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choosing where.   days of that.    then….digging.   Putting  water,  waiting.   Digging more.   More water.  See how it runs off or seeps  in.   today…still not sure.  And do i?  or do i not?  put  any compost in?   Online.  reading.  Yes.  No.   ???????

.We added a panel of Goat fencing to the original farm fencing.  3 new  T posts.  Cut  the original fencing at the far end and opened the Gate to the Original First Buck Forest.   Which has become overgrown.   or,  Original Grown.  Filled the bucket with pellets and shook it…clink clink, tinkle clink and calling Come Come!!!!  They came.  Wondering what was happening but being up for it,  and going Through into  NEW territory.  Where over the next few days they will clear the underbrush.  Will EAT it.  Happily.   Thereby reducing fuel for Fire.  At some point we will need to go in there with a chipper and chip all the fallen wood.  Hopefully there will be enough time.

while Alyssia was gone,  daughter Jenny and i had a conversation about needing to do the above.  I said OK,  when Alyssia comes back.   The conversation was  clear at that time.  Today…in reality…it was going differently and did go differently and i had some Crunchy exchanges  about that.  Which at the end,  remained  Unclear and Alyssia,  who remains silent "during", said ….."she was  being………………..about that and it's funny,  because in this moment i can NOT for the life of me come up with the word….i had it a minute ago,  but Can Not Come UP With It….she was being………………………….

and at the same time we were working out how to deal with Alyssia's dog Zoey…..her interaction with Tay,  both of them feeling Alpha and it not working out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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10 responses to “caenothus…california Lilac which is Not a lilac at all”

  1. Patty Avatar

    Dogs pick up subtle things from their people. Plus this solstice
    and full moon energy lately could explain lots. Wish I could
    loan you a few sheep with that brush to be cleared.

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  2. Liz A Avatar

    Another thought … branches can also be used to form berms to slow water that would otherwise wash out slopes during heavy rains
    And I’m remembering your counsel about hugelkultur

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  3. joanne Avatar
    joanne

    I try and dig into the soil to create a “bump” around a plant. to hold water. But reading about your not a lilac I see that you only need to water this first year. No watering in the next 20 years.
    Two dogs– well, you’ll find a way. I think, in this new place, there is always going to be something to disrupt any peace you make. Perhaps that will be the lesson learned there.

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  4. Mo Crow Avatar

    (((Grace))) your Ceanothus looks happy about getting it’s roots out of that pot very soon and re fuel reduction, I learned by experience it’s good to keep a bit of fuel on the ground, half a lifetime ago when I was living out in the bush my partner’s son accidentally burnt out 5 acres of the gully in front of the house, a few months later a big fire came over the ridge and because there was no fuel on the ground it roared into the tree canopy and became a much scarier situation, we didn’t sleep for three days.

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  5. Saskia Avatar

    how promising this all is

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    the Goats are Working. But they don’t like grass so much at all. Today i saw a post for having Blackbelly Sheep. They are one option for that meadow next to Alyssia’s Place. We think and research.
    what kind of sheep do you have and TELL anything and Everything about them….

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    all this….just a million things to consider.
    the Hugelkultur…i think of that almost every day now

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    i think it might be….the lesson learned.. i’d like
    to get easier and easier with rolling with it.

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  9. grace Forrest Avatar

    i love your words…keep them at heart. There is a LOT of fuel on the ground. Lifetimes of fallen branches.

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar

    yes…an interesting choice of word…

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