New Years Eve

Another spring like day at Crocus Creek..It has been an amazing year out here. The spring was wet and the trees grew like crazy because of it. When you plant over 8000 trees in 5 years it is rewarding to see them grow so tall.


The wildlife had a good year too! Most of the muledeer survived hunting season. It makes me happy that they did. Mydoe showing up in the fall with her fawn definitely was a high light of the year for me. She is still bringing him around nightly for an apple or carrot. She hears me call the cat and she comes running.Zak has named her fawn Pokey! He is soo little good thing it has been so nice!

POKEY

THE SCARS ON HER UPPER HIND LEGS MAKE MYDOE EASY TO PICK OUT

NOT EVERYONE GETS APPLES AND STRAWBERRIES AT CROCUS CREEK

Spikey being here still is really nice. He is a 6 year old buck that was here as a spike buck our first winter. He was mean and obnoxious and even fought off the bigger bucks that firs year to get to the sunflower seeds I spread out for them. Last year we thought we would have lost him as he lost is antlers before the other bucks and spent a  month being beat up by them for food. Had we not made sure he got food he likely would have died . I would feed the rest in one area and then sneak around the corner and provide barley and sunflowers seeds to him. He was very skinny and weak by the end of January. Happily he survived the winter and went on to survive the hunting season. He seemed to know to stick on our land where no one hunts..

SPIKEY AND PAL EATING CHRISTMAS TREE

There are several sharp tailed grouse calling the acerage home and I have seen a few hungarian partridges as well!
We had our usual pair of Geese on the pond and they were successful at hatching out 3 beautiful goslings ....that made the annual hike in their first 24 hours of life to the trout pond 1/2 mile away!!!

There are several whitetail deer that visit but they tend to go to our neighbours east of us...
There are way too many coyotes...I do however enjoy stepping out the door at night to listen to their howling and also talking amongst themselves with whiny chatter...



Next Year Tom is not going to work so hard....(PLEASE GOD!)

My New Years Resolution for both of us...to enjoy this place alot more and worry and work alot less!
Happy New Year to All