tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41274250773086924802024-03-06T12:02:16.179-08:005 Starr's FarmWelcome to "My 18 Acres of Bliss"5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.comBlogger833125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-84035937825089490722016-09-05T11:17:00.000-07:002016-09-05T11:18:49.030-07:00Good to be a Buck on Starr's Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b> Spotted this little guy this morning, He was content and comfy.</b></div>
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<b>It wasn't long before he had, had enough of me.</b></div>
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<b>That worked out well, he moved over to the next row</b></div>
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<b> and joined up with these two. </b></div>
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<b>I couldn't be happier. They were in no hurry to going anywhere</b></div>
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<b> and I was enjoy the camera time. The bigger one even laid down.</b></div>
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<b>I stepped away, hoping would all lay down, wasn't that lucky.</b></div>
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<b>I watched them and they watched me.</b></div>
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<b>And to my surprise this big boy comes and joins us.</b></div>
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<b>This Guys been around for awhile, </b></div>
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<b>No matter what I did, there was no way he was going</b></div>
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<b>They know they have a safe haven her on the farm,</b></div>
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<b>but not taking any chances.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-40595352030292886242016-08-12T10:30:00.000-07:002016-08-12T10:30:30.827-07:00Photo Bombed <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>From time to time I throw out a handful of bird seed,</b></div>
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<b>I like seeing all the little birds and the doves that hang out in the yard.</b></div>
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<b>This lonely sunflower has come up along with a nice stand of corm,</b></div>
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<b>so I thought I would play with the camera a little before it's gone.</b></div>
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<b>Of course, if you get down on your knees, </b></div>
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<br />5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-30769307105684537582016-07-12T13:55:00.001-07:002016-07-12T13:55:07.852-07:00Morning Coffee with the Turkeys <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Last night Hawk was setting in a tree screeching,</b></div>
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<b>this morning he was still at it. Camera in hand </b></div>
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<b>and full cup of coffee, I went looking for him.</b></div>
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<b>Took my time walking down through the orchard, </b></div>
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<b>As I made my way from row to row, working towards </b></div>
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<b>I came face to face with mamma and baby turkeys.</b></div>
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<b>Not sure who was more surprised,</b></div>
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<b> but I'm willing to bet it was me, </b></div>
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<b>as for now most of my coffee was on the ground</b></div>
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<b>Three hens and six babies.</b></div>
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<b>Once they decided I wasn't coming for them, </b></div>
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<b>they settled back to eating breakfast and I continued on </b></div>
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<b>He was in the top of a Eucalyptus tree</b></div>
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<b>I did the next best thing and headed to the house </b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-28017971855952733262016-07-04T14:00:00.001-07:002016-07-04T14:00:51.619-07:00"HAPPY INDEPENDENTS DAY"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-27372096997869644182016-05-16T12:19:00.000-07:002016-05-16T12:20:36.434-07:00Turning Night to Day<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>The last week of April I attended "Shooting the West" </b></div>
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<b>One of the classes I took was with Grant Kaye,</b></div>
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<b>Landscape Astrophotography. It was pretty cool!</b></div>
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<b>Standing out on the side of a mountain in the dark,</b></div>
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<b>This is the look we were going for in the class,</b></div>
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<b>much better. This summer when I'm up in the mountains,</b></div>
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<b>If you would like to see more of Grant Kaye's go to</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-40435741674792494572016-05-03T14:25:00.001-07:002016-05-03T14:28:55.861-07:00Thunder Mountain Monument<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Thunder Mountain is a unique place on Hwy 80 in Imlay Nevada.</b></div>
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<b>Building began in the late 60s by Chief Thunder, Frank Van Zant, </b></div>
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<b>There are many stories to explain why the Chief would take on such a project.</b></div>
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<b>One account is that he had a dream, where a great big eagle swooped out </b></div>
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<b> Another is that in the fall of 1968, Frank and his young bride's</b></div>
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<b> He fell in love with it and had always wonted to build one.</b></div>
