Category Archives: Nature

Did anyone catch the eclipse on Sunday?

Lee and I had just finished unloading 20 sheets of drywall when I took a walk around the side of our house. I turned the corner and let out a shriek. Our half blind cat Jack had been hunting and … Continue reading →

I have no idea what it is but it blended in well with the cabinets.

Plants are blooming outside. I guess that means warm weather and longer days are on the way.

December has brought us lots of cold but very little rain or snow. On several nights the weather has turned to freezing fog, and morning’s light broke upon an otherworldly landscape of icy shards.

We came upon this large red slug one evening and because of the hole in its head we at first thought it was a Leopard Slug. After a bit of research, we discovered that it was actually a European Red … Continue reading →

Daucus carota The fields are brown with Queen Anne’s lace and dried grass. I guess winter is on its way.

This post is a little different than our usual accounts of homesteading chaos. In parallel with our other summer projects, Lee and I have been working on getting in better shape. We have been doing a lot of hiking and … Continue reading →

I went in to check on the goose before calling the wildlife rehabilitation center and all was not well. Our poor little goose didn’t make it.