Made it to ND yesterday. Really it is such an insanely flat state and you can see for miles in any direction. The lack of trees helps you to see so far. The west side of the state has a ton of oil rigs still working. The flares from the wells are like candles glowing in the vastness. #northdakota #montana #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Rabbits, Big Sky Country, Drive To ND, North Dakota Candle Lights - Sunday | PeakD

I was walking around the lobby of the hotel yesterday morning after getting coffee and looked out the window to see a bunch of wild rabbits roaming...

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The garden is gradually getting winterized with only a few rows left to deal with. Kale and chard can handle the frosts so are still looking super strong while hte beans rows need to be pulled. The peppers came out of hte freeze dryer perfect and need to get another batch going soon. At least my workload this year is much less than prior years. #homesteading #freezedrying #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Web, Server Setup, 3DP, Garden Work, Freezedryer Batch 102 Finished, Fall Color - Wednesday | PeakD

The spiders have really put in the effort with their webs this year. If I let them go untouched they can get some pretty massive complexes strung u...

3139 #Garlic cloves are in the ground and covered for the winter. This is 3x what I grew last year and I am up to 22 varieties. It removes about half my main garden space from regular production but the garlic is worth more than the produce I could grow in the same spot. #homesteading #farming #garlicstr #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Heavy Rain, Man Utd Surprise, GARLIC PLANTING DONE, 3139 Cloves, Row Covering, Sore - Sunday | PeakD

I was pounding down rain yesterday morning when I woke up at 4am. There was actually standing water in the yard that the yard lighting glowed off i...

Quite the job yesterday loading up the tree and debris but we managed to get it all on the trailer and then dumped back on the farm. More #Garlic planted and I am up to 2630 in the ground with just 6 more varieties to plant. Looks like I will have over 3100 when done! #homesteading #gardening #foodstr #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Moon, Predawn Grain Run, Tree Hauling, Unloading, Gift, GARLIC PLANTING, Kraken, Fire, Grilling, RAIN - Saturday | PeakD

Yesterday morning I was on my way to town before 5am for grain. The crescent moon was super cool looking to the east....

Badass thunderstorm yesterday morning that straight DUMPED rain for about 15 minutes before stopping suddenly as the storm moved to the north. In the afternoon I found these two lost fawns in the sheep pen, no clue where the mother went as tehey were both bleating for her. I chased them out of the pen and they disappeared of into the woods. I DID find a load more of the owl pellets! OH YEAH! I have my @Blitz Wallet setup so I can now actually #zap smaller than 250 sats! Quite pleased with how easy it was to get setup and running on my phone and Bluestacks. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Thunderstorm, Deluge, Rainbows, Harvests, Spider, Chiro, Clean, Deer, Owl Pellets, Blitz - Tuesday | PeakD

Hell of a boom at 2:15am yesterday morning that woke me so I got a shot of the doppler. The storm blew past and dropped a bit of rain as it went. I...

If you ever want to get back at someone who has a garden the most evil thing you can do is to drop a ripe tomatillo where they won't see it. BOOOOM!!!! GARDEN HERPES INFECTION!!! The damn things really are like herpes and nearly impossible to get rid of. I planted some once and now can't always find all the seedlings until they start to get big. They at least produce a food. #homesteading #gardening #farming #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Utd, Harvests, Garden Herpes, Searing Nonstop Pain, Corn - Saturday | PeakD

I slept way wrong and my shoulder was on fire when I woke up yesterday morning. Something in the front top part of my arm is really messed up. I can

The clouds were nice yesterday as it kept things cooler. The garden is plugging along and the watermelons have lost the glowing white spots on the bases. It's rare for watermelons to grow even this well given the light availability on the farm. Hell I even have some nice ears of corn that has never grown well here before! #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Cloudy Cool, Engine Troubleshooting, Melons, Squash, School Open House, Birds - Tuesday | PeakD

It was REALLY nice that the forecast was wrong yesterday. 99F was NOT sounding good but thankfully the clouds moved over and most all day was much ...

Got the sheep pen fence rebuilt yesterday and the animals are stoked on all the tall weeds for them to devour. I'm hoping the pen they just left will do a good job of regrowing by next year so I can keep the rotational going. I need to get some bales to make it over winter... #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, Elderberry, Sheep Pen Fencing Install, Freeze Dryer Batch 99 Finished, Spuds, 3DP - Wednesday | PeakD

Mornings are a bit cooler now which is nice despite the days getting into the 90s. I got the handful of squash picked then the few cucumbers that w...

