Tag: Homestead

Since Jackson primarily belongs to my wife, and she’s away, I decided to videotape this Kodak moment for her.

This is not my first Chicken rodeo, but it is our first flock of chickens in Tennessee. This morning at exactly 10:00 AM I heard our Chickens going nuts, and the Bantom Rooster was in overdrive. Since Bantams are small, he has a Napoleon complex. But this time I think he was singing “Macho macho macho

Tonight, these four Deer were eating in our backyard. We have much more Deer than this daily on our property. But they are very camera shy, and usually, run away when they see us. This time I managed to open the squeaky door to capture this. My lens was set at 300mm. The one looking

As stated before, our front porch is a great place to relax. Today we were visited by a Luminescent Luna Moth. Our porch is also frequented by various Wildlife, Synchronous Fireflies, and some of the largest Butterflies. And sometimes we have a camera ready just in time. “If you have never seen a pearly crescent

Here’s more commentary from our porch. Update: The frog made Caliber very sick, and so she was close to taking a trip to the emergency animal hospital. Thankfully she recovered overnight. I was advised this creature is a Cicadas. They are good for the ecological environment.

My new 5’x8′ Gadsden Flag flying underneath the Tennessee flag. My Gadsden flag is not for looks; it is a warning. It is not offensive, it is defensive. In other words, I will not come to your home, office, or capitol to cause you trouble. But on the defense, if necessary, I am prepared to

Since the day we bought this homestead, we knew our corrals and pastures needed work, and would require ongoing maintenance. Bushwhacking would be a good start. They were overcome with thick thistles that are not edible for our furry friends. At times our Donkey disappeared as he was searching for good grass to graze on.

I’m glad I got my Nikon D70s repaired. I took this shot from afar with a zoom lens. Our little Bantam Rooster thinks it’s his job to tease our dogs because they’re fenced-in a yard. I was shooting photos of this confrontation as fast as a fully automatic weapon. Yea, I love fully autos. This was photo

We hired a great team to do some more work on our homestead. This time they brought in dump truck loads of topsoil to compliment the manure. After their excavation on the previous job, my goal now is to turn this dirt area into grass, rather than the slippery mud that the winter brings. As

As stated in this previous post, we are ahead of our schedule. This week was the completion of our livestock shelter in corral #1. 

We ordered this before moving into our home, and it was just delivered. We have a list of other more important orders that are taking a long time to get here. Nonetheless, we press upward and onward.  

Well, we’ve been residents of Tennessee for 12 weeks, and we’re ahead of schedule. Though I will not disclose all of the work we’ve completed on our homestead, last Friday was a busy day. One fellow began the construction of our livestock shelter in one of our pastures. Another company and their fine men replaced

Usually, the Deer congregate on the back side of our homestead, and they prefer the dark early morning hours. But this evening while taking a break on the front porch, I saw this White Tail Doe and was able to grab a zoomable camera just in time. It beats the city, that’s for darn sure.   

Our Barn Swallows hatched, that means more poop on the porch. But since they eat ticks and insects, their poop’s welcome. 😂. #BirdWatching