Author Archives: youngholm

I’ve seen large birds bathing in the channel of the water feature, but it’s too deep, and the flow is too strong, for small birds. So I rigged up this birdbath using a rainspout trough. The water supply comes from … Continue reading →

We went on Sunday, May 4, the last day of the rodeo. As you can see, we had a wonderful time.

The cornfield has a water supply, but it isn’t part of the timed irrigation system, so I have to run a sprinkler manually. This morning, when I came to turn the sprinkler off, I found that several hummingbirds were enjoying … Continue reading →

Tuesday was the last of three days of tree work, and coincidentally the last day of almost six weeks of contractors on site re-roofing, repairing, remodeling, and repainting — not to mention the other contractors who installed our electric gate … Continue reading →

Our 32 solar panels and associated equipment went up in a day and a half. After another hour and a half, the county inspector had come and gone. Now, at 2:00 pm, we’re generating 7 kilowatts of electricity and sending … Continue reading →

This baby gopher snake, only a foot long, was swimming in the pool yesterday evening. We fished it out and put it in the grass.