The tale of the 3 Jakes and the Whitetails

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

The first 3 pictures shown here are from last evening. These 3 jakes were out picking through the freshly plowed cornfield. For those who may not know, a jake is a young male wild turkey. I have been seeing turkey out just about every evening the past couple of weeks. Sometimes [...]

More Signs of Spring and Wildlife Views

Friday, April 11th, 2008

Spring is upon us. It was actually hot enough yesterday to get a sunburn.
As you can see from this picture, the heat just means its time to get out and get the work done. That grass will need weedwacked every couple of weeks beginning probably next week.

These wild onions have actually been growing [...]

The Scenery of Southwestern Pennsylvania

Friday, March 14th, 2008

I’ll start this post with 2 of my nicest pictures. To me, these 2 pictures define what I thought the “country life” was all about when I still lived in the city. The views around here never fail to amaze me! Sometimes I wonder how I ever lived in the city [...]

The Twins in the Summer of 2007

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Haven’t had a lot of time to write lately, so I decided I’d put up a post with some pictures of this past summer. It sure is nice seeing everything all green
These are the “twins” at the farm this summer. I think there were actually 3 sets of twins there this [...]

What NOT To Do With a 50 caliber Rifle

Saturday, February 9th, 2008

Its no secret that those of us living in the country like our guns. In fact, during deer season someone from the city might mistake the area for a war zone with all the ammo flying. Fortunately, most of us know how to handle our weapons safely. Think these [...]