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bjrogg:
Thanks Pappy and Mike. He is like my right hand. We work really good together.
Everyone worries about the test. Heck the test is nothing. The prep is uncomfortable but You can take it. I’m hoping that the test just saved my brothers life, but it’s to early to say that.
Hopefully we can work through a whole lot more of these sunrises
Thanks for sharing the pictures of your orchard Mike. I have about 3 1/2 acres of lawn. I have often thought about putting a orchard there. I probably have enough work already though.
Please anyone farming or anything related feel free to contribute to this thread. Gotta be some more out there
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
Had a very nice weekend even if I had a cold. I didn’t get a lot of work done. I had a few more trucks to unload and I tried not to get to close to my brother and nephew so I didn’t give them my cold. I went home early Saturday and I slept good. Went to bed at 8:00pm and didn’t get up till almost 8:00 am Sunday. I was feeling a quite a bit better. My sister and brother in law were supposed to come visit at 1:00 pm. I warned them I had a cold. They said they were just getting over one so they still wanted to visit.
It was really nice seeing them again. Their son has been living in Albania going on two years now. They just got back from visiting him and it was really interesting hearing the stories of their adventures. I think they both feel more comfortable with their son being so far away living in a foreign land. They meet a lot of very nice and interesting people. Even another young couple who came from our state.
I made a arrow and stand I gave as a a Christmas Present. We put all the presents on a table. Draw names and you can open a present. Then you can either keep or trade it. My arrow was very popular and my brother in law really wanted it. He never got a chance to get it though.
I made another arrow. I text my brother in law pictures of the entire process. From straightening a river cane shaft and hafting a obsidian point. To painting my Bjrogg markings and wrapping my two fletch wild turkey tail feathers on with sinew. Then I made a display stand from driftwood.
All the while I was making this arrow I was planning on giving it to him. He wanted me to give him details about the arrow I made for Christmas. His brother works with Steve From “Meat Eater” and he shared pictures of my Christmas Arrow with him. I don’t always name my arrows, but recently I have named a few. This one I decided to name “Meat Eater” .
Dave was thrilled with the arrow I gave him. My sister was to. She asked him what he was going to do with it. I told him he could do whatever he wanted to with it. He could keep it, sell it , or give it away. It was his to do whatever he wanted.
He said he wasn’t going to sell it for sure. He said he was going to put it on his fireplace mantel until his brother came to visit. Then he was going to give it to him to take to Steve. That’s pretty awesome feeling for both of us. I hope Steve likes it. I really enjoy watching his show.
After they left I went to our beach. Most of the ice is melted. The lake is a little lower again this year. That’s a good thing. Two years ago it was so high people were losing their houses. Now it back to where it was about six years ago. Except it washed away all the brush and phragmites and left a sandy beach. It’s just amazing how much this beach is constantly changing.
Bjrogg
bjrogg:
This part of the lake is very shallow and was all phragmites when we first got it. The high water washed them away. I’m pretty sure they will be coming back now
chamookman:
Wow - didn't realize the water was down that much. F=Really enjoying Your posts - Bob.
bjrogg:
So glad you are enjoying the thread Bob. Sometimes I think it’s probably not real smart to be sharing as much here as I am. I tend to trust people more than I should sometimes, but I do appreciate the chance to show a part of modern agriculture that is often misunderstood. I also feel blessed to be able to care for this land and enjoy sharing that blessing with others.
The lake shoreline is always changing. The change is fascinating. I should look back through my pictures from several years ago and see if I can show that change.
Yesterday was just one of those days. I still was feeling a bit sluggish from my cold and had a headache. As soon as I got to work I was greeted with the job of pulling the pump out of the well and changing it. Honestly it went pretty good. It was warm and sunny and everything came apart good without damaging anything. We already had a pump and we got it installed by noon.
Bjrogg
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