Category Archives: Country Living

Thistledown – beauty from a painful source

Posted on August 15, 2009 by David St Lawrence

I was enjoying lunch on our back deck when I noticed a delicate bit of fluff soaring up from the ground below. I watched in lazy amusement as it circled overhead and drifted off. As it floated away, a word … Continue reading →

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I think I know why we haven’t seen any deer lately

Posted on August 11, 2009 by David St Lawrence

I was out walking with the cats tonight and as we strolled through the woods on the western boundary of our property I heard a crash behind me and the sound of a running animal. Looking through the trees at … Continue reading →

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Micro-Gardening is great for your morale

Posted on July 27, 2009 by David St Lawrence

It has been 37 days since my last micro-garden update and things seem to be going well. In our part of Floyd, VA, the weather has been mostly cool and rainy with a few days of bright sunshine in the … Continue reading →

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Unintended consequences of appeasement

Posted on July 15, 2009 by David St Lawrence

Gretchen maintains a number of bird feeders on our back deck and these feeders provide us with the pleasure of observing the interactions of 20 different species of birds. We have recently been plagued by squirrels which will climb up … Continue reading →

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