My attempt to make it to my 10 acres in Terlingua Ranch and make a go of living on it. From the start it hasn't gone good at all, but I'm hopeful things will turn around!
I visited Pepper's new home today, You and RN will probably be happy to know that she is doing fabulous. She just loves her kids, and she has a new partner in crime, my dog Atlas. She is very happy.
All of the abandoned dogs are gone now. I, with the help of Tyra, Denese, Frann, and David adopted out 8 of them. The rest are now with a rescue organization down south, in Terlingua. Thanks for everyone's help.
Dani, who knows about the barn. Its been there and abandoned for years. That picture was looking northeast from here. The second picture is just looking southeast from here and shows my neighbor's house (Closest to me) and the clutter of old and new buildings in the distance. Its growing up down here. :(
Woops Dani, just checked the second picture and it doesn't show my neighbor's house. The closest picture of a building is an old store that a tornado hit and tore the roof off and damaged the structure. It was never fixed and reopened. :( Don't know when that happened as it was long before I got here.
Yep Frann, Robert thinks his camera cable is the same one I need for the binocular camera I bought at the sale so will bring in in the morning for me to try. If it is I''ll try to order one for the same type camera and may have even better pictures after that. At least a lot better zoom.
Got our 10% chance of rain for 3 minutes. Might know because I had clothes hanging on the line nearly dry. Now with the high wind I hope they will stay on the line!
I tested my generator yesterday and one of the rubber motor mounts failed and the entire assembly broke lose from the frame. Nothing damaged that I can find, just motor mounts are screwed (I only got 15 hours on this genny)
I will call troybuilt tomorrow. I had the genny about three years so Im not expecting any help. Im kinda disgusted. If im gonna buy chinese crap, I may as well buy gennys from harbor frieght. I expect more from Troybuilt.
I meant to add that at least there are fine compensations out there for all the negatives.....and to thank you for taking time to show and tell what the life is like.
Judith, all life is... is negatives and positives. All we have to do is figure out our options and how best to survive them. The good outweighs the bad, The bad outweighs the good or you don't have a choice (or not much of one). The way I see it we only have those three options.
Crop rotation
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I spent the end of this last disastrous summer season planning my vegetable garden for next year - I do not want a repeat of the mouse invasion, nor white f...
Rain / Headache / Mare
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We got some needed rain last night...per Weatherbug *.44* of an inch. It
helped tremendously in keeping the temperatures in the more comfortable 85
degree...
Saturday Food For Thought...!
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I want to pass on some thoughts by a man named *Junius P. Long*. I have to
admit that he makes some valid points, and I wanted to pass them on!
*Food Fo...
The Beachwalk
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Adventure Location: North Beach, Corpus Christi, Texas
Click on the pictures to enlarge them.
The OFM Fishing Team decided to check out the North Beach je...
A good soaking…
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Sometimes that’s all it takes in the desert to change your mood. Yesterday
was one of those days. Got the rain gauge post up… Just in time apparently…
We w...
TGIF
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lol, and don't know why it matters any more.
Doc told me I have bursitis and put a shot there. I was so glad it wasn't
arthritis. I've had it before, ye...
Attack of the "killer needle nose"
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Boy howdy it's hard to get a good nights sleep when stuff is bite'n on ya.
As usual, I made my way to the bedroom right at midnight. I weren't really
sleep...
One More Time
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A the three day weekend comes with a hefty to-do list, but somewhere in
there I have a festival to go to, a chili cook off to win, a barn party to
attend, ...
It was a very good day.
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Yesterday was a very good day!! Not only was it my wife's birthday but my
cousin and her husband went out of their way to stop and see us. We had a
wonde...
Wonders Never Cease
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Just a note to those who are interested. Without making any committment to
it, Old Jules is actually using Facebook from time to time. If you’re in
the moo...
And on the Homefront
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The Foots got here Friday and we were able to spend a good bit of quality
time visiting both here with hot dogs for lunch and at the Legion also.
They br...
Getting there
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This week I finally hit some kind of status quo. I haven't had any areas
where I've gotten so annoyed that I ran to a Mart and bought the answer to
the iss...
Ricochet
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I won't do that again. I was using a firewood pile to set my target up in
front of to absorb the rounds I was firing last weekend, but with ear
protection...
The Alamo
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The Alamo
Over the years I've driven I-10 three times, I've driven past San Antonio
Texas three times, I've driven past The Alamo three times. When I was ...
what the heck is going on?
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Every day for the past week there have been innumerable checkpoints set up.
In the park, Lajitas, near Bee Mountain, Presidio and other spots in the
Big Be...
Agave… the Century Plant
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I’ve concluded this might be my all – time favorite desert plant. Being
from the midwest, until this past month, I'd never seen such plants
before... an...
Life, Interrupted
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*From Suzannah Kolbeck, mama to La Petite and executive director and hod
carrier at **HoneyFern**:*
You have probably noticed zero blog activity here for q...
