That little quote from Exodus has been a favorite for many years. It happened. Our burglars came back, and examined the Weber Grill sitting outside the garage. It held a secret, and the heinous perpetrators got a nasty surprise.
Thursday, September 24, 2020
Roll That Beautiful Bean Footage!
Susan rode along for a couple of rounds with our farmer today. That was a huge thrill! One more 40 to go.
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
Thursday, September 17, 2020
Got Milkweed?
One of the commenters on our Monarch Butterfly post mentioned that there might be readers out there who don't know milkweed. It's so common to us that I didn't even think about that, so we are correcting that right now. I even found a couple more caterpillars this morning. It's a thrill.
Monday, September 14, 2020
Don't Mow Those Milkweeds!
You probably know that Monarch Butterflies are in trouble. Monarchs need milkweeds to reproduce successfully, and there just aren't enough of them. The researchers don't seem to know why, and I think this problem began with genetically modified beans that tolerate glyphosate herbicide. You don't see any milkweeds in bean fields like you used to. Monarchs prefer to lay their eggs on milkweeds far from the edge, so the roadside milkweeds are not preferred, but that is what they are using at our place. Leave 'em be. You can mow those areas after frost when the little critters have moved on.
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Brass Man Bart: Excelsior Gallop
Brother Ben has run off to the circus. I feel just like I'm under the Big Top!
Barberchair In Minnesota News
Regular blog readers here know that I am always pushing proper falling techniques. Failure to make a plan for dropping trees makes every one you drop an accident, and sooner or later that will catch up with you. This tree was cut from the tensioned side until it split lengthwise, gained elevation, and fell on the operator. He paid a horrible price, being trapped for four days before he was rescued. Here is the link to the report:Chainsaw Accident
KARE 11 posted a video on their news site:
I think it is worth noting that the fire department personnel took two hours to free the man from the tree. Moving a tree off of someone is not a simple thing, and I doubt that the firemen have had training in special chainsaw techniques. Study the Chainsaw Safety Rules on this blog, and click on the Chainsaw label to access all of our posts about chainsaws and dropping trees.
Lift A Log Video:
Sunday, September 6, 2020
Wednesday, September 2, 2020
Meet Sunka!
Sunka is a 15 year old Schipperke male who has outlived two owners. He has been in a private kennel for two months since he became homeless, and now that Betty Boop has been adopted we had room to take Sunka in. It is difficult to find a home for a 15 year old dog, so he will probably be a permanent foster for us. He is a perfect little gentleman, but he is deaf and mostly blind. He navigates around the dog yard very well and is enjoying life here already. The other dogs are being kind to him, even energetic Sisko. Many Thank Yous to all who have donated to Midwest Schipperke Rescue! Your generous donations provide healthcare for Sunka and other lifers in the Midwest family.
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