tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43692354816526967792024-03-14T12:41:13.393-04:00The Bakers, down from the mountains ...Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.comBlogger69125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-4282673495510098382013-03-01T22:13:00.002-05:002013-03-01T22:13:32.646-05:00Jay and his horse - CocoaCocoa came to us in early 2012. He was a rescue horse - actually, he is a Hackney Pony of about 25 years of age, but with lots of spunk. Cocoa belongs to Jay!<br />
Here is Jay up close with Cocoa.<br />
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And here is Jay riding Cocoa:<br />
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Oh, how can we possibly forget about you, Fender puppy? <br />
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Now here is Jay riding Cocoa:<br />
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Amen and amen.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-90445777659221853632013-03-01T20:52:00.002-05:002013-03-01T20:52:54.433-05:00Winter viewsHere is the view out Mimi's new kitchen window - she likes it very much.<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-25512795882503455562013-03-01T20:40:00.000-05:002013-03-01T20:40:13.133-05:00Farm updateWell, we have spent many months thinking about what name we want to call our new farm. Many of you have heard some of our thoughts in this area. We finally have selected it:<br />
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Secondly, we have enlarged our farm this week with the addition of a 2 month old Guernsey heifer. Her name is Blossom - isn't she beautiful?</div>
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This is Blossom with Mimi at the farm in Virginia where we purchased her. She had been with a wonderful family in the Blue Ridge Mountains who helped us "cow handling rookies" immensely. The boys made some stall changes in the barn to accommodate our new family member. </div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-89597418851931953252013-02-14T21:09:00.001-05:002013-02-14T21:09:37.929-05:00Our house is old, but how old?When we bought our home, we were told the house was built in 1860. While we have not yet tracked down the records at the court house to see that date for ourselves, we have been on the search at the house for any clues to the age of the house. On a later post I will give a more fully elaborated discussion of this, but the oldest date/item we have found so far is this corner piece of a newspaper - from September 1869. <br />
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This was found on the wall, just under the plaster, covering a brick, on Zac's wall just below the ceiling. The metal casing running vertical next to it is wire-guard over his electrical wiring (it has blue painters tape on it.)<br />
Maybe you can see it better here:<br />
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<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-65500524560740902432013-02-08T09:13:00.000-05:002013-02-08T09:13:01.745-05:00Quoteworthy<span style="background-color: white; color: #53321c; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; line-height: 16px; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">“Roses grow upon briars, which is to signify that all temporal sweets are mixed with bitter. But what seems more especially to be meant by it is that pure happiness, the crown of glory, is to be come at in no other way than by bearing Christ’s cross, by a life of mortification, self-denial, and labor, and bearing all things for Christ.”</span></span><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-24203808278497751482012-08-11T17:11:00.000-04:002012-08-11T17:11:17.323-04:00Painting Business<a href="http://www.baker-n-sons.com/" target="_blank">Baker-n-Sons Painting</a>: The painting business that Coy, Zac and I are now running has a newly updated website. Please feel free to offer any advice or suggestions on improving the website. Thought you might like to see it.<br />
<br /><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-28771268144983200862012-08-05T14:21:00.000-04:002012-08-05T14:21:21.316-04:00New HouseIn May we closed on the purchase of our new home - a farm house with 15 acres, built in 1860 and located in Ashe County, North Carolina. See here a picture of the front and back of the house - and the last pic is the barn that came with it. It has been a long and wonderful journey that we promise to share much more fully later on. <div>
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While these pictures look good (and it is), the inside is requiring much more work - as we restore it (as best as we can) to the original look and construction.<div>
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</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-80328883699831825492012-03-02T12:22:00.012-05:002012-03-02T13:05:29.264-05:00Zac's birthday on the firing range<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jB2sBAE-pprK1QJbU_XqXUQrn2sUnphDjx3ThbE2hoTc6sfdhU6979T-5sR8oFEQGE0_H83MOg4O7NeuTEuD1ou5MjMCWDBCaMlv64D0pnvfK24sLNmUHmbF6gMiYHpswUSDnTXfvesC/s1600/DSCI0068.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8jB2sBAE-pprK1QJbU_XqXUQrn2sUnphDjx3ThbE2hoTc6sfdhU6979T-5sR8oFEQGE0_H83MOg4O7NeuTEuD1ou5MjMCWDBCaMlv64D0pnvfK24sLNmUHmbF6gMiYHpswUSDnTXfvesC/s320/DSCI0068.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715357572191125922" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>In the following pic's you can see that we had a good time. Sorry that you can not see the faces of the thrower or shooters (that was my decision to stand behind them). Also, I'm not sure if the boys had more fun throwing the skeet or shooting them. Or maybe it was picking up the unbroken ones.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiCOdspnxTLl4hcyJfZsOIgexchZQ0gZ44a1p7dfqkvAdXVPw4XiGgmPhh1pXqxcwv4Ya0SLXCraMSXmrGRkLqCxgEBCVg_ujvxASgxgJDF4LM8o-Rie0I9K3277N4wl-Q2bI3yArqrks/s1600/DSCI0038.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHiCOdspnxTLl4hcyJfZsOIgexchZQ0gZ44a1p7dfqkvAdXVPw4XiGgmPhh1pXqxcwv4Ya0SLXCraMSXmrGRkLqCxgEBCVg_ujvxASgxgJDF4LM8o-Rie0I9K3277N4wl-Q2bI3yArqrks/s320/DSCI0038.