When the stray goat Julie B followed me home, she did it on my wife's trailer. The bunks were just the wrong distance apart and I didn't feel like moving them. As a result, one runner broke free from the bottom of the boat and a piece of it was lost. … [Read more...]
Archives for 2019
Our First Homegrown Egg!
Our chickens are 7 1/2 months old and one finally laid an egg. We figured this egg cost enough that it should have a high end label. We got another egg yesterday and I decided it was scrambled egg time. … [Read more...]
Reviving The Stray Goat
A couple of years ago, the Goat Island Skiff Julie B was donated by her builder to the Charlotte Harbor Community Sailing Center. The intent was to sell her to some lucky sailor and use the proceeds to help support the Center's programs. What … [Read more...]
More Bobcat Pictures
The neighborhood bobcat passed by again. This picture was taken about 30 minutes after a picture of my cat in the same spot. The bobcat passing by the Omlet Eglu chicken coop and run, which still seems to be … [Read more...]
A Couple of Bobcat Visits to Chickens
We like to watch the sun set over Shell Creek every evening and then return home and close up the chickens in their coop for the night. Last night we showed up and Kailey the Cowdog suddenly alerted to a scent and took off across the yard. I was … [Read more...]
Return of the Coyote(s)
Early last night at least one coyote was around our game camera for about 10 minutes. It showed up at 8:11 pm. Still around at 8:21 pm. And completely unaware of the camera, it seems. Some of the pictures … [Read more...]
Adventure Island Blasting Through Charlotte Harbor Chop
I saw that the wind forecast for yesterday included gusts in the mid-20 knot range and figured this might be one of my last opportunities this year to sail my Adventure Island in the harbor while the water is warm enough to get very, very wet and … [Read more...]
Replacement Trail Camera
I walked by my trail camera a week or so ago and noticed it was down by the base of the tree, not strapped to it at knee height where I had left it. I wondered how it could slide down the trunk of a pine tree, then noticed the face of it was cracked … [Read more...]
Off Road Eglu Chicken Tractor
I found a used kayak dolly that I wanted on craigslist the other day and went down to Bokeelia to buy it. The seller was somehow able to quickly identify me as a person who can't say no to trash and as I was leaving he said, "Hold on a second. I got … [Read more...]
Waiting for that First Egg
Our chickens hatched around April 1, 2019 and are about due to start laying eggs. They're looking very robust and healthy and in this picture you can see some of the green sheen in the feathers on their backs. We bought some ceramic … [Read more...]
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