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Stephen M Bridges

@stephenmbridges

Subsistence farming, gardening, prepping foraging, real estate investing, survival skills, positive mental attitude, permaculture, teaching k-5 and history.

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges May 17, 2018, 11:50 AM UTC

The flooded road

We have had quite a lot of rain, and yesterday when I was driving through a park I go to to hunt for mushrooms I took these photos of the flooded road. Even my Dog "Wiggles" wondered where the road w…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges May 15, 2018, 11:23 AM UTC

The Flowers my Grandmother planted.

My maternal grandmother Hazel loved flowers and she and my grandfather planted many on our farm . 70 to 80 years later I still enjoyed the flowering shrubs she and Grandpa planted so long ago. (https…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges May 1, 2018, 1:05 AM UTC

Sweet Peas a beautiful perrenial summer flower.

My grandmother planted these almost 90 years ago at the entrance to our driveway. Each year their blossoms remind me of her. I copy my grandmother and always try and find things for my gardens that w…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 29, 2018, 12:54 AM UTC

A beautiful sunrise

Sunrise from my work this morning.

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 26, 2018, 3:27 AM UTC

First turtle of the spring

One of the ways we here in South Central Michigan know that spring is finally coming is the turtles trying to cross the roads. This is a snapping turtle. Snapping turtles are pretty large cold bloode…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 24, 2018, 7:49 PM UTC

My grandmother's favorite flower the Lilac

Some 80 to 70 years ago now my grandfather Marlow brought his bride Hazel to the homestead . As part of his campaign to win and intensify her love he planted all along a half mile of roads her favori…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 22, 2018, 12:55 AM UTC

Flowers from my garden

Irises last spring

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 21, 2018, 1:09 AM UTC

What I am looking to do on a farm.

When I sell the ancestral farm to get away from the power hungry township politicians who sued me for 3 years to stop me from keeping even 1 hen on 53 acres. I want to buy a place I can use to grow f…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 19, 2018, 10:32 PM UTC

Today is the day (Patriot's Day) America was really born

Today 243 years ago on April 19th, 1775 was the REAL day America was born. In the early morning hours, some 1500 Red-coated soldiers of King George III marched out of Boston under the orders of the R…

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Stephen M Bridges
@stephenmbridges Apr 19, 2018, 2:57 AM UTC

Prepping on a budget: What to do first. Food

For much of the last 8 years as the economy crashed down I have been living of the stores I put away when times were good. They are pretty much all gone now but it literally saved my live and kept me…

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