It is quiet here this morning. My boys are asleep. Belle is out roaming our territory. Gabby is here sleeping next to me. The cats are racing around wildly wishing that they had some yummy cat food. It is quiet and it is peaceful.
Looking out our big windows, the plum blossoms are...the cat is now sitting on my hands. It is difficult to type. The plum blossoms are moving gently in the breeze. I can see out across our property and it is cloudy, but not raining now. Really a lovely spring morning in the Northwest.
I woke up early, as I usually do on Saturdays. Saturdays are my gold days. They go by too quickly. Time with the family. Time to dream a little. Time to contemplate life and the direction we are moving. Time.
Today I was thinking about gardening. We haven't done much since last weekend when we started getting our soil ready. I have been thinking a lot about how to keep deer and rabbits out of the garden. I looked it up on the web and my favorite tip was to plant 1/3 for eating, 1/3 for the wildlife and 1/3 for the insects to get. I liked that idea the best. But there were a lot of ideas about using human hair around the edges. Or using used kitty litter. The problem with the last one is that my dogs like that enough as it is, and making it available to them outside...just not a nice thought for me. There were also tips about putting up string between two posts and tying plastic bags to them. People said that it scared the deer away, but it didn't sound like it was helfpul for the rabbits. Just to be clear, we love having deer and rabbits around. After all, our home is named Bunny Haven. But I just would rather not have them eating anything that we plant. I know, I know, why don't we just put up a fence, right? Well, we are a bit short on funds to do that right now. Or instead I could say that our funds are allocated elsewhere right now. So...we need to figure something else or else we might not be able to plant anything.
It is Saturdays though that make me thankful to live here.
Our neighbors the goat family (this is what we call the family who raise goats) has had a baby, so no baby goats this year. They only have three goats and a big billy goat left right now and they said that they will most likely slaughter all but the Billy at the end of the growing season. Then they are considering selling their Billy. Wow. What a difference this will make around here! What will Sampson the Protector have to do all day? I bet we will see more of him around here. And who will eat the grass? Our lawn mower can happily mow a swatch through the field for us to walk down to the river, but ummm....it won't do five acres.
I went down to the pond last Saturday and started pulling some of the greens out of there. I miss seeing the water. I wonder who I can talk to about making the stream and the pond more healthy.
Well, the birds have started their daily song. My goal is to go get them 100#s of food today. Crazy I know, but I used the last 100#s of food and it is less expensive if bought in bulk. It is enjoyable to see the variety of birds who congregate to share in the wealth. Maybe if I keep them fed that way, they will leave the garden alone.
Belle is asking to come in after her morning jaunt. Have a good day.
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