tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post8774785327426748218..comments2023-11-03T11:26:05.875-04:00Comments on My Journey To Mindfulness: Bumper Crop of AcornsOne Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-40959535206403604732011-11-08T18:11:20.343-05:002011-11-08T18:11:20.343-05:00Yes, we have grown up with the adage that plenty o...Yes, we have grown up with the adage that plenty of food for the animals in the forest, signals a bad winter. Since winter is usually always bad for me, I guess it works. But when one falls on top of the car - BANG - it scares the daylights out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-12953556620541717262011-11-08T18:10:57.736-05:002011-11-08T18:10:57.736-05:00Yes, we have grown up with the adage that plenty o...Yes, we have grown up with the adage that plenty of food for the animals in the forest, signals a bad winter. Since winter is usually always bad for me, I guess it works. But when one falls on top of the car - BANG - it scares the daylights out of me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-49193146911284113982011-11-08T16:47:37.497-05:002011-11-08T16:47:37.497-05:00Balisha, Ellen and Darla, thank you for visiting.....Balisha, Ellen and Darla, thank you for visiting....One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-21659837104420565032011-11-08T13:44:26.448-05:002011-11-08T13:44:26.448-05:00LOVE that first photo...the angle and depth of it....LOVE that first photo...the angle and depth of it...shifts in perception.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03979866600334392422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-52771682124465305242011-11-07T19:36:49.315-05:002011-11-07T19:36:49.315-05:00I have been told that pecans have alternate "...I have been told that pecans have alternate "good" years and "bad" years. I have found this, generally, to be the case. I have a couple of pecan trees in my yard and my dog (who loves to crack them and eat them) and I have been enjoying the bounty of the trees this year. Last year there were hardly any. <br /><br />Let's hope the winter is tolerable and the critters--and we--have lots to eat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-14459896688814077762011-11-07T09:05:55.869-05:002011-11-07T09:05:55.869-05:00My daughter has a bumper crop of acorns too in Wis...My daughter has a bumper crop of acorns too in Wisconsin. I know what you mean about walking on them. Amazing that a huge Oak tree comes from that tiny little thing.<br />BalishaBalishahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298193443371503407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-46898289462026372162011-11-06T18:05:39.857-05:002011-11-06T18:05:39.857-05:00Sky, Tabor, Beverly and Sharon,
thank you for visi...Sky, Tabor, Beverly and Sharon,<br />thank you for visiting..One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-47606196288357683732011-11-06T16:21:38.522-05:002011-11-06T16:21:38.522-05:00We were deluged with acorns last year, and the sno...We were deluged with acorns last year, and the snowstorms followed. This year few acorns have fallen, and I hope that means less snow, too.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448211798237937246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-31480348992261308452011-11-06T15:11:46.194-05:002011-11-06T15:11:46.194-05:00I always have so many....I tell my grandkids it is...I always have so many....I tell my grandkids it is acorn stomping time again! On the concrete drive, I crunch when i walk!!!Beverlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691830042960318152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-24886294052830861402011-11-06T03:12:27.577-05:002011-11-06T03:12:27.577-05:00Last year was our high mast year...many acorns. T...Last year was our high mast year...many acorns. This year it seems back to normal.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-73555872664683303922011-11-05T20:43:56.559-04:002011-11-05T20:43:56.559-04:00very low berry crops here this fall which has been...very low berry crops here this fall which has been deadly for the bears - many in BC, Canada have been shot because they have been foraging for food in the villages. :(( so sad. they have to eat lots of berries in early fall in preparation for winter hibernation. i read the west coast is going to have a very cool 2012 like we did in 2011...still part of la nina's effects. we had such a cool summer that we didn't even plant one tomato! they called it a green tomato summer here.Skyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02523247895437700129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-22700764972840824952011-11-05T19:59:07.321-04:002011-11-05T19:59:07.321-04:00Judy, Sandy, and Cait, thanks for visiting the woo...Judy, Sandy, and Cait, thanks for visiting the woods :)One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12548226150115102345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-6973748881875152452011-11-05T19:49:47.489-04:002011-11-05T19:49:47.489-04:00Lots of berries in these parts like last year when...Lots of berries in these parts like last year when we had an horrendous winter. Like you I fear we will have another one. Found your blog tonight, it is lovely.Cait O'Connorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04569760764766505179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-22157627093789767602011-11-05T19:37:19.109-04:002011-11-05T19:37:19.109-04:00So many acorns, my little Molly Gael, loves to eat...So many acorns, my little Molly Gael, loves to eat them and it can be deadly.<br /><br />I love your cottage woodland happenings. If it is winds you wish, then I wish them for you too.<br /><br />Thank you for my visits to nature.<br /><br />((hugs))the wild magnoliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14355836751549469688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684927768388749969.post-10017143835055222792011-11-05T10:53:06.130-04:002011-11-05T10:53:06.130-04:00Just we are in for a hard winter. I noticed when ...Just we are in for a hard winter. I noticed when I was out to The Farm that there seemed to be more hickory nuts on the ground then in other years. God's way of providing winter food for his squirrels?Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03399435237919718544noreply@blogger.com