A friend dropped in today to say hello and help solve the world's problems.
Although it makes some things more difficult to keep up with, we have been allowing grasslands to grow, and only taking one cut of hay, in order to provide habitat for some critters that were disappearing. Since we've been doing this the quail population has been on a steady increase from zero to somewhat common.
Today, if you spend any amount of time here you'll hear the evidence. Sometimes, you'll see it.
Yesterday it was green-ish. Last night it rained. Now it is POW! GREEN! And our quail popuation continues to grow.
One of the many planes out enjoying the field yesterday. Notice how loud the birds are in parts of it. Everyone is excited for spring to arrive.
Spring has made its way to the bottom. The chorus of frogs in spring and Sandhill Cranes in fall are two staples of life here.
Our seaplane lane is getting lots of traffic today.
The Birddog Visits
Good to see the Birddog back on the field. Such a great plane.
The Birddog Visits
Good to see the Birddog back on the field. Such a great plane.
Another Day in the Life of Airport Living
There's always something to fix when you mow this much grass. Unfortunately, this spindle repair takes a special shop. Therefore, we added an aluminum can shim to some new bearings to get it to the middle of summer(when mowing slows down). Then we can take it to a shop that can heat the steering arm to 600 F and get it removed for repair.