Well, the rest of the family, I think. We saw four young wolves on the beaver pond the morning before last. (You can tell they aren’t adults as their tails haven’t “fluffed” out yet.) They were sniffing around in the grass, looking for mice, voles, or rabbits. They traveled the width of the pond before I could grab my camera. And two escaped into the woods before I could get a shot. We thought it was pretty cool!
I went to our friend, Ervin Dahlen’s, funeral yesterday. It was -21 degrees F when I left so Will had to stay home and mind the fire. When it’s warmer, we can let it go down to coals. But when it’s that cold, you need to keep it cranking. It’s just a wood stove in the living room and the wood kitchen range, not a furnace or outdoor boiler. Of course it was sad, but I got to see a lot of old neighbors and friends I hadn’t seen for a long time, and that was special.
I spent the day today packing seeds. As our new catalogs just went out, we’re expecting a flood of seed orders soon. (And we need that as “someone” went out and got a loan for a $60,000 tractor! Not to mention any names… It’s so cool to look at one tiny tomato seed, realizing it can produce forty pounds of food. Astounding!
I’m amazed at how well Sarge has learned to work cattle. Who would have thought it was possible? One of our bulls got out today and came up to eat feed in the goat barn. He took him right down to Will, who opened the gate. And in they went, as smooth as can be. I’d love a Belgian Malinois as I love training animals, and they are so very trainable. But, for now, Sarge is my sweetheart! — Jackie
I’m glad your angiogram went well. My knee is better but still can’t kneel on it. The pain is much less. Funny-after PT I fell a couple of times in the garden and got more range of motion after the falls. I still sleep with a pillow between the knees. At least the pain doesn’t keep me awake like before. Age may give some wisdom but it’s accompanied by “some” pains. Good luck on your future procedure.
Jackie-must say I love that you appreciate wolves. We lived 30 years with them, very very rarely ever saw them. Never understood why many peoples first thought are kill them. Learned alot from youz thru the years-thank you. Take care and hope you all have a happy, healthy 2025.
Did not know that about the tails – same thing for coyotes (no wolves in my area)?
Not only 40 lbs of food but you have the labor to pick and process (canning). My fear is crops will rot in the field due to lack of labor. I was heartened when I read/saw some of those piles of potatoes were able to be distributed during the pandemic, instead of rotting or otherwise being destroyed.
Who could that “someone” be? I’ll have to think about this for awhile. I’m assuming Sarge thinks he better learn a trade if he’s going to stay.