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<b>It's a fun place to stop, unload your ice chest, stretch your legs, </b></div>
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<b> cotton tail bunnies, </b><b>you'll</b><b> love it here.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-46507026844064899792016-04-08T16:29:00.000-07:002016-04-08T16:29:18.405-07:00Biscuits First Saddle <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Biscuit is going to take riding lesson.</b><br />
<b>So while GG.... aka Grandma Don/ Mom was at the ranch </b><br />
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<b>"A Saddle"</b><br />
<b> Funny thing, this isn't the kids saddle we all know</b><br />
<b>and have no idea where this one came from, </b><br />
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<b>She wiped it all down herself.</b><br />
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-65110336020042837742016-04-06T13:24:00.002-07:002016-04-06T13:24:45.213-07:00"Cattle Guard"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"GOAT GUARD!!!"</span></b></div>
5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-85440210569212038202016-04-06T11:33:00.000-07:002016-04-06T13:25:04.770-07:00Goats Gone Wild, Spring Break on the Farm<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>My friend Mike brought a few goats to feed off a small pen.</b></div>
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<b>It's been going really well, even commented to JS,</b></div>
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<b>" What eating machines these little guys are."</b></div>
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<b>They've mowed the lot down in no time.</b></div>
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<b>The problem with goats, is once they have eaten everything,</b></div>
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<b>And if that means over the BBQ..... Hey! No problem!!</b></div>
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<b>Picture me running around the backyard chasing one, </b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-56557263976636632142016-01-13T11:58:00.004-08:002016-01-13T11:58:53.515-08:00Happy New Year!!!<b><br /></b>
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<b>Better late then never...</b></div>
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<b>Finally have gotten snow in the Sierra Nevada's, so </b></div>
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<b> New Years Day JS and I where able to go for a wonderful </b></div>
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<b>Beautiful day and the snow was great, about three feet that day.</b></div>
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<b>We've had a couple more storms so there is about 4 to 5 feet now.</b></div>
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<b>Road to the Morreville warming hut, over looking </b></div>
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<br />5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-66465999231224279132015-11-02T13:06:00.001-08:002015-11-02T13:06:22.245-08:00Exposure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>A little while back, my other partner in photography crime, </b></div>
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<b>Tammy Edwards came to visit me in the mountains and</b><b> we</b><b> had</b></div>
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<b> to a large rock outcropping. </b><b>Our goal was to work on exposure, </b></div>
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<b>We even took a drive to the dam. It's top is lined with large boulder's</b></div>
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<b>In another smaller rock formation we found this little plant.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-32137743813540926082015-10-28T16:02:00.000-07:002015-10-28T16:13:08.516-07:00I Am Not Lost.....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>I'm here and how are all of you?</b></div>
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<b>It's finely cooled off and is acting like Fall,</b></div>
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<b>even got a little rain yesterday and a promise of more.</b></div>
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<b>Oranges are getting color and the Biscuit is growing.</b></div>
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<b>Talk to you soon.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-19454464324840413912015-08-28T19:59:00.001-07:002015-08-28T19:59:23.521-07:00August 2015 Summers End<div style="text-align: center;">
<b> <span style="text-align: center;">How has your summer been going?</span></b></div>
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<b>All is well here on the farm, summer has been hot and dry!</b></div>
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<b>Weekdays are spent keeping the orange orchard irrigated, spot </b></div>
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<b>Running for JS for the construction company,</b></div>
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<b>Thursday is Biscuit day and she's growing like a weed.</b></div>
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<b>Fridays I get us packed up and ready,</b></div>
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<b>We're still working on the "Lodge"</b></div>
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<b>I took my Mom up to Modoc county in the far</b></div>
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<b>I love it there.</b></div>
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<b>Fireworks over Lake Oroville</b></div>
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<b>Sons Shane and Zachary, cooking for Kinder's on the 4th of July.</b></div>
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<b>We've done some fun things too.</b></div>
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<b>BBQ's, Big 4th of July celebration in our town this year.</b></div>
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<b>Went to Santa Cruz with a good friend.</b></div>
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<b>County Fair (got to have our yearly corn dog)</b></div>
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<b>and tomorrow Daughter Dawn and I are going to</b></div>
