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Seeing Red

Posted by Ann | on November 9, 2012 | Also posted in Newest, Singles, Stray Arrow Ranch |

Don’t name them if you plan to eat them. That means Red is here for the duration. She’s the dominant hen, takes no nonsense from Arnold the cockerel, is first out of the coop each morning and takes first…

Knowing what you know-rooster surprise

Posted by Ann | on November 7, 2012 | Also posted in Newest, Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged , , ,

Despite our best efforts, we have acquired a rooster. Actually, he’s still a cockerel and he’s quite full of himself. The hens are not impressed.

When R and I started looking into keeping chickens, we agreed: “no roosters.”…

B&W Tuesday: Arnold

Posted by Ann | on November 6, 2012 | Also posted in Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged , ,

R named him after the actor and former California governor. Even though he has a name, he may yet end up in the freezer. The story on how we accidentally acquired a rooster will be up soon.

Stray Arrow Apple tasting report

Posted by Ann | on October 19, 2012 | Also posted in Newest, Stray Arrow Ranch | Tagged ,

Glorious weather, great friends, couldn’t have asked for a better day for the first ever apple tasting at Stray Arrow. In all we tried over twenty kinds of apples, collected from the Jackson Orchard in Capitol Reef National Park,…

Healthy Happy Responsible Member of Society

Posted by Ann | on October 17, 2012 | Also posted in … and another thing … |

From a 1930s National Park Service design manual [hi-res] for park and lodge construction, written when “public servant” was a noble and honorable pursuit in America. At that time, the Civilian Conservation Corps was building facilities…