The Campfire Trail: September 20 - DIY Homestead

September 20, 2022

Day 354 of the Adventure

As the final day of Summer has arrived here in the woods, it has brought with it, a final gasp of heat. Working in the mid 90's gets to be siffling by noon or so. Heat has been the "Modus Operandi" of the year. One we've survived but only with a fair amount of determination and complaining. Although, I would far rather have the Summer overly warm than the Winter overly cold. That being said, if I've sounded too "complainy" over the heat this year, I apologize.

It's Out There Somewhere

Today, we accomplished something I had been trying to get done for almost a year. There is a bird in our neck of the woods that has a call that sounds like "OH WOW". I'm sure it doesn't simply fly in and watch us until it sees an opportunity to "comment" OH WOW to whatever we happen to be working on. However, sometimes it seems as if it's adding a snarky Oh Wow to one or another of our activities. Say for instance, getting our truck stuck in the mud..... OH WOW! Or, breaking something with the backhoe..... OH WOW! Or, for example, having our cement mixer flip itself over the foundation forms when I got the shovel caught in it while it was turning.....OH WOW!

Yes, the OH WOW bird is ever present here at camp and each time we hear it, we quickly glance around to see what it's commenting on. They are just part of the landscape here and add a bit of light humor to the workday. Here's a link to the OH WOW bird call and I hope that if you have the occasion for an OH WOW moment in your life today, you'll play it back and allow our birds to humiliate you like they enjoy doing with us. OH WOW!

Carry On

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― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

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