Dawn419 & doc's LSTA: Confounded Computer!!!

[dragonlaurel]

At least people really look at what you post. For a minute, I was trying to figure out what was different between them. Then I realized it was just an ooops moment. No big deal.
I don't think so clear at this time of night, but still a night owl. I'm pretty tired though, so I better lay down before the feeling passes.

 

[Dawn419]

At least people really look at what you post.

I figure that's it's just cuz I'm a vitual newb and have the "M" word under my title. But doc and are ARE entertaining, to say the least! He's been ciphering over doing the Monster List and I told him to remember that I'm a Mod here and to make it nice and he looked at me funny. Been with him for 17 years and counting and know that I'm not wrong!

January 2010:

Once we got settled out here, we realized we didn't have a garden area covered, so I got out here with my bow saw and started taking small trees down for a garden plot:



So, weather's been hotter than hades here (we topped 107F yesterday) and I'm ready to cool off, so for your viewing pleasure...SNOW...



The chickens saying, " Snow? We're from Middle TN and why did you move us here?":



And I will add more later, seeing lightning flashes...please mean rain, a real rain...not 5 rain drops!

 

[dragonlaurel]

I hadn't noticed the "M word". You just talk about interesting stuff.
People don't really have to do all those questions. Lots of people just answer the ones they feel like.
Hope you got a good rain up there and cooled down some. It helped us.

 

[abifae]

I love all the pics. I always like my stories illustrated

 

[Dawn419]

I love all the pics. I always like my stories illustrated

Welcome to our madness, abifae!

Wanted to continue our story by now but reality has given us a big "check". We have two missing guineas, two missing hens and Smoke, the cat is MIA. These have been daytime disappearances, with no extra loud "something's happening here" vocals from the birds or the dog. Bubba and I have been hitting the woods and not finding any bodies...I'm lost and clueless! Smoke is fixed, so she's not out catting around, not socialized so I'm positive no one has adopted her and to top it all off, for the past 2 nights, half of the chickens don't want to roost in the coop! I totally don't get that last one as none of the problems have happened in the coop, itself and I've checked it all over for break-ins and there are none.

So, I'm gonna take us all on a walk to one of my favorite places back in TN... Waterloo. Once Skip and I got together, this place was where we usually spent the day for my birthday due to all of the wildflowers blooming.

Enjoy the walk!

Waterloo Wildflower Walk

Will get back to January 2010 later today.

 

[dragonlaurel]

I hope your animals turn up safe and soon.
Nothing is allowed to get Smoke. She has to live a healthy life till she's at least 30 or so, since she looks so much like my girl did.
It sounds like something is either getting in the coop or hanging around close enough to really scare them. I'd guess a raptor but it seems like you had protection on the roof too. Hmmm.
I couldn't see the pics. Oh well. I'll just have to sit here and think about my favorite flowers.

 

[Dawn419]

dl,

Fought with the pic link and "think" it'll work now!

We've kept "whizzing" around the coop as a deterent and Bubba loves that part of his new life with us. It breaks my heart for him to look at me with that "Hey, where's my cat? look." Yep, animals don't feel feelings.

Gonna go huntin' again later and got my Glock locked and loaded. I know it's not the best choice but it's what I've got and I don't want to run into "something" without it.

 

[Rebbetzin]

From reading a few of your recent posts...
It appears to be much hotter back there this past week or so than it is here in the Southwest!

Since the winds have shifted to the East, our normal Monsoons are not happening!

 

[dragonlaurel]

Works now. Beautiful pics! My hubby will drool over that fossil.
Sounds like Bubba misses his buddy. Stay safe. Would animal tracks show around there? You might sprinkle a little flour in the area and see what comes nearby. Especially where there are nearby bushes that animals could use for cover.

 

[Dawn419]

Quick update on happenings here:

Smoke made it home safely a few days ago without a scratch on her and looking no worse for wear. We were sure that coyotes had got her since she's dog friendly. Whew! Relief is an understatement!

Doc busted the guineas in the field across the road after the first 2 went missing, we've lost a third and are guessing that they've been playing "chicken" with the local semi traffic...

Finally got "all" of the chickens back in the coop and am only missing my favorite hen (of course). It's been too dry to see any type of tracks here but I did find a large wasp nest in the coop (we've dispatched it) and wonder if that wasn't part of the problem.

dl,

I only keep flour on hand in the winter when I bake but I did scatter some food grade de around the outside of the coop in hopes of catching tracks...so the very next day we had a monsoon.

Rebbetzin,

We have advanced and made life easier with the heat...we have AC in the Broke Down Palace (aka camper). Had to have it with doc working the swing shift that he does and I have to say that I appreciate it too! We've barely gotten out of the 80's at night (it's 78 now).

We had a few cooler days (lower 90's) so I've been working on knocking down 5' tall weeds and burning small stumps out of the garden area in prep for next spring and additional raised beds.

Since our spring garden was so uneventful due to high temps and no rain, I'm working on getting seeds sown for the fall garden this coming week.


I'll continue with our Jan '10 updates in the next day or so...