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715355627078717714" /></a>James on the range with Zac throwing.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD96Y4ndvqFNAgTfk2DkPQfdnxg2TJBtGtc56KSwRbBn_SlYqeq5IwJlwJJAhCXbnmX-Sfy2wpzOl7A1Pn7wiJFmwIpSg4A5LtM1mIXV4Rm9qd4uS8QBAdP1y08Va-KAzGq7NSeFndGULy/s1600/DSCI0046.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD96Y4ndvqFNAgTfk2DkPQfdnxg2TJBtGtc56KSwRbBn_SlYqeq5IwJlwJJAhCXbnmX-Sfy2wpzOl7A1Pn7wiJFmwIpSg4A5LtM1mIXV4Rm9qd4uS8QBAdP1y08Va-KAzGq7NSeFndGULy/s320/DSCI0046.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715355613199123218" /></a>Daniel stepping hard into the throw.<br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsmRqIdYDGavpxQNZtS46kj3qc_7GZmatcCd5UYAaS3ZyAxiWVIPXck_qgW1s-Rf3ZjdBbKEjcVhz_3s_2OwxkYx34KNGtfzyMJuIijhD53KoFCB0PKCc1FlrzncKORwLU8D7VOxWq_Om/s1600/DSCI0045.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPsmRqIdYDGavpxQNZtS46kj3qc_7GZmatcCd5UYAaS3ZyAxiWVIPXck_qgW1s-Rf3ZjdBbKEjcVhz_3s_2OwxkYx34KNGtfzyMJuIijhD53KoFCB0PKCc1FlrzncKORwLU8D7VOxWq_Om/s320/DSCI0045.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715355330399031650" /></a>John on the trigger with Jimmy throwing. (I think James was coaching at this point.)<div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLF_EYUFJ6P5fvt9ZELPSP_XOrm3h-5C20bwH_JvhTrfEYgMb9r7jQdbxMd7yjN3VB9dO8HFsSXa109_kefSHEkGumAXL_1grv9A5Sij01P_u-PqEDkXYNlKLzakPsWm5uM3ukvxKIQT8/s1600/DSCI0041.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXLF_EYUFJ6P5fvt9ZELPSP_XOrm3h-5C20bwH_JvhTrfEYgMb9r7jQdbxMd7yjN3VB9dO8HFsSXa109_kefSHEkGumAXL_1grv9A5Sij01P_u-PqEDkXYNlKLzakPsWm5uM3ukvxKIQT8/s320/DSCI0041.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715355318648158642" /></a>Daniel taking aim.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthQKYgcYxkvoYNVYtXpE1EDh0DOtdgPMxKV76jkmIoMjy-1lBWn74XJSrIUsBn97HASJeNGWepjdxaZk8AQGgtyyEoxDa2_FfyZC7wQPSk_sXWtURLbKmU_VYSg1bqXaMKXFhm00_Z2qE/s1600/DSCI0050.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthQKYgcYxkvoYNVYtXpE1EDh0DOtdgPMxKV76jkmIoMjy-1lBWn74XJSrIUsBn97HASJeNGWepjdxaZk8AQGgtyyEoxDa2_FfyZC7wQPSk_sXWtURLbKmU_VYSg1bqXaMKXFhm00_Z2qE/s320/DSCI0050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715355303609614898" /></a>John taking another turn with throwing, and Jimmy showing the relaxed atmosphere we all enjoyed that day.<br /><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1FbuOsDhTZgQRullOsXZgUuJTTEjQEMAjahyphenhyphensTe3wECcZ52iSM4spbTOxJrIW9xRN9gQnuFpr2M-11068lT7U_LnJ5C6PtqAoSZcGeBJhvG2bjBCg1rWiUprZmZs9__sULslDiNZyGwr/s1600/DSCI0055.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1FbuOsDhTZgQRullOsXZgUuJTTEjQEMAjahyphenhyphensTe3wECcZ52iSM4spbTOxJrIW9xRN9gQnuFpr2M-11068lT7U_LnJ5C6PtqAoSZcGeBJhvG2bjBCg1rWiUprZmZs9__sULslDiNZyGwr/s320/DSCI0055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715354906595087746" /></a>What form!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I8TdPmHDDoCC3UaZPBqF57-RP1VSoIqXYD6v6rhUgCXto8SGTMaOlqle0rV6YEDmx4jl0UbF2w_HcN0qlcICimicvsL6JTizg-R3O6Aogffs-ta_abbsukaZ1uoW2DjJ8cnV-dtbSiXW/s1600/DSCI0064.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5I8TdPmHDDoCC3UaZPBqF57-RP1VSoIqXYD6v6rhUgCXto8SGTMaOlqle0rV6YEDmx4jl0UbF2w_HcN0qlcICimicvsL6JTizg-R3O6Aogffs-ta_abbsukaZ1uoW2DjJ8cnV-dtbSiXW/s320/DSCI0064.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715354895234902610" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWvAeW7jwpOrgPdhvMrQA9H8oUAzoJ1o6Ch162NiD97stJx6kCSGLkcd4ANZeL4202QOkmA-_aYXjNtlQUGrTiAe7FYR4LVmwW-yiU4VZ1oDUofMc5Dysq-ZMVMSpOdXBIN6p0LCjpchw/s1600/DSCI0057.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWvAeW7jwpOrgPdhvMrQA9H8oUAzoJ1o6Ch162NiD97stJx6kCSGLkcd4ANZeL4202QOkmA-_aYXjNtlQUGrTiAe7FYR4LVmwW-yiU4VZ1oDUofMc5Dysq-ZMVMSpOdXBIN6p0LCjpchw/s320/DSCI0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715354883011263202" /></a>Justin shooting up the alley.<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Jimmy showed us how to convert a standard shot shell into a quick - slug action. By cutting as indicated in the pic, the end of the shell does not blow out, but the bulk of the shot stays in and goes with the end of the shell - and that is what acts like a slug. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqIKXrDOKM4P17HK6nQox3HYfA49_L_EuBg0ao-9VvOFyH0rCXRspR_kdAnVG9qq7qpOfoSZA38zz7yuY9fV52Hzh8bG5iDonH9PLCGMkKCVjtPcuTH-bUGjl4nSGt01U54h_cZO4ub27/s1600/DSCI0074.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDqIKXrDOKM4P17HK6nQox3HYfA49_L_EuBg0ao-9VvOFyH0rCXRspR_kdAnVG9qq7qpOfoSZA38zz7yuY9fV52Hzh8bG5iDonH9PLCGMkKCVjtPcuTH-bUGjl4nSGt01U54h_cZO4ub27/s320/DSCI0074.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715353253547398098" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>And finally, some bump'n... to round out the activities.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYwsgDTw3OxdJ3AhyNia9zyen4s__PFZMDk5HZE4GavRJbLe_bMReTG-c26eSFeDz6S4cUuNO4N3byxyIqY4pobGzlvMTDGFTk7hOKTebZ_5uQiHgD0Pyz0EHwxfbObFsHuvawbO8di3Rw/s1600/DSCI0084.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2kdmD1k6WDzMEL2RMBswqe0GyXdeURNZqVUTI6QSbX3OYQyQL5Oep_JKWrv_dkekOqF_LrxL06HFJkfAaIMpbMNv9mXBoCJNUMYhMqCz5UFGBPQP_CLqU-52D_qymKNQW0Cn8nbmmWuxc/s320/DSCI0077.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715352024197672338" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-53883746289253910612012-03-02T12:03:00.011-05:002012-03-02T13:08:15.556-05:00Zac's Sweet Sixteenth<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5prbYBiWfZ8bCLNngFdfyW-Q-fs-jmC2q5ZgFGoY12gXYNX9Z12AlESkx_CsZI60hEEVZqKHusGdskJNCU3NH80_9OQ-SAPd6HSOqWmadEo-9SD5y4l3Muwsu96IagFG8IGCR-YSwO8JB/s1600/DSCI0003.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5prbYBiWfZ8bCLNngFdfyW-Q-fs-jmC2q5ZgFGoY12gXYNX9Z12AlESkx_CsZI60hEEVZqKHusGdskJNCU3NH80_9OQ-SAPd6HSOqWmadEo-9SD5y4l3Muwsu96IagFG8IGCR-YSwO8JB/s320/DSCI0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715361236822987602" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Let us begin with the grand finale.