Coyote Stupid - American Flying

I have had enough of hearing about TSA and airport intrusive security measures. Our nation needs to wake up and demand this stupidity of scanning and padding down (feeling up) to stop. America is the only country that does this to her flying passengers. Even Israel and Pakistan do not have these kinds of "security" measures. Because the rest of the world won't put up with it.

And TSA is fear mongering along with our government behind the masks of "protecting us" from bombers. Several people demanding scanners be in all in airports, bus and train stations have a keen interest in promoting body scanners; they have stock in the company that makes these expensive machines.

And here is where is hits home for me. I would not want my elderly parents nor loved ones to be felt up, padded down and scanned in public by security strangers just to visit me for the holidays. I would never want a human being I love to go through the humiliation of this unnecessary step in flying. Oh and those scanners are not regulated, you are getting an unknown amount of radiation every time you get scanned. Is TSA going to pay for my cancer treatments? How about for my unborn child? How about men and their sperm count?

I can hardly wait to see my family doctor in the coming years.

It is because of TSA and corporate greed that we as Americans are going through the security scanners and pat downs. We need to stand up and just say no!

America you need to wake up and stand against Coyote Stupid, TSA can suck it.

America you need to stop flying in fear.

Chopping Wood

We have been helping a neighbor clear some downed trees on his land. We share the cut wood and here is our first load. These are very heavy dry logs that will burn for a long time.Good for keeping warm this winter.

Fat Snake

Today, I heard my dog growling and not barking for a change, so I had to investigate. He was staring at a large brown snake under our firewood pile. I could not ID what kind it was but called my hubby to deal with it. Using fireplace tongs he was able to pick it up and put it into the ash can with a tight lid. It was quite heavy, no rattle, white belly, raised diamond scales, small head and dark brown top side with faint side marking. Sorry, no photo as I was too busy capturing this interloper and getting it away from my house. We walked it into the woods where we hope it will stay. Then we put bird netting under the firewood pile to prevent future hibernating snakes from moving in. Bird netting is great for stopping snakes we had learned this summer. Then I had to re-stack the firewood pile all over again. I guess the warm front today is waking up the reptiles from their slumber.

Christmas Crafting

When I have free time I like to sit and make beaded needlepoint from Mill Hill. I have collected these kits but have not had time to make them yet. Just not enough hours on the farm. But a fellow blogger did make them and they are so neat! Here is her link:http://linda-hubbard.blogspot.com/2010/11/time-for-giveaway.html#comment-form

And she is giving away some of her Santas, too! This photo is from her blog of her work too.

Gets you in the holiday spirit of crafting.

First Round Bales

We purchased two high quality round bales for our four horses. We are learning how to hay our horses for our first winter. Moving the round bales into place was the first step. It turned out well.

First Frost

We got our first full frost last week. The frost coated everything outside with ice. The sun soon came out and melted the crisp cold frost. But I still had to scrape my car windows before leaving to feed horses.

The Kirby Sanitronic

I needed another vacuum for the downstairs part of our house. Dragging our Hoover vacuum around up and down stairs was getting too dangerous. So at a church yard sale I got this old Kirby with the attachments and original lint for $5.00. I had to empty about 10lbs of lint from the bag and after that it worked great. It is simple and loud but it does the job.

Nightfall

The days ends so soon and night comes so fast. The moon never goes away even during the day. The farm chores take longer as the days grow shorter and the leaves rush into the barn. The chickens roost early as they are sleepy and chilled by the cold coming nightfall.

Drying Zucchini

I bought some zucchini and decided to dehydrate them. I added seasonings and salt and let the dehydrator do its job. The result was crisp zucchini crackers. They are tasty and a healthy snack. And they can be added to recipes or eaten straight.

Fall Finds

Walking in our Ozark woods in fall is always fun. The colorful trees, the crunchy leaves and the things you can find; like a "chain snake". I saw this heavy intact chain coiled up around a tree. I pulled it out and dragged it home. It is a huge tractor tow chain. We asked around and it belonged to the original owner of our land. He recognized it after many long years of being lost in the woods. But he let us keep it to use on our tractor and it has come in handy.

Halter Lessons

Ah the joys of learning to be a good horse. Learning how to stay in one place for a while. Maple and Bean are doing well in learning this new part of horse training.

Yammy

I was weeding our garden when I discovered we had yams. I had forgotten about them over the busy summer, even neglected them. They doubled their numbers from the original plantings. Some were eaten through by a mean vole. Poppy flushed it out and did his farm cat duty. The yams were very sweet and tasty to eat. I will plant more next year!

The Longhorn Saddle

We finally bought a saddle for our horses. It is a vintage longhorn roping saddle made in the 1950's. It is in good shape with new fleece padding. I took a photo of the original owner of the saddle, Roy. He heard I was looking for a good saddle and offered me his. He is the one and only owner of this saddle; he roped cows in this saddle. And the saddle does not budge even with a filly pulling away from the horn. It is a great saddle for ponying around haltered baby horses. with their dams.