Off Grid

I Can See

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Pair of dice by the cloth porch light.

HAHAHA!

A little too long in the forest perhaps?

 

Seriously though… it is cold today.  My friend G, Hj, Sister A and B were over too – we had a frosty lunch on the porch together and were glad to back in the house where it was warm!  We have had a little rain and even some hail.  Come on back warm weather!

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Dudes Got a Mushroom

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Melonie Veenstra, a Kingston potter made a magical mushroom for Tiny House Ontario.  The Gnome gang stole it when I wasn’t looking.  They have been partying since!

This is the story I am sticking too.

You have to find your own humour when you live in the woods.

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Greening Up

What a difference a day makes!  This morning when I woke at THO – I could not longer see over the escarpment to the windmills on Wolfe Island… I could not even see the Rideau Canal.  As a matter of fact, I could not see the end of the ridge.  By next week the canopy will steal the sky.Greening up 2013

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The Supervisors

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Hj and I dug up the garden yesterday.  The chives are coming up nicely, but the parsley winterkilled, so more will have to be put in.

The four supervisors kept their eyes on us to make sure we were doing a good job.

Planting will begin in a couple of days.

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Turkey Vultures

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I was below the escarpment today and there were four turkey vultures a few feet from me.  My camera has only a 3x telescope but I thought I would share with you anyway.

I have never seen so many of these birds in one location.  It is wonderful to see them bouncing back post DDT.  The increase in the large bird population is proof positive that making decisions based on the environment is the right thing to do.

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