What’s new with us, the land, and Beau.
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…Just…RIGHT?!
Ok, so not optimal update. I pulled my SD cards out of my non-cellular trail cameras last weekend and we have a new visitor. Maybe two. Maybe it’s 3. I…
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It’s Spring so Bear With Me
Well, that was a hiatus. I’ve got some fun updates though. We’ve started ramping up getting ready to make our final move from the city to the country which is…
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Happy Holidays: Christmas Decoration Edition
So…this year because we’re back and forth to the home site so much and it’s a good hour and a half drive on a good day, we couldn’t be assed…
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Purple Mushrooms!
So I’m sure a lot of people will just be confused when I tell them I found a real coup for mycology hobbyists everywhere. It’s not a choice edible, nor…
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Homemade for the Holidays
Well, I know this isn’t exactly homestead news fresh off the presses but the holidays started in October this year with a wedding and we’ve been swamped since then so…
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Surf on Turf
This year, I decided to pick for the Puget Sound Mycological Society’s annual Mushroom Show and it was a great time. I woke up to meet my picking partner at…
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Boletes and Allies
Most people only know the little button mushrooms in the grocery store. White caps with little chocolatey gills. Maybe they know creminis known more commonly as baby bellas. A few…
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The Last of the PNW Big Predators
So we’ve been running ourselves a little ragged lately. It’s been a lot of stuff with the house, our road, and a lot of back and forth between the city…
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Bebop Skeedle-dee- Da Dow
Prints and scat—and no, I don’t mean the kind jazz greats are known for— are something I’ve learned to identify. You know that rustle in the underbrush you hear off…
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When the Rain Sets In
When you’re in the part of the PNW that we live in, rain’s going to come. In fact, it’s going to be a season. When you live this close to…
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Blackberries
You know…I was slightly concerned we might not have many this year. I mean, what with our removal of about 3 hedges and quite a bit of thicker Himalayan vines…
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