Good Morning, All! Hope everyone is having a good weekend!
Family has been down here for the past two days planting wildlife food plots - oats, wheat, peas, beans, beets, clover - and doing some mowing. The patch of millet, sorghum, oats, etc.. that they planted this spring has filled out well in spite of the hot dry weather this summer - I need to go out and collect some seed this week.
Looks like the wildlife plots are doing their job - I had a big wild turkey with a good long beard saunter across my front yard this week; and had counted a flock of 17 down by the switch grass that was planted last year. The bob cat is still in the area, but seems to have taken up residence in an old, fallen down barn a half mile down the road. Hubby got snorted at by a good sized doe - when he stopped to look, he saw a fawn a bit behind her. Also have a doe and three fawns that like to cross the road in the same area at various times through the day, so have to keep an eye out for her while I'm driving.
Found a patch of Jewelweed in bloom down by the end of the road; will make sure to collect seed from it later in the fall - it is a good remedy for poison ivy. I don't get poison ivy or oak, and neither do the grandsons, but Hubby and daughter are both allergic.
I've been craving greens; have been picking and eating at least a little bit of purslane just about every day lately - until Hubby mowed the area where I'd been picking a couple of days ago. We got a nice rain last night, so it will soon be available again. I need to gather some plantain leaves and seed here soon. The mullein sent up tall stalks but had few blooms, and dried up fast. We have not seen very many honey bees this year, but have seen a lot of bumble bees and other bees and pollinators. It does worry me quite a bit - I'm waiting to see what the soybean yields in the area are. Corn is planted across the road from us this year so I will have to check with neighbors farther away.
Also have elderberry ripening and have gathered some to dry. Poke is setting berries well, I'll gather some after they ripen to dry for seed - would prefer to have them planted a bit farther away from the kitchen door and clothesline than the ones the birds planted for me this year! I need to gather seed from my coneflowers, and also want to get a bit more chicory seed - what I planted this year didn't do well.
Rural King had/has bricks of Remington Thunderbolt .22's on sale for $18.99; a couple of them followed me home when I stopped in to check the sugar price on Friday. Older grandson is old enough to take the hunter safety class and join the shooting sports 4-H group this fall, younger grandson is only 18 months behind, so I figure we will be going through them pretty fast. The sale doesn't end until Sept 2, and I have to go to town for physical therapy and some work related stuff, so I'll likely stop in a couple more times - although I will probably have to hide them from Hubby when I get home - he believes that there is such a thing a 'Enough .22s'
Looks like I'm going to be able to go back to work this next Friday, 4 weeks after surgery - and right in time to work the Labor Day holiday weekend. At least I missed JCAHO The last time I had this surgery (other leg), I had surgery on Thursday and went back to work (floor nurse) the following Monday. 8 years makes one heck of a difference! Okay, there was a complete tear of the ACL this time, but still!!
That means I've got 5 days to get done what I need to get done at home... Good thing I have another vacation coming up in September - sure hope nothing happens on this one!
Well, both boys have homework that they need to get done before we can go to the pool - reckon I'd better get off this computer and get them to working on it.
Take care all; have a safe and happy week out there!
Family has been down here for the past two days planting wildlife food plots - oats, wheat, peas, beans, beets, clover - and doing some mowing. The patch of millet, sorghum, oats, etc.. that they planted this spring has filled out well in spite of the hot dry weather this summer - I need to go out and collect some seed this week.
Looks like the wildlife plots are doing their job - I had a big wild turkey with a good long beard saunter across my front yard this week; and had counted a flock of 17 down by the switch grass that was planted last year. The bob cat is still in the area, but seems to have taken up residence in an old, fallen down barn a half mile down the road. Hubby got snorted at by a good sized doe - when he stopped to look, he saw a fawn a bit behind her. Also have a doe and three fawns that like to cross the road in the same area at various times through the day, so have to keep an eye out for her while I'm driving.
Found a patch of Jewelweed in bloom down by the end of the road; will make sure to collect seed from it later in the fall - it is a good remedy for poison ivy. I don't get poison ivy or oak, and neither do the grandsons, but Hubby and daughter are both allergic.
I've been craving greens; have been picking and eating at least a little bit of purslane just about every day lately - until Hubby mowed the area where I'd been picking a couple of days ago. We got a nice rain last night, so it will soon be available again. I need to gather some plantain leaves and seed here soon. The mullein sent up tall stalks but had few blooms, and dried up fast. We have not seen very many honey bees this year, but have seen a lot of bumble bees and other bees and pollinators. It does worry me quite a bit - I'm waiting to see what the soybean yields in the area are. Corn is planted across the road from us this year so I will have to check with neighbors farther away.
Also have elderberry ripening and have gathered some to dry. Poke is setting berries well, I'll gather some after they ripen to dry for seed - would prefer to have them planted a bit farther away from the kitchen door and clothesline than the ones the birds planted for me this year! I need to gather seed from my coneflowers, and also want to get a bit more chicory seed - what I planted this year didn't do well.
Rural King had/has bricks of Remington Thunderbolt .22's on sale for $18.99; a couple of them followed me home when I stopped in to check the sugar price on Friday. Older grandson is old enough to take the hunter safety class and join the shooting sports 4-H group this fall, younger grandson is only 18 months behind, so I figure we will be going through them pretty fast. The sale doesn't end until Sept 2, and I have to go to town for physical therapy and some work related stuff, so I'll likely stop in a couple more times - although I will probably have to hide them from Hubby when I get home - he believes that there is such a thing a 'Enough .22s'
Looks like I'm going to be able to go back to work this next Friday, 4 weeks after surgery - and right in time to work the Labor Day holiday weekend. At least I missed JCAHO The last time I had this surgery (other leg), I had surgery on Thursday and went back to work (floor nurse) the following Monday. 8 years makes one heck of a difference! Okay, there was a complete tear of the ACL this time, but still!!
That means I've got 5 days to get done what I need to get done at home... Good thing I have another vacation coming up in September - sure hope nothing happens on this one!
Well, both boys have homework that they need to get done before we can go to the pool - reckon I'd better get off this computer and get them to working on it.
Take care all; have a safe and happy week out there!