Author: bob
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I’ll Be Back
Yes, the heron has returned. I surprised the heron last night–or it surprised me, or neither surprised either, depending on how one perceives it. But the heron was at the fish pond and the fish went into hiding again. I’m hoping the problem was that i had moved both scarecrows back a bit further from…
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Irma
I was battening down for a big storm as Hurricane Irma approached and finally demolished the Keys and Florida in general. Today however, when the storm should be giving us a tropical deluge, I’m finding that there is even very little rain forecast for our area. I’m not concerned about water situation though, a quick…
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The Fall
September 6, 2017 Walking back from the fish pond in the rain, I had this new sense of well being, and not just because of the relief from drought and hot temperatures. Of course this time of year there is always the possibility of monsoons, or hurricanes dropping large amounts of water all at once,…
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The daily grind
August 24th For whatever reason I woke in the middle of the night and never got back to sleep. So after much tossing and turning the light finally inspired me to get up–that plus Lucky whining at me. So most of the day was tedious, although I was able to get a few things under…
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After the Climax what’s next with the Roof?
Ok, so maybe it wasn’t really such a thrill when that last rafter locked itself in place, but it certainly started the wrap up of work on the roof and upstairs in general for this season. As you know if you’ve read earlier posts, I have dozens of different areas to work in, each one…
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The roof project
I’ll start with some descriptions and pictures, and follow with a more detailed work diary. This structure was a 12 sided polygon with two temporary walls running across the structure about 8 feet apart, dividing the yurt into three parts. The back and side walls were originally set at 8 feet tall and the back…
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Building as I can afford it
I guess by this time in my life, most people would have a tight house, be well organized, with all the comforts of home. There are times when I wonder if hiring out my body full time for money, going into debt for thirty years, and building everything right away might have been an easier…
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Work vs Health
Often my old Puritan work ethic tells me I’m lazy and I start to push things a little faster, work a little longer, without so much care as I might give taking it a little slower. Putting a roof on this place–a real roof that is,- has been in my mind for some time. about…
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Anticipation
There’s lots of philosophy about anticipation and expectation, and often these things are seen as negative, or distracting. Be Here Now expresses such a philosophy, and as far as it goes it can eliminate unproductive worry, releasing the mind from circular reasoning that accomplishes nothing. Remembering the past and anticipating the future, however, is the…
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Heron part three
So the first part was the fish letting me know something was wrong, the second part was observing the heron, and the third part is watching the heron react and avoid the scarecrow. I have been in the situation 3 or 4 times where I have seen Mr/Mrs heron several times around the dam just…