A week of catch-up

Moppy got chilled, shivering non-stop

There are about 50 wild ducks on the pond now

Trees are pretty much done with fall colors

Outside dogs dug a hole in the garlic patch area, just missed the garlic. Blocked them with a cattle panel

Found another gate

Found 2 dozen~ fence posts

Built a saw horse. 2 really, but only one pictured.

Nick decided we should release "Buddy" the flying squirrel. We built a squirrel house.

I put the house in a huge white oak north of the house and put Buddy inside.

The easy way to clean a toilet. We ran our second-hand pressure washer for a couple of hours. House is pretty clean now.

I used a shop vac outside the house to extract the water. I'm guessing about 250 gallons ran thru the house.

Nasty weather.

more deer

trimmed low branches on this oak

started on next years firewood

every outbuilding has at least one tree growing in too close. one down, 8-10 to go

Sunday follow-up

Racked the "wine". Maybe not wine; sampled and it may be a little vinegary

Very pretty day

82°!!!!

I used the leaf blower for the last phase of the insulation removal, blew out the rafter area. Clogged the respirator. Check out my beanie to the left. It is black.

Haircut

Haircut

Haircut

Garlic

Bok choy and kale, growing slow...

Jorge passed by for a visit

Sunday catching up

Finished bagging the old insulation

1st load ready for the landfill

Gathered more pecans. More added after this pic, will have another 40 lbs. now

Bucket of "horseapples"

Cheaper than Bud Lite, and almost as good.

Grandma made pecan pie

I made pecan butter. Color is off in this picture, too green. It really looks like peanut butter.

we spent hours (maybe3-4?) Saturday raking/blowing/hauling leaves. Just from he front and side yards.

Next years garden patch (one of several?) with leaves applied. The hope is to kill the crab grass and improve the soil. 10'x35'~

A family friend came by and dropped off a flying squirrel he caught in his house. Squirrel was looking very rough, I didn't expect him to survive.

nearly lifeless

After recuperating for a few hours, he is no longer lifeless. He escaped his cage multiple times and raced around the living room. The blur on the back of the couch is him.

Trying to re-cage. Tricky because he is super fast and can bite very hard. Not hard enough to break the skin, but sharp and uncomfortable enough to make you let go when/if you catch him.

This doesn't look good...

Very cute. We were warned that he will make a commotion all night (nocturnal creature) and he did.

I suggested we name him "Rocky", but Nick chose "Buddy". Nick also observed that Buddy only has one nipple. I suggested that perhaps that was not a nipple and this may be a male flying squirrel.

Weird weather. 72° at 10:30 PM

...and 72° at 7 AM

cold weather has come

Clumps of ladybugs have collected behind stuff in the house. This clump strip was behind the edge of a tv pushed against the wall.

8:51 PM

6:47 AM

Frosty Pano

demo continues, random pics

Old insulation thigh deep

All old sheetrock down. All insulation down. All interior walls down.

Found this little guy on the front porch.

Today's pano

I set up the trail camera on a funny little path I found coming straight up the back of the dam, over the crest and down to the water. Caught a racoon and a beaver butt.