This is my second favorite time of year, my all-time favorite being May, mainly because the mosquitoes haven't really taken over yet. They sure have now though!
CHICKENS
I've got all of the stuff I need for the chickens, and all that's left is...the chicks. I order them tomorrow, which means I MUST have the heater and the greenhouse ready to receive chickens by the next day. If I don't think I can get it done in time, I can delay ordering the chicks for about 5 days. I will have to get some unmedicated chick starter, but that should be easy to get.
GARDEN
A couple of days ago, we had one of the most intense rain/hail storms I've ever seen. I think it rained about 2-3 inches in a couple of hours, and everything just got waterlogged. The water soaked into the greenhouse, which I guess means I don't need to water for a few days, hehe. Despite the heavy rain, the plants should recover. Hopefully there won't be any more hail though, the plants will need all the help they can get in my climate!
GREENHOUSE
The greenhouse isn't properly sealed, and it doesn't have a door. Yet, every plant inside is growing faster, and I have corn, yes corn germinating! I bought some fast germinating sweet corn, and it just popped up right away. The cucumbers are growing quickly, and the tomatoes have ended transplant shock, and are growing. The strawberries that are inside are enormous, and are spreading with runners
Long story made short = I need more greenhouses! If I were to use plastic only on the south side, and plywood for the back, I could build quite a few more of them, or some larger ones. I could also double insulate the sun-facing side, and maybe get a longer season too. There's no question, it's a solid plan, and not expensive either. I have the plastic already.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
Cranium Imploded Inward Bison Ungulate Leaping Region
That title is a fancy way of saying "Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump", which is where we visited today.
My wife suggested that we go to a museum, so I figured I haven't been to this place in 22 years, why not? It was neat, and we went at a very good time too.
THE CREATION
The Bible says that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, including man and his wife. This is God's own testimony, and I heard a VERY interesting bit of "Indian Legend" today that made me elbow my wife and say "Hey, did you hear what he just said???"
An old Native fellow was leading a group of young native kids around the museum, telling them about the exhibits, and expanding on them in a way that no one else probably could have. I liked this guy from the start, he was smart and engaging, trying to get the interest of the kids who looked like they were about Junior High-ish.
The old man started describing the origins of the buffalo, and how the buffalo was created for the native people by "Napi", the legendary name for their creator god. Then, he went on to describe how Napi had created man, and then took a rib from the man and created "rib-woman". I'm not making this up.
The old man probably believed the old story was a legend. The truth is, many old legend begin from a true story, and are passed down through generations in oral stories, in this case, at least 6,000 years worth of generations. The story in Genesis 1, and the legend of "Napi" are the same story. Many cultures have this same story, and also the legend of the Great Flood. Most modern anthropologists believe that both the Scriptures, and these cultures obtained these legends and stories from a common source, or that the Scriptures borrowed the "creation legend", and claimed it was original. There is very little evidence for this point of view, other than the fact that the legends do exist, and they mirror the Scriptures accounts of history.
THE TRUTH
The North American Natives carried with them the legend of Napi, whose name means "trickster". I suspect that Napi is actually Satan the devil, who has perverted the nature of the true God among these old peoples. I noticed that there is a lot of idolatry, the totems, the shamans, the rituals and luck charms. Many of the other legends of Napi show him to be temperamental, and deceitful. Who does that remind you of? Not the True Creator of the Scriptures.
I suppose that God has a plan for the natives. I can see that they are sliding into an abyss, no thanks to our government giving them $10 billion every year. I can also see that this legend of Napi would be a great way to introduce the True God to these people, and reverse this decline. I pray that the right person comes around to make this happen.
Perhaps some of you were expecting a garden blog, and you're a bit bewildered by my religious ravings. If it's not your thing, just ignore it, but this blog is my life and my thoughts, and I have a lot of thoughts about a lot of things!
PS
I'm very close to launching the Sunset-Meadows podcast, with the purchase of my itty-bitty microphone meant for the iPhone headphone socket. Hopefully the sound quality will be good, I will do my best to filter with software.
The Sunset-Meadows podcast will be a lot like the blog, but more instructive. Once the farm actually has some product to sell, I will be promoting the product through the podcast, at least a little bit anyway. If you don't want to buy the products, the podcast will be free regardless. I can promise that it will be informative, humorous, helpful, and very, very controversial.
See ya!
My wife suggested that we go to a museum, so I figured I haven't been to this place in 22 years, why not? It was neat, and we went at a very good time too.
THE CREATION
The Bible says that in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, including man and his wife. This is God's own testimony, and I heard a VERY interesting bit of "Indian Legend" today that made me elbow my wife and say "Hey, did you hear what he just said???"
An old Native fellow was leading a group of young native kids around the museum, telling them about the exhibits, and expanding on them in a way that no one else probably could have. I liked this guy from the start, he was smart and engaging, trying to get the interest of the kids who looked like they were about Junior High-ish.
The old man started describing the origins of the buffalo, and how the buffalo was created for the native people by "Napi", the legendary name for their creator god. Then, he went on to describe how Napi had created man, and then took a rib from the man and created "rib-woman". I'm not making this up.
The old man probably believed the old story was a legend. The truth is, many old legend begin from a true story, and are passed down through generations in oral stories, in this case, at least 6,000 years worth of generations. The story in Genesis 1, and the legend of "Napi" are the same story. Many cultures have this same story, and also the legend of the Great Flood. Most modern anthropologists believe that both the Scriptures, and these cultures obtained these legends and stories from a common source, or that the Scriptures borrowed the "creation legend", and claimed it was original. There is very little evidence for this point of view, other than the fact that the legends do exist, and they mirror the Scriptures accounts of history.
THE TRUTH
The North American Natives carried with them the legend of Napi, whose name means "trickster". I suspect that Napi is actually Satan the devil, who has perverted the nature of the true God among these old peoples. I noticed that there is a lot of idolatry, the totems, the shamans, the rituals and luck charms. Many of the other legends of Napi show him to be temperamental, and deceitful. Who does that remind you of? Not the True Creator of the Scriptures.
I suppose that God has a plan for the natives. I can see that they are sliding into an abyss, no thanks to our government giving them $10 billion every year. I can also see that this legend of Napi would be a great way to introduce the True God to these people, and reverse this decline. I pray that the right person comes around to make this happen.
Perhaps some of you were expecting a garden blog, and you're a bit bewildered by my religious ravings. If it's not your thing, just ignore it, but this blog is my life and my thoughts, and I have a lot of thoughts about a lot of things!
PS
I'm very close to launching the Sunset-Meadows podcast, with the purchase of my itty-bitty microphone meant for the iPhone headphone socket. Hopefully the sound quality will be good, I will do my best to filter with software.
The Sunset-Meadows podcast will be a lot like the blog, but more instructive. Once the farm actually has some product to sell, I will be promoting the product through the podcast, at least a little bit anyway. If you don't want to buy the products, the podcast will be free regardless. I can promise that it will be informative, humorous, helpful, and very, very controversial.
See ya!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
Posts
