Testing Our New Chain Saw & Pole Saw
We had to test out our new chain saw and chain saw pole this past weekend as we cleared three trees that were growing practically on top...
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Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Hunting Stands - Our Internal Debate
Our property came with loads of hunting stands scattered about our back woods; probably 5 or 6 in total (I’m not convinced we’ve found...
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Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Time for New Snow Blower and Driveway Stakes
This is one of those instances where the gentleman at the Ace Hardware store that sold us the snow blower expressed that we were a little...
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Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Falling Pine Cones
The pine cone driveway clean-up efforts are intensifying!
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Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Walnuts Are Falling
The walnuts are really starting to come down now. We've been getting the one-off's for a while now, but the pace is really picking up....
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Maggie
Oct 21, 20191 min read
Early Morning Fog - Quite Mystic
The early morning fog actually stuck around until mid-late Sunday morning... It was nice in a "mystic" sort of way...
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Maggie
Oct 14, 20191 min read
All-Natural Driveway Weed Killer – 2nd Attempt at Vinegar
Our driveway weeds are exhausting me! I want to keep how we address them as natural as possible (especially given that we get our water...
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Maggie
Oct 14, 20191 min read
October Snow - Winter's Coming
We had October snow at the property; nothing really stuck to the ground even though it did snow for an hour or so. Our dog Maxie had the...
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Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read
The Leaves Are Beginning to Change Color
It’s the end of September and the leaves are really starting to change color on our property and in the Driftless area in general. Fall...
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Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read
The Views
I have to work a little to hike to the high point of our land; but when I do, it’s always worth it!
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Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read
Trail Cam Joy
When we can get to it, our trail cam is actually providing lots of fun for Ed and I because we get to see what’s in our back woods when...
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Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read
Fox vs. Coyote
Fox vs. Coyote – sounds simple enough. We captured the attached picture from our trail cam; it's not a great picture and you have to look...
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Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Bow Hunting Season Began => Orange Vests Needed
Bow hunting season officially began this past weekend. We were a bit nervous as we went for our weekend property walk (and I for one...
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Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read
I Want a Handgun
Our farmer neighbor said that he caught pictures of bobcats on his trail camera just last week. What?! I knew we had cayote (I even saw...
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Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Our Neighbor
When I show property pictures to friends and family, they always ask about our neighbor to the south. I like having them there. A family...
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Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read
Turkeys in Flight
I wish we’d gotten a picture (the photo I attached is a free stock photo from online; it's as close to what we saw as I could find). We...
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Maggie
Sep 15, 20191 min read
Wild Asparagus Along the Fence Line
Walking to the back woods this morning, I noticed Wild Asparagus along the fence line.
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Maggie
Sep 12, 20192 min read
Anyone Can Draw!
Ed has always wanted some sort of artistic talent. In 20 years of marriage, I had no evidence that he had any (sounds cruel I know, but...
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Maggie
Sep 11, 20191 min read
Farmer's Second Cutting of Hay
This week, our hayfield had its second cutting; it was so nice seeing the hay bales scattered in the field when we arrived. The cutting...
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Maggie
Sep 10, 20191 min read
First Apple Pie from Property Apples
In-between paint coats, I went and picked apples from our pasture area this weekend. The apples were small and looked pretty beaten up...
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