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Trail Cam Joy
When we can get to it, our trail cam is actually providing lots of fun for Ed and I because we get to see what’s in our back woods when...
Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read


Fox vs. Coyote
Fox vs. Coyote – sounds simple enough. We captured the attached picture from our trail cam; it's not a great picture and you have to look...
Maggie
Sep 23, 20191 min read


Bow Hunting Season Began => Orange Vests Needed
Bow hunting season officially began this past weekend. We were a bit nervous as we went for our weekend property walk (and I for one...
Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read


I Want a Handgun
Our farmer neighbor said that he caught pictures of bobcats on his trail camera just last week. What?! I knew we had cayote (I even saw...
Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Our Neighbor
When I show property pictures to friends and family, they always ask about our neighbor to the south. I like having them there. A family...
Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Turkeys in Flight
I wish we’d gotten a picture (the photo I attached is a free stock photo from online; it's as close to what we saw as I could find). We...
Maggie
Sep 16, 20191 min read


Wild Asparagus Along the Fence Line
Walking to the back woods this morning, I noticed Wild Asparagus along the fence line.
Maggie
Sep 15, 20191 min read


Anyone Can Draw!
Ed has always wanted some sort of artistic talent. In 20 years of marriage, I had no evidence that he had any (sounds cruel I know, but...
Maggie
Sep 12, 20192 min read


Farmer's Second Cutting of Hay
This week, our hayfield had its second cutting; it was so nice seeing the hay bales scattered in the field when we arrived. The cutting...
Maggie
Sep 11, 20191 min read


First Apple Pie from Property Apples
In-between paint coats, I went and picked apples from our pasture area this weekend. The apples were small and looked pretty beaten up...
Maggie
Sep 10, 20191 min read


So What Exactly is the Driftless Area?
The “Driftless Area” is a midwestern region of the United States in southwestern Wisconsin, southeastern Minnesota, northeastern Iowa,...
Maggie
Sep 10, 20191 min read


Wild Cucumber Vines Everywhere!
Wild cucumber vine (Echinocystis lobata) is native to Wisconsin. I’d never really noticed it before but sure did come to notice it over...
Maggie
Sep 8, 20192 min read


A Bunch of Moths and a Tree Frog
Whenever we sit in our living room at night with the windows open and the lights on, there’s what appears to be a ton of moths banging on...
Maggie
Sep 5, 20191 min read


Small Campfires Are Nice Too
We’d gotten so accustomed to big bonfires at the property as we tried to burn away all of the brush from the pine trees we had removed...
Maggie
Sep 4, 20191 min read


How Big Can the Bonfire Get?
When we had the pine trees near the house taken down, we had the professional arborist leave the fallen trees in place along with the...
Maggie
Sep 2, 20192 min read


Airplanes Overhead
Normally, we don’t pay all that much attention to airplanes flying overhead. That was until we were at our property one Saturday...
Maggie
Aug 30, 20191 min read


Amaryllis Flowers
Early in the spring, I thought that the sprouting plants would be Hyacinths; but the Hyacinths never came. Here at the End of August, we...
Maggie
Aug 26, 20191 min read


Amazing Sunsets
I’ve never experienced sunsets like I experience them at our property, and I’m not sure why. Maybe I just don’t take the time to notice...
Maggie
Aug 17, 20192 min read


Our First Round of Company
We had our first guests the past two weekends, and it was nice. My parents are getting on in age and it is not easy for them to get...
Maggie
Aug 16, 20193 min read


Maple Syrup
One of the things Ed really likes about the Driftless Area is the abundance of Sugar Maple trees. He wants to tap sugar maples and make...
Maggie
Jul 31, 20192 min read
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