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDilEhs87IcoYJpin3ih5649CKErIOK_4OIEPYcZ7eq0fJOOI2VruXAMYOK5_zrHRtjmLSOUlZ2HxwMI_CBrASCdxk9O8hwZJiStH5vMiRJEDR4FW8yfa4tbpANQLquuz4ddr_-CaD38ML/s1600/DSCI0095.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDilEhs87IcoYJpin3ih5649CKErIOK_4OIEPYcZ7eq0fJOOI2VruXAMYOK5_zrHRtjmLSOUlZ2HxwMI_CBrASCdxk9O8hwZJiStH5vMiRJEDR4FW8yfa4tbpANQLquuz4ddr_-CaD38ML/s320/DSCI0095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715350766024162162" /></a><br /><div>The cake! Made to order as usual.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc3UnxkDsj9YlklVV-W2Z_PFev7kXInK5p0BMP3FvISjygsJtlWv4WUJo-ofZwkEsIFu45C9q-z4L4rtt5Vr2dzOXXNNlikOfSwvGpMI2pKYHUWuX8KQOvY9XJfxqOs5yuiKq_cU21gla/s1600/DSCI0091.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghc3UnxkDsj9YlklVV-W2Z_PFev7kXInK5p0BMP3FvISjygsJtlWv4WUJo-ofZwkEsIFu45C9q-z4L4rtt5Vr2dzOXXNNlikOfSwvGpMI2pKYHUWuX8KQOvY9XJfxqOs5yuiKq_cU21gla/s320/DSCI0091.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715350323764591666" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div>Zac with his brother and Fender...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80F68eaK9_7kw8CKSFNczbJBkoQGjyrhfdVj6rIHht2svK9TpfEtdib3-aoteRRYav5TiMw365Cb8hcOxs3UhEjTfiFTqyDoWlbmhtJ8xknHNOp1RMNmGrK_MfWTokv7xTeZdnpBiuk-_/s1600/DSCI0103.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj80F68eaK9_7kw8CKSFNczbJBkoQGjyrhfdVj6rIHht2svK9TpfEtdib3-aoteRRYav5TiMw365Cb8hcOxs3UhEjTfiFTqyDoWlbmhtJ8xknHNOp1RMNmGrK_MfWTokv7xTeZdnpBiuk-_/s320/DSCI0103.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715349482968864466" /></a><br />Zac's 16th Birthday was replete with fun and excitement. In the early afternoon, Zac and his dad joined a few of his friends and did some skeet shooting, of course it was followed up with some bump'n. Then he came home for some cake and present action. I know you've been told that we scale way back on birthdays, but we try to make a few exceptions for significant ones. First, let me tell you that Coy WAS able to join us. Thanks to the technology of Face-Time he was able to watch all the action in real-time. But he was not able to taste the cake :(<div>Maybe next time Coy!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqCu20yhihEAlMYnpxRTU0xXpQnW9JSTISV9YxCFJC4xCrjK8dmZiJBxZTEnziul2ciwAq2heK7WXm8vaDoEVfAldiyLFrnLFz8EVg_KsjBST8Ccuy4cQ_c8EQyp36JwaZ3bEGG3CnH1le/s320/DSCI0089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5715349969027900866" /></div><div><br /></div><div>Zac with his beautiful mother...</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div> <div><br /></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-11128966581280494522012-02-18T21:26:00.002-05:002012-02-18T21:32:36.856-05:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hxMjngmFkF9vM2VXku3eCCmWhrVPUdwna-UoyagsAxYIqMoSl2VfFH9EGg3ND6k8sGaULZjgMyvbhL7Aw4FFbC4Zm2GsiN-kyOxbp-WH1wKSnGMpxl7YqjefTq69mS_bxkCs7GsRbNO6/s1600/DSCI0026.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5hxMjngmFkF9vM2VXku3eCCmWhrVPUdwna-UoyagsAxYIqMoSl2VfFH9EGg3ND6k8sGaULZjgMyvbhL7Aw4FFbC4Zm2GsiN-kyOxbp-WH1wKSnGMpxl7YqjefTq69mS_bxkCs7GsRbNO6/s320/DSCI0026.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5710668940924731970" /></a><br /><div>Here is Jay with the horse that is staying with us, named Caspian.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Jay is here "lunging" Caspian.<div><br /><div><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw4WEkNSTK2Mq5mjLIayV-9fbUpMSjlXnnFlBCkoc3oftZn1GIhodMGqn2a-mgxJsnhX-l8mq3WEzMhTlSUYw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div><br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Baker Familyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16558565694812158795noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-35220998553717609822011-12-27T10:25:00.003-05:002011-12-27T10:37:17.726-05:00<div>Merry Christmas!</div><div><br /></div><div>Hey folks, we moved last month. I know this is a shock to some of you, but most will know that we have moved many, many times over the years. We are now in Boone, NC area.<div>Here are pic's of our new home and a view of our front yard.</div><div>Yes, we have not lost the irony of our blog name "Down From The Mountains", as we have now moved back up the mountain.</div><div>If you will be in the area, please give us a call or drop by.</div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhUpOPE6s5bqC2vlZQ85gxoYdj2DH43v6RmRDD5tzqGXtBFbvRAAzyA03Wa9DEnI0DXQPYPO2mz-guCfN9_WoPZwBxJTb32XEjv81K8UoT5UryV8hqDJiE7liqqEdD_tO8X_k-Yp7mVJM/s1600/DSCI0017.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRhUpOPE6s5bqC2vlZQ85gxoYdj2DH43v6RmRDD5tzqGXtBFbvRAAzyA03Wa9DEnI0DXQPYPO2mz-guCfN9_WoPZwBxJTb32XEjv81K8UoT5UryV8hqDJiE7liqqEdD_tO8X_k-Yp7mVJM/s320/DSCI0017.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690831338684925650" /></a><br /><div><br /><div>And the front yard... with Jay's golden retriever, Fender.<br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUPSZkqrxHTJWltL9puAFEAFzWKDqDl42VId03iy5byUvGxjjnpzbnhgA4wHLsiCiL1vh_rJEU8TFtbO-F6ayn383Rfy9rpMyN7uNCYxkg0jd8q63KZFVbPF9iMcgJcogVagsFtl1mq8U/s1600/DSCI0021.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPUPSZkqrxHTJWltL9puAFEAFzWKDqDl42VId03iy5byUvGxjjnpzbnhgA4wHLsiCiL1vh_rJEU8TFtbO-F6ayn383Rfy9rpMyN7uNCYxkg0jd8q63KZFVbPF9iMcgJcogVagsFtl1mq8U/s320/DSCI0021.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5690831342452619666" /></a><br /><div><br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-4787529511899351822011-06-06T14:38:00.000-04:002011-06-06T14:38:38.615-04:00Coy's Graduation Pict'sHere are some pictures from my graduation party.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9rgjJx_AQAKIh4GSoc-cNFhgaB0-DV8JvCb-qGXTXqNScSTUpCwFcCfZTKHfy7PCTh7coJ2gMA0_qMhXH-pBRE95S91p3NtZmO6TO1S8xfj3Zd_mDYjZAbkTG_-Xa2OQ_KYgJOZBee4/s1600/DSC03709.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju9rgjJx_AQAKIh4GSoc-cNFhgaB0-DV8JvCb-qGXTXqNScSTUpCwFcCfZTKHfy7PCTh7coJ2gMA0_qMhXH-pBRE95S91p3NtZmO6TO1S8xfj3Zd_mDYjZAbkTG_-Xa2OQ_KYgJOZBee4/s320/DSC03709.