Month: April 2017

Which would you rather have?

People, we are faced with a HUGE problem. Our country is rapidly becoming over populated and our natural resources are fading fast. The wildlife habitat is diminishing day by day, as is the farm and ranchland. All across the country more and more land is being developed for housing and businesses while empty homes and commercial buildings are left to rot. This means the land from which our food, recreation and wildlife is being depleted, with no chance of ever coming back, just from an ever rising population growth.

Now, as if it’s not bad enough that the legalized citizens of this nation feel free to continue to breed with no thought for the future, there are many, many out there who think we need to bring in people from other countries to add to the problem. We all know, though many refuse to admit, refugees are not only dangerous in many cases, they also expect this country to fulfill all their needs. Would you rather look out your window and see a muslim or a deer?

This past winter, and still continuing on through spring, has been something we haven’t seen in years. All across the nation the winter weather has caused game animals to move to lower elevations, back to what used to be their winter grounds. It has been so many years since the weather has been the way it is supposed to that people have taken to moving into this old established game range. Lots of cities are expanding in the wrong directions, again, thanks to over population, and people are finding cougars eating their dogs, moose and elk in the basement, deer on the roof of the house. And lots of dead animals. Dead from the loss of winter feed, from eating the landscaping plants that were brought in to make “my yard is better than yours”, animals forced to walk the streets and be hit by cars, some attacking people just because the animals territory has been invaded. WAKE UP! At this rate it will not be many more years until all you can look out and see is a suicide bomber. But maybe, if people keep building on the farm and ranchland, they won’t have had enough food to survive that long.  In every town and city there are numerous buildings left behind. Houses, businesses, all types of structures that can be remodeled, redone, whatever, however in order to save in oh so many ways. Keep things in the localized area to save fuel, time, money, cut down on waste, try to keep building costs down, but most importantly, SAVE what’s left of our natural resources.

We all really need to concentrate on our country way more than we need to worry about bringing in freeloaders. If the people that feel the need to abandon the buildings they think are no longer good enough for them, why can’t they spend a few dollars to remodel and build housing for our veterans.

Watch for my next blog, I’m likely to be on a roll and tell you what I really think.

Try to save our country and our wildlife. Once it’s gone we’ll never get it back.

Farmers all across America are bustin their humps to get the crops in. Many are faced with the problems and challenges of having to deal with the consequences of the past winter and the resulting floods. A lot of ground has moved to new locations leaving washouts that have to be filled, piles of dirt, sludge, you name it , all need to be moved and worked into the previously existing ground. It is not a job for the weak of heart, this extra time, work, and fuel will push many over their budget, resulting in lower productivity and higher cost of production, which means loss of gains that throws a major twist into the economy. This moving of soil also means a change in the availability of the so called organic and natural foods. The soil of an “organic” farm being replaced during the flood with the soil of a non-organic farm upstream means that “organic” soil no longer is. People really should get out and look around at the farming community and see how it all works.

There are an alarmingly, amazingly large number of people who have no idea where food comes from. Believe it or not, the milk in the carton in the store first comes from a cow. Eggs originate in a chicken, of which there are many different breeds, colors, sizes, hence, different sizes and colors of eggs. Sugar is derived from what plant, or plants ? How many varieties of corn are there ?How are they each used ?  Time to get out there and learn before all of the farmground is used for the purpose of building houses and malls, taking away the ground that supplies what we all need to survive, food.

The grocery store is the last on the list of supply. The farmer and his ground is the first. Who wants to eat?

Okay people, NOW is a fantastic time to get outdoors, and take your kids. You can all learn something, we all can, there is at least one thing to learn every day if you just go find it. Plants are growing and blooming everywhere, color is coming back after a long, bleak winter. Leave the phones and games at home, or better yet, throw ’em in the trash, go to the library and check out some real books, the kind with pages and pictures and illustrations, about plants and animals, birds and such, go to a park or somewhere out of town. Stop……… look, listen, see, absorb, the world away from technology. Play games like “spot the wild onion”, “find the baby geese”, make up ways to get the kids and yourselves to get out and learn WHAT THE WORLD IS MADE OF. Take the young’uns to the water, rivers, lakes, reservoirs, with the flooding going on is perfect to see the effects that mother nature has on our lives and our planet. Be sure to point out to the kids all of the trash and garbage in the water that the 2 legged swine have left behind that has to be cleaned up by the floods. Please try to teach your kids some manners and respect. Until next time, Adios.