We are going to check on the trail camera and see what’s been walking around.
Here’s the camera.
This is my tree stand. It’s a lovely spot, lots of deer sign.
Unfortunately we have yet to see anything in the camera except for a young son pretending he was a deer. The camera is being set off by […]
Filed under: Hunting on August 29th, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Our government, in it’s emminent wisdom has decided in an effort to reduce the tax burden, that limiting the increase of any school budgets to no more than 4% is actually a viable solution. Well hello! What happens when they start laying off teachers or services or both when they cannot afford to pay them […]
Filed under: Issues on August 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
The Great New York State Fair is going on right now and one of the things they judge at the fair is water quality from the various towns and cities in New York. There have been years when the Town of South Otselic has placed first. This year we did quite well and made the […]
Filed under: Events, Misc on August 28th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
We’ve had a few days, well more than a few days actually, of unseasonably cold weather. This serves to remind me that soon, the weather will be cold for good during the winter. If you can’t escape for the whole season and be a snowbird, a short vacation might be all you need to get […]
Filed under: Misc, Places on August 28th, 2008 | No Comments »
The Bull Thistle is a plant that Goldfinches love. They pluck out the seeds when the flower dies. I like to have a few plants around for them but this year the plant has been very invasive and has grown all over the place. The burdocks that result when the thistle plant has gone […]
Filed under: Flora on August 24th, 2008 | 4 Comments »
We surprised this spotted lizard one night when we were checking on pregnant sheep. What an amazing looking lizard with such bright yellow spots. Does anyone know what kind of lizard this is?
He was probably hiding under the stacked hay bales in the barn, and he skittered across the floor when we turned on the […]
Filed under: Wildlife on August 21st, 2008 | 5 Comments »
This blog about the other side of New York, would not be possible without a web host. Anyone with a website or a blog needs one. But there are so many companies out there offering a web hosting choice that it can be confusing and almost impossible to figure out which choice is the best […]
Filed under: Misc on August 21st, 2008 | 1 Comment »
From time to time I will discuss employers in the Upstate region. Here are two of them.
The city of Norwich is home to some excellent companies. Unfortunately one of them, Proctor and Gamble, is finally pulling up stakes and moving the rest of it’s employees to Cincinnati. This has been a long time coming so […]
Filed under: Employers on August 21st, 2008 | No Comments »
Every year in the early fall we break out the clay pigeon launcher so that we can get some shooting practice in before pheasant season. The kids in the past have taken part in the Conservation Alliance of New York sponsored youth hunts. We never shoot anything we don’t eat and there’s nothing like a […]
Filed under: Hunting, Misc on August 20th, 2008 | No Comments »
I happened to be driving, (or rather my 16 year old son with new permit in tow was driving!) past the Lebanon Reservoir that I posted about previously so I took a few photos to let you see.
View From The Bridge
Of course my son driving reminds me that I need to get many online car […]
Filed under: Lakes, Misc on August 19th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Had the weather been a little more cooperative, we may have made it all the way down to the Oswegatchie River but it looked threatening so we only went about half way down the lake. Bear in mind Black Lake is 22 miles long.
The water level is so high now because of the rain that […]
Filed under: Lakes on August 18th, 2008 | 7 Comments »
These lillies of ours are growing very wellby the side of the house, however they need to be transplanted elsewhere as they just don’t look right in this location. Our flapole area has never satisifed me either, so I really need a garden makeover of those two areas. This is not something I am very […]
Filed under: Gardening on August 15th, 2008 | No Comments »
Years ago I built my first computer. It was the second computer I had ever owned. Rather than go to local New York stores to get my parts I chose to order from NewEgg. The selection was very good and the prices were pretty much the lowest around including shipping. Had I known about Savings.com […]
Filed under: Misc on August 15th, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Lebanon Reservoir is a small lake in the town of Lebanon in Madison County, that provides some good fishing and recreation. There is no restriction on boat size here. Many lakeside residents live here year round but there are some seasonal camps here as well as a public campground. We have fished, tubed and water […]
Filed under: Lakes on August 14th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My sons are avid paintball fans and even though we live in a very rural area, there is an excellent woods and X-ball course just 10 minutes away! The owners’ sons are top players having won many championships in New York. When you need a gun, apart from Walmart, there are no good stores […]
Filed under: Misc on August 14th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
This is rig number 20 (click on photos to enlarge) from United Oil Drilling Company. It’s the same rig that has been drilling the wells around here. As you can see at this property on Armstrong Road in Hamilton, the work area is really limited to a small area. And as I have mentioned before […]
Filed under: Issues on August 10th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In our flock we will occasionally end up with some fat sheep. This isn’t a good situation just as in humans, especially when it’s breeding time. They should be as fit as possible in order to increase the chances of twins or triplets. Since there aren’t any diet pills for sheep we stop feeding grain […]
Filed under: Misc on August 10th, 2008 | No Comments »
In the heart of New York there is a yacht club where my father races and keeps his boat. Recently he won the City Island Cup at 70 years of age!
There are all kinds of races for men and women alike offered by the club and included on the website are sailing instructions for these […]
Filed under: Sports on August 7th, 2008 | 3 Comments »
When you’ve had quite enough of the Upstate New York weather, leave the country and go to one of the many all inclusive resorts in Jamaica. Having been to one myself I can tell you that the “all inclusive” part is one of the things that makes this type of vacation so much fun. You […]
Filed under: Misc on August 7th, 2008 | 1 Comment »
If you are submitting your blogs or sites to Open Directory Project I am an editor for all cities in New York beginning with the letter S.
ODP as it is called or DMoz, is a very important directory to get listed in as it is used by many of the major search engines, such as […]
Filed under: Misc on August 6th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
