves a major impression. I can only explain that by saying read the article and you will understand why.] It is an
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Ernie the intrepid and I went out for the nightly walk. Bog-like conditions from leftover rain don’t faze him; visibility near zero, no problem. And throw in the scent of a rabbit, swoosh………. his twenty pounds stretch the leash as taut as a mooring line in a hurricane. If they put a rabbit in front of a railcar I think
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The Mother goat and kid are always very close together. Feeling a little like paparazzi note in every picture the mother and new-born are staring at the camera. That is probably a good idea. Being ever vigilant – including with the aid of the two rams – is good life insurance. There is strong evidence of a coyote that roams at night.
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Press Release: Monday, January 12, 2015 The birth of a new kid in the Fayetteville neighborhood happened today sometime early morning to afternoon. EXCLUSIVE: NOTE FIRST IMAGES OF THE PROUD ADDITION TO THE GOAT FAMILY Mama and little one were first seen lying side by side in the high grass. The weather outside was glum, cold and damp with a chilly north
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Insomnia might be too strong a word. But I think using it is permissible to make a point. Whether you can get by on three hours or seven, sound sleep is essential to our health. The last few years, especially with the stress of corporate responsibilities, I have had periods being sleep challenged. Working in Australia at the time one
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I thought it would have happened by now: Ernie personally greets one of the neighbor’s cows. But as you can see from the picture he is not there yet. The cow was willing and made the advance, but Ernie’s body language and occasional nervous whine put her off. She turned on her heels – er hooves – and as much
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The question above was overheard in casual conversation during the First Friday event in Bastrop last evening. “The First Friday Art Walk is a monthly event held in downtown Bastrop on the first Friday of every month to celebrate Bastrop’s thriving art scene.” [*] The original paintings, photographs, sculptures and furnishings offered for sale match just about any potential buyer’s
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As the year ends and 2015 is about to begin another animal has taken up residence at my Shack. It’s Ernie the pooch. He arrived with an orphans background. About six months ago my daughter Hannah was driving south of Miami through the Homestead area. She noticed three stray dogs wandering the street. Always concerned with dog welfare she stopped and called
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