Had the boys in town this weekend so decided to move the turkey feeder and add some supplemental food and water for turkeys and other critters.
Morning Bird shoot
Didn’t quite get out as early as we wanted to but still had a fun time with Noleen with some “early” morning bird watching. We are glad that birds and critters have found the water pan – hopefully it brings at least a little relief from this heat and...
Around the “farm”
Starting to make a dent on fencing. Have about a third of the fence posts around the old farmhouse up. Remainder is not too bad as most posts are in okay condition, although all corner posts and gate need replacing. Also layed some flagstones by back porch of farmhouse...
Fossils
While planting and leveling flagstones I found this ‘rock’ with dozens of fossils embedded in it. We have also found petrified wood and will add some pictures. It will be interesting to found out more on these fossils. View at Picasa Fossil evidence found at ranch View at Picasa...
Water for animals
Went out earlier this morning and downloaded images from trail camera – at least now we know that animals are using the water. The birds were also very active this morning. All the wrong side of the bird feeder to get decent shots. We’re really glad we added this...
Pecans!
Been wondering if we’d ever see Pecan nuts. They’re pretty hard to see, but at last they are there. See if you can see them – there’s a cluster of three.
Water Table
Installed a water table to provide much needed water for critters/birds. Table also collects rainwater to help replenish water. Tank is 300gallons and feeds ‘dog bowl’ which has float level sensor. We will be installing a trail camera to monitor animals coming to drink. Noleen at work guiding the...
Fire Ant control
Took Pasha (our Rottweiler puppy) on a walk and accomplished some loose leash training and fire ant control. Also got to test cool new iphone app called EasyTrails which allows one to track journey. I imported this into everytrail along with photos of mounds treated – geeky but cool....
Old Farmhouse – May
Nearing completion with only a few touch ups here and there. Noleen has been busy decorating and adding appliances and furniture. Water is still an issue and we have to sort hardness and Hydrogen Sulphide smell issues. We are adding a 2500 gallon tank which will supply both homes,...
Stock tank, soil testing
We are looking to add another stock pond on top section of property to complement the tank on lower section of property. Section we have chosen has natural runoff and what appears to be high clay content. To figure out our options we had a backhoe come in and...