And Then There Were Six
Sunday, November 7th, 2010
I feel like I have been as busy as a cat with six kittens. No. Wait. I AM a cat with six kittens. Nearly four weeks ago, our barn cat, Little Sister, had kittens. Usually when she has kittens in the fall, she does not take care of them. This year she did. But — […]
White-tail Deer
Wednesday, November 3rd, 2010
Some deer hunters here in Wisconsin are complaining because they never see any deer, and because they don’t see deer, they think the population has decreased dramatically. And yet, recent statistics say that 60 percent — more than half — of car collisions in the state are car/deer collisions. Estimates also place the White-tail deer […]
How Windy Was It?
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010
Surprisingly enough, for the strength of the wind Tuesday night, gusting to 60 mph, there was relatively little damage. I did, however, have to keep dodging small tree branches in the road as I drove out to the main highway Wednesday morning to get to town. Nothing big — but lots of debris in the […]
Batten Down the Hatches
Tuesday, October 26th, 2010
At 9:30 p.m. Tuesday the wind is just howling around the house here at Rural Route 2. For most of the afternoon we’ve had sustained winds of about 35 mph, but this evening, the wind is gusting up around 50 to 60 mph. The air felt warm and balmy Tuesday morning, and when I went […]
Unhappy Campers
Monday, October 25th, 2010
There I was Monday morning, minding my own business, walking into the barn to feed Kajun and the barn kitties as I always do in the morning. As soon as I walked in the barn, Little Sister jumped up on the shelf where I feed the barn kitties. And that’s when the yelling began. “What’s […]
Back in Business
Monday, October 18th, 2010
Well, at least we don’t have a big electrical cable running from the pole across the yard to the house anymore. It all started a week ago Wednesday when I came home from a meeting and Randy informed me that we only had electricity on one side of the house. One side of the house? […]
End of the Season
Monday, October 11th, 2010
End of the Season The growing season here at Rural Route 2 came to an end a week ago Sunday morning when the temperature was in the mid-20s. Even with tarps and sheets, it was too cold to save anything. The pumpkins are withered and dead. The pole beans are withered and dead. So are […]
An Unfortunate Mouse
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
As I reached through the fence to get Isabelle’s feed tub Wednesday morning I saw it — one poor little flat very dead mouse. Isabelle delicately sniffed the mouse, snorted lightly and then gave it a wide berth. “Okay,” I said. “So now my horse is catching mice?” It seems to me there *are* quite […]
