Ragtime and I had a ragged ride today, but it was instructive (for me, and maybe for him) and we went out and came back without injury other than a bruise and a strained “something” in my left leg. He’s been off work, mostly due to weather, since the last post. It was chilly and Read More…
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Back in the Saddle, Ride Six
Today wasn’t foggy at dawn, both cooler and crisper. I’m expecting a business-related delivery today, so wanted to ride early. As always, getting ready took longer than expected but I was finally up on Rags. Slightly more difficulty mounting, probably the result of my day off yesterday feeling icky and a slight remaining internal wobble. Read More…
Of Running Shoes, Proteins, and Holidays
About 20 minutes ago, (as I start this…who knows how long before it’s finished and ‘up’?) I came back from my second exercise period with my new running shoes. I went up through the dry woods to Fox Pavilion, then turned east and walked (mostly) up over the “hump” of it, and down to the Read More…
Water From the Sky Again (yay!)
The predicted storms started with a BOOOOOMMMMM! around midnight, followed by hard rain for maybe 20 minutes, and then off and on rain (some quite hard) through the night and into the morning. It’s dark. It’s much cooler (50sF, cold to us, esp. with rain). I went out between downpours this morning and hayed the Read More…
Hitting the Mark, Etc.
Rarely happens this way, but my calculations said I should get to the 2/3 point in the planned mass decrease on Thursday the 28th, and when I stepped on the scale before breakfast on Thursday…there it was. 40 down exactly. Yay! This means at least 20 to go (may overshoot by 5, for the sake Read More…
Rain Overnight
Almost 2 inches of rain yesterday and last night, which should have mostly soaked in (maybe not in the burn scar) since the grass coverage we’ve nurtured has increased resistance to flood and erosion. Grass is really good at holding the soil and slowing moderate flow to slow: it cleans water and prevents damage. So Read More…
Recovery In Progress
What you’re told, in the management books, is that after a planned fire, everything comes back just fine. Wild fires tend to be hotter, get out of control faster, and do more damage because they occur in the hottest weather when fire departments hope to goodness no fires start. There are enthusiasts for “prescribed fires.” Read More…
Replanting Starts and Coyote II
This morning before breakfast, I coiled up an old battered hose from the yard, gathered the heavy-duty rake, and headed for the burn scar to find the first place to start the replanting with the ten pounds of lovely, wonderful seed from Native American Seed Co. https://www.seedsource.com/ that arrived yesterday while I was in the Read More…
Miracle Rain: Recovery Starts
Ten days after the fire, and two days since any rain–but the 1.75 (approx) inches had a wonderful effect and revealed that for some of the burnt areas, the burn didn’t go below the surface. Image brightened to show the green bits more clearly Some areas are still all black, but some have little Read More…
80 Acres–Other Views of Fall
Views of the grass to woods margin: I was north of Center Walk, where the Indiangrass had stopped, and the only tallgrass is Little Bluestem. The purple thistle-y looking plants aren’t thistles at all, but Eryngo, which is related to pineapple. Distantly. The grass has greened up after six-tenths of an inch of rain night Read More…