A Busy Couple of Days

January 2, 2025 On New Year’s Day, Bruce noticed a couple of flickers in the backyard, fairly close to the house. We walked over to the sliding door and watched them for a while. The wind calmed down and Bruce decided to use his chainsaw to cut the branches off the fence. He also cut […]

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Using New Yard Tools

December 20, 2024 Today was cold; it only got up to 45 degrees F. It was windy, eight miles an hour with gusts up to 20 miles an hour. The wind and humidity made if feel a lot colder. The high of the day was early, around 9:00 AM. The wind blew in colder weather. […]

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The Old Roof Removed from Front

December 19, 2024 The roof on the front of the house was completely removed before lunch. The roofers had even started putting down the RhinoRoof underlayment. They had started stripping the shingles and tarpaper from the back. We could hear them cutting in the roof vents with saws. They took a 30 minute break for […]

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First Hard Freeze

November 30, 2024 It got down to 23 degrees F last night. When I got up to take Nox outside, the backyard was still covered in frost. I took some close up pictures of henbit covered with frost. The frost had started melting in the front yard. I am not sure what these weeds are. […]

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Nox, Out and About

November 25, 2024 On Thursday (November 21), Nox was enjoying the day. I took some pictures of her walking about in the yard doing Nox things. After her walk, she was tired and stretched out in her bed.

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Nox Having a Ball

November 6, 2024 Yesterday, I put a treat in the Magic Green Ball aka MGB for Nox. (The Magic Green Ball got its name when our dog Luna played with it. She would slowly chew on the ball with a look of pure bliss.) Nox had a ball getting the treat out. Here she is […]

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Cows and Donkeys Next Door

October 29, 2024 Bruce was out mowing the back pasture yesterday when our neighbors’ cows and donkeys were close to our fence. At the same time, I was outside weeding one of the flowerbeds that came with the house. Nox was just hanging out with me. The flowerbed has daylilies and what I believe to […]

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