Author Archives: llzranch

About llzranch

parent, writer, counselor, gardener, environmentalist

Water

Posted on November 17, 2018

Managing Without Plumbed Water I’ve been writing this blog to help me think about how and when to retire.  My decision is made.  I’ll be parting from my employer at the end of November, but I’d change that date if … Continue reading →

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Seasons

Posted on October 23, 2018

There’s been a little snow here early this fall after weeks of wet cold, and now late October warm sunshine.  As the season progresses, I’m progressing toward retirement.  I selected a last workday, and turned in a letter to make … Continue reading →

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Barn Swallows

Posted on September 23, 2018

The barn swallows are gone for this year.  They left sometime in September. https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Barn_Swallow/id I watch for their return Mid-May every year in Nebraska.  I know they will leave end of summer and think I’ll say good-bye this year. I … Continue reading →

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Animal Friends

Posted on September 4, 2018

We make commitments to each other in our marriage vows, to our children when we decide to become parents, and to the animals that share our lives.   Dogs and cats sometimes live 15 years, but horses can live 25 … Continue reading →

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Hail Storm to Heat Wave

Posted on August 15, 2018

A severe thunderstorm with hail swept though eastern Nebraska  and into Iowa on Father’s Day.  I drove from a family reunion 70 miles west of my house, back toward home late afternoon.  It was sunny and 75 degrees at the … Continue reading →

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Vacation and back to school

Posted on August 10, 2018

A week exploring western Nebraska and eastern Wyoming ended with a visit to the Dignity statue in central South Dakota.  She is impressive from Interstate 90 as well as from this view at the rest stop where she resides. The … Continue reading →

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High Summer

Posted on July 25, 2018

It’s late July, high summer season for garden  harvests, flowers and mosquitos.  It’s also the general timeline I gave myself to make a retirement decision.  I can busy myself picking green beans,  husking sweet corn and pruning flower beds to … Continue reading →

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