Random pics from Brewster County
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Nine Points Mesa
Rain over Taurus Mesa
Rain behind Agua Fria Mtn
Chillin on da porch
Agua Fria sunset
Some random roadside canyon down Taurus Mesa Rd...
Hey there!!
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Surprises never cease! I'm writing a post! I go back and forth on if I even
want to continue blogging because I'm so crappy about doing it
consistantly. I'...
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We arrived home on Sunday about noon, almost a month. Now where am I
going to store all of this stuff we acquired on this trip, took me until
almost dar...
New Chapter...New Blog...
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You can now read my new blog at gypsyjessjungle.blogspot.com The title is
GypsyJess in the Concrete Jungle....hope you enjoy.
Old Fool Journal: Shikt Halole n
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...or It took me fifteen minutes to type that yesterday.
When I got up from my nap Thursdays my mouth did not work right. Head
seemed OK but what came ou...
Solar Water Heating / Simple Solar H2O Heater
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In researching and studying I decided it was time I tinkered with some
simple solar water heating. I wanted it cheap and easy so gathered up some
boxes, ot...
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I have noticed two prominent assumptions about the world we live in:
1) if your personal beliefs, lifestyle, or WHATEVER clashes/disagrees with
another pe...
Farewell Ben 1946-2012
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The family of Ben Woods is sad to report his unexpected passing on June 23,
2012. Ben was born in Fort Worth Texas in 1946. He graduated Mansfield High
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More house progress
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Since my last update, I've finished painting the master bedroom, and the
master bath is done except for figuring out how to get the vanity doors to
close w...
Vegas
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Heading for Vegas in a little over a week. I'm really stoked about this
trip, for several reasons. The first reason being, I get to hang out with
one of...
United States trip - Part III
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There we were, in a big, white truck. A massive Dodge RAM Hemi. 5.7L V8,
loaded to the hilt with all our gear and 4 people. I think my car at home
could ha...
Nice
ReplyDeleteThanks. Good conditions for pictures this evening.
ReplyDeleteThank you. I can never get my fill of Terlingua pictures. I am so looking forward to the chili cook-off so I can see the sunsets in person.
ReplyDeleteI visited Pepper's new home today, You and RN will probably be happy to know that she is doing fabulous. She just loves her kids, and she has a new partner in crime, my dog Atlas. She is very happy.
ReplyDeleteAll of the abandoned dogs are gone now. I, with the help of Tyra, Denese, Frann, and David adopted out 8 of them. The rest are now with a rescue organization down south, in Terlingua. Thanks for everyone's help.
ReplyDeleteStunning photo's, ffn Whose house / barn in the 1st, and which community in the 2nd?
ReplyDeleteMsB, hope the see you this time. ;)
ReplyDeleteDLS, glad to hear that on both counts.
Dani, who knows about the barn. Its been there and abandoned for years. That picture was looking northeast from here. The second picture is just looking southeast from here and shows my neighbor's house (Closest to me) and the clutter of old and new buildings in the distance. Its growing up down here. :(
Woops Dani, just checked the second picture and it doesn't show my neighbor's house. The closest picture of a building is an old store that a tornado hit and tore the roof off and damaged the structure. It was never fixed and reopened. :( Don't know when that happened as it was long before I got here.
ReplyDeleteThe sunsets can be amazing.
ReplyDeleteYep Frann, Robert thinks his camera cable is the same one I need for the binocular camera I bought at the sale so will bring in in the morning for me to try. If it is I''ll try to order one for the same type camera and may have even better pictures after that. At least a lot better zoom.
ReplyDeleteGot our 10% chance of rain for 3 minutes. Might know because I had clothes hanging on the line nearly dry. Now with the high wind I hope they will stay on the line!
ReplyDeleteTffnguy
ReplyDeleteKeep them photo's comin.
I tested my generator yesterday and one of the rubber motor mounts failed and the entire assembly broke lose from the frame. Nothing damaged that I can find, just motor mounts are screwed (I only got 15 hours on this genny)
I will call troybuilt tomorrow. I had the genny about three years so Im not expecting any help.
Im kinda disgusted. If im gonna buy chinese crap, I may as well buy gennys from harbor frieght. I expect more from Troybuilt.
I got a Generator from MAXTOOL.com and really like it.
ReplyDeleteI got a short shower finally...
CC, if Troybuilt isn't built in China then some of the parts probably are. I think you get junk no matter where you buy it these days.
ReplyDeleteFrann, hope it lasted longer than the 3 minute shower here. I guess its a start though. We might loose the burn ban some time in the next century?
I meant to add that at least there are fine compensations out there for all the negatives.....and to thank you for taking time to show and tell what the life is like.
ReplyDeleteJudith, all life is... is negatives and positives. All we have to do is figure out our options and how best to survive them. The good outweighs the bad, The bad outweighs the good or you don't have a choice (or not much of one). The way I see it we only have those three options.
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