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Coy Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341298540866114318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-51768074666502972642011-04-28T16:58:00.006-04:002011-04-28T17:33:09.769-04:00Famous Artists of the Renaissance<blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote><blockquote></blockquote>As we are bringing this last school year to a close - this is Jacob's final week before his summer break - we would like to post an essay that Jacob wrote in his Writing class. After reading this, I'm sure you will agree that Jacob is certainly blossoming as a budding writer. His paper <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/15JaO5xvCvnRIo_Dn3AF6MGNmzQSxSKDphSAFfT40g14/edit?hl=en&authkey=CIDju_kE#">(click here to view)</a> is titled Famous Artists of the Renaissance.<div><div><br /><blockquote></blockquote></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-39879306218902755132011-04-13T19:32:00.018-04:002011-04-13T20:02:16.274-04:00Jacob's first horse riding competition<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dxXG72b-5OhE_YhtIibw2Gj9q6vDIGlzzO8L2e6TKnkJHl5-h6tvsgkGscNt6zr51TeRLxD4E2nir8EDOmZAg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div>Last Saturday Jacob participated in his first riding competition at <i><a href="http://www.steppinheaven.com/">Steppin Heaven Farms</a></i>. He entered two events: </div><div>- Walk/Trot with Pattern: here the entrants ride a predetermined pattern, and were judged on overall control, correctness and transitions and diagonals.</div><div>- Walk/Trot Under Saddle: here the entrants were judged on control of pace of horse and diagonals.</div><div>Coy put together this little ditty with some of the footage taken by his proud mother and brother Zac.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-39732982251788821522011-04-07T21:18:00.005-04:002011-04-07T21:27:09.950-04:00If you are a gun enthusiast, then you might enjoy this video blob post. But if guns scare you then please do not visit this link.<br /><a href="http://www.bakervideoproductions.blogspot.com/2011/04/bumpin.html">Bump'n</a><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-28513986683778124182011-02-26T10:41:00.012-05:002011-02-26T19:55:56.786-05:00Trapping... the latest adventureThe boys have been spending lots of wonderful time in the woods this winter. <br />We would love to show you a sample of pics to give you a taste of what they have been experiencing.<br />Below are a couple of shots of the creek / swamp area that have been a productive site. <br />Hidden under those sticks in the 2nd pic is one of Coy's muskrat traps.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJpt9eXHUUnIAvC_rCp8r5FZz0oeRr_SCNasMww9A6_36RP4CWMaVCINjVGWJo90ujNdCuL17nva1VQXRoEIPHCPHBouJufm_8cN9-AigB-Wl4eFoHKYXR7NiXs6XNOi5AVK6bFM6vV8L/s1600/DSCI0046.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwJpt9eXHUUnIAvC_rCp8r5FZz0oeRr_SCNasMww9A6_36RP4CWMaVCINjVGWJo90ujNdCuL17nva1VQXRoEIPHCPHBouJufm_8cN9-AigB-Wl4eFoHKYXR7NiXs6XNOi5AVK6bFM6vV8L/s320/DSCI0046.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578026755632928834" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHR3od5PoULJtKITMM41ZqghAkqVhrJs1DDtUC1YB6eRyhdNf9y_kM8jDtm2arrusIJ6SGbTMnzufdewKwCIeaJgE6TeSsKn2jWbDtS0NuzpY8h6mDUoB0C_ae-hDafdXaguC6DAV8bGw/s1600/DSCI0043.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWHR3od5PoULJtKITMM41ZqghAkqVhrJs1DDtUC1YB6eRyhdNf9y_kM8jDtm2arrusIJ6SGbTMnzufdewKwCIeaJgE6TeSsKn2jWbDtS0NuzpY8h6mDUoB0C_ae-hDafdXaguC6DAV8bGw/s320/DSCI0043.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578026749090547746" /></a><br />Coy displaying one of the muskrats that he trapped.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso4-HYtOxBwlWopyT-cm6w5Ca5vQff7i8glFi8-TqfiCbi_h1sEYtdylSsEMMvgsxSNHWLo7jCrnc0n4y9NEH2jGC3Zhty3Kgm94nCIvgUB5Y9WzdteJXDvrcRyXSCig8olNkMwg8k0FV/s1600/DSCI0029.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhso4-HYtOxBwlWopyT-cm6w5Ca5vQff7i8glFi8-TqfiCbi_h1sEYtdylSsEMMvgsxSNHWLo7jCrnc0n4y9NEH2jGC3Zhty3Kgm94nCIvgUB5Y9WzdteJXDvrcRyXSCig8olNkMwg8k0FV/s320/DSCI0029.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578027137470454146" /></a><br /><br /> Jay, taking a break on the trail of beaver, holding a muskrat trap.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_BvgHpsewFPRcbG5OE08NY81FUN2XKrBQQ6LtrjlGeViCbxm5RBFG9jqfSrCSp-pIi3mcbL0rMGgygnL9dZJ-G2-eoHvf_3F70DzqQPnVmju3axifkD97iaITgqxV8-DdSHUZPILMIN2/s1600/DSCI0047.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_BvgHpsewFPRcbG5OE08NY81FUN2XKrBQQ6LtrjlGeViCbxm5RBFG9jqfSrCSp-pIi3mcbL0rMGgygnL9dZJ-G2-eoHvf_3F70DzqQPnVmju3axifkD97iaITgqxV8-DdSHUZPILMIN2/s320/DSCI0047.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028239130930994" /></a><br />The boys come upon on of their traps and see that it was successful.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJKGYSbT2kvtQjidpiAx2CQ2CzT2Q1OGKOPGpgh9TUaSe86dIyEz-naYqNLPvTsYcoyeq8iegXXAys6U9ZJU5X0muYnK01UWcWXSnqkJSHu8BjxeSuBAagGelwfIIvwS1EbUQavnVi-aK/s1600/DSCI0031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiJKGYSbT2kvtQjidpiAx2CQ2CzT2Q1OGKOPGpgh9TUaSe86dIyEz-naYqNLPvTsYcoyeq8iegXXAys6U9ZJU5X0muYnK01UWcWXSnqkJSHu8BjxeSuBAagGelwfIIvwS1EbUQavnVi-aK/s320/DSCI0031.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028016554891650" /></a><br />They hold up the prize, a nice large beaver with a prime pelt.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYw1tTboDBYADVubPjg-RvgX4E-8YY5Ng-DWdzc1y-DYchnAGlzyljVTf_Xdrus7M6KJ6YSdD1Sso9TaQmeHI7JM6wU_sYSWH_qbMG7uEn1VJOHZwsaBznto5l_uxEJzughsrLxYAe0sO/s1600/DSCI0032.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYw1tTboDBYADVubPjg-RvgX4E-8YY5Ng-DWdzc1y-DYchnAGlzyljVTf_Xdrus7M6KJ6YSdD1Sso9TaQmeHI7JM6wU_sYSWH_qbMG7uEn1VJOHZwsaBznto5l_uxEJzughsrLxYAe0sO/s320/DSCI0032.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028016891052482" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4PqGfGo_mGResGxQxItyufm1J5Pa86hCXESeNJb0zv1FbijdzL9hsCKUni3A0U9iANpfCSN_FPgUuDxZMSe7Xby_R9C1d0DMXs0RE41ucEQ_737kd1G5mWCAHJz8SeAqADKQXGDPCNaH/s1600/DSCI0035.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir4PqGfGo_mGResGxQxItyufm1J5Pa86hCXESeNJb0zv1FbijdzL9hsCKUni3A0U9iANpfCSN_FPgUuDxZMSe7Xby_R9C1d0DMXs0RE41ucEQ_737kd1G5mWCAHJz8SeAqADKQXGDPCNaH/s320/DSCI0035.