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Almost here, the Herons, Grosbeaks, Grackle, Red Wings, Finches are back. The beavers are gone from the pond, but we have a muskrat in residence. As soon as the ground thaws out, will start working on the garden boxes. Been growing lettuce in the green house all winter, got sick on store greens twice last year, so never again.

Working on getting my fitness back,...
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Hoping all are safe and well. We are becoming a temperate rainforest here in the backwoods of Pennsylvania. The gardens are flourishing with endless veggies and flowers. So much rain tho, that its getting harder to keep the lawns and pastures trimmed. The goats help with that, but there are only two and too much to eat.

My daily running is suffering from the isolation,...
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This isolation is good for my gardens. Building another raised garden box for expanded veggies. The horse did a great job last summer growing winter squash. kept the whole extended family supplied and still left over. The little 6 x 8 hothouse kept us in salad greens all winter as well.

My running tends to slow to dormancy in the winter. I hate cold hands,...
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This area has transformed into a temperate rain forest in the past few years, weather patterns are def changing. Lotsa rain for the gardens. Finally getting a permanent herb garden established, just the basics, oregano, basil, rosemary, thyme, sage, mint, lemon balm, and lavender.

Got back to running this week after almost a ten year layoff. feels good to be back on the track. Starting...
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Gardens boxes are all planted and doing well. Herb garden is recovering quickly from Winter. Hoping for no more frost this spring. Spent all last Winter cutting and splitting wood, mostly cherry, I only cut dead tress to use for fire logs. Lawn mowing has started again, so that replaces the axe efforts with a push mower.

Time to get busy training, spent most of the summer cutting up a fallen monster tree, good for muscle not speed tho. Now I need to get the running brain reprogrammed.

All the fruit and nut trees and the vineyard is tucked in for the winter, Probably start pruning in January.

The cats have decided to move indoors for the duration, they're pet door free...
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