Monday, August 5th, 2019 11:19 am
I'm visiting the Ohio office this week. I feel behind, and you all have sent me so many warm comments in the past few weeks. I've been crunching during the work day, and exhausted after. Over the weekend i was getting things settled for the trip.

We've seen the fawns and doe since the deer was trapped in the orchard. We also saw a Chatham rabbit the same day the fawns showed up again.

"Chatham rabbit?" you ask. Our county, Chatham, had a history of being a source of rabbit for the table. The familiar cotton-tail is branded Chatham rabbit, and the brand has been revived to apply to a coffee shop, blog, and folk duo. I saw another this morning in the car headlights as we left for the airport. Good to know they are around. Perhaps they are what eat the violets up close to the house.

Being in cube land makes me miss my window so much!

I appreciate the responses about the intrusive contracts for adoption. Just like cats and dogs, other critters need homes, including donkeys: https://donkeyrescue.org/ When we were moving we thought about getting bigger, furrier pets, and donkeys are wonderful critters. I'm less excited about the idea these days: why do the deer need competition for forage?

This trip is relatively relaxed -- not meetings all day -- so i have enough time to really miss being home. I hope to bestir enough motivation to get out for a good walk tonight.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 01:32 am (UTC)
Rabbits sound very likely for the violets. You know they're human-edible too, right?
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 01:34 pm (UTC)
The leaves just taste green. Pleasant but not striking. I've had success starting scented violets from seed and I love them, but I don't like eating the flowers, which for me is like eating scent.
Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 12:11 pm (UTC)
definitely the rabbits, they LOVE violets as do I =)
I'm working on goats here - just a couple small ones. Not only will they help clear the scrub on the half acre we have that's unusable right now, but they'll give Dowser a job!
Goats n Chickens....
some day!
Friday, August 9th, 2019 01:02 pm (UTC)
they can eat it all! It's all overgrowth and crap back there, and pine trees, lots of pines.
I think there's maybe 15 deciduous trees on the whole lot and they're not very big cause of the pines taking over
Might have to call the Goat Squad! =) thanks for the inspiration!
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