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028022387951970" /></a><br />Zac holding up a muskrat catch from another location.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlVUmHMKVegx20FbldNxnb3XRp6Kz9JDH6_i9VLgYmdY3EN09biMerMSlKty20ulzLGAU0o2QVy_HaTVaW538jAUMdc7HBkDpgjrKA-KCkrCxmBIwmXz5alIjBIsHXjhl2JfiBiMSbI-G/s1600/DSCI0039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIlVUmHMKVegx20FbldNxnb3XRp6Kz9JDH6_i9VLgYmdY3EN09biMerMSlKty20ulzLGAU0o2QVy_HaTVaW538jAUMdc7HBkDpgjrKA-KCkrCxmBIwmXz5alIjBIsHXjhl2JfiBiMSbI-G/s320/DSCI0039.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028029283107074" /></a><br />Jay holds up two muskrats, just prior to the drying and skinning process.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-D785Xy1U4_m3eM6qYLIuqLcqxL4sp79lbkG4CVqCpVgxti1t_qHIzG0BtvT0T1EfyyQh7GykBdm-EllU617XglyHK6nLEWS1oQFSCnYBp8A30BZ3C5id6XwmfwGjKkyhgSHWAwwWOW7/s1600/DSCI0020.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW-D785Xy1U4_m3eM6qYLIuqLcqxL4sp79lbkG4CVqCpVgxti1t_qHIzG0BtvT0T1EfyyQh7GykBdm-EllU617XglyHK6nLEWS1oQFSCnYBp8A30BZ3C5id6XwmfwGjKkyhgSHWAwwWOW7/s320/DSCI0020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028014226436962" /></a><br /><br /><br />Coy working on a beaver pelt. After carefully removing the hide from the animal, he scrapes off all the flesh. Then the hide is stretched to dry.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60UH3DfVykD-5ufsSG4EAvm_cBKKDCJ6APv8LLeqwHzBrJ2e_S3yUsEn_vGM6m5UIevaLnFv9e89mTdShC5tw4M9A6SVCaS4hbbyxoNGYjNzpBhgDNVKiQcrK4j1aVFp9rrD3AL1NaVUr/s1600/DSCI0050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh60UH3DfVykD-5ufsSG4EAvm_cBKKDCJ6APv8LLeqwHzBrJ2e_S3yUsEn_vGM6m5UIevaLnFv9e89mTdShC5tw4M9A6SVCaS4hbbyxoNGYjNzpBhgDNVKiQcrK4j1aVFp9rrD3AL1NaVUr/s320/DSCI0050.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028441492343714" /></a><br /><br /><br />Beaver Pelts ready to be sold.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtv1KLIlJQ0SpHA3_pyOIwZE7uNAwB0PB0b5LoHmrYhEbYdXZYbeG3RPpjTalUyUGhvfvZJrLOCiDj7pT80YAfA7zqwyV4r_CSS8BsdTz_jKrL4g5YCICgPnTvVa8w3fFtF8ZINAHRq1W/s1600/DSCI0054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivtv1KLIlJQ0SpHA3_pyOIwZE7uNAwB0PB0b5LoHmrYhEbYdXZYbeG3RPpjTalUyUGhvfvZJrLOCiDj7pT80YAfA7zqwyV4r_CSS8BsdTz_jKrL4g5YCICgPnTvVa8w3fFtF8ZINAHRq1W/s320/DSCI0054.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028446405629570" /></a><br />Muskrat & squirrel pelts, along with some duck decoys hanging in our garage.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA2MW0iz7KlmxoM2buneaa05XPELP_PE-SrTGALPTwgUYwZ_kKO7qVKgSHa231QGN1N0EwoQrMPUwfVtPQ4GTkIX-Dc9elx3Wt2P8j34whWpKWBxMIWO9NDnYczv5XmJNwreQNP67tVWb/s1600/DSCI0049.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUA2MW0iz7KlmxoM2buneaa05XPELP_PE-SrTGALPTwgUYwZ_kKO7qVKgSHa231QGN1N0EwoQrMPUwfVtPQ4GTkIX-Dc9elx3Wt2P8j34whWpKWBxMIWO9NDnYczv5XmJNwreQNP67tVWb/s320/DSCI0049.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578028446977775890" /></a><br /><br />For all of those who might be "sensitive" in this area of harvesting animals... rest assure, the circle of life was complete when we took the carcasses to a local farm to be fed to chickens. Yes, fed to other animals, we have not attempted to roast them for ourselves.... yet. But we have sampled eggs from those beaver-fed chickens.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-26914765307190327712011-02-26T10:31:00.004-05:002011-02-26T19:59:44.453-05:00Jay Is Still Riding<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPpldId3Wm3VytJa8-m53cP6PV5MmSqApS13Mi53_RzbbtwX9rGxHCexPZkxdzj8CETlNchf5z97KkfkNPconV_BmaGM9_-V7SgkbSvjniuQ-JkRAXVRHUMuxMqyHTqvsPmlp2R_hcxNk/s1600/DSCI0078.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBPpldId3Wm3VytJa8-m53cP6PV5MmSqApS13Mi53_RzbbtwX9rGxHCexPZkxdzj8CETlNchf5z97KkfkNPconV_BmaGM9_-V7SgkbSvjniuQ-JkRAXVRHUMuxMqyHTqvsPmlp2R_hcxNk/s320/DSCI0078.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578021760309795986" /></a><br />Our cowboy! <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHZzck2U9ZyHh_AIhdwj9rMk5hd0I8FMle8RjmMKTWkkj7y1uC285T_PMJbZIHkYEbkw5wdz4fKSb4tkp8sOgV7rb-eDxbDuldhueO4uQFbgR5mbkypGU_0BdNcKk_2ePpXIUpAlHd2OR/s1600/DSCI0070.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfHZzck2U9ZyHh_AIhdwj9rMk5hd0I8FMle8RjmMKTWkkj7y1uC285T_PMJbZIHkYEbkw5wdz4fKSb4tkp8sOgV7rb-eDxbDuldhueO4uQFbgR5mbkypGU_0BdNcKk_2ePpXIUpAlHd2OR/s320/DSCI0070.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578021757321019426" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3MhF8RME09Op_351PHuKflTiO1hkJ5YdoNv92gMBw7VKXI6Nj5vmU4Llg4xqLfnG2jM8Irzgb2A0KIHqD6z3Aqwj5RCzTNxSki6IyPOam5JsPJ5SIm6AuJoAG-B_kZj6dBH-ZYbsrRj1/s1600/DSCI0069.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt3MhF8RME09Op_351PHuKflTiO1hkJ5YdoNv92gMBw7VKXI6Nj5vmU4Llg4xqLfnG2jM8Irzgb2A0KIHqD6z3Aqwj5RCzTNxSki6IyPOam5JsPJ5SIm6AuJoAG-B_kZj6dBH-ZYbsrRj1/s320/DSCI0069.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578021754520881666" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaDEiG_DVsy58rEJb6AnqQPBFm4PGiUuRwgv82aTYWqEd_eFnAKtCYSj_w4miLSAxeol2LpRDa29BuWsjnk5dWbPOqqYPL4phzGzH9MF0djbKWiTRYxKS9Lvh5Bb34zqWdYh7U3v6oteR/s1600/DSCI0068.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisaDEiG_DVsy58rEJb6AnqQPBFm4PGiUuRwgv82aTYWqEd_eFnAKtCYSj_w4miLSAxeol2LpRDa29BuWsjnk5dWbPOqqYPL4phzGzH9MF0djbKWiTRYxKS9Lvh5Bb34zqWdYh7U3v6oteR/s320/DSCI0068.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578021753196372178" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM5MA7coJOvqlu3MK0KcHDTAGOzbvamCSCBpm_YI1ZhduOrD4PPeuhjC9iMILpHZtQcANuaaAlNEXo1xeN8JVXnh6XWHqlLVlAwTMmGTkXXzvHFBAPtHUdjvwiIqDDKiM9WF54aSk9dbt/s1600/DSCI0064.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM5MA7coJOvqlu3MK0KcHDTAGOzbvamCSCBpm_YI1ZhduOrD4PPeuhjC9iMILpHZtQcANuaaAlNEXo1xeN8JVXnh6XWHqlLVlAwTMmGTkXXzvHFBAPtHUdjvwiIqDDKiM9WF54aSk9dbt/s320/DSCI0064.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578021751757336722" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-69774386230322903042011-02-26T10:15:00.004-05:002011-02-26T20:00:02.296-05:00Buck has returned ... and grown someAfter a long wait...