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I've been running around like a chicken with her head cut off, but I wanted to post something.

Another picture heavy post....

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I can't find my field guides, so I haven't been able to id these plants.
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I've been feeling better and I've gotten back on the wagon of gettin' stuff done!

I worked on the coop/garden shed this weekend. It's a (partially-rotting) plywood shed with a brick floor. I allocated a 2x6 section of the back for chickens, and the rest will be garden supplies.

Before:


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If all goes well, I will be needing this:

http://savethepinkbathrooms.com/

to update this:


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I have worked on the greenhouse since this picture was taken, but I won't be doing any more updates to it. I don't think I'll be taking any more pictures, either. This is my favorite picture of it, taken early one morning when the ground was covered in frost.


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I had to really watch the Mr. to make sure he didn't kill my little friend here. This spider lives next to my gate, although this morning he decided to make his web at the entrance, and I had to destroy his web to open the gate.


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A different kind of neighbor.

I think these are barn swallows. They build their nest years ago on my front porch and return every year to raise a batch of babies.

I left the porch light on, and one of the adults flies circles around it until I turn it off.

I woke the babies taking this picture...


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I found doors! I found eleven 24 inch doors with glass panels (I really needed 14). They need some work  - recaulking and cleaning. I might do some of that tonight if I get a second wind.

I'm trying to decide whether to paint them or not. They are off white, but I'd like white. If I'm going to paint them, I should do it before I put them up - it ( Read more... )

I've got an extra ward these days. He's a fat jack that I'm trying to get some weight off. He has many fat rolls and that's very bad for a donkey (you can see the lumpiness in the second picture). Then I might get him gelded, even though I'm not his owner (yet...). He is the son of my donkey that I had placed in a home down the road, but he has ( Read more... )