Hello Everyone!
A chilly morning, Ye ole misadventure, The joys of bad neighbors, Making flower pots & Planting more bird seed!
Alright, it is still relatively early here and although I want to get outdoors and start doing stuff... I am dragging my feet because it is chilly out there and moderately warm in the tent! Seriously though, I am trying to get back into the routine of consistently posting again not just for my own well-being... but also in an effort to see if it is worthwhile to continue this series.
Nothing about any of this 'misadventure' has gone according to plan (which is no biggie given that I adapt well to changing plans) but ugh all the other stuff that has happened has really played hell on both my mental and physical health. As I have said before this entire endeavor was a massive gamble on my part and one that I have came out on the losing side of thus far.
At the end (or beginning) of the day, I knew that it would not be the terrain, nor the absence of such luxuries as clean water, reliable cellular service, shelter... or any number of challenges that would ultimately determine how things would go here... and that it would be the neighbors that determined things. That has undoubtedly proven itself true beyond a shadow of a doubt... and I gotta say, that at this point they have tried every dirty trick in the book to get rid of me but alas here I am.
Many folks ask me what I did to deserve such treatment and although the question itself is both presumptuous (and offensive) I always do my best to convey that all I did was buy some land, move onto it and was instantly deemed 'not one of them' by those whom live around here. I am going to avoid spelling out what kind of folks 'they' are but obviously the biggest distinction is... that while I am content to let folks live their lives however they see fit to on their own land... the people here simply are not of that mindset.
Fortunately for all parties involved (especially myself) I have a much longer fuse than I did even a handful of years ago... and although sometimes I regret that I have 'tempered' myself that way... I vastly enjoy the peace that it brings me. All that said though, these folks failure to drive me off really irks them to no end... and eventually I know that they will escalate their tactics and more than likely begin making direct threats or some other gross form of attempted intimidation.
When that day comes (and by gods it will come to that) my only resolve is to deal with things as I see fit to deal with them... without restraint, without care and with maximum force. It saddens me to no end that I even have to spell that last sentence out so bluntly (or spell it out at all) but that is the scenario that I find myself in. It is also the only remedy that I see worth applying to anyone stepping foot onto my land and spouting 'fighting words' that they so often confuse for freedom of speech.
All those violent undertones (and yes overtones) aside... I try to find solace where I can these days and more often than not that only occurs when I am sleeping so yeah if I sound a bit 'over it all' you would be correct in that supposition. It is not like I 'do not have enough problems already' (as the saying goes) so while I am constantly dealing with all this other flat out horseshit... my other problems are going unaddressed.
Anyways, yesterday I spent many hours outdoors, got some more of that bird seed mix planted... and began making flower pots out of those number ten cans that I mentioned in my previous entry. The process of turning the cans into flower pots was rather straightforward... and although I am unsure how well they will allow water to drain... they at least give me something to plant things in.
I have also been going around with a garden rake, scratching up areas with good soil, pulling some of the soil to the side... and then sprinkling the bird seed over the area before covering them with the 'scraped aside' soil. The downside to doing that is that most of the areas with good soil are places where the chickens like to scratch around for bugs at... and whoa they were really quick at finding all the bird seed that I had buried.
Well, I think that is all the effort that I am willing to exert on this entry. I hope that most folks are doing well. Ciao for now.
