Farm Report April 14

[robby]

Birds are literally shitting on my poor plastic owl. I need to get stealthy and learn the time that they feed in the almond tree. I very rarely see birds out there, but they could be avoiding me. My air rifle should be here by Tuesday. It's a new design, with a nitrogen piston to store energy. It will throw a .22 caliber slug at 950 feet per second, which is right below the speed of sound. It's not a toy, and is perfect for taking small game, even coyotes and racoons.

The rain has been good for the garden, and now the weather should warm into the 70's. I've finished picking the winter broccoli, and the first planting of snow peas is bearing heavily.

The wild grass out by the road has been replaced, in spots, by purple clover. It's very pretty, and I mow it  along with the grass. I have no idea where the seed came from, but it's interesting how the ecosytem changes from year to year.

Comments

[fablulu.livejournal.com]

How much was that bird!? Pack it back it and get a refund! Did you ever consider a slingshot? when we had a rat problem in the house we lived at (old man meighbor died, the rats came to our house) those things fascinated me, its near useless as a real weapon but the idea of just picking up a rock, and a light weight sling shot in the back pocket just seemed so frugal and efficient. And getting good at it would have been fun.

[robby.livejournal.com]

I recently had a high-tech slingshot, called a wrist rocket, but the rubber strap broke. When I was a kid, I was good with an old-fashioned sling, (a leather pouch connected with two cords), you know, the kind that David used to slay Goliath. Truth be told, a real sling is an awesome weapon.

The rifle will be cool, and it's a new nitrogen piston technology, very silent, powerful and accurate. If there is a catastrophe, it is a great survival tool. I would be able to feed myself and the dogs indefinitely, with all the critters around here. I don't like to have to shoot birds, so when I get one, I'll spread it out near the owl, as a visual warning to others.