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# BUSY TIMES AT THE HOMESTEAD ## With spring in full swing, my son and I have been busy out at our self sustaining homestead. The weather has been good to us, but we definitely cou…

# THE ILLINOIS GLADES ## While not as impressive as the glades in Florida.... I would say these are one of the most beautiful waterland areas around our home. ![KIMG1597.JPG](http…

# SIMBA MEETS A NEW FORREST CREATURE ## Recently one early morning, just after sunrise, I heard Simba barking his "I have an intruder pinned" bark. So, I made my way out to see wha…

# HYDRAULICS ARE SIMPLY AMAZING!!! ## I'm sure hundreds of years ago, people felt the same way when using horses. But, watching a piece of heavy equipment like my dad's Bobcat T300…

# MY FAVORITE SEASON... ## By far is spring! Lots of people enjoy autumn, and the foliage of the trees as it seems to burn in bright yellows reds and oranges. However, for me it on…

# DESPITE A RECENT FOOT INJURY ## More steady progress has been being made on the home front.💪 It did slowe down considerably as I was not able to put on a shoe. ![KIMG1246.JPG](h…

# FEAR ## Fear, has its uses and its purposes. But it is not a natural state, and definitely not a state that is healthy to live in on a regular basis, let alone all the time. If y…

# CONTINUING ON.... ## Picking up where we left off, the homestead has been very busy as of the late, and has kept my son and I pretty....well, busy.😁 # THE CABIN GETS NEW FLOORING…

###### This update is dedicated to a very special friend of mine, I shall call Bright Eyes.😺😻.....sorry so long since I posted. # WHERE TO START?😁 ## First, around three months ag…

# OUR BABY  *Simba, his paw over my hand as he sucks my finger like a pacifie…

# IN NEED OF A REPAIR ## Recently, a very good friend and I were talking, and I was telling him about how I was going to get a generator for the homestead. I thought having one wou…

# WHAT A WEEK IT'S BEEN!😂😂 ## First of all, our main workhorse at the homestead, Marvin the Ford Ranger, suffered a major meltdown...and it took me a bit to figure out what the hec…

# THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY... ## I heard once that it is "doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results." ## ...I've never looked that up, so it may not be …

# I CANNOT COMPLETELY FILL THE DAM RESERVOIR ## This is due from the water having a way to bypass the dam. The dam itself does not leak. The issue is this... ![KIMG0788.JPG](https…

# YEP, I GOT THE RESERVOIR SIDE OF THE DAM DONE!!  *Kind of looks like a face…

# WHY IS THE HIVE CHAIN SUCH A COOL TOOL FOR HOMESTEADERS? ## Well there are probably an infinite amount of answers for that question, I'm going to cover a few that hit close to ho…

# FIRST THINGS FIRST  *Reservoir side of the dam. ## I've veen busy with thr…

# SOME GOOD PROGRESS ## So, after all the great fun that was our community slip 'n' slide....it was time to get back to business on constructing the dam. ## I'll start off by showi…

# IT'S ALL FOR THE KIDS! ## And it's a lot of work. A whole day of preparation is needed to get everything set up, followed by a day of playing, and then we have to put it all back…

# SLOWLY BUT SURELY ## That's how we win the race, right?😁 Well, if so I'm definitely doing well at getting the dam done. We've been having record hot days the last couple of weeks…