Timothy Jenks
@doctj.bsky.social
Retired old fart in the Michigan timberlands; onetime software developer, professor, musician, natural health practitioner, tai chi, herbs . . .
Gray, a lttle sleet 33’F. Two of the young chickens lectured me at length as I got things opened up. No idea what the issue is but they’re adamant! Sally arrived yesterday for a few day visit.
I’ve good memories of Dec 23. We’ll have a good day. Stay grateful!
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I’ve good memories of Dec 23. We’ll have a good day. Stay grateful!
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Gregorian - The Sound Of Silence (Pure Version) - Official Video
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December 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Gray, a lttle sleet 33’F. Two of the young chickens lectured me at length as I got things opened up. No idea what the issue is but they’re adamant! Sally arrived yesterday for a few day visit.
I’ve good memories of Dec 23. We’ll have a good day. Stay grateful!
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I’ve good memories of Dec 23. We’ll have a good day. Stay grateful!
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Mostly clear 17’F nice sunrise on the way. Chicks were eager to get out this morning. Seems like the day is longer already.
Shine on! Stay grateful!
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Shine on! Stay grateful!
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Shine On
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December 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Mostly clear 17’F nice sunrise on the way. Chicks were eager to get out this morning. Seems like the day is longer already.
Shine on! Stay grateful!
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Shine on! Stay grateful!
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Gray again 17’F. Snow in the air but not really accumulating. Days will get longer now. Opening day a little more than 3 months off!
We live a blessed life. If we look past the holiday marketing bs & find the real message, we can pass on the blessing. Stay grateful!
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We live a blessed life. If we look past the holiday marketing bs & find the real message, we can pass on the blessing. Stay grateful!
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A Christmas Song
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December 21, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Gray again 17’F. Snow in the air but not really accumulating. Days will get longer now. Opening day a little more than 3 months off!
We live a blessed life. If we look past the holiday marketing bs & find the real message, we can pass on the blessing. Stay grateful!
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We live a blessed life. If we look past the holiday marketing bs & find the real message, we can pass on the blessing. Stay grateful!
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Gray, snow 22’F. Chicks ready to rock despite cold breeze. One started laying an egg first thing, before breakfast. I hope that trend spreads.
We ride waves of providence & fortune. Fools imagine that they created themselves. Humility works better. Stay grateful!
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We ride waves of providence & fortune. Fools imagine that they created themselves. Humility works better. Stay grateful!
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Phil Ochs - There But For Fortune
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December 20, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Gray, snow 22’F. Chicks ready to rock despite cold breeze. One started laying an egg first thing, before breakfast. I hope that trend spreads.
We ride waves of providence & fortune. Fools imagine that they created themselves. Humility works better. Stay grateful!
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We ride waves of providence & fortune. Fools imagine that they created themselves. Humility works better. Stay grateful!
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Gray 28’F. Most of the snow melted over the last couple of days. More falling now. We’re getting some eggs again as the molts fill back in. Life goes on.
Not feeling the enthusiasm today. Reminder to self: Stay grateful!
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Not feeling the enthusiasm today. Reminder to self: Stay grateful!
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Freedom Now
YouTube video by Tracy Chapman - Topic
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December 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Gray 28’F. Most of the snow melted over the last couple of days. More falling now. We’re getting some eggs again as the molts fill back in. Life goes on.
Not feeling the enthusiasm today. Reminder to self: Stay grateful!
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Not feeling the enthusiasm today. Reminder to self: Stay grateful!
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Rain/slush on the way 36’F. Another run to Alpena today for meetings. Roads have been reasonably clear so far.
Coming to the longest night of ther year - time to let the sun shine in! Stay grateful!
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Coming to the longest night of ther year - time to let the sun shine in! Stay grateful!
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The 5th Dimension - Aquarius / Let the Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures) (Audio)
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December 18, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Rain/slush on the way 36’F. Another run to Alpena today for meetings. Roads have been reasonably clear so far.
Coming to the longest night of ther year - time to let the sun shine in! Stay grateful!
