Super Step's Journal

The old man had seen many things in his life. Most were good, and early on he saw change as something which could not be avoided. Still sometimes he wondered why people worked toward change. It seems as though they were not satisfied with the present and wanted to change solely for the purpose of change. This amused him to some degree.
He thought back to the creek that flowed close to his village. The children were forbidden to play in the water. This was not out of concern for their safety,...

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Today was the first day off for our Christmas Holidays. I did manage to get some things done.
I am glad Kandee's and my famlies live close and we do not have to decide which we are going to visit for Christmas.

Dad called and had a huge water bill. In the hundreds of dollars. He stayed in his house out here during Thanksgiving. (He lives in a house closer to civilization and come out here as he pleases) There is an outside leak that ran the 2 weeks he was here. When the weather...

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Tina is a mess to be around. I take her for a walk every evening. She now knows she is safe, fed and sheltered in her pen and seems to like it now. When she spooks, she runs to me again. Life is back to normal and good.

JD (John Deer) is a massive 12 point. He is weary now and that is good. He has followed Tina's scent as far as the pond, back toward the barn. He is crossing the fence over into the new subdivision that borders me.
I wonder if he will still let me ride up to...

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My horses are eating more hay than normal.
I planted 10 acres of winter pasture in September, but early lack of rain has hampered the growth. I drill rye grass and winter wheat.
Last winter, 5 horses only ate 150 bales of hay. They have already eaten that amount this year. I suppose I will fertilize the new grass over the Christmas holidays to give it a boost. This is the first year I have never had a good stand. It happens. Glad I put up enough hay just in case.
I did not plant...

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I doubt I make many entries. Just not much for sharing in public.

Tina, the orphaned fawn, is back home. She spooked from the horses and ran away. The last time I had seen her, she was running through my uncles pasture. One of the teachers at school asked me if I was missing a deer wearing a pink collar. Tina had been in their yard 4 times eating acorns. I put out feed but she never returned. Tina had taken up with a wild Doe and her fawn. Not really accepted it seems, just followed...

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