You Gotta Love a Maverick. Every Herd Has One
Sharper, warier, just plain smarter than the rest. Far too smart to be suckered in by the corral and the […]
Another Accident in My Yard. Speed Demons Plague this Rural Corner.
I noticed a black car swerve and barely recover. Saw the wild spurt of dust. Heard the awful bang. Ran
You Can’t Beat the County Fair for Fun
Every year we go to Picton Fair which has been put on since 1831. It’s ours. It’s family. We look
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Now They Say It’s a Hundred Year Drought
Our waterless summer marches on into September. Since May there’s been a few scattered showers and, in August, two
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Drought Update: The Swans are Moving Out
August 24, 2016 admin My pair of wild mute swans, which returns faithfully every year to the beaver pond to
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Epic Drought When Cattle Have Nothing to Eat
They say it’s the worst drought around here since the 40s. Our county never was big for rain. We get
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Ancient Violence Discovered in the Pasture
Sometimes you really gotta wonder what happened. I have a large open pasture stretching across the entire front of the
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Drunks at the Hummingbird Feeder
I know, I know, I need to hang it out of reach. If I do, I won’t be able to
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Saved from the Rural Road Death Gauntlet
Pretty cute little critter. Spotted her just starting across the road, so optimistic that she could make alive. I was
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Birdie Tenants Won’t Pay Rent
I never thought much about the little gray bird that so often flashed out of my open cellar way when