Happy New Year!
As we end 2022 and begin 2023 I want to point out that many people will be making New Year Resolutions. As many others will do I Resolve to Exercise More, Eat Better and to Get Fit! Do it with the best Home Gym Equipment there is!
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Thirty years ago today on November 01, 1996, at the age of thirty two I suffered my first, near fatal heart attack. At the time it happened I was in the best physical and mental condition of my life. I had been body building and exercising regularly for two years. I was eating properly, was nicotine and caffeine free and maintained a healthy life style. That heart attack altered my reality and perception of life. It also forever limited my physical capabilities in many ways.
A day or two afterwards my Grandma gave me a scroll that says: “Lord, help me find my way through the changes in my life.” To this day I keep that scroll prominently displayed where I can see it every day.
I am an imperfect, practicing, Roman Catholic that still does not fully understand the reason many things happen the way they do but I try to deal with the ever changing challenges as they appear with as much grace as I can. I thank and pray to the Lord my God and Savior for every day he grants me life to live and breathe.
Do not ever quit fighting for life. Never stop praying to God.
Thank you God!
Possumhaw Holly (Ilex decidua)
We have driven and walked by these three trees hundreds of times in the past eight years. Today, Tuesday October 20, 2026, is the first time I noticed it was different than the others on this property because of the red berries on it. The little bit of research I have done on these trees they appear to be Possumhaw Holly (Ilex decidua). The berries only appear on the female tree and are mildly toxic to humans and pets.
It looks a lot like a Winterberry (Ilex verticillata).
The berries and leaves are beneficial to the birds, butterflies and especially beneficial to honeybees. It is a larval host for the Henry Elfin Butterfly.
Located near Fort Hood, Texas.
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Black-tailed Jackrabbit (Lepus californicus) We just call them Jackrabbits. There are a lot of them around here and outnumber the Cottontails about 5 to 1. Twenty to Forty Jackrabbits can eat the equivalent of what one cow eats in a day.
Located near Fort Hood, Texas.
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Giving a shout out to two YouTube Content Creators and an unpaid endorsement of the One Eye Customs Track Cleaning Tool I have been using after doing tractor work.
Mike Morgan of YouTube Channel Outdoors With The Morgans: https://t.co/yLGZnpbpuL
Link to Outdoors With The Morgans One Eye Customs Track Cleaning Tool: https://t.co/xfaDvQrpHk
Doug of YouTube Channel One Eye Customs: https://t.co/oo3HQxzKyo
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This is one of my favorite oak trees on the property. It is a Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis). Live oaks are slow growing but provide good shade when mature. The acorns can be processed to be milled into flour for human consumption. The deer, turkey, quail and squirrels along with other wildlife rely on the acorns as a food source.
Located near Fort Hood, Texas.
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@HighEMPRESS7 I love both sunrise and sunset. My sunrise pictures suck though so I probably won't be posting any of those. I do enjoy the quiet in the mornings too.
Another prolific plant on the property that is nice to look at is what I believe to be Prairie Broomweed (Amphiachyris dracunculoides). It is good for the pollinators (Bees and butterflies) but not so good for humans, pets, livestock or wildlife.
From what little I know about the plant is it can be useful as a cover crop to reduce soil erosion and to build up organic matter in the soil for future plantings.
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Datura wrightii “Sacred Datura”
I have known this plant as Angels Trumpet or Jimson Weed. While the flowers are beautiful the entire plant is toxic, even fatal, to humans and animals. None of our cows or mini donkeys mess with it so we usually leave them alone. I don’t think any of the wildlife eat it either. The flowers bloom at night and are usually gone before mid morning.
Located near Fort Hood, Texas.
I have included two informational links about the plant if you want to research it further:
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Living in a rural area requires continual monitoring. While checking the fences tonight I realized that a lot of people may have never seen or heard of things that I see and hear on a regular basis. This is a Texas Kidneywood shrub (Eysenhardtia texana). It is beneficial for the bees, butterflies and bats.
USDA link: https://t.co/ebi9utU1bs
Today was a memorable day! Todays fifteen new Twitch subscribers gave me the most amount of subscribers I have ever had and their screen names had me laughing way too hard! Welcome to the channel new subscribers!
I had to do some editing on the screenshots but I think y'all get the picture!