Quiet Day

 We appreciated the quiet day on Sunday.  We have a number of doctor appointments this week.  Nothing earth shattering just re-checks.

This gal was in the wild gardens...I suspect she is the one who likes the bird bath water.  

We worked on the Christmas Ornaments in the afternoon as the air was better outside...not perfect but better.   We are making progress and our goal is to have them all ready to paint by next Sunday.  Would be nice to get that project done..or at least the getting ready to paint part.  Far Guy has other woodcarving projects that he would like to work on before the weather turns cold. 

What's cooking?  Not a thing as we went to our favorite patio place to eat lupper.

Minnesota Weather   High 75F or 24C  Low 55F or 13C

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Petunias

 Finally a Petunia or two! 

No thanks to these guys.

I am sure one of these nights they will help themselves.

What's cooking?  Some Pork Ends from Aldi that were pretty good with corn, green beans, cherries and strawberries.

Minnesota weather: High 84F or 29C  Low was 65F or 18C.

Oh little fawns!

 We have a Mama deer that has twins.

They are great entertainment!  Sometimes they wander in the yard alone and other times their Mama is with them.

They are curious about our bird baths. 

We also have a fat old Raccoon that has been visiting the yard.   Thankfully no skunks yet..or bear:)

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Petunias

 My Petunias are missing...here one day gone the next.  

The deer must not like Snapdragons. 

As I was grieving for my Petunias...I noticed a possible culprit.  She looks innocent enough.

We had a quiet Sunday...we stopped by to see she who sees robins first...she is recovering from her knee replacement.  Aubrey is doing well also...she is still on a liquid diet...her Doctor says she is doing great! 

What's cooking?  Nothing as we usually go to our favorite outdoor patio place for Sunday lupper!

Minnesota weather: High 70F or 21C           Low 51F or 11C

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News from Home

 My other baby brother and she who sees robins first are avid deer hunters!  We encourage them because they share the canned venison with us!!  If you have never tried canned venison...it is the most tender flavorful meat ever!  My Mother used to can venison every year. 

Here they are happy as clams in their heated hunting deer stand!  It is one classy deer stand!!

Jody also sent a photo of the pretty sky on November 11, 2025.

It is fun to get photos and news from home! 

Yes they harvested a deer! 

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Practically a herd

 Of deer!    A doe and two fawns who have not lost their spots yet.  The doe is turning darker brown.

Not the greatest photo but you can see the doe and the two spotted fawns just behind her.  They were having an acorn snack. 

Minnesota weather: High 54F or 13C Low was 38F or 4C  It rained on Thursday night. 

Supper last night was smoked pork chops, fried potatoes and green beans.  Far Guy said the potatoes were the best thing ever...must have been the bacon grease I fried them in.  A few nights ago we had chicken enchilada hotdish and then one night sandwiches with ham, roast beef, turkey and cheese.  I am getting stronger I can cook an entire meal but then have to rest part way into the clean up.  Some people leave their dishes for the next day...we like to clean the kitchen and all the dishes after a meal. 

Our days are quiet, doing what we can do and having rests/naps when we feel like it. 

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oh Deer

 The deer have no fear and are coming through the yard daily. 

Can you see the white tail?   It is just above the angels head. 

Our days are quiet.  I do my PT and then tackle a few projects that vary from day to day.  Nothing too exciting.   Far Guy has been trying to woodcarve in the afternoon before his nap.  He still struggles with the side effects of the cancer medications.  His weight is holding for the moment.  

Last night for supper we had some potatoes, leftover pork roast and raspberries.  I had a salad...Far Guy did not as any kind of lettuce tears up his stomach. 

Minnesota weather: High 79F or 27C Low 56F or 14C eh! 

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White Tails

 We have deer running through our yard all different times of the day.  There is no dog to make them afraid.  They drink the water out of the bird bath and eat what ever bird seed they can shake out of the bird feeders. 

One night I saw seven.  That is a bunch...and they multiply. 

Not a great photo but you can see the white tail.  The grass is turning greener in parts of the yard.  Hopefully it will rain soon and things will really green up. 

Last night I mowed the wildflower garden just east of the house in anticipation of a rain.  Hope it isn't snow. With a predicted Monday morning low of 26 F ...it could very well be snow...and all my snow shovels have been moved to the garage!

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Cards and Deer

 It is about time, not sure if it was the snow, the below zero temperatures or turning the calendar to December...but I finally figured out this years Christmas card.  Usually by this time of year I have mailed them out.   I missed going to Craft Retreat this Fall as that is usually a project I work on while I am there. 

Anyways...I made the final decisions on what I am doing.  I want it to look like an old Christmas Postcard.   I have that vintage paper that I ripped to size last September and it has been sitting on my desk...waiting. 

So...I completed 10 cards yesterday...at this rate I will be done by mid December.  

The cards are stamped and signed on one side and watercolored on the vintage paper on the other side.  The stamped side is all done...120 of them. 

in this photo is the old Volcan sad iron on top of a small plastic box that is holding down the ten completed cards to keep them flat, my glue bottle upside down to make it easier for me to grab and my stack of card backs.  

Progress is slow...I have lots of watercoloring to do! 

While I was working at my desk...what did I spy? 

Do you see her? 

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Night Visitors

 We had our second snow on late Sunday night/early Monday morning.   We now have about two inches of the white stuff.

See all those tracks in the snow?  Something was having a party around the bird feeder. 

