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Patience
A good word for today. Patience is the ability to wait for a long time without becoming annoyed or upset. It is the ability to remain calm and not become annoyed when dealing with problems or with difficult people. As I look at this evening sky from a few days ago, I am reminded that […]
Jeff Had a Successful Archery Hunt Today
He will make some delicious venison for someone’s freezer. Jeff is giving it to friends. Jeff and Chris’ cattle were curious about all the goings on. I didn’t have a closeup view of the bull for a few months and was reminded again of his huge body. I would not want to get in a […]
We Voted
This is as political as you will ever see me get on any post. 🙂 We are blessed to have the privilege to vote in the USA – then let God do His work. We had about an hour wait. It was rewarding to see so many from our small community taking the privilege to […]
Pre-Winter Patio and House Cleanup
Saturday, October 24 I told Cerwin that I was going to do a final patio and porch cleanup for the summer before it gets cold. This is what the porch looked like within five minutes of hosing down the porch, patio, and front of the house. At least it was clean. 🙂 The front of […]
Coming to the End of Pretty Leaves
Friday, October 23 It feels like we are coming to the end of pretty leaves in our woodlot for this season. Leaves are quickly falling and covering our yard. The shellbark trees are quickly changing from bright yellow to an orange/brown. It has been a beautiful fall season.
Butternut Squash Harvest – Day 3
Thursday, October 22 The final day of butternut squash harvest. It was amazing to watch them continue to fill trailers. By my calculations they harvested a total of eight or nine trailers. They finished the harvest by 2:30 in the afternoon. By early evening Jacob had already begun planting a winter grass – probably rye. […]
Taking Down a Few Dead Trees in the Property Behind Us
Thursday, October 22 The property in our woodlot (southeast side) is being sold and part of the deal was taking down some of the dead trees. The guys on the ground fed the smaller branches (and some fairly large ones) in to the woodchipper. There was a large crane that picked up the branches and […]
Waxing Crescent Moon Rising
Wednesday, October 21 Almost more beauty than my eyes can take in. Moving my camera toward the southwest. The waxing crescent moon was bright and high in the evening sky. Before long the sun had set and the sky was dark except for the pretty moon.
Butternut Squash Harvest – Day 2
Wednesday, October 21 The harvest equipment began about noon. I didn’t take many pictures on the second day of squash harvest, but enough to show you that it was happening again. The outer border shows you how much of the seven-acre field was harvested to get 3 large trailers full the day before. I didn’t […]
Butternut Squash Harvest – Day 1
Tuesday, October 20 I was hoping I would be home for the butternut squash harvest – and was pleased to see the equipment about 9:45 am. I enjoy watching this, because it is more unusual in our area than corn or soybean harvest. This is Jacob’s field (Amish neighbor), but someone else does the harvest […]
TFC Global Staff Conference
Monday, October 19 Bongiorno Conference Center, Carlisle, PA While the TFC Global Staff had a several day training conference, Cerwin, I, Sam Rittenhouse, Inge Koenig and Bunny & Peg O’Hare (the “old” guys) were encouraged to only attend on Monday afternoon and evening because the training was old information for us. The training was for […]
Leaves, Birds, Helicopter & Moon
Tuesday, October 20 The coloring of the shellbark trees finally made it to the bottom of the trees. The trees are beginning to loose their leaves from the very top of the branches. It won’t be many days before our lawn is covered with leaves. The Juncos are back – a sure sign of Fall. […]
Happy Birthday to Our Favorite Jeff
We love you! Daddy & Mother
Pretty Leaves & Ivy Flowers
Saturday, October 17 Maybe it’s because the leaves are so pretty this year, or maybe it’s because I have time to notice them, I am enjoying walking around our yard on warm fall days and trying to capture pretty pictures in the afternoon sun. Did you know ivy gets flowers? I just learned that these […]
A Delightful Day
Friday, October 16 I am enjoying mornings when the sun comes up and heightens the colors of the two shellbark trees in our front yard. During the mid-afternoon, our grandson Josiah called to see if we were home. He was leaving a job nearby and could easily come by on his way home. Before long […]