Stocking our pond with crawdads, current count 5 down 95 to go. These little guys are very vital to a healthy pond if you want to maintain a growing fish habitat. Now all we need is a whole bunch of bass. Still trying to find the right bait, cheese? bacon? stinky bait? a combination? Oh and be careful they pinch like hell!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Umpqua Lobster
Stocking our pond with crawdads, current count 5 down 95 to go. These little guys are very vital to a healthy pond if you want to maintain a growing fish habitat. Now all we need is a whole bunch of bass. Still trying to find the right bait, cheese? bacon? stinky bait? a combination? Oh and be careful they pinch like hell!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Got Music?
Cats-n-Dawgs are back together and will be entertaining at the annual Fort Umpqua Deep Pit BBQ in Elkton OR. This marks my first gig since moving back to Oregon. Can't wait to try out the new Tele and PA system. The fun starts at 5pm on Saturday June 13th. BBQ is $10 per person. Looking forward to seeing you all there.
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Escape Artist
Houdini would be proud, without so much as a lesson in handcuff removal our year old kitten Polly has figured out how to open the front door. Click on this link to watch a short video.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/jodynewell/3455983867/in/set-72157616963079495/
We have to keep a close eye on her, lots of scary critters out here in the boonies.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/
We have to keep a close eye on her, lots of scary critters out here in the boonies.
Sunday, April 19, 2009
April in Elkton
The Kittens take their first outside adventures, now I know why cats can see so well at night.
Freckles scoping out the new baby geese, look closely. 
Spring ritual, burning the excess.
Freckles gets a ride in the boat.
Turkeys strutting their stuff, the day before hunting season.
New cat toy.Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Old Cowboy Advice
Your fences need to be horse-high, pig-tight and bull-strong.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is some times the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Keep skunks and bankers and lawyers at a distance.
Life is simpler when you plow around the stump.
A bumble bee is considerably faster than a John Deere tractor.
Words that soak into your ears are whispered...not yelled.
Meanness don't jes' happen overnight.
Forgive your enemies. It messes up their heads.
Do not corner something that you know is meaner than you.
It don't take a very big person to carry a grudge.
You cannot unsay a cruel word.
Every path has a few puddles.
When you wallow with pigs, expect to get dirty.
The best sermons are lived, not preached.
Most of the stuff people worry about ain't never gonna happen anyway.
Don't judge folks by their relatives.
Remember that silence is some times the best answer.
Live a good, honorable life. Then when you get older and think back, you'll enjoy it a second time.
Don't interfere with somethin' that ain't botherin' you none.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
If you find yourself in a hole, the first thing to do is stop diggin'.
Sometimes you get, and sometimes you get got.
The biggest troublemaker you'll probably ever have to deal with, watches you from the mirror every mornin'.
Always drink upstream from the herd.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lotta that comes from bad judgment.
Lettin' the cat outta the bag is a whole lot easier than puttin' it back in.
If you get to thinkin' you're a person of some influence, try orderin' somebody else's dog around.
Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. Leave the rest to God.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Oh My Dog!
Well here ya go, being we is in the country and have lots of room(outside), let me introduce "Freckles". He is a White and Red Irish Setter, don't know how old he is but he does have some gray hair going on around the mouth and jaws. He needed rescued and has found a happy home in Elkton. The cats are slowly getting to know him, much to their dismay. All is good on the farm and we are looking forward to having you come for a visit.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Where Does The Time Go?
I read everybody's blog almost everyday and I realized I hadn't posted this year. Time fly's when you are having fun. While you all are having snow and rain and COLD we have had some decent weather so a lot of outside work is getting done and the computer is that dust gathering thing on the table. So I guess what it all means is you blog when you can or are awake, yep all is good though it's going to rain in a few days for a week. The work here isn't hard there's just a lot of it, never a dull moment. We are so glad we got two kittens they are so entertaining, I guess they are like kids if you are going to have one you just as well have five. We get a little break from the routine, Jody is going to Pleasanton Ca for a conference, cheaper to fly from Portland so I will be taking her to the airport and then staying with friends to play a little music, been a while since my last gig. You all take care now you here.
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