Went out last night to see what all the racket was in the yard. Breeeep! Breeeeep!
This guy lives in my pond. Well, I say guy. Might be gal. Both? Clearly I don’t know the difference between a worm and a frog. Anyway, this is a Pacific Tree [...]

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What a day here in Portland. 70+ degrees and sunny all day.
What better time for my neighbor to break out his old-timey sprayer and start drenching his trees with noxious stuff? The trees hang over my fence? Well, then it was only right of him to tell me to get out of [...]

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After what seemed like a month of Portland’s patented KrapWeather, we’ve finally gotten some sun! And no sooner did I go out to dose myself with vitamin D, did I see these kids:
Killer! Bees!
So, as I’m standing there basking in nature’s wonder, one of the little bastards flies right over to my [...]

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I should really take some pictures, but just to jot down some updates after spending an unusually sunny day outside today:

The mason bees are starting to hatch. One literally popped the seal off his tube while I was watching today. How a little critter like that can flick a chunk of mud about [...]

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Who can really call themselves a hayseed if they don’t have livestock, and Charles the Kat doesn’t count.
Ladies!

Tonight, the whole family drove out to Dennis the Chicken Man’s house to pick up the girls. We ended up with one each:

Australorp
Ameraucana
Buff Rock
Golden Laced Wyandotte

While the baby didn’t quite make it and slept through the [...]

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