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<b> I don't ever remember out little farm looking so sad </b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-20612565097117717472015-08-14T17:30:00.001-07:002015-08-14T17:30:43.377-07:00Perseid Meteor Shower<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>What a Beautiful Night!</b></div>
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<b>Had a little fun and tried my hand at shooing the </b></div>
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<b>Took my camera equipment and set it up in the middle of the pasture,</b></div>
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<b> a glass of wine and my pistol. Hey! there's things out there</b></div>
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<b>and it didn't help that Ranch Dog kelp growling.</b></div>
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<b>JS, even came and hung out with me and </b></div>
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<br />5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-27609924067029366762015-07-14T17:28:00.000-07:002015-07-14T17:28:18.429-07:00A Few Chores<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Yesterday while doing chores around the farm, </b></div>
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<b>Look at this photo above of the young oranges.</b></div>
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<b>See how the leaves are folded in half?</b></div>
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<b>This is a sign that the trees are stressed for water,</b></div>
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<b> so I need to up the amount of water in this week irrigation cycle</b></div>
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<b>Even though we sold the cows, I still keep the water tanks full.</b></div>
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<b>We have a lot of wildlife, that call our farm home. </b></div>
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<b> Deer, turkeys, doves, lot of birds and critters.</b></div>
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<b>Ranch Dog is my water quality foreman.</b></div>
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<b>As you can see, it's pretty dry around here.</b></div>
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<b>This is a different angles of the tanks, </b></div>
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<b>Olives... These are the old Mission olives.</b></div>
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<b>Not much of a market for them in general and they wont be worth</b></div>
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<b>Laundries is an everyday chore.</b></div>
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<b>When the weather is warm I try to not run the dryer so much. </b></div>
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<b>I don't have a close line, but the handrail on the front porch work good.</b></div>
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<b>It's a good place to air blankets and pillows also.</b></div>
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<b>Didn't do to bad shooting in manual,</b></div>
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<b>little dark, but I'll work on it.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-58371554005135021222015-07-06T13:52:00.001-07:002015-07-06T13:53:03.954-07:00Love Fireworks !!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>The fireworks Saturday night were beautiful!</b></div>
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<b>This was my first attempt at photoing them,</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">"Thank You God"</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">For letting me be born an American.</span></b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-38107965514936376812015-06-29T08:04:00.000-07:002015-06-29T08:04:39.269-07:00Wild Mountain Foxgloves<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Above five thousand feet, it's still spring in California.</div>
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The state may be in drought, but Mother Nature </div>
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has saved us a place, lush and green.</div>
5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-53439088272268161812015-06-24T16:32:00.001-07:002015-06-24T16:32:08.841-07:00Can You See It?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Come with me, I want to show you one of my favorite places.</b></div>
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<b>It's not far, but when your here it's like the rest of the world has disappeared.</b></div>
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<b>See the big meadow? </b></div>
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<b> I always stop right here to see if I might spot something moving.</b></div>
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<b> And here in this spot that I stop to look is where I almost catch</b></div>
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<b>Remnants of a fences from 100 years ago. When before the lake was put in, </b><br />
<b>cattle grassed in a bigger meadow and teams cutting hay.</b><br />
<b>Always think I should cut is out to be safe. Then I think about the </b><br />
<b>hard work it took putting it in. The order that took days if not week to </b><br />
<b>get to Marysville, where it was most likely shipped from. </b><br />
<b> The freight team that brought it up the mountain, that was at least 3 days,</b><br />
<b>with one night spent in Strawberry Valley. </b><b>Trip to LaPorte to pick it up</b><br />
<b> and the entire summer, digging post holes, stacking rocks </b><b>and stringing wire.</b><br />
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<b>Can you see it? The finished fence and the fat cows... </b><br />
<b>and </b><b>the man standing here, looking at this meadow, </b><br />
<b>and what he has accomplished.</b><br />
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-14611511182351178262015-06-01T13:03:00.001-07:002015-06-01T14:36:12.629-07:00Big Day!!!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>My friend Lori Pierce is the owner of</b></div>
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<b>Back in April, Daughter Dawn and I were in one of Lori's </b></div>