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa2W4-xzkcpBy0lvKD-SarMT4RGBMIVqdHEM_TBTKkKoWp7MNZNtXGaasrd0vv2kAH6wINQJ_gknGHvy07HynU3AMBlz2CwMCJOt0vP6TJGKldmOAcpgbOtEJZnuCmFlrqDExYEBLQkTs/s1600/DSCI0088+-upd.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaa2W4-xzkcpBy0lvKD-SarMT4RGBMIVqdHEM_TBTKkKoWp7MNZNtXGaasrd0vv2kAH6wINQJ_gknGHvy07HynU3AMBlz2CwMCJOt0vP6TJGKldmOAcpgbOtEJZnuCmFlrqDExYEBLQkTs/s320/DSCI0088+-upd.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578017741893763362" /></a><br />We finally were able to see her the other night. The last time we had seen her, with certainty, was just after Thanksgiving.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7RleV9sFcj7VCRkLQU1VDo5Adn3ZZDvIaHx4xeFYrEWC_NOeyyxV8qoe_luxbFTYhA8ZMKJaj8zAfEhZWXLXigPaRj3Oa7RV-z2TRsXD-u-VqRTVq9a86ONBLWkrETVkbDcCHJcuEio2/s1600/DSCI0087.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC7RleV9sFcj7VCRkLQU1VDo5Adn3ZZDvIaHx4xeFYrEWC_NOeyyxV8qoe_luxbFTYhA8ZMKJaj8zAfEhZWXLXigPaRj3Oa7RV-z2TRsXD-u-VqRTVq9a86ONBLWkrETVkbDcCHJcuEio2/s320/DSCI0087.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578017735638435746" /></a><br />Jay, while jumping on the trampoline shortly before dinner, heard her in the woods just behind the house.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsUw8VAxRPL1RT2SwEYc69ODUt0SDlTGdDwbqupHmVhTkGZJEwKo0s6_zipn7i9HiNjpK-E2X52YHQMXs_sRv0PPZI5QMJ1W02KGo9xqqBCMQqztgmXMk927Q7oeZ31WutaS4i5NA6xZl/s1600/DSCI0085.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmsUw8VAxRPL1RT2SwEYc69ODUt0SDlTGdDwbqupHmVhTkGZJEwKo0s6_zipn7i9HiNjpK-E2X52YHQMXs_sRv0PPZI5QMJ1W02KGo9xqqBCMQqztgmXMk927Q7oeZ31WutaS4i5NA6xZl/s320/DSCI0085.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578017733096971378" /></a><br /><br />The whole family was very excited and hopes to see her again soon.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-51785651921273158782011-02-26T10:01:00.003-05:002011-02-26T19:57:29.076-05:00Zac's Birthday Cake<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz8jNEeXZ5reXX_mN84K_AmqT3BFxvSvUvNVRBCt9-9YkkgxRBzJpyuBodOS2smFOqK3iOCPPwlHX0obWAyK7skQUx3BoAK0ojj8lgel-MkTWLZSUDMg_SF3hfqRjaAPFqFBhN5v7vjkB/s1600/DSCI0059.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdz8jNEeXZ5reXX_mN84K_AmqT3BFxvSvUvNVRBCt9-9YkkgxRBzJpyuBodOS2smFOqK3iOCPPwlHX0obWAyK7skQUx3BoAK0ojj8lgel-MkTWLZSUDMg_SF3hfqRjaAPFqFBhN5v7vjkB/s320/DSCI0059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578016421326575442"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmsw_jM3KJ-XoNLAs8u-IO6qxrzN7WpbDtiQEyrsftdbboFvNq9eW9o7ZJGkGJYbA5RyuCzt_okJ1x2FfHPXnDxxRSt7cxe2FLbvpL40ISiELIzc3kS1Tj1UpKpKtt7QiwK6MOZw8bpH8/s1600/DSCI0058.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfmsw_jM3KJ-XoNLAs8u-IO6qxrzN7WpbDtiQEyrsftdbboFvNq9eW9o7ZJGkGJYbA5RyuCzt_okJ1x2FfHPXnDxxRSt7cxe2FLbvpL40ISiELIzc3kS1Tj1UpKpKtt7QiwK6MOZw8bpH8/s320/DSCI0058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578016408295914770"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpKDd-LpfkH8nwRsX5VjLQLIB9QlP7_BKOl-VthPPsoBkPWyIKCaXvMIip3P6XeXk5miXNFuMpuNNcRfAPmklH-6Ek0YV2fmFYllfLAacPd83EP5yZts4lHEbhgZvUhIcP4fCHQb0gWBq/s1600/DSCI0057.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJpKDd-LpfkH8nwRsX5VjLQLIB9QlP7_BKOl-VthPPsoBkPWyIKCaXvMIip3P6XeXk5miXNFuMpuNNcRfAPmklH-6Ek0YV2fmFYllfLAacPd83EP5yZts4lHEbhgZvUhIcP4fCHQb0gWBq/s320/DSCI0057.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578016403232907026"></a><br />I just had to post a pic of this marvelous cake.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-30977861454049804172011-02-26T09:17:00.009-05:002011-02-26T19:56:24.593-05:00Zac's Birthday<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacRfTiSOhHmy2kxCNCb14hsCgzLDawJDg4CYkhn4f6ExmA3MFx2bLNZ8bNZT1ITdoKLHKtHbsc3QcGusmIZAyG2BkwWUwTSf0yKBk4iRB3m9JiQBDrFxczixs1BGAv0jrB_4PW55wO5wE/s1600/DSCI0004.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiacRfTiSOhHmy2kxCNCb14hsCgzLDawJDg4CYkhn4f6ExmA3MFx2bLNZ8bNZT1ITdoKLHKtHbsc3QcGusmIZAyG2BkwWUwTSf0yKBk4iRB3m9JiQBDrFxczixs1BGAv0jrB_4PW55wO5wE/s320/DSCI0004.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578011414231395794"></a><br /><div><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw14k8sQdLLu84xiP-plFQo9GwLSVeMj8pjaSAbGBObQTcpKa33_4ljLh1Rj0s1fJPPScAzwMZT1y1ulcwMaEkIyKOWBZDGqgu8-9YF3MUU_rJ5aDfYZgATW6Qj7EhaB95kUCQp1tjOORP/s320/DSCI0002.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578011407870967298" style="float: right; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px; "></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4WDpbPnjy_IrMvv0gexTPAugqJtpMuesbfFb-_zNpkVaUopRpV6KuLV_prEEefsTOVUZpIchpao6kIv_w_j4UNRvlUXxSMlwRIhduFnW2fVAzB1NqDxUTkepcdfgzmtz-Dmq2iyTRxnD/s1600/DSCI0003.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn4WDpbPnjy_IrMvv0gexTPAugqJtpMuesbfFb-_zNpkVaUopRpV6KuLV_prEEefsTOVUZpIchpao6kIv_w_j4UNRvlUXxSMlwRIhduFnW2fVAzB1NqDxUTkepcdfgzmtz-Dmq2iyTRxnD/s320/DSCI0003.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578011410617962322"></a><br /><br />This year, as we have done many times in the past, we set up a trail of clues for Zac to find one of his presents. <br />We did not get pictures of the first several clues, but you get an idea of his searching, figuring ... and finding.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RpUC_nTYhD-snGUe8agcwYPlm4ehUIykOmjbtUDO4xBgVTiut3tTrx4YVlyWUYpbRdceHgyWiy8KVZF1GCEL3nOMyVztlDoggl7nh2BnNHtW4KtDjUGQVxjdyAzi6ktLfK7zlNr9FBWU/s1600/DSCI0006.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7RpUC_nTYhD-snGUe8agcwYPlm4ehUIykOmjbtUDO4xBgVTiut3tTrx4YVlyWUYpbRdceHgyWiy8KVZF1GCEL3nOMyVztlDoggl7nh2BnNHtW4KtDjUGQVxjdyAzi6ktLfK7zlNr9FBWU/s320/DSCI0006.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578011422983964226"></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7nZVtFNfdbuYJ_BnrHK3vbVqlr0W_dKPR5OUapERhepZ9U08wM9SM4f1dgO-9Ht4cbqDaslKQfs-p2rprMfircwTm1KSqeaMm6sDzdDGl1veD6ed2ZtiwLfvjOU8utrOLeEhg9EZ77iB/s1600/DSCI0005.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie7nZVtFNfdbuYJ_BnrHK3vbVqlr0W_dKPR5OUapERhepZ9U08wM9SM4f1dgO-9Ht4cbqDaslKQfs-p2rprMfircwTm1KSqeaMm6sDzdDGl1veD6ed2ZtiwLfvjOU8utrOLeEhg9EZ77iB/s320/DSCI0005.