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Coming to the longest night of ther year - time to let the sun shine in! Stay grateful!
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Slow gray morning 35’F. I shoveled off the roof of the coops yesterday; Glad I did, now that the rain makes it heavier, but it comes at a price. Hoping the drizzle doesn’t make the roads too bad today.
Something new & different for the song of the day. Stay grateful!
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Something new & different for the song of the day. Stay grateful!
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The Altai band - Jingle Bells (mongolian version)
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December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Slow gray morning 35’F. I shoveled off the roof of the coops yesterday; Glad I did, now that the rain makes it heavier, but it comes at a price. Hoping the drizzle doesn’t make the roads too bad today.
Something new & different for the song of the day. Stay grateful!
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Something new & different for the song of the day. Stay grateful!
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First light up there somewhere 19’F. Not much new snow; a quick sweep should do it. Home chores today, road trips Wed & Thurs.
‘Where there is darkness, let me be light.’ Stay grateful!
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‘Where there is darkness, let me be light.’ Stay grateful!
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Sarah McLachlan - Prayer of St. Francis
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December 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
First light up there somewhere 19’F. Not much new snow; a quick sweep should do it. Home chores today, road trips Wed & Thurs.
‘Where there is darkness, let me be light.’ Stay grateful!
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‘Where there is darkness, let me be light.’ Stay grateful!
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Gray. No sunrise, just lighter gray. 20’F a little more like December! A dusting of snow to sweep away. Paris tea this morning.
Light - even a bit - can comfort, reveal, bring wisdom, enrich, protect . . . Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Light - even a bit - can comfort, reveal, bring wisdom, enrich, protect . . . Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Jon Batiste - Dusklight Movement
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December 15, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Gray. No sunrise, just lighter gray. 20’F a little more like December! A dusting of snow to sweep away. Paris tea this morning.
Light - even a bit - can comfort, reveal, bring wisdom, enrich, protect . . . Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Light - even a bit - can comfort, reveal, bring wisdom, enrich, protect . . . Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Mostly clear at first light 3’F. Almost time to venture out to the flock after a long, cold, breezy night. They have shelter but not heat. I might need to clear some blown snow.
Another song about light & hope & caring. Stay bright in the darkness. Stay grateful!
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Another song about light & hope & caring. Stay bright in the darkness. Stay grateful!
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Light One Candle
YouTube video by Peter, Paul & Mary - Topic
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December 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Mostly clear at first light 3’F. Almost time to venture out to the flock after a long, cold, breezy night. They have shelter but not heat. I might need to clear some blown snow.
Another song about light & hope & caring. Stay bright in the darkness. Stay grateful!
youtube.com/watch?v=obm-...
Another song about light & hope & caring. Stay bright in the darkness. Stay grateful!
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Cloudy , light snow 15’F. Slept in, fed the flock & swept out their paths with a broom - not enough snow for a shovel. Susan was up to feed cat. Now for soms tea.
Darkest time of year - how about a little light! Crank it up & dance. Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Darkest time of year - how about a little light! Crank it up & dance. Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Bruce Springsteen with the Sessions Band - This Little Light of Mine (Live In Dublin)
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December 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Cloudy , light snow 15’F. Slept in, fed the flock & swept out their paths with a broom - not enough snow for a shovel. Susan was up to feed cat. Now for soms tea.
Darkest time of year - how about a little light! Crank it up & dance. Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Darkest time of year - how about a little light! Crank it up & dance. Let it shine! Stay grateful!
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Mostly clear skies 8’F at first light. No new snow today, so no shovel! Chicks happy to get out except for Mary, the oldest, who always lingers, & Charlotte, the youngest, her new protege.
I wish you all a place to stay warm & enjoy the day. Stay grateful!
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I wish you all a place to stay warm & enjoy the day. Stay grateful!
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December 12, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Mostly clear skies 8’F at first light. No new snow today, so no shovel! Chicks happy to get out except for Mary, the oldest, who always lingers, & Charlotte, the youngest, her new protege.
I wish you all a place to stay warm & enjoy the day. Stay grateful!
