Archive for December, 2006
December 31, 2006 – Old Fencepost
Today Linda and I finished the north fence. I’m a bit tired from post pounding. It was another warm, rainy day in the 50’s.
This is the post of a fence perpendicular to the fence we moved – I was struck at the different color lichens that grow on the north and south sides of the ...Read more.
December 30, 2006 – Pulling Fence in December!
It’s not often December 30th brings 50 degrees – we used the opportunity to get a start on some work that is usually done in late March or early April – pulling up and putting in fence. We’re moving the entire line of fence on the north side out another 10 feet so we can ...Read more.
December 29, 2006 – Photo Friday “Best of 2006″
This week’s Photo Friday Contest theme is “Best of 2006.” Here’s a few shots that generated the most comments on the blog this year.
Marty befriends a fledgling just out of the nest by finding and feeding it worms.
A foggy spring morning just before the trellised raspberries begin to leaf out.
A brave young Kindergartener’s first day ...Read more.
December 28, 2006 – Thingamajig Thusday #55
Ok, I’m not looking for candles as the answer to this thingamajig, but what this is and a story behind it.
Also check out last week’s answer.
As always, put your guess in a comment below.
Answer…
This is a “Yule Log,” well a modified Yule Log since the “original” logs were meant to burn for a long time ...Read more.
December 27, 2006 – Fencing Me In
Now that the cows are gone, the tree-destroying job has evidently been passed onto the rabbits. I noticed some chewing around the base of the trees, particularly the maples. So, now we are starting to put chicken wire around some of the trees.
Today the girls made the cages, pounded the stakes in, and protected 17 ...Read more.
December 26, 2006 – Shepherd’s Crook
Here’s one of the most uniquely wrapped gifts of the holiday season.
It’s a shepherd’s crook – it will come in handy catching sheep whenever we need to catch sheep! No more running and lurching around like kids in a greased pig contest.
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December 25, 2006 – Kids at Christmas
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December 24, 2006 – Christmas Letter Page 4
Today it’s the last page of the Christmas letter.
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December 23, 2006 – Delayed Thingamajig Thursday #54
Here’s this week’s “Thingamajig Thursday” entry. Also check out last week’s answer.
As always, put your guess in a comment below.
Answer…
The sparks from a fire.
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December 22, 2006 – Post-Solstice
Twenty-two hours after lighting the fire and a day-long drizzle, the solstice fire is not yet totally extinguished!
The biggest logs are still burning – helped by a change in wind direction. This was the warmest Solstice ever, and the first for a long time that didn’t have snow. A few years ago, there was such ...Read more.
December 21, 2006 – Winter Solstice
Today is the darkest day of the year – made dark even so much more so by the heavy overcast and fog. From here on until June 22, the day length gets longer. This was the most rewarding Solstice fire ever – mainly due to the fact that it had been raining for two days ...Read more.
December 20, 2006 – Lying in Wait
The burn pile awaits.
After an all day rain/drizzle, it’s dripping, soaking, and wet. Tomorrow’s forecast is 100% chance of rain. The fire may not be a go, if not for the soaked pile, for the rain and mud and scores of people tramping to the fire and back into the house.
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December 19, 2006 – Christmas Letter Page 3
Today it’s page 3 of the Christmas letter.
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December 18, 2006 – Christmas Letter Page 2
Yesterday was page one of the Christmas Letter. Today it’s page 2.
Today, the last of the lambs went into the locker. Now, I have five lambskins salted down in the barn, the first stage of tanning.
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