This is a photo of the security camera.  They sure had fun and emptied out one side of the feeder.  I suspect the five squirrels that showed up enjoyed a bit of that spilled seed too. 

We made a list for errands in town and as we left the yard the smaller deer was watching us from the edge of the woods...I suppose he/she wanted a morning snack. 

Town was fine the Turkey is thawing in the fridge and the rest of the groceries were purchased for a simple meal on Thanksgiving Day.  Turkey, mashed potatoes, GF gravy, GF Green Beans with sour cream and onion potato chips on top instead of the onion rings with gluten, corn, olives, pickles and Snickers salad.  Guests are bringing GF stuffing and GF cake.  There will be more than enough food!

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Oh deer

 The twin fawns were at the bird bath taking turns getting a drink.  They are losing their spots.  I went to get my camera and they left...but

their Mama came in for a drink too.

My what big ears you have.

She sauntered over and began nibbling on the chokecherry bushes.  She is a very dark color now. 

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A Wildlife

Yes we live a wildlife. 

Picking tomatoes every day and sharing them with others. 

  Painting the Christmas ornaments, Far Guys says there are 109 ornaments.  

We got our Covid Boosters Friday afternoon  So far so good...but as I write this it has just been five hours. So who knows. 

We went for a Ranger Blue ride the other night.  My hip is not as sore as it was so we got to have a longer ride.   I still have some pain, but I am doing the exercises and the whirlpool and heated rice bags.   I hope PT can fit me in their schedule next week...I am on the call list. 

More Doctor appointments have been scheduled...seems like it never ends. 

Far Guy got a call from his Doctors office warning him of an increase in covid hospital admissions, the covid wards in Fargo, ND are open again.  They told him to isolate and stay out of crowds.  We are practically hermits already. 

A fawn with fading spots.  The fawns are slowly turning a darker color.  Their Mama is really dark.

A Grouse on the back road...she is living right behind our house...safe except for the Fox that is a frequent visitor.  Sure hope there is more than one Grouse...we have not seen one in this area for a long time. 

Such is our wildlife:)

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Running

 One night we were out just before dark, three deer were eating beans in the field.   A doe and two fawns. 

They all crossed safely in front of us. 

They like beans...just ask my sister in law she who sees robins first.  She has a raised garden just outside of her door and they have eaten all her beans. 

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Fawns in the field

There is a bean field across the road from us.  News Flash: Deer like beans and green leaves.

 

It is a bit smoky here from the wildfires up in our neighbors to the North.

They cut some grass around the edge of the irrigated field...this doe and fawn were not yet in the bean field.  The twin fawns in the bean field look a bit older than this little one. 

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Deer Hunt

 Deer hunting season opened here in Minnesota on Saturday.   Far Guy and I used to hunt years ago...actually we liked being in the woods...now we live in the woods and can go outside when ever we want!

I come from a hunting family ...all my siblings hunt.

Now a days I hunt with my camera. 

Two fawns and a doe last week in our yard...there was a third fawn but he/she is not in this photo.  They come into the yard every day to eat acorns.

We have one Grandchild that likes to hunt.   She used to spend hunting days with my Dad ( her Great Grandfather).  They both enjoyed hunting together. 

Dad used to call her his good luck hunting charm. 

Maddie got her deer on Saturday.  She said "We saw a couple of bucks, but this one walked right up to the stand and gave me the perfect shot. I am pretty sure Great Grandpa sent her to me, he became my good luck charm."

Photo of Maddie and her deer.

Her Great Grandpa would have been thrilled for her! 

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The ornament winners are

Barbara   "Scavenger hunts for clues"

Miss Merry  "Dollhouse"

Ed " Fresh cut Cedar tree"

Please email me  captainconnie2001atyahoodotcom with your mailing address.  Congratulations!

Oh deer, deer, deer, deer

 A doe and three fawns visited our yard aka snack bar yesterday. 

I noticed movement out the living room window. 

The doe was turning a real dark color.

The fawns were in three different stages...some spots, fading spots and almost no spots.   I wonder if the doe had triplets?  One fawn seemed larger than the others...perhaps it was an adoption.  They love the acorns.

Checking out the bird bath.  

They wandered in the yard about twenty minutes and then disappeared off into the woods. 

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King of the hill

 The twins were playing on the dirt pile. 

I am not sure what they were doing up there. 

Do deer play King of the hill?   Maybe...perhaps the weeds growing on to of the dirt pile were tasty or maybe they liked the view from up there. 

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Area Happenings

 We went for a Ranger Blue ride last evening. 

Clouds and sun were interesting.

A old stand of pines was logged off. I wonder if the neighborhood bear used to live there.

Titus wanted us to stop and visit...so we did.  He loves Far Guy.  Titus is part Border Collie and part Great Pyrenees...he is a tall boy.

Sunset over the trees and the bean field.

Deer in the bean field, the bean field to the South of us was being harvested...note the dust going West and away from us.  

It was a nice evening out and about.

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Same old stuff

 It was warm yesterday and I mowed our lawn out front...only the weeds were growing, the grass is going dormant again.   I attacked some miserable ant hills and took care of some weeds amongst the rocks.  When I came in my entire head of hair was sopping wet...so I had to wash it before I had a nap.

Far Guy worked on his car and did some woodcarving.  It was a warm and humid day but we had  no wildfire smoke.

Showing off her white tail.

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Beans

 The beans must be really good...this doe stayed right there in the field and watched us as we drove by. 

She was loving those beans. 

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