Well, we figured she had gone away, we hadn’t “heard” from her in a few months. But today we found another little note package from her. She spent some time and effort crafting this collage of messages again (and I say “she” because it looks like a woman’s handwriting)- a cardboard printed sign, a green spiral notepad sheet with more writing (and again, she ran out of room to fit all of her thoughts, so had to switch to a smaller “font” and write up the side of the sheet), another torn scrap of paper with a separate list, and a cut-out newspaper blurb. All of this was carefully bound in a sealed cellophane wrapper, presumably to protect it from rain (which I wish we had).
July 2009
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July 31, 2009
July 31, 2009
Only not in a good way. While friends from other parts of the country complain of unseasonably cold and wet weather, we are having a record-setting hot summer in the Seattle area. Usually we don’t see consistent good weather until after the Fourth of July. But this year, it’s been hot since early May. This week they had warnings of heat like we’ve never seen- over 100 degrees. For us, even 80 seems hot, so this was a bit worrisome.
July 26, 2009
Forensic Analysis of an Old H-Brace
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This is a very, very old fencing H-brace that I just removed from our pasture. I would venture a guess that it is part of the original farm homestead, and was probably installed before 1910. It is interesting to see that people in our region are still building these the same way, and to see where this one failed as it aged. Most of the old fencing from this place is gone, but there are a few stretches here and there that remain, half-consumed by nature.
July 25, 2009
The Mice Are Back, Part 2
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This morning, I witnessed this funny little inter-species drama. The cat had caught a mouse, and was lording over her dead prize. The chicken wanted it. Our chickens can be a bit confrontational, I say, they aren’t “chicken” about anything. Here you can see the chicken is posturing to the cat in a tense and threatening way, and the cat is reacting with annoyance. A few times the chicken pecked at the cat, and the cat swatted back. They were definitely having an argument. (more…)
July 25, 2009
I haven’t been driving my “dog show van” much because I haven’t been showing or training dogs much. The other day, I took it to the store to pick up some lumber, turned on the AC, and was immediately struck by this thought “is that urine I’m smelling???” And then mouse nesting started flying out of the heater vents! :-0
