Close Meditations of a Visual Kind

Just as Herself said over on FB, the roosters here on the Ranch started heralding the day around 04:30-ish. And they are still at it.

Thing is, thing is, listening to the cadence and all, some are hollering "Merry Christmas!" and others are responding "And to you."

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Herself is conducting her newest culinary experiment, both for ourselves and for sale via our KP Ranch Farmers Market booth: "gourmet mustards". This required a significant sacrifice on my part. She snagged two beers from my stash, one a Belgian Wheat Ale and the other (same brewer) a "Midnight Wheat End of the World Ale".

What makes it an End of the World ale? Well... Along with that midnight wheat (whatever that is, still researching) the brewer, Shocktop, used chocolate malt and chilis.

And it is Yummie beer! Oh my yes.

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It is firesmithsghost Day!

Or should I say Happy Whelping Day, eh?

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Oh Noes! I just missed joedecker Day. I will make penance by celebrating all weekend at Con, and Art Show! Yes that is my plan because yesterday on joedecker Day I was traveling to Con. Yes.

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Today is wedschilde day!

May there be plenty sushi. Yes.

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Herself has been threatening the vegetation around our magnificent old Twin LiveOak and south of the back deck off Studio 318 for a bit.

Herself: I will unleash weed killer on you Vegetation.
Vegetation: Lalalalalala
Herself: Madshutterbug Blackthumb, what is good in life?
Me: To pull your enemies up by the roots, toss them to the Pit of Composting and hear the lamentations of their seedlings!
Vegetation: ...
Herself: Toldja.

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The bordercolliebrs remind me (by bouncing around and not letting me do anything else like even getting my coffee) that today is lizblackdog's Day. May there be many more. Preferably with Border Collies.

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OK. That was fun, more in the vein of F.U.N. and still noticeable... I am not afraid of heights, yet in the past few years find myself being extremely aware while moving about on the roofs around here. We've known for a couple years we are in the ballpark age for a new roof on Big House. Made preliminary investigations last year with a friend who is a roofer.

Couple days ago 17 year old roof sprung a leak. As in, step beyond noticeable. Today I climbed up to clear off leaf debris from our friendly shade oaks and found divots in the roof decking.

Apparently our friendly shade oaks dropped more than leaves. we will need to replace some of the decking as well as new roof.

Squrrl expressed some curiosity hearing my voice coming from out of sight high but no concern at all when leaf debris started flying over his head to land a few feet away from the side of the House. Guess he didn't think I would drop anything on him.

Now our roof has a raincoat at that end, as we've joined many other folk in the area with a Blue Roof. Still waiting to hear back from Roofer Friend, getting other ducks into their row, may also put out inquiries to a couple others on availability to work. Raincoat is better than waterfall. New roof is better than raincoat.

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Today is msbherself's Day!

May there be many more.

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We are set up and OPEN at the Zucchini Festival. Fine Art Photography and Earth Creations Jewelry right next door to KP Ranch & Caprihaven Dairy Goats. Come on over for a good time which helps benefit the Windsor Volunteer Fire Department.

Oh, that's Windsor, Florida not Windsor, Ontario, eh.

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