-Processed scrap. Finally got both the overfilled 200 oil tanks empties. Now there is just minor brick a brack to get done, as well as the copper.
-Went to pick up my last load of wood out of the bush. The road has finally frozen over again. Now it's time to start felling again for next year.
-Began trimming the birch and other trees out of the way in the front field for the new fence this spring.
-Annie had contractions all night on Sunday into Monday. I guess the baby is coming soon.
-Vicky came to visit on Sunday. Annie and I made a great meal of roasted squash from the garden, homemade ketchup, french fries with our potatoes and I did open hearth cooking with some veal cutlets (smoked with hickory).
Wildlife
Managed to attract some redpolls with the addition of a new niger seed feeder. There is quite a flock of different birds that come by each day.
Monday, January 28, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Wednesday, January 23rd/2008
-Finished unloading the wood I brought home on the weekend.
-Restocked the chicken feed. Should be good until spring.
-Brought in wood.
-Today was Annie's due date, but still no baby. We are now considering the name "Matthew" instead of "Jesse" for a boy. I like it because it continues on the tradition of "M" at the beginning of the name.
-Restocked the chicken feed. Should be good until spring.
-Brought in wood.
-Today was Annie's due date, but still no baby. We are now considering the name "Matthew" instead of "Jesse" for a boy. I like it because it continues on the tradition of "M" at the beginning of the name.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Friday, January 18th - Sunday January 20th/2008
-Processed scrap.
-Jeff and I installed the breaker and made a plug to hook up the 15kw dynamo to the house. It was a good feeling when we turned off the main breaker and then fired up the entire house. Now we are ready for the next Ice Storm.
-Emma and I went to check Mrs. Pycocks trail for trees down as it was windy on Friday. We went past the last pipeline and then discovered that someone had cleared the trail and we were able to access the adjacent property. According to the GPS we were more than halfway to the 202. There are a lot of trails there and I even discovere some signs for an old 4 wheeler of ski-doo trail. We got turned around on all the trails and ended up taking some time to get back on our road out. I'll do some more exploring in the future.
-Went to the bush and brought out a good load of wood. One more trip and I'll have all of last year's wood out.
-Emma has adopted the kitten that was injured by a falling bail of hay at Ferme Montcalm. She named it Jojo. They are the perfect age for each other and play nicely.
Wildlife
The cardinal makes daily appearance at home.
-Jeff and I installed the breaker and made a plug to hook up the 15kw dynamo to the house. It was a good feeling when we turned off the main breaker and then fired up the entire house. Now we are ready for the next Ice Storm.
-Emma and I went to check Mrs. Pycocks trail for trees down as it was windy on Friday. We went past the last pipeline and then discovered that someone had cleared the trail and we were able to access the adjacent property. According to the GPS we were more than halfway to the 202. There are a lot of trails there and I even discovere some signs for an old 4 wheeler of ski-doo trail. We got turned around on all the trails and ended up taking some time to get back on our road out. I'll do some more exploring in the future.
-Went to the bush and brought out a good load of wood. One more trip and I'll have all of last year's wood out.
-Emma has adopted the kitten that was injured by a falling bail of hay at Ferme Montcalm. She named it Jojo. They are the perfect age for each other and play nicely.
Wildlife
The cardinal makes daily appearance at home.
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Tuesday, January 15th/2008
-Came home early so I could get to the bush and saw up the remainder of the logs. Also brought home a trailer of the little odd sized pieces of wood. There is still a lot of water in the bush. I hope it freezes soon so that I'll have a good road in for the tractor.
Wildlife
Heard some Coyotes not more than 500 feet away across the little meadow. When I got home I heard them again except I had come completely on the other side of them now. Also saw a cardinal at the feeder on Monday. It sure makes it prescence known when it flies in with a flurry of red against the white world.
Wildlife
Heard some Coyotes not more than 500 feet away across the little meadow. When I got home I heard them again except I had come completely on the other side of them now. Also saw a cardinal at the feeder on Monday. It sure makes it prescence known when it flies in with a flurry of red against the white world.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Friday, January 11th-Sunday, January 13th/2008
-Picked up scrap at Rees' in Riverfield, added it to the load and then sold it. The price for tin is 205/ton.
-Went to the bush on Saturday and picked away at the pile. Took my GPS to map out the route to the bush. It was neat to see the relation of the location to our farm.
-On Sunday Annie and Emma joined me and we had a little fire out in the bush before I started to work. I managed to get just about the whole pile done before dark. Once finished I sat by the fire and heard coyotes, quite pleasant to warm up before heading back.
Wildlife
-On the way out of the bush Annie saw a dead blue-jay. Some how the poor bugger got his head stuck under the crook of a dead branch and from what I can figure couldn't get up and then froze to death; probably during one of the storms we had.
Weather
Finally cold and wintery again.
-Went to the bush on Saturday and picked away at the pile. Took my GPS to map out the route to the bush. It was neat to see the relation of the location to our farm.
-On Sunday Annie and Emma joined me and we had a little fire out in the bush before I started to work. I managed to get just about the whole pile done before dark. Once finished I sat by the fire and heard coyotes, quite pleasant to warm up before heading back.
Wildlife
-On the way out of the bush Annie saw a dead blue-jay. Some how the poor bugger got his head stuck under the crook of a dead branch and from what I can figure couldn't get up and then froze to death; probably during one of the storms we had.
Weather
Finally cold and wintery again.
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Tuesday, January 8th/2008
-Got home from school early so that I could take advantage of the mild weather and lack of snow and make a load of scrap that had been buried. Quite a bit more scrap than I had thought, also a lot of the stoves and dryers hadn't been stripped so I had to work at that for a while. Anyway, got a load ready for the weekend.
-The chickens and ducks were happy to get outside.
Weather
-!2 degrees. The English River is flooding in the fields out back. Very strange weather for January.
-The chickens and ducks were happy to get outside.
Weather
-!2 degrees. The English River is flooding in the fields out back. Very strange weather for January.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Saturday, January 5th-Sunday, January 6th/2008
-Processed scrap.
Weather
Unseasonably warm. 5-10 degrees.
Weather
Unseasonably warm. 5-10 degrees.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Thursday, January 3rd - Friday, January 4th/2008
-Brought in wood.
-Processed scrap.
-Went to help Mark move some stuff out of his basement.
Weather
-On New Year's Day there was a big North Easter. Approx 25cm and high winds.
-The low for Thursday was -20. Friday it was -25.
Wildlife
-Saw a male cardinal at my parents.
-At home we found one of the squirrel's food caches in a willow tree by the pond. It is a perfectly round hole bored into the tree about 7 feet up. It is full of seeds.
-Processed scrap.
-Went to help Mark move some stuff out of his basement.
Weather
-On New Year's Day there was a big North Easter. Approx 25cm and high winds.
-The low for Thursday was -20. Friday it was -25.
Wildlife
-Saw a male cardinal at my parents.
-At home we found one of the squirrel's food caches in a willow tree by the pond. It is a perfectly round hole bored into the tree about 7 feet up. It is full of seeds.
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