Happy New Year!
2009 is a thing of the past, and 2010 is now here! It’s going to be a year of wild and wacky happenings, with lots of good things thrown in, too. I’m looking forward to it!
We are having a pretty mild winter. There are only about 6 inches of snow on the ground, and it’s a wet, heavy snow. It’s been in the mid to upper 30’s temperature-wise. I’m rather enjoying it. I think May is going to bring a ton of rain, so the lack of snow isn’t bothering me.
The goats are all doing fine. The chickens still aren’t laying very many eggs. I hope they start pretty soon. I’m tired of having to ration them. The turkeys are all well, and the guineas are being guineas.
Yesterday some mountain lion hunters killed a 120 lb male lion about half-way down our forest service road. When I was out feeding in the morning, I could hear the hounds baying not too far away. They worked their way all around the perimeter of the “bowl” we live in, and ended up back down on the fs road. When the neighbor came home, she saw the hunters on the road with their lion. It’s kind of sad really. Here this lion was just out minding his lion business, not bothering anyone, and gets chased down and killed in the matter of a few hours. He must have been one tired cat at the end. He led them on a very long chase! The hounds probably slept pretty good last night.
At 120 lbs, he wasn’t a young lion, so he’s been around for a while. Never has bothered any of our animals, just killed the deer that are plentiful around here, just like he’s supposed to do. I’ll bet the deer are a bit relieved, at least till a new one moves in. One less predator to watch out for. It’s still sad, though. Who knows, as the winter wears on, he might have come here to try his luck with the goats, or something. Then again, he might not have. We will never know, now.
I am still in the “getting rid of stuff” mode. It’s nice to get rid of some of the clutter around here. I want a fresh start to the new decade.
Well, that’s all for now.
Happy New Year!
