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One of my favorites:
I do not have a grill so my brother next door will grill things for me. I could never talk dad into a grill, but mom and I have been talking about getting one. I love grilled food - grilling imparts a flavor that you just can’t beat.
The sunflowers have been blooming long enough that the goldfinches are hopping among the flowers & checking them out - I am sure they are doing some ‘seed removal’ already.
The hummers are really active, draining one of the feeders about every 2.5 days. The other feeder isn’t as popular, but still getting visitors. I suggested mom get a small table & chairs for the front porch - she found a ‘bistro’ set this past week that is perfect. Now we can eat on the porch & watch the hummers on the feeder.
The humidity is much lower today & temps should be in the 80’s ... trend should hold until Monday when it’s back to more brutal conditions. I plan on finishing up mowing & getting the garden ‘straight’ after some pretty good rain showers. The weeds are more than happy & growing.
Wildlife update: the chicken killer (6 in 2 nights) has been trapped - it was a large raccoon. The large snake that was hanging out in the coop rafters & raiding the nest boxes (no eggs for 2 days prior to the massacre) has moved on. My SIL heard noises & a large snake had caught a baby bunny. Nature ... not for the faint of heart.
Unrelated, but I heard this yesterday & thought I would pass it on. We have been dealing with 2 deaths in the family since January & this brings the fact that there is an end to life on this earth front & center. Those dealing with AI, robotics, trying for immortality will be disappointed when their time comes & inevitably, it will come. So here is a bit of ‘philosophy’ from Dr H (naturopath Dr. Henry Ealy) that was meaningful to me:
“The goal is not immortality - the goal is to be the best you can be in the time you are given.”
An air fryer comes pretty close. Convection toaster ovens too. I got one with a rotisserie. Did one chicken so far and it wasn't as good as Sam's Club but was better than the local grocery store and I no longer have a Sam's Club within 100 miles.
*** “The goal is not immortality - the goal is to be the best you can be in the time you are given.”***
Hear, hear!! I second that thought!
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One of my favorites:
Dang, a lady stopped by our place late this afternoon trying to give away a dozen chickens. Apparently their dog suddenly decided it liked chicken, and it’s keep one or the other. I declined, as we have as many as I can keep up with already. But now I’m really thinking I could have “squeezed in” her two Ameraucanas. Our friends love the blue eggs...
You gonna cook the raccoon and feed it to the chickens? Lotsa good protein there. ;-)