I got 75 trees through Oneida County Soil and Water Conservation District this year – 25 white pine seedlings and 50 white spruce transplants. The seedlings were foot and a half to 2′ in size from root tip to branch tip. The transplants were 3-4 feet tip to tip. The seedlings were easy to plant [...]
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Our neighbor has had a small flock of geese on his farm pond the past few years and they have recently begun to cruise one of our ponds as well. They haven’t ever been shot at as their solution to dog or people threats is to merely jump in the nearest water body. Effective vs [...] Eric has been into having puppet shows done for and with him. He started off just being a spectator but now is starting to take some roles in the shows. The shows are structured only in that Horse is the emcee and introduces the play and says “The End” at the end. The rest is [...] I have been planning a couple of canoe trips: The first weekend in May I am planning a trip with Skip. Originally I wanted to canoe/portage from Goodluck Lake into Spectacle Lake, but I have decided that my hip isn’t quite ready for carrying a pack and canoe over 1.8 miles of uneven ground yet. [...] On Thursday of this week I started walking without a cane. I still use it occassionally if I have been sitting for a while or if my muscles are sore. I sometimes have a bit of tip or lean, but it is coming along well. Yesterday at PT I stepped on a stair climber for [...] This morning we colored eggs. It was a miracle – no spills, no broken eggs! Eric helped Kathryn make chocolate pudding last night and here he is reaping the rewards. Last night Trey ate a bunch of sunflower seeds and thus spent the night battling an upset stomach. He was in/out of the house multiple times last night. We got a dusting of snow overnight and this morning there was a distinct outline where Trey had been laying. It looked like the chalk outline of [...] A sure sign of spring is the increase number of deer coming out of the woods below us to browse on new green grass. It was four weeks ago today that I entered Hamilton Hospital for my hip replacement surgery. As of yesterday I began walking with a cane – at least for part of the day. I am still careful in making certain movements and don’t tolerate hard chair surfaces well, but all things considered it is rehabbing [...] |
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