Last week President Obama addressed the people of Ghana, west Africa, at the end of an extended overseas tour. I was pleased to hear and later read his address, which focused on the importance of independence and democracy among Africa’s nations. Pointedly, Obama encouraged the Ghanaians to pursue self-sufficiency in food and fuel, while pledging …
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Lane Batot on Trailhounds
Part 1, Trailhound tales In relating some of my experiences with my canine family members, I will start with my two trailhounds, as mention of them has been made on comments in past discussionsons this blog. I prefer the term “trailhounds” to “coonhounds”, which is how most people identify these scent hounds, if they can …
In Defense of Pets
This post is ill-considered. I mean, it responds to only one part of what’s probably an important, interesting and maddening discussion that I didn’t read. By the time I found the thread, it had come around to whether it’s OK to eat your pets. Caleb Stegall of the Front Porch Republic bloggers responds to the …
Revolutionary Update
The latest monthly garden report reveals troop-strength at historical summer lows. The legions of tomatoes, once proudly at attention, are now “at ease” and nearly falling out of formation. In fact, two recently went AWOL. The sunflower looks to have enjoyed a little too much R&R. And the beans are just plain going to seed. …
Unreachable
The South is a land of near horizons. Everything sits in the foreground. Trees, rivers, buildings, and people are always in sight. More of the same lies behind, but you can’t see it from here. So distance is skewed; places merely out of sight seem very far away. Southern heat compounds the phenomenon. Our sun …
Bombers in Ft. Collins
Yesterday, Connie and I drove up to the Ft. Collins – Loveland Airport where the Collings Foundation had an exhibit of three flyable WWII combat aircraft: B-17, B-24 and a rare two-seater variant P-51. You can see the B-24 in the pic above. For a nominal fee you could walk around and clamber through the …
Passerina amoena
This little lazuli bunting has been tormenting me for the last six weeks or so. A dazzling bright blue bird, he is extremely shy and tends to come up to the deck right around dusk, when light conditions are very dicey for a decent shot. Yesterday’s effort is the best I’ve been able to get …
Why I have Been Busy
(In addition to paying (I hope) work:) Growing a bird from a fuzzball to an almost real bird: Growing a pup: Teaching the pup about birds: The bird (female3/4 Barb 1/4 Taita) is a natural chatterbox; not a food screamer– just vocal. Names have been selected by friends from all along the Barbary’s vast range; …
Cheers to the little guy
I am one of those people (as I suspect are many who read this blog) who roots for the underdog. I laughed out loud both times in the last year as I watched a small and fierce kestrel harassing and hitting a large red-tailed hawk, making the much bigger bird flee. I like cheering for …
Independence Day
Happy 4th, y’all! Grow some veggies. Eat some meat. Blow something up! Revolt in your own way….