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<b>she was selling there. She asked if I had art to sell and</b></div>
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<b>in the coffeeshop... with no hesitation Dawn said yes.</b></div>
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<b>Every month a different local artist is invited to </b></div>
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<b>Those of you who know me, know I love my coffee!</b></div>
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<b>so it's pretty fitting that my "First Show" </b></div>
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<b>There are 16 prints on metal and will </b></div>
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<b>I am so existed and nerves, </b><b>it's a bit our of my</b></div>
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<b>Stop By, I can grantee you'll like the coffee and great food.</b></div>
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<b>Art!? that's in the eye of the beholder.</b></div>
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<b>Before I committed, I ask all three of the kids</b></div>
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<b> "They've seen a lot worse art in coffee shops"</b></div>
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<b>I think that was their seal of approval.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-1379171873989511482015-05-29T12:18:00.001-07:002015-06-01T12:10:07.530-07:00Don't Bother Me On Thursdays <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My day is full if its Thursday.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This little thing is on the move, every minute.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">She loves Nanny and Papa's farm.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> Ranch Dog and Ranger rides.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Checking the Mail and Driving Tractors.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">(with no keys in them)</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Swinging under the Grape Arbor</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> and Cheese.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Saying Good Morning to the Neighbor's Horses</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and Chalk Drawings.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It's a full day,</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">don't bother me on Thursday.</span></b><br />
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-46956748864405554812015-05-11T15:31:00.001-07:002015-05-11T15:31:13.737-07:00Water Decisions...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b> Didn't realize it had been so long, since my last post.</b></div>
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<b>Had to make some hard decisions about irrigating this year.</b></div>
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<b>Completely replaced all the water lines in the commercial orchard</b></div>
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<b>Went ahead and replaced all the shut off valves to the </b></div>
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<b>Shane and a worker did a lot of it and we hired a man to set-up </b></div>
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<b>all the timers. We decided that we will not irrigate the olives at all.</b></div>
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<b>Olive trees can live for years without water and once the grass is all</b></div>
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<b>I'm not ready to make drastic water cuts on my yard as yet,</b></div>
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<b>That makes me sad.</b></div>
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5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-10100336090830749392015-03-25T09:53:00.000-07:002015-03-25T09:53:10.451-07:00Wordless Wednesday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br />5 Starr's Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06676754770238512903noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4127425077308692480.post-1557371583472184202015-03-24T19:30:00.001-07:002015-03-24T19:30:48.702-07:00Spring on the Farm<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b>It's always busy on the farm in spring.</b></div>
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<b>The orange orchard is ready for summer,</b></div>
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<b>This year we are putting in all new water lines</b></div>
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<b>(drip lines). All the pipe the fittings were delivered today,</b></div>
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<b>so that will be next weeks job. We've changed all of </b></div>
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<b>All kinds of flowers are in bloom and the yard has already</b></div>
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<b>had it's big cleaning for the year, do to Biscuits birthday </b></div>
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<b>party last weekend.</b><br />
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<b>The new shop is getting closer to being done.</b></div>
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<b>the building is finished, now the electricians are adding lights </b></div>
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<b>and the roll-up doors will be going in soon.</b></div>
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<b>Can't Wait !!!!</b></div>
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<b>Plan on doing a big clean around here as soon as it's done.</b></div>
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<b>Working on the kitchen garden, hoping to get it all planted in the</b></div>
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<b> next two weeks. I don't plant as soon as some of my friends.</b></div>
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<b>April seems to hold out one more freeze or hail storm.</b></div>
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<b>Thinking no more rain then we've gotten,</b></div>
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<b>I'm safe.</b></div>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">;D</span></b></div>
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