Periodic review of life on Six Acres
by rakeeter Abigail’s hiatus from playing volleyball has ended and she was back in action last weekend. She still practiced in the areas of the game where jumping was required during that time. The doctor cleared her for full participation week before last and the time off and physical therapy she had cleared up the pain in her knee, which was from overuse. Continue reading “Volleyball again”
by rakeeter There was a knock on the front door Saturday afternoon. A woman who said she lived in Quadrille was driving down our street and saw a guinea fowl. Knowing that we had guineas, she stopped to let us know one was at large. It was across the street on the Mock place when I saw it and it immediately went around the fence on to the Elliot place. I herded it toward the street thinking I would get it onto SA through our gate. Once it crossed the street, though, it seemed to recognize where it was and headed down the fence line to the 2005 driveway. After a few back and forths it made it through/under the gate and seemed very glad to be home. Joyce was just as glad and offered it some stale bread, a favorite of the wanderer. No doubt it kept the chickens spellbound that night in the chicken house with tales of its adventure.
by rakeeter 
It is unusual to get significant moisture this time of year. Anywhere from a light dusting to an inch or two of snow is about all we can expect for January here on Planet SA. And we got that earlier in the month. But starting Saturday it rained and rained, then snowed Sunday night. Saturday the rain gauge accumulated an inch and Sunday it added another inch between raining off and on all day and snowing during the night. The snow was probably four or five inches deep and very wet. People in less arid parts of the country will think this is nothing to get excited about, but here on the High Plains, that much moisture would be noteworthy even in July. Falling in winter it won’t burn off and blow away as it generally does in the summer. The flora will get a good long sip and not have it disappear into thin air through their leaves. Continue reading “January soaker”
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Well, not just on SA, of course. I suspect it’s all over town, if not the county. Shoot, for all I know the entire Panhandle is blanketed. Cold, too. About 10° this morning. It’s forecast to be in the 60’s next week. It has been cold since we got back from Garland but I braved the cold Tuesday afternoon to take down the outdoor Christmas decorations. Yesterday Joyce and I disassembled the indoor decorations and now have everything stowed in the attic until next fall. Continue reading “Snow on SA”