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578011415049167602"></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI_qetWKFClhGazOUHZXHyUyUWYeQi1K90mnC19EjM2NljJs_YkxmD_XEpHUKyJsBzgfwZDshQKVnH3gp4qFLc4P_QlRY1kpYKICFKRQS7CGiswer7tMKRnTitZu_iedtAKjc2uYH6ZVa/s1600/DSCI0009.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPI_qetWKFClhGazOUHZXHyUyUWYeQi1K90mnC19EjM2NljJs_YkxmD_XEpHUKyJsBzgfwZDshQKVnH3gp4qFLc4P_QlRY1kpYKICFKRQS7CGiswer7tMKRnTitZu_iedtAKjc2uYH6ZVa/s320/DSCI0009.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578038614190908674" /></a><br />And what do you think he had wanted ...<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-33261861877234914682010-06-17T12:21:00.004-04:002010-06-17T12:30:49.071-04:00Horse Riding Lessons<div>Jacob has been doing horse riding lessons since April. Here are some pictures. Hopefully i can get a video up soon.</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe0KEcCoMeK6L_R2tKipJbaN6nrXUdkZS77Onp4OB6kp00Z4agPo8_8S6VVWeAMYcrMrUI1Oag7QHNuz21zhEQVQrbx0Mn1j6wxtImh3MwChGJ00u7VVvM1Au8qKHMMcUPXIWjjVHgs4/s1600/Horse-4.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEe0KEcCoMeK6L_R2tKipJbaN6nrXUdkZS77Onp4OB6kp00Z4agPo8_8S6VVWeAMYcrMrUI1Oag7QHNuz21zhEQVQrbx0Mn1j6wxtImh3MwChGJ00u7VVvM1Au8qKHMMcUPXIWjjVHgs4/s320/Horse-4.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483779424191337330" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgq6M7JIZN8kEJ-PbC2y73Mus7NcKhFAUb1tsZdRYsYh5tB9B0QUgeWDQ88PHqBf7uApxeIWAgWgspavpGKlgDjzX0P2XEZKGsYBHqm0PyR94bzGLD4qtL7FylEl6IsYkPCId9-3QxX8/s1600/Horse-11.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimgq6M7JIZN8kEJ-PbC2y73Mus7NcKhFAUb1tsZdRYsYh5tB9B0QUgeWDQ88PHqBf7uApxeIWAgWgspavpGKlgDjzX0P2XEZKGsYBHqm0PyR94bzGLD4qtL7FylEl6IsYkPCId9-3QxX8/s320/Horse-11.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483779418724416258" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h-cx0gY8uDJJPO-YP0nBw1naoM4BNmbJF_pZpZJRbJkNYRirqIw_vSHeSaSdlnirRIS8XpKht5kzkIQCYBanq_QNpeyW2fvU_CXbQd7vdcllq7XJjAyYm9vFIn4luPczWWcEC98RSlo/s1600/Horse-1.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9h-cx0gY8uDJJPO-YP0nBw1naoM4BNmbJF_pZpZJRbJkNYRirqIw_vSHeSaSdlnirRIS8XpKht5kzkIQCYBanq_QNpeyW2fvU_CXbQd7vdcllq7XJjAyYm9vFIn4luPczWWcEC98RSlo/s320/Horse-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483779407917746274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Coy Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341298540866114318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-8188643425435387562010-06-15T14:10:00.003-04:002010-06-15T14:37:40.022-04:00Buck the Fawn<div>I was walking in the woods one day and i happen to look down and i see a fawn laying on the open ground. Seeing that it was thin and weak i brought it home. I began feeding her a goat milk supplement out of a baby bottle. She is a doe but we call her Buck. ( I'm sure I'm breaking some kind of rule somewhere.) As soon as she is old enough to live on her own i will let her go back in the wild.</div><div><br /></div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCOiqbzS2FdKoRBbnbeO2xc4903oV3tCbb5tgopdg8Savr0jbTpmHzHEL7cq1Kj-zFV2tlhkTlyTjq-_vigxXecD_NxstVxV3vCar64MGYcvANQ4j0l4tdxu9vqQ0RPM8LKp1420dD2M4/s320/Buck-1.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483071131005605906" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpiYZgxC8sW93aha4zncJTGDW2oxNc2VVX0c9SgUKBaCbrrqQ94PCJtihqKUTAXKJqRIIs0146VLKY7zuJRFjxwsfouE69A07X0b1ntBDrU1kd-_X9A4GTFq6hgKHuoBTqcdMNQN1M28/s1600/Buck-2.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikpiYZgxC8sW93aha4zncJTGDW2oxNc2VVX0c9SgUKBaCbrrqQ94PCJtihqKUTAXKJqRIIs0146VLKY7zuJRFjxwsfouE69A07X0b1ntBDrU1kd-_X9A4GTFq6hgKHuoBTqcdMNQN1M28/s320/Buck-2.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483071144729761234" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Coy Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341298540866114318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-55612266475305097672010-03-20T08:52:00.004-04:002010-03-20T09:01:57.959-04:00Trapping<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Helvetica, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We have been having a problem with groundhogs around here for the past year. They were digging large holes in our yard that they would dig back out if we filled then in. Finally, I set out two conibear (body grip) traps at two of the entrances. I then blocked up the rest of the holes, forcing them through my sets. I chose to use a blind set without bait and see how that would do. I checked the sets each morning and evening and on the second evening my second set had a groundhog. He was about a foot and a half long and shaped like a hog with fur. I skinned it cased, fleshed it, stretched it, dried it with the claws, ears, face and tail on. Its pretty cool looking. I'll post a picture of the pelt when its finished drying.</span></span></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW3MJyHxxgJ15rVzDQU5CKG_m4BivhfKSotuWwyf4_A1sRcYGjVqw86cF3OSlEbro5n7VAEsMw_ao5nwB1Zudjf6DQiDIZH4x8IP9HC0M9j4xgy_WdS1qC1C51rGWNlCJjTmV1hxrVvow/s320/DSCI0075.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450699960149697154" /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMISWXqd7YPuYwNn71ty8p2jLEAyt0h2fy21MLg8pgeHPr5zzZpeSy9KpVHQPbqvbQTUxJW15MlnMov8xuFQD5wwRtMi5MN7GenkU4pk8jDZY1ky8vdcbfnjAupOAVwoH7jatiXEr3gFM/s1600-h/DSCI0076.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMISWXqd7YPuYwNn71ty8p2jLEAyt0h2fy21MLg8pgeHPr5zzZpeSy9KpVHQPbqvbQTUxJW15MlnMov8xuFQD5wwRtMi5MN7GenkU4pk8jDZY1ky8vdcbfnjAupOAVwoH7jatiXEr3gFM/s320/DSCI0076.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450698695682530578" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Coy Bakerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11341298540866114318noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-40969126067159996042010-02-12T21:07:00.000-05:002010-02-12T21:08:56.831-05:00Jacob's critique of Pandora's BoxPandora's Box<br /> <br />Pandora's Box is a classical Greek Myth. Its original author is unknown. In the past, many people have retold this myth. This one was retold by Lori Verstegen. Interestingly enough, some later versions have the box containing all the blessings of life and when Pandora opens the lid all of the blessings fly away leaving the earth a desolate place. The setting begins in heaven on Mt. Olympus which is home for all the major Greek gods. It then shifts to the ravishing green earth when lovely Pandora is given away.