To feed my rabbits
Pulled wagon to the grain mill
A heavy walk home.
Made stump bird feeder
Flicker came to feed on seed
First photo I took.
Caught Snapping turtle
Very large with vicious beak
Communed and made friends.
New experiment
Jojoba oil production
Never came to much.
Cedar trees for Yule
Carefully watered for years
Cut--leave limbs--new tree!
Great Horned owl with skunk
Bad choice for prey--musk makes blind
Lucky owl to see.
Careful measurements
Pond ground must be sloped just so
Ready for the fish.
Music with my mom
Neighbor children play ensemble
Pass time--no TV.
Kids want to build pool
Digging hours--made a great hole
Surprise Dad when home!
Coal burning furnace
Done clinkers need removal
Heavy job for child.
Father ceased garden
Boys at ten took over work
Pride resulted then.
Elementary
Needed bass in orchestra
Changed my future life.
Caught a snake by tail
Rattler could not turn around
Showing my children.
Catching snake by tail
Felt soft smooth scales in my hand
Danger seemed to go.
Made huge flying kite
Almost took brother off ground
But did not lose him!
Skated on my pond
I learned to propel backwards
Fell many times though.
My first time with bees
Wild African ones to start
Challenging new life.
Bow hunting for squirrels
Small target to encounter
With some luck success.
Pacifist in war
Impossible to take life
The squirrel made me think.
Five year old to fish
Gone to lake with no one else
Home with sunfish caught.