Uncle Mike

Heading for the Homestead in the AM

Getting up early and heading down to our South 43 Acres...bridges need to be Measured....

Adapt or Die...

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Happy 4th of July

Our country declared Independence 241 years ago tomorrow...I am proud to be an American. We will celebrate with a little Jim Beam and Fireworks...God Bless America!

My Good Friends

Things are coming together, our homestead will be debt free in the next few days...I also will tell you my dad passed away from Parkinson's last week, he was a good man...the words Integrity and Hool…

Repaying a favor

I spent the day (and a hot and humid one it was) helping a good friend cut his fields. About a month ago, I was clearing out an area to move my camper to on my homestead. I was going to have to pull…

I am a Dinosaur...

Today my management said us older folks were dinosaurs...I reminded them that T-Rex was the biggest baddass on the planet until an Asteroid landed in the Gulf of Mexico...and I dont see any Asteroids!

Mine is on the way

Safety on the homestead

Keep your head on a swivel and always watch where you put your feet...

A few pictures from the homestead

From atop the "Mountain"! Lots of fresh spring fed water Some large rock formations The homestead is approximately 43 acres, most of which is hardwoods. We are working on fencing the entire exterior…

Off Grid Power

I am debating whether to go with commercial power or some other alternative on the homestead. I have several creeks and am now looking at hydro-power. I have at least 20' of drop at one section and t…