Eagles

Counting Eagles in January.......

Words to Live By...

Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above,


Don't fence me in.

Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,

Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze,

And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees,

Send me off forever but I ask you please,

Don't fence me in.



Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle

Underneath the western skies.

On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder

Till I see the mountains rise.



I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences

And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses

And I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences

Don't fence me in.



Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies,

Don't fence me in.

Let me ride through the wide open country that I love,

Don't fence me in.

Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze

And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees

Send me off forever but I ask you please,

Don't fence me in



Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle

Underneath the western skies

On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder

Till I see the mountains rise.

Ba boo ba ba boo.



I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences

And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses

And I can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences

Don't fence me in.

No.

Poppa, don't you fence me in

2011

Here on the Island life has been good so far.   Lot's of snow, very cold, and busy days.   Before we know it spring will be here.    Now is the time to attend to good books and relaxing evenings.

Carter Mountain Wyoming

I got to take a tour of Carter Mountain at the end of July. The wild flowers were blooming on the very top of the mountain where the air was still crisp and cool. The sides of the roads, on the way up, looked like a deer and antelope nursery with so many young frisky babies running about.



The tour took place a few weeks before the escaped prisoner, from Arizona, was discovered in Meeteesee, WY. If you look at the Carter Mountain slide show you will see how remote and massive the Carter area is and how small our earth must really be if these folks came through this big county on their way to somewhere else.



Last weekend, I noticed, that Carter had a new dust of snow on it's top. I reckon it must have been the first snow of the coming autumn season. I guess summer is almost over in the North country.

July 2010

THINGS have been pretty wonderful this spring on the island. The weather has been mild and rainy; thus: the hillsides are lush and green and inviting. I had the pleasure of observing Sage Grouse strutting in May. I have shared those pictures taken with you.

Zucchini Season

The generous zucchini...  if only we could all be so generous with our life.  

It must have been a bit to wet this season because the zucchini in my garden has caught a cold (powdery mildew) and has just about retired to the great zucchini heaven in the sky -- but not before it offered up some tasty meals.   Grilled, fried, boiled, added to soups, and made into breads.  I use a favorite Zucchini Bread recipe in the 2001 Zion Lutheran Church cookbook -- contributed by Ople Jorgensen.  If you still have some zucchini give it a try.   Just so you know -- the bread is like a very dense cake.   I bake mine in a bread pan.  I also leave out the raisins and nuts sometimes.   It is very good either way.

  

ZUCCHINI BREAD

3 eggs 1 tsp. baking soda

2 c. sugar 1 tsp. baking powder

1 c. vegetable oil 1 T cinnamon (I use 2  or 3 T - I like lots of cinnamon)

1 T. vanilla 1 tsp. nutmeg ( I grate mine fresh)

2 c. grated zucchini 1 c. raisins

2 c. flour 1 c. chopped nuts

Beat eggs until light and fluffy.  Add sugar, then oil and continue beating until smooth.  Add vanilla and zucchini, stir to mix. Sift together flour, soda, baking powder, cinnamon and nutmeg; add to creamed mixture.  Stir in raisins and nuts.  Divide batter between 2 gresed 8x4-inch   loaf pans.  Bake at 350 for 1 hour (may take longer) or until toothpick inserted in center is clean.   Remove from pan; cool on rack.  Store wrapped in refrigerator or freezer.   Yield 2 loaves.

Please post your favorite zucchini recipe or story.

Is It Raining Grasshoppers?

OK -- so yesterday after work -- not a cloud in the sky -- and these goopy plop's were hitting my windshield.  It sounded like big "ole" drops of rain.    In minutes the windshield was covered -- and I mean covered...   When I drove more near the river it would become more intense.   Pretty soon the entire windshield was covered.   I thought I didn't dare turn on the wipers because all of the protein bumps would smear all over -- leaving the road a blurr from inside that truck.    When finally in Worland -- it was straight to the gas station to wash the bugs off before they had a chance to dry.

Next morning -- same thing.  More bugs more mush.

And then the rain came for the trip home again and there was not going to be any choice.   Attention wipers -- smears... and then crystal clean again -- just like my mind.

Change has been so cleansing.