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Bruce Siebold

Apr 17, 20161 min read

Sunsets On Eighty Acres

I have now lived on Eighty Acres for 9,130 days and during that time have captured hundreds of the Earth Mother's sunsets. Taken in 2014,...

Bruce Siebold

Apr 10, 20161 min read

Bluebirds Return To Eighty Acres

Each year around April 1st the Earth Mother sends her Eastern Bluebirds back to Eighty Acres where ten Bluebird box nests await their...

Bruce Siebold

Apr 7, 20161 min read

March Snowstorm Blankets Eighty Acres

Once again the Earth Mother reminded me to be patient when waiting for Spring to arrive on Eighty Acres. Two weeks ago nine inches of...

Bruce Siebold

Mar 27, 20161 min read

Pileated Woodpecker (Woody Woodpecker) Living on Eighty Acres!

When I see the shy Pileated Woodpecker on Eighty Acres I often have flashbacks to my1950's Saturday morning cartoon shows of Bugs Bunny,...

Bruce Siebold

Mar 23, 20161 min read

Outfoxing the Fox on Eighty Acres

Over the past 25 years I have seen only a fleeting glimpse of a Red Fox on Eighty Acres. Until last week! While overlooking the valley...

Bruce Siebold

Mar 12, 20161 min read

This is Eighty Acres

Several years ago my wife Terry and I purchased a parcel of land near Menomonie, Wisconsin. Twenty acres was tillable and sixty acres of...