Monthly Archives: June 2012

Low flow on the creek.

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Greg

The creek has never dried up in my lifetime but it does slow down, however this is quite the slow down this year. There is a lot of standing algae which seldom happens, usually it’s fast moving and harbors creek … Continue reading →

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Keep Calm & Chill On

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Greg

A red fox came up to me, in his sleek trotting way, quick and full of poise. He positioned still, closed his eyes, trusting through sense and said, “Greg, why do you worry?” “I worry about rain and I worry … Continue reading →

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Wind & Thunder doesn’t always mean Rain

Posted on June 30, 2012 by Greg

I was really excited when a front blew through, it looked for sure like it was trailing some serious rain. It was quick, violent, and tucked in some vicious and dangerous straight line winds. The long to short of it … Continue reading →

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Our garden is 56,000 gallons behind schedule, a 1988 year.

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Greg

If you’re the praying sort, please do. This will have outreaching impacts both on Lauren and I personally but also on everyone’s food. The wheat came in and the beans may be salvable, but unless it rains by the end … Continue reading →

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Trying to tap our natural spring

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Greg

This wise old tree holds a secret.

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Bee Bearding

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Greg

When all the bees arrive home by dark it gets quite hot and crowded inside the hive. When it’s over 85F some of them hang out on the front porch to cool off a bit. This is normal and it … Continue reading →

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Heat Islands vs. Forest Shade

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Greg

This is about as bad as it got in the cabin today. While temperatures were 104F outside, they were more like 94F in the forest. The temperatures stayed in the 70s until 3pm or so and reached their highest, 88/89F … Continue reading →

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104F, the hottest day recorded here for June.

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Greg

104F and it supposedly felt like 108F… I’m not sure if that’s legit or if I’m just used to it. Today wasn’t that bad, I was outside for 80% of the day. I think the reason it felt “okay” was … Continue reading →

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Soon enough, 1980, 1983, 1988…. Some thoughts on this.

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Greg

A video narrative of the garden I shot today. It’s been hard for me to update this blog for the last few months because, well, news just hasn’t been good and sometimes no news is better than bad news. I’ve … Continue reading →

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First time making jelly and it’s easy!

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Greg

I planted my grapes accidentally in the shade and deer ate all the strawberries and the drought dried up and killed most of the wild blackberries so we had to go store bought fruit to make jam. My gracious Mom … Continue reading →

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