Certainly will be glad to see warm weather. I got two seed catalogs yesterday--Henry Fields and Gurneys. It will be difficult to wait until the coming growing season -with these catalogues lay'n around. I'm ready ,mentally, right now to "build garden". Don't make any difference if 15" of snow is coverin my garden spot!!!! Been feed'n the birds, rabbits last several days. Everything from little blue birds to red birds, black birds, blue jays' dove's and even quail! Plenty of sparrows and somekind of finches are also included. Feedin'm cracked yellow corn and they really like it. Rabbits come out in the evening after the birds have roosted. They are gettin fat and sassy also. I'll buy some in a day or so from a mill. 100# of cracked yellow costs $5.15. I'm think'n that deer are eatin here also! Thats ok tho. I don't like venison so they're safe. We're busily preparin for the new year with restless anitcipation again. Lookin forward to another wonderful year filled with peace and harmony with all our family and friends. Y'all take a few moments to think about the past year and all it's blessings. Let us try and improve upon last years' accomplishments with even more and better ways to llive more self sufficient in the coming months ahead. hoot. Matt. 24:44

-- hoot (hoot@pcinetwork.com), December 28, 2000

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Got mine, too. Really brightened up my day. Been "shopping" already.

-- Soni (thomkilroy@hotmail.com), December 28, 2000.

Amen!!! With another snow storm supposedly on the way, I am planning on spending some time by the fire snuggled up with some seed catalogs and doing a little dreaming. We are sure going through the bird feed. I feed the cracked corn and black sunflower seed and thistle. The grandchildren were just here for the day and love watching all the birds and critters come to the feeders and eat. God Bless all- diane in michigan

-- diane (gardiacaprines@yahoo.com), December 29, 2000.

You know Hoot, There's nothing like getting the first seed catalogs. Right know I'm looking out the window as I type this looking at about a foot of snow on the ground. Then I can pick up the catalogs and get a small smell of spring and the first turning of the soil in the garden.

We are truly blessed, living where we do and the lifestyle that we have. Thanks for reminding us of this...

God Bless.

Jim Tanner

-- Jim Tanner (tanner_jim@hotmail.com), December 29, 2000.

Rabbits come out in the evening...

I have a wild rabbit that moved right in with my geese and ducks! They dont seem to mind so I just decided to leave it there. It doesnt eat much and is one more critter keeping the henhouse warm so, why not?

-- William in Wi (thetoebes@webtv.net), December 29, 2000.

William and Hoot, I wish more folks had your attitude towards the other members of our shared world, we are supposed to be Earth's caretakers, not rulers/masters of our domain. Big difference! All of Earth's creatures are welcomed and well taken care of at our farm, and all co-exist quite well and respectfully keep their distances from each other. Watching and observing wildlife brings harmony and balance into ones' life, and a healthy respect for Mother Nature and Her ways. Enlightenment brings peace, and peace in ones' self leads to peace with others, and that brings true peace on Earth. Harmony always.

-- Annie Miller in SE OH (annie@1st.net), January 03, 2001.