Fledged Phoebes!

 This photo was on June 26, just a week ago. I checked the nest this evening and the little birds have fledged. Younguns grow up so fast. We can use our outdoor lights again, until next spring!

The Beer Can Burglars Are Back!

 Back in 2011 we were being  checked out by burglars. We sent a signal back to their little probes, and nothing happened to us at the time. One of our neighbors was burglarized, though. They are back, and the business must be doing OK, because now they are checking our vigilance with Budweiser longnecks.

I can't shoot holes in bottles, so I am debating on a good way to let them know we are not worth fooling with. Please leave suggestions in a comment!

Interview With A Funeral Director/Undertaker

The first part covers much of the basic stuff of the business. The end, though, will make you sit up and listen. He covers some of the rumors you have heard, or maybe seen in family and friends, and of young people dying unexpectedly.

 

Tuesday Torque: Gray Drum Drive Tractor

 Tractor design was a painful process, and there were a lot of bad ideas during the transition away from steam and horses on the farm.  Henry's Fordson was a major step, and then IHC's Farmall pretty well settled how a tractor should be built.  Many Thanks, Merle. I have never seen one of these Gray Drum Drives.

Driving Home From The Farm...

 ...I had a light show both west and east. This picture is looking east, just before sunset Saturday evening.

Dogs Go Out, Dogs Come In!

Zahara and Princess Peaches are gone, now living twelve hours away. But Wait, there's more! Meet Vanilla and Queenie. Two spayed females, about nine years old, who are both friendly, social Schipperkes. Never a dull moment. Back To The Old Grind!

 

Weekend Steam III: UK's Oldest Locomotive

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Weekend Steam II: Steam Fans Know The Answer!

 Thanks, Merle!

Weekend Steam: Chinese Coal Mine Steam Trains

 Great Pick, Merle! Many Thanks!

Foster News! Zahara And Princess Peaches Have Left The Building!

Zahara and Peaches moved in with us at Christmastime last year, and are great little dogs. We finally found the perfect home for them and they left on a twelve hour trip Thursday morning. We have had a couple of good reports from their new home today. Joy!

Zahara and Peaches' new digs!  (Click)