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Post by june on Jan 21, 2023 8:26:24 GMT -6
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Post by chrysanthemum on Jan 21, 2023 8:48:51 GMT -6
june, thanks for checking in. Those “farm house genre” awards are looking great. Are you recruiting at woodeye for any more woodworking? I’m sorry to hear that you won’t have your usual source of mulch this year. I wish I could magically transport some of our piles of woodchips to you. We have more than we need at the moment, but I figure it’s no bad thing to have piles sitting around slowly breaking down. We don’t manage leaves on most of our property, but we do try to clear them out of the fenced-in backyard that is landscaped in river rock. My husband spent hours Saturday and then hours and hours on Monday when he had the day off work using a leaf blower and even a snow shovel to move them out through a gate. He mulched up at least ten bags full with our lawnmower, and there’s a huge pile still waiting to be chopped. We have plans to top off garden beds with those today if we can. Maybe some of your neighbors will do some leaf work in the coming weeks, and you’ll be able to benefit. It’s good to hear from you. I’ll enjoy hearing more about what you’re planning to grow this year when garden season comes closer.
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Post by woodeye on Jan 21, 2023 14:20:26 GMT -6
june ,
They are all gorgeous, you did a fine job on those. Wow!
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Jan 21, 2023 21:38:48 GMT -6
June,
Those are beautiful! What craftsmanship!
I think we kind of have the same motivations for what we do. My brother gave me a beagle puppy for Christmas that was only 8 weeks old at the time. As he has grown, he needed a good collar and a dog leash for training. When I saw that braided rope dog leashes cost $16.00 each at Atwoods, I bought a 100' feet of the same kind of rope for $14.00 and found the snaps for 99¢ each. I bought a spool of heavy upholstery thread, a bag full of snaps and got busy hand sewing braided rope dog leashes. It only takes 7' feet of rope to turn both ends under and come up with a 6' foot leash. I now have a dozen leashes, just because it gives me something to do in the evenings after it gets too dark to do anything outside.
Next summer, I'll probably take them to the dog park at the Tahlequah Farmers; Market. Now that I'm almost out of rope, I'm thinking of trying a few in different colors and different diameters. I've really enjoyed that project. It makes time pass a lot more quickly and makes me feel good in knowing that I'm making things people will enjoy.
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Post by amyinowasso on Jan 22, 2023 9:09:06 GMT -6
I need pictures of the beagle puppy!
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Jan 22, 2023 17:22:15 GMT -6
My goodness, that little rascal is tough to get a picture of! I finally had to tie him up with one of the leashes I made, just to get him to stop running and jumping for a few seconds.
His name is Ranger, but I probably should have named him, FLASH!
Here he is on a leash. I just started him on leash training a few days ago. He's doing really well with that. He's been exceptionally easy to train. He was just born November 4th. I've already started him on trailing rabbits. It's crazy how much concentration he has for such a young pup. He's a dedicated tracker, but he doesn't bark while he's on the trail, he only barks if he loses the trail. I'm not sure how to change that behavior. Not barking while on the trail makes it tough to know where he is in the blackberry thickets.
He conked out on my legs while I was still downloading the pictures I just took of him outside. He's King of the footstool, but he didn't make it past my knees before he zonked.
Here he is, inspecting the work I was doing on the new outhouse down by the garden, just before I painted it. He inspects everything I do. He's a red and bluetick beagle. This photo shows his red and blue tick markings better.
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Post by amyinowasso on Jan 23, 2023 11:07:06 GMT -6
Our beagle is named Rascal, although I call him little dog as often as Rascal. We have a big dog named Honey by the people we got her from, for her color, but I wish I had named her Sasquatch. She has big feet and is forever stepping on me. I tripped over Rascal and fell on Saturday. He's about 2 years and not much bigger than your pup, but he's fast. He'll never hunt, he's afraid of loud noises. But one day, he's going to catch that squirrel.
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Post by heavyhitterokra on Jan 23, 2023 12:47:50 GMT -6
My daughter has a big house dog like the one you mentioned above. It's half poodle, half Pyrenees; she's probably big enough to qualify as a miniature horse. For as large a dog as she is, she's as timid as a mouse (thank goodness!) She'd be a little much to handle if she were more sociable.
Ranger, our beagle pup doesn't seem to mind loud noises. My son came over last weekend to sight in a new scope for his .22 rifle and Ranger just milled around, rolling in the leaves like nothing was going on. I've not had many dogs that will do that, though my Wife's little 10-year-old Shih Tzu, Bandit, will actually come to see what you're up to any time a gun is fired.
I shot a huge groundhog out in my garden one day that was busily digging up my beds of plasticulture and stealing my Cherokee Purple tomatoes. All the dogs took off except the Shih Tzu. He ran right to the groundhog and stood there with his chest thrown out like he had bagged it himself.
One night, just to see what the dogs would do, I played a CD in the backyard of two bobcats fighting. Again, all the dogs ran away to hide in the barn, except Bandit. He went nuts, scratching the door to get out there and bark at the CD player.
If ever there were a real booger in our yard, Bandit would be the first one to get eaten. He's not scared of anything. It's pretty comical sometimes to watch him chasing after things bigger than he is.
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