Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch Home of Carol’s Pond Dec 7, 2025 Things have been fairly quiet at the pond. Most of the livestock have burrowed into the ground trying to stay warm. I understand that. I despise cold weather. I thought I had moved far enough south to avoid it, but I did not move south far enough. But I did see some of the residential deer herd last week. There were 4 of them, 1 buck and 3 does. The buck was missing half of his rack. I don’t know if it was a natural shed or if it was broken off defending his women or like the one I shot in Idaho, did some hunter blow it off. We shall never know. Whitey stopped by today to looking for lunch. I don’t know if he or she was successful. Whitey changed locations on Carol’s Pond and I lost sight of the hunter or is that a fisherman or fisher-woman. You all can decide. I have been seeing small wood peckers that normally live far to the north. We used to see them in Indiana. I think the ...
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Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch Home of Carol’s Pond October 1, 2025 September was an expensive month. Between the ophthalmologist, the dentist and the cardiologist I have funded their retirement. But not all of the news from these doctors was good. They tell me I have the start of Macular Degeneration. My Mother had this as well. The only way I could tell something was wrong, I can no longer see well enough to drive at night. That is no big deal, because I seldom go out at night. The dentist was the next expense. But for some news about critters, I saw Baby Samantha strutting across the deck like she owned it. She is only about 2 inches long. And I saw the resident hawk last week. I think it is a red tail hawk but I did not see it soon enough to be sure. A couple of years ago a Red Tail Hawk ate its lunch sitting on top of the purple martin house. It would have some lunch, fly over into my neighbors yard and come back with more food and contin...
Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch Home of Carol’s Pond September 5, 2025 August was a very expensive month, both financially and health wise. In the health department, the ophthalmologist informed me that I have Macula Degeneration just starting. This can be an inherited condition and my Mother was a victim of it as well. For now they just have me taking vitamins. In the monetary department it was $2100 for new glasses. I think that is outrageous. My last pair I got at Costco and while the lenses were fine, they were never right. I can see a lot better with the new ones. While Macula Degeneration is a slow moving condition, I can no longer see to drive at night. This is no big deal because I seldom go out at night. Wildlife has been scarce because of the heat. But I did see a young lizard where I take old computers to be recycled. He wanted to go into the office but the lady said no, he had to stay outside. He went back out willingly. But I di...
August 10, 2025 Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch Home of Carol’s Pond It has been rather quiet around here. I think the heat is the culprit. All of my livestock, Sam, Jr, Samantha and Samatha Jane are in hiding, But there are some new members around. Last week I saw a pair of Roadrunners. Normally I only see one at a time. I hope they settle in and stay. They are pretty and very tall. The door from the sunroom is a full length glass or from 6 inches off the floor to the top. The first time a roadrunner came up and stuck his head right up to the glass, checking out my living conditions. Kind of like barracks inspection in the USAF. They are not afraid. My neighbors across the street have 4 yapping mutts, ankle biters that bark all the time. It they think someone in China is going to fart, they bark. The people on the east side of me have 2 dogs. One is a super stupid Schnauzer and the other is part great dane and part pitbull. The Schnauzer barks ever...
Carol’s Dragonfly Ranch Home of Carol’s Pond July 20, 2025 So far, July has been a month of travel and of falls. I fell once in Indiana at my Sister-in-Laws house while trying to move a footstool that must weigh 16 tons, more or less. More I think. The only injury was to my little toe on my right foot. I have no idea how I did it. And I have fallen 4 times since I got home. No injuries. I tend to fall when I first get out of bed and I fall back onto the bed. It just makes me mad. Thankfully this area did not receive the rain or storms that Kerr County did. Kerr County is 458 miles from Titus County where Carol’s Pond is located. I arrived in Indiana on July 1 st so I would be in time for Carol’s and my 6 th Anniversary. Last year I was not in shape to drive it and I will not get on another stinking airplane. Our Anniversary is July 2 nd . On July 5 th the Class of 66 had its 59 th reunion. Jerry Mundell was also in Lebanon and we...
