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Journal of Progress--December 14-January 10

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 What can we say?  Progress is slow now--but steady. Most of the deer seem to have moved to a different location.  We have one that seems to travel solitary and then a small herd of about five deer. The small herd seem very young and there is one baby among them.  Barbara is always sad when the solitary deer comes and eats up all of the food put out (currently apple pieces and kitchen scraps) and there is none left for the small herd. See all those footprints in the snow below?  Barbara has been spreading some seed that is supposed to keep down erosion, is fire resistant, and will provide food for the birds and deer.  We were told to spread it on the snow.  It is called Western Badlands mix. Don "playing" with his new "toy"--a Cub Cadet snow blower. First he clears snow from the front door to the driveway. Then, along the street where the plow has piled it up. It takes him about an hour to clear all the snow. Barbara forgot to photograph Don laying the...