The Morning Dozen.

 The Morning Dozen.

 

Picked up nine eggs earlier and just now picked up another five. And now a hen is out there bragging about her egg. Amazing to get these many eggs with only seventeen hens. And the little red hen that has the weak shell on her egg is still out there making a mess of my nests! Mary Rhoads came and picked up a dozen this morning and brought empty cartons and some alfalfa for the nests. The middle coop was beginning to stink, so the old woman cleaned it first this morning and then cleaned the front coop and put down diatomaceous earth and fresh hay. Now it is time to mix up some chili powder and oregano to put in their feed. That is supposed to keep them healthy, but we will see.

 

Saw three dogs down on Patty’s place this morning. Had never seen these dogs before and had no idea where they came from. But Max said that the neighbor down on Church Street had a fire going outside, so maybe whoever was down there cleaning something up had let their dogs out to play.

 

Max was trying to get rid of the high grass growing up next to his place. It belongs to Tony Zupkus, but he has not yet come to cut it. He told us last year that he would spray it, but apparently that never happened. Just hoping that Tony gets the field mown before it gets dry and becomes a burn hazard.

 

Read some in the Clay County Leader this morning. Roger keeps these papers for me because his dad still has a subscription. Anyway, the Museum Memories that Paula Swenson writes about are pretty interesting to me. Yesterday, not that that was when it was written, but only when the paper got to me, there was an article or three about the railroad that went through Petrolia and Byers years ago. Then some articles about the Indian raids in Clay County were really interesting. It must have been very scary to deal with those savages! The Indians certainly did not mind killing whoever was on the land besides taking their horses and cattle. No one was exempt from kidnapping either.

 

We keep having more earthquakes lately. A video about what could happen in Washington state said that the entire coastline could sink by several feet was a bit much! One lady said that they have to be prepared to lose everything at any time just because they live on the coast. Not sure it would be worth living in such an area. But then, we have tornadoes at various times of the year, so one leg is about the same as the other.

 

When we get right down to it, there has never been a “safe” time in our history whether because of natural disasters or savages running wild—any place! The only sure and safe place is with God the Father. His son assured us salvation through His death and resurrection. Better than a storm shelter or an earthquake proof building! Let us pray for the souls that are threatened and that spiritual salvation will be the first thoughts for everyone.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.