{"id":1101,"date":"2014-05-04T16:07:27","date_gmt":"2014-05-04T23:07:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/smugglerscove.us\/?p=1101"},"modified":"2014-05-04T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2014-05-04T23:10:21","slug":"moving-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/smugglerscove.us\/?p=1101","title":{"rendered":"Moving On"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"?????????????????????????????\"<\/a>Nearly a month has passed and so much has been going on.\u00a0 The property that surrounds us is being logged and we have been fighting the good fight.\u00a0 We have\u00a0met some marvelous neighbors who are\u00a0concerned about their wells, the beach erosion, loss of habitat and such.\u00a0 We have met with some wonderful\u00a0Forestry\u00a0and Fish and Game\u00a0state experts as we all try to protect what we can.<\/p>\n

The frog population has grown by leaps and bounds and I wonder from whence they came and where they should be.\u00a0 Obviously, the dirt around\u00a0our building site has been moved, pushed, trampled on, heaped and then moved again.\u00a0 The frogs resiliency\u00a0befuddles me.\u00a0 There are masses of small frogs around the foundation of\u00a0our house.\u00a0\u00a0As Spring marches on, the\u00a0dirt around the house is drying out.\u00a0 Where will these frogs breed?\u00a0 After\u00a0a bit of research and days of thinking, I gathered up a bucket of frogs and relocated them to the wetlands on our property.\u00a0 At least they have a chance\u00a0to complete their cycle of life.\u00a0 A day or so later, I gathered another bucket of frogs and took them to the stream.\u00a0\u00a0As I set them loose, I watched as they swam across the shallow water, landed on a bit of wood and just sat and took it all in.\u00a0 It was mesmerizing.<\/p>\n

There is an owl who traverses through the property\u00a0twice a day.\u00a0 He hoots and stays for a bit and then travels on.\u00a0 Well, his territory\u00a0has been ravished.\u00a0 It has been cut and plundered.\u00a0 He came by the day it was happening, flew to our side of the trees, stayed a moment and left.\u00a0 He did not return for a day.\u00a0 Then he came back.\u00a0 I have not heard or seen him for the past two days.\u00a0 How many other birds, squirrels, chipmunks, deer, and frogs have been affected.\u00a0 We watched as one Raven\u00a0flew in completely unaware of the destruction.\u00a0 He absolutely stopped mid-flight.\u00a0 Stunned.\u00a0 It was heart-breaking.<\/p>\n

Am I guilt-free?\u00a0 Absolutely not.\u00a0 We cleared a little over an acre to build this house.\u00a0 There was already a cleared meadow area and we added to that.\u00a0 I was only here to see one tree come down and it broke my heart.\u00a0 Tree-hugger – oh yeah.\u00a0 Big time.\u00a0 There are 3 or 4 trees we could take down to up the ante on the solar panels – well, it is not going to happen on my watch.\u00a0 We left 9 1\/2 acres untouched.<\/p>\n

I wish I had the money to hire an interior decorator.\u00a0 I know what I like, but I have no clear plan on how to make it all work.\u00a0 And isn’t that just nonsense in the bigger picture?<\/p>\n

I want the garage to be a massive art studio\/work room.\u00a0 That needs to happen soon.\u00a0 I need to hammer and bend and dye and create.<\/p>\n

Speaking of creation – My darling made some fabulous cedar planters for the deck.\u00a0 They are filling up quickly.\u00a0 Flowers, tomatoes and herbs and slugs!\u00a0 Ha – the slug war is on.\u00a0 And I wonder what creatures I need to encourage to eat the slugs?\u00a0 So much new stuff to learn.<\/p>\n

The heat\u00a0pump noise will be interesting to deal with in the summer.\u00a0\u00a0We both enjoy a cool house and especially a quiet house.\u00a0 We turn off the heater\u00a0in the evening’s and that solves the noise problem, but how efficient is that?\u00a0 Beats me.\u00a0 We are also dealing with putting in a water softener.\u00a0 The water is good, good, good, but it leaves a yellow ring and my better half has skin issues.\u00a0 Where is that headed?\u00a0 We’ll see.\u00a0 This is the never-ending-story.<\/p>\n

Has anyone ever owned a house that was done and done?\u00a0 How boring would that be?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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