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I wish you all a place to stay warm & enjoy the day. Stay grateful!
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Clearing 8’F. Lots of snow drifted into the chicken yard - work to do before I can let them out for food and runabout time. Not looking forward to the shovel time.
Sunrise pretty. Stay grateful!
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Sunrise pretty. Stay grateful!
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December 11, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Clearing 8’F. Lots of snow drifted into the chicken yard - work to do before I can let them out for food and runabout time. Not looking forward to the shovel time.
Sunrise pretty. Stay grateful!
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Sunrise pretty. Stay grateful!
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December 10, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Breezy, overcast, snow coming 18’F. No roses blooming here! Perhaps a good day to make progress on my library reorganization, a never-ending task it seems.
Winter takes some commitment. Hang in there! Keep each other warm. Stay grateful!
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Winter takes some commitment. Hang in there! Keep each other warm. Stay grateful!
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VOCES8: Es ist ein Ros entsprungen
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December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Breezy, overcast, snow coming 18’F. No roses blooming here! Perhaps a good day to make progress on my library reorganization, a never-ending task it seems.
Winter takes some commitment. Hang in there! Keep each other warm. Stay grateful!
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Winter takes some commitment. Hang in there! Keep each other warm. Stay grateful!
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Clear still sunrise 0’F. Chicks glad to get out & run about as I broke the ice off their (heated) water. We have some desk work & errands today. A pleasant forecast.
How about a nice waltz to keep us moving. Stay grateful!
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How about a nice waltz to keep us moving. Stay grateful!
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Waltz No. 2
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December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Clear still sunrise 0’F. Chicks glad to get out & run about as I broke the ice off their (heated) water. We have some desk work & errands today. A pleasant forecast.
How about a nice waltz to keep us moving. Stay grateful!
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How about a nice waltz to keep us moving. Stay grateful!
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First light 12’F. Masala chai as we wait for more light to let the flock out. We got an egg yesterday, probably from Jenny the Jersey Giant. The class of ‘25 has not started laying yet (soon?); the others on winter break.
A good day to find wings! Stay grateful!
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A good day to find wings! Stay grateful!
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If I Had Wings
YouTube video by Peter, Paul & Mary - Topic
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December 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
First light 12’F. Masala chai as we wait for more light to let the flock out. We got an egg yesterday, probably from Jenny the Jersey Giant. The class of ‘25 has not started laying yet (soon?); the others on winter break.
A good day to find wings! Stay grateful!
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A good day to find wings! Stay grateful!
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Still & dark 27’F. Up early for some reason. Looks like a good driving day; off to say farewell to a friend. 😞 peace, love & light.
Stay grateful!
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Stay grateful!
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Auld Lang Syne - The Choral Scholars of University College Dublin
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December 6, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Still & dark 27’F. Up early for some reason. Looks like a good driving day; off to say farewell to a friend. 😞 peace, love & light.
Stay grateful!
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Stay grateful!
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Gray 17’F. I slept in with an extra blanket. Snow today? Made pumpkin empanadas yesterday; perhaps orange cookies today. We completed our annual Hobbit-LOTR fest.; always beautiful.
The end? A new beginning? Let us make it a good & beautiful one! Stay grateful!
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The end? A new beginning? Let us make it a good & beautiful one! Stay grateful!
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Into the West | A Lord of the Rings Music Video
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December 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Gray 17’F. I slept in with an extra blanket. Snow today? Made pumpkin empanadas yesterday; perhaps orange cookies today. We completed our annual Hobbit-LOTR fest.; always beautiful.
The end? A new beginning? Let us make it a good & beautiful one! Stay grateful!
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The end? A new beginning? Let us make it a good & beautiful one! Stay grateful!
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Streaky first light 12’F! We’ll stay cold today, changing chicken water when it freezes. It’s time for a break for a few days.
We’re not done giving thanks are we? Listen to this nice waltz to slow you down & put you back in the mood. Stay grateful!
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We’re not done giving thanks are we? Listen to this nice waltz to slow you down & put you back in the mood. Stay grateful!
