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Post by bunkie on Dec 6, 2010 10:22:17 GMT -5
more snow pics... ed and snowblower...  tackling the snow that fell off of the big roof...  almost done...  ducks and more snow...  curly catching snowflakes with his tongue...  |
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Post by bunkie on Dec 7, 2010 13:21:25 GMT -5
i got a saucer sled early for Christmas yesterday. i used it for the first time this morning to take water and feed down the hill to the duck pen in 2 feet plus of snow.
it worked great! but, curly has taken a liking to it. he pulled it all over the front yard and all over the driveway! now i have to get him one!!!
pics soon...
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Post by wildseed57 on Dec 8, 2010 22:00:59 GMT -5
Looks to cold for this warm blooded old man, I do remember a couple of times when I was a kid that we got snowed in for week or so at a time, it was fun for us kids, but at the same time I knew that My dad had to take a long hard walk into town to make enough money to keep us all fed, that was back in the 50's, now days people just call in because they can't get out of there driveways here, sure not like where you are. I bet you keep your cellar well stocked.
George W
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Post by wildseed57 on Dec 8, 2010 22:21:50 GMT -5
Hi Bunky Your have a pretty good deal going there reminds me of the farm we had deep in the Ozarks we didn't have a tractor, but we did have a really good mule that could plow the garden or drag us kids around on our slays. What kings of apples to you grow? I know you said that they had three types grafted onto them? We had a lot of ducks too, great little things to keep the bugs down and the eggs and meat from them was good. Do you run a smoke house also, My dad who grew up in the depression kept our smoke house going most of the year to flavor and cure most of the meat we raised. Nothing like a big Home cured and cold smoked ham or a smoked deer roast .
George W.
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Post by bunkie on Dec 20, 2010 16:55:09 GMT -5
hi george! ed's wanted to build a smoker since we've been here. i guess i just have too many 'honey do's' for him! we'll get to it soon. not sure what the apples are. they are over 80 years old. nice tasting old varietoes like macintosh. we have planted some dwarf trees a couple years ago of newer varieties. they haven't fruited yet. guess what? more pics! ...the white dots in the pics are real snow falling...it hasn't stopped all day... this is the way i carry the ducks' food and water downhill to them...on a saucer sled in a box with a rug under it...  curly readying to pull the sled for me...  curly pulling the sled...  curly putting some muscle into it... everyone works on this farm  curly tasting some snowfakes to quench his thirst after working so hard...  more snow...  curly loves the snow...what's he plotting...  sneak attack...  lizzie's ready...  snow fight...  snow ducks...  ducks enjoying fresh water...  ed breaking duck pond ice up...  i stay inside and bake...whole wheat bread and rolls in the oven...using my new cast iron bread pans...  |
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Post by wildseed57 on Dec 20, 2010 17:38:15 GMT -5
Nice Pics, we had a couple of large dogs to let us know when some one was driving up our road, I think our small beagles did a better job at sounding the alarm, nice pictures of the ducks also they remind me of the ones we had during the winter the pond would freeze but that didn't stop the ducks from trying to land on it, then they would slide around quacking like mad.
I like the pictures of your fresh bread, I do a lot of baking just for myself, now that everyone has moved off. I use a lot of ground flax seed and pumpkin seeds in my bread so mine doesn't rise as nice as yours. A small smoke house is nice to have if you raise a lot of meat for yourself.
George W.
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Post by wildseed57 on Dec 20, 2010 17:59:06 GMT -5
really nice photes which I missed this fall, all the vegetables, fresh fruit and pies make my mouth water.
George W.
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Post by bunkie on Dec 26, 2010 16:17:58 GMT -5
thanks for the comments and sharing george. tha bread did rise a little too much, i think! ;D here's more snow pics...tis the season... pete doesn't look happy with the new snow we got...  ed starting up the snowblower in the 'fog'...  ed plowing a path to the duck pen for me...  ducks buried in more snow...but the pond's melting...  xmas toys...lizzie got a green bone toy...  and curly got his own sled...  which he takes everywhere...  him and lizzie waiting for dad...  curly trying to figure out this sled thing...  and now, curly's ready for a walk...  oops, sled doesn't run to good upside down...  curly straightening his sled out...  there we go...  ed,curl,liz checking out snow round the greenhouse...  ed plowing out the side of the greenhouse...beautiful day...  curly's enjoying his sled...  and lizzie's enjoying her toy bone...  and ed starts cleaning out the other side of the greenhouse...     ahhh...blue skies...a beautiful day...  our mountains...ignore that old TV antenna there...it's going to be a trellis for some peas next spring...  more blue skies...  ducks enjoying a beautiful day, too...  look what happened to our poor tree due to the weight of the snow on it. it was about 6 inches tall when we first moved here in '89...  big garden asleep in the snow....  curly worn out from playing and heading for the cabin...  |
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Post by ottawagardener on Dec 26, 2010 17:50:56 GMT -5
I particularly like the snow blower series.  |
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Post by baby daddy on Dec 27, 2010 22:13:26 GMT -5
just out of curiosity what is the temp. outside and the temp in the green house.
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Post by bunkie on Dec 29, 2010 11:59:14 GMT -5
it was a balmy 37F outside and 50 something in the greenhouse when just before we got it cleared off.
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Post by bunkie on Jan 9, 2011 10:44:58 GMT -5
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Post by bunkie on Jan 22, 2011 15:53:31 GMT -5
ahha! another outing in the sunshine... wild pete with sled...  pete ready for sled ride...  duck pond flooding...  ducks enjoying winter sun...  thelma enjoying sun...  dad's rocker is too big...  pete checking the other chair...  mom's chair is purrrfect...  we head up to the barn for a walk and wood...pete's behind us...  pete likes to walk in the tractor tracks...  pete playing on old tractor ed's gonna fix-up...  pete posing on old tractor...  barn activity...  more barn activity...  nother stash of wood...  pete patrolling barn...  ed's cathederal...  all done...  heading home...   |
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Post by bunkie on Jan 24, 2011 16:18:46 GMT -5
first duck egg in 2011...  cooking first duck egg...  almost done...  plating first duck egg on homemade toast with homemade pearbutter...  mmmm...mmmmm...mmmmm...  |
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Post by mjc on Jan 24, 2011 16:34:09 GMT -5
Looks good...
What kind of duck?
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