The sheep and alpaca were quite happy for the cabbage plants they got tossed yesterday. The bases and the buggy ones all got pulled or chopped which leaves about half left still in the garden. It's much nicer now having most of the garden rows already done for the year where before I would have all the rows still going into October. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Appointment Attempt, Chiro, Harvests, Constant Pain, Potatoes Dug, Weeds Pulled, OPi3 - Tuesday | PeakD

Headed to town yesterday morning for R

The boys did a great job helping with the water feature repair yesterday. Found the low spot and fixed the best I could and their small hands made getting some of the rocks moved a lot easier. First spud sale mid day, the #freezedryer finished but needs to go again as the cucs suck up the moisture, and dug around in the squash area of the garden. #homesteading #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Harvest, Water Feature Repair, Spud Sale, Handle, Freeze Dryer Batch 99, Truck, Intense Constant Pain - Monday | PeakD

I got the few things picked in the garden in the morning yesterday then had to gather tools and supplies for the job....

This psychosis still pervades! Enough of ALL the judges! We need a full replacement! #covidinsanity #neverfuckingends

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Went to try to get a flight in yesterday but the winds were way to strong for my paraglider, much more hang glider conditions. The turkey vulture made it look super easy as it was gliding around right over our heads. But then it seems most all birds make it look super easy. Looking like shit news with the truck engine as I have no compression on the driver's side cylinders... This makes me A SAD PANDA! I really don't want to have to rip this thing apart again! #homesteading #flight #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Utd, Harvests, Spider, Vulture, Hang Glider, Truck Compression Test, 3DP - Sunday | PeakD

The rain had just ended yesterday morning after the cells overnight moved off. We got a third of an inch which is pretty solid for a summer storm s...

Lol, #ManUtd starting off this season like they finished last. #suckethmucheth #EPL

After the morning grain run in the rain I eventually got the grain spread in the garden yesterday. It will get tilled in when it's dried likely mid week sometime. In the evening we witnessed an INCREDIBLE #sunset. The colors were so intense and bright and changed constantly. #homesteading #farming #gardening #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Grain Run, Morning Rain Deluge, Harvests, Grain Spreading, Clouds, INSANE SUNSET, 3DP - Saturday | PeakD

Up before 5am yesterday morning I checked the doppler to see a pretty strong mass of wet heading right for us. It was already sprinkling as I heade...

I got the last of the red potatoes dug yesterday which puts me right at 1000 pounds of spuds so far this year, and I still have rows of yellow to dig. The truck refuses to start and I'm lucky my hair is so short or else I would be pulling it out by the fistful in frustration. Not one single code has been thrown as even a hint of the problem... #homesteading #farming #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Rain, Harvests, Site Visit/Work Schedule, Bolts, Last Red Potatoes Dug, MADDENING Truck Troubleshooting, EPL, Trailer - Friday | PeakD

Yesterday morning I awoke to a few sprinkles which ended up actually turning to rain a bit later. It kept the temps nice and cool all day long as t...

It went back together okay but then it refuses to idle. I got it to start and the bang of the piston on the head is gone but then it dies. Really hoping I don't have to take it apart again and that it'll be something easier... Swapping out the exhaust manifold bolts today in hopes that helps... The timing should be right as this is the 4th time I have done it with this engine now... MOTHER FUCKER!!!! #diy #homesteading #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

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Wind, Harvests, Still Spudding, Putting The Engine Together, FUCK! Something Is Not Right - Thursday | PeakD

The winds did a little damage, the tall amaranth got knocked over in the garden. It

Holy shit I am doing this! The engine is back in the truck, no bolts to the frame or bell housing but it's in there. Managed to get it done by myself with a lot of kicking, pushing, and finagling. I am rather hopefull that I will be starting it up sometime today... #homesteading #diy #mechanics #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

Harvests, 3DP, Spuds Dug, Engine Reassembly, It

Largely a repeat day yesterday. Got to the garden early and found a few squash then the greenhouse had more than just the cucumbers ready finally. ...

I got the harvests done before noon yesterday and the potatoes are kicking ass! Huge and amazing looking. 46.5 pounds from just 8 feet... The truck engine rebuild is in full swing and the crank, rods, and pistons are all back in and moving easily. Heads went on and today I will try to drop the thing back into the truck... Very very carefully!!! #homesteading #mechanics #diy #hive #peakd #dailyblog

PeakD

3DP, Duo, Harvests, Cooler, Mucho Potato, Engine Rebuild In The Heat - Tuesday | PeakD

I woke to the 3 knee mounts being done in the printer yesterday morning and they came out good for being in PETG. They mount the Gopro or such came...