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Thanksgiving Waltz
YouTube video by The Jay Ungar & Molly Mason Family Band - Topic
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December 4, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Streaky first light 12’F! We’ll stay cold today, changing chicken water when it freezes. It’s time for a break for a few days.
We’re not done giving thanks are we? Listen to this nice waltz to slow you down & put you back in the mood. Stay grateful!
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We’re not done giving thanks are we? Listen to this nice waltz to slow you down & put you back in the mood. Stay grateful!
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Long dark night 27’F but feels colder. Enjoying some hot tea waiting for chicken chores, hoping to do those before snow arrives. Accounting chores today. :_
Hang in there. Spring training in less than 3 months! Stay grateful!
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Hang in there. Spring training in less than 3 months! Stay grateful!
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Jim Brickman - 4. In a Lover's Eyes
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December 3, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Long dark night 27’F but feels colder. Enjoying some hot tea waiting for chicken chores, hoping to do those before snow arrives. Accounting chores today. :_
Hang in there. Spring training in less than 3 months! Stay grateful!
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Hang in there. Spring training in less than 3 months! Stay grateful!
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Cold first light 21’F getting ready to feed the intrepid chickens. A bit more snow on the way. I’d vote for a break in the winter at this point but as in so many things, my opinion doesn’t matter.
A warm home, good tea, music, people to love. Stay grateful!
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A warm home, good tea, music, people to love. Stay grateful!
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Bach: "Great" fugue BWV 542 for Low Recorders
YouTube video by James Howard Young
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December 2, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Cold first light 21’F getting ready to feed the intrepid chickens. A bit more snow on the way. I’d vote for a break in the winter at this point but as in so many things, my opinion doesn’t matter.
A warm home, good tea, music, people to love. Stay grateful!
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A warm home, good tea, music, people to love. Stay grateful!
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Gray skies 21’F. Posting late today; all good, critters fed. A friend came over early, in the dark, to shovel a way out to the road, greatly simplifying my morning!
A good day to do little things that make life better! Pass it on! Stay grateful!
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A good day to do little things that make life better! Pass it on! Stay grateful!
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Bob Dylan - Shelter from the Storm (Official Audio)
YouTube video by BobDylanVEVO
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December 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Gray skies 21’F. Posting late today; all good, critters fed. A friend came over early, in the dark, to shovel a way out to the road, greatly simplifying my morning!
A good day to do little things that make life better! Pass it on! Stay grateful!
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A good day to do little things that make life better! Pass it on! Stay grateful!
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Snowing 29’F. Shoveled paths & spaces in the chicken yard before opening the doors. The new chicks stood at the door amazed at the landscape. More work than I wanted to do first thing in the morning. Time for tea.
Check in with each other. Stay safe. Stay grateful!
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Check in with each other. Stay safe. Stay grateful!
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NEIL YOUNG - OLD MAN
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November 30, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Snowing 29’F. Shoveled paths & spaces in the chicken yard before opening the doors. The new chicks stood at the door amazed at the landscape. More work than I wanted to do first thing in the morning. Time for tea.
Check in with each other. Stay safe. Stay grateful!
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Check in with each other. Stay safe. Stay grateful!
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Cloudy 22’F. More snow on the way, but for now it looks quiet. I don’t think I’ll need to shovel this morning.
‘Rich’ means so much more than stock, bonds, bitcoin, and stuff. That all goes away on a whim. Invest in love. Stay grateful!
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‘Rich’ means so much more than stock, bonds, bitcoin, and stuff. That all goes away on a whim. Invest in love. Stay grateful!
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If I Were A Rich Man
YouTube video by John Williams - Topic
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November 29, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Cloudy 22’F. More snow on the way, but for now it looks quiet. I don’t think I’ll need to shovel this morning.
‘Rich’ means so much more than stock, bonds, bitcoin, and stuff. That all goes away on a whim. Invest in love. Stay grateful!
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‘Rich’ means so much more than stock, bonds, bitcoin, and stuff. That all goes away on a whim. Invest in love. Stay grateful!
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