Morning pasture and weekend reading links, 19 November 2010

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Above: a view of one of our pastures in the early morning light.

Below: this week has been quite juicy, with the debacle over the TSA’s new security procedures, a neat new tool you can use to balance the budget yourself (since, evidently, no one else is willing), a few insights into why the government is bad at their attempts at helping us be healthy, and a really awesome-looking new movie coming not soon . . . → Read More: Morning pasture and weekend reading links, 19 November 2010

Mushrooms grow where elves danced

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They say that mushrooms grow where elves danced the night before.

I thought about this as I walked around our yard today. There were mushrooms everywhere–big ones, flat ones, brown ones, white ones, red ones, spotted ones, puffy ones. So I grabbed my camera and below are some pics, just so you can get a sense of what I saw.

But then I thought, wow, those elves must have had a really great . . . → Read More: Mushrooms grow where elves danced

Good Things come in Threes, Even Turtles

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Didn’t you know?

As many suspect, it’s turtles all the way down.

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Cat Yoga

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No Down-Dog here. This is how we roll…

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What Happens when a White Cat takes a Dirt Bath

white cat dirt bath

Our white cat took a dirt bath today–you can see the result.

Oh, but look at those eyes!

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Review: Mantis Tiller and Cultivator

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For years I’ve used a Troy-Bilt tiller to till our garden. But I am the only one in the family who can use it. And since there are tilling needs throughout the year, and I am often on travel, we tried, and were disappointed by, those cheap tiny tillers at home improvement stores. But we are very happy with our Mantis tiller (we got the Mantis 7262-15-02 4-Cycle Honda Gas Powered Tiller/Cultivator with Border . . . → Read More: Review: Mantis Tiller and Cultivator

Stare-Down at the OK Corral

As they saw me approaching, they wondered if I had some sweets with me…. Except for the bull, who wasn’t happy that I scared everyone away, and that I didn’t have any sweets. . . . → Read More: Stare-Down at the OK Corral

Virginia View

It’s because of views like this that I love Virginia. . . . → Read More: Virginia View