Anne Miller

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We manage a 40 acre wildlife area of the Texas Hill Country in the Edwards Plateau at about 3030 ft above sea level. The region is notable for its karst topography and tall rugged hills of limestone. The terrain throughout the region is punctuated by a thin layer of topsoil and a large number of exposed rocks and boulders, making the region very dry and prone to flash flooding. Native vegetation in the region includes various yucca, prickly pear cactus, native grasses and wildflowers. The predominant trees in the region are Ashe Juniper, Shin Oak and Texas Live Oak. Soil is alkaline consisting of caliche and clay.

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Dealing with trespassers and unknowns when living in remote areas

I live so far out in the boondocks that we do not have to worry about trespassers.

In fact we do not even have to deal with solicitors.

Also we do not have to deal with anyone, that includes service people and repair people.

8 hours ago

homestead

Another Type of Mass Heater?!?

There are so many thermal mass heaters that were tradition to a lot of different countries. Each had a name in that countries language all meaning the same very similar looking stoves.

Maybe some immigrants from those countries brought that design to the USA and maybe some can be seen somewhere.

8 hours ago

wood burning stoves

How do you name your pets?

Our dogs have mostly been named after previous dogs.

Our first German shepherd was Ranger. Many years later the next German shepherd was named Ranger.

In between those two we had a poodle name Fuzzy, that name might have been given to him by his previous owner. Then came Gina another poodle whose owner named her.

Then we had a Malamute named Duke.

After the 2nd Ranger came more German shepherds we named Lady, Baron and Alex.

Our dachshunds were Sierra and Trouble.

The one and only cat is named Tiny. I like to call her Tiny Kitty.

12 hours ago

meaningless drivel

changing perspective

jim bledsoe wrote:Anne Miller, What is moving? Is it the Sun or are we standing on a little ball of mud spinning in space.

Got it! The Earth turns ...

12 hours ago

meaningless drivel

Sun traps and Sun scoops - how do they work?

This reminds me of using mirrors in the garden to give an extra boost of sunlight.

13 hours ago

homestead

Seaweed blooms getting worse. Anyone making biochar from it?

I am not a fan of biochar so I feel a better use would be to use seaweed to add organic matter to soil.

Next best use would be to eat it as there are lots of vitamins and minerals.

1 day ago

biochar

Bagged leaves-what’s the etiquette

Where our daughter lives was previous our residence.

We frequently place good usable items on the curb to be picked up by whoever wanted them.

We had a sofa recliner with a loveseat recliner. We did not want the loveseat though we wanted a recliner. dear hubby took the recliners apart from the loveseat and we place one of the recliners on the curb. It disappeared.

I have never bagged leaves though if it did I would welcome anyone who wanted them to take them.

1 day ago

gardening for beginners

changing perspective

I have seen Sun rise and Sun Sets, many times over ...

What are Earth turns??

I live where folks come to see the Night Sky. Have you seen that?

1 day ago

meaningless drivel

Evening Solace Spiral- Has anyone tried something like this?

Thanks for the compliment. I am glad that you enjoyed the video.

Several years ago a friend gave me a plant that grows in trees that bloomed at night. I believe it was the Night-Blooming Cereus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum), often called the Queen of the Night or Orchid Cactus.

I am looking forward to hearing more about your spiral.

2 days ago

gardening for beginners

Cleaning the oven: chemicals or electricity?

I vote for baking soda aka bicarbonate of soda and if there still are stubborn stains then I go back with a baking soda/vinegar soak.

when I had an electric oven I would crank the oven as high a temp as the oven had and use that like an automatic cleaning mode followed with baking soda when cool if needed.

2 days ago

home care