<br /> <br />In the story, the main characters are Zeus, Pandora, and Epimethius. Zeus, king of all the Greek gods, finds himself irate at Prometheus. Cunningly, Zeus constructs the first woman, Pandora, in order to bring sin and sorrow into the world below. Zeus created Pandora to be exceedingly beautiful and verily gifted. He also fashioned her character with foolishness, mischievousness, and idleness. His scheme was to give her to Epimethius, the brother of Prometheus, a stubborn and weak man, so his plan could be carried out. <br /> <br />The conflict of the story begins with crafty Zeus plotting revenge. He feels indignant because Prometheus stole fire from Mt Olympus and brought it down to earth. Zeus created Pandora irresistible to draw in the foolish Epimethius. Smoothly, his plan works. However, before Pandora leaves for earth, she is given a beautifully decorated box by all of the gods. Tantalizing her, they sternly warned her not to open it. Not even a peep! During the course of the next day, Hermes takes Pandora as a gift from Zeus to Epimethius, who on seeing her beauty and believing himself to be fortuitous, immediately takes her into his home. Prometheus had warned him about trusting in Zeus, but to no avail. He had to have her. Hermes boldly bade both of them never to open the adorned box.<br /> <br />The climax of the story occurs when Pandora's curiosity takes over and she opens the forbidden<br />box. Epimethius was standing in the doorway like Adam did in the garden. Curiously, he did not stop her, but scrutinized with excitement because he to wanted to know what was in the box. As soon as Pandora opened the lid just a hair, all of the sins an sorrows spread throughout the land. It satisfied Zeus. Tragically his revenge on mankind was complete. The theme of this story is that curiosity can lead to disobedience, and disobedience can lead to harm, and harm can hurt others.<br /> <br />The story cleverly reveals the nature of man and the nature of sin. For example, when Pandora's curiosity takes over her self-control and she examines the contents of the box, the reader identifies with the desire to know what is in it also. Pandora was strictly warned not to open the box, but Zeus understood the nature of man's lack of self-control and knew she would disobey, causing sin to enter the world. The reader clearly understands the dangers of curiosity and the harmfulness of disobedience.<div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4369235481652696779.post-50017246649761171422010-02-12T20:45:00.001-05:002010-02-12T20:58:27.990-05:00Jacob's critique of "The Monkey and the Fox"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">THE MONKEY AND THE FOX</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; text-align: center; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">The Monkey and the Fox is an Aesop fable retold by Eric Carle. It was published by Orchard Books in 1988. The setting of the story opens up in the steaming jungle with all of the animals gathered around. Tragically, the beloved old king of the jungle had died. Among the animals present, they needed to elect a new king as wise as the old one. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">The main characters in this story are the Monkey and the Fox. The Monkey smoothly preformed as an imposter of the king, but had no sense at all. The Fox was very wise, not being tricked by the Monkey's impersonation of the old king, but he slyly served as a traitor to the new king. </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">The rising action of the story begins with the Fox earnestly desiring to remove the Monkey from his position because he was an unwise king. A little while after the Monkey became king, the Fox noticed a trap set in the forest and thought of a plan to get rid of the imperious Monkey. One day he slyly strolled up to the king and bravely declared he had spotted something strange in the forest. The nosy Monkey swooped off with the Fox to inspect the tantalizing curiosity which the Fox had talked about.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">The climax occurs when the Monkey reaches for the banana in the middle of the net which falls over him. He was caught! The towns people, who had hidden in the bushes, jumped out, seized him, and carefully carried him to their zoo. During the next day, the Fox visited the zoo. Furiously the king exclaimed, "You traitor. You have betrayed your king."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">"No." Sneered the Fox, "You have betrayed yourself."</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">The lesson of this story shows that a king who falls for the first trap set for him can’t serve his animals well. And that is the truth.</span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0pt; margin-right: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0pt; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><span style="font-size:100%;">Being opposite in character, the Monkey and the Fox, unveils for us the nature of humans. In this story the Monkey was foolish and the Fox was wise, but yet they were both proud. The Fox showed pride by thinking he knew what was best for the animals, but yet he was not loyal to his king. The same can be true with people. The Monkey thought he would make a exquisite king, foolish though he was. Being wise does not mean you won't make mistakes. We need to be careful not to think to highly of ourselves less we also become foolish. </span></span><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; "><i><span style="font-size:100%;">The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but he who heeds counsel is wise. Proverbs 12:15</span></i></span></p></span><div class="blogger-post-footer">---Down from the mountains...</div>Brucehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07340040323065391976noreply@blogger.com0