marsHen's WunderBlog

Posted by: marsHen, 12:22 PM GMT am 19. Juni 2013 +0
06:30, 73F, clear. sun's up. roosters crowing. walked pup and old russell. dixie decides to come out from under the house. the storm and the electric guys freaked her out. pup and guardian playing in front yard. I really don't appreciate summer but do like the cool mornings. son reports 50's in the a.m. in wisconsin. sigh.
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Posted by: marsHen, 11:01 AM GMT am 18. Juni 2013 +0
05:50, 71F, pasture fog. roosters crowing. songbirds singing. crows cawing. took pup and old russell for walk. guardian has close encounter of striped skunk kind in cactus field. skunk in defensive position. guardian curious and barking. skunk leaves. guardian rolling in grass... pup in spasms of rage. as pup was dragged down the lane, guardian still rolling in grass. no odor, but no wind either. NO!! doesn't work sometimes. guard dog, smelling faint...
Updated: 03:20 AM GMT am 19. Juni 2013   Permalink | A A A
Posted by: marsHen, 11:10 AM GMT am 17. Juni 2013 +0
05:40, 74F, dense fog. roosters crowing. songbirds waking up. walked pup and old russell. guardian barking at shadows in the cactus field.
08:00 77F, foggy. heading to work, 3 separate deer sightings along 345. one was grazing with some horses. high tide rising at CK. 80F, clear. SW wind, 6 knts. no-see-ums out. fed cat. tide turns at 10:00. trawling and setting bait seine in barnett creek and dan-may. long haul from CK but water fairly smooth. l...
Updated: 03:04 AM GMT am 18. Juni 2013   Permalink | A A A
Posted by: marsHen, 11:57 AM GMT am 16. Juni 2013 +0
06:40, 74F, partly cloudy. orange sun rising. roosters crowing. walked pup and old russell. pleasant out.
08:50. high tide at CK. great egrets in the marsh. 77F, east wind 10 knts. church was good. encountered a diamond-back terrapin trying to cross the road at the sandspit. walked her back to the water.
11:05, high tide at #4 bridge. fed lab cat. wood storks poking around the shallows. SE wind, 8 knts. 80F.
16:10, 85F. just when I w...
Updated: 02:25 AM GMT am 17. Juni 2013   Permalink | A A A
Posted by: marsHen, 11:54 AM GMT am 15. Juni 2013 +0
07:20, 75F, partly cloudy. sun rising. roosters crowing. had rain yesterday and last night. almost 3.0". everything beautifully wet outside. it will be a steamy day. slight clearing during chores last night to reveal a lovely waxing crescent moon shining through the hefty outstretched branches of the dead live oak by the sheep barn. no word from the shearer who hurt his back. sheep getting impatient and hot. doing a wash. have a lot to do today. better ge...
Updated: 03:31 AM GMT am 16. Juni 2013   Permalink | A A A

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marine biologist around the Suwannee River delta. Raise Cracker sheep on an old Cracker farm ~ 12 mi. (as the crow flies) from the Gulf.