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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
1 Jun
I hope everyone is fine. May I wish you a blessed and fruitful month of June. I am surprised the year is halfway! I was away for some days sorry, I had some time consuming farm duties that rarely saw me visit the cyber regularly....
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
17 Apr
Yes it did rain very heavily in western Kenya last night. There were loud bangs of thunder and I could feel vibration on my earthen bed. I am glad however that it was over by 2:00 am and I was able to go to the farm at 3 am....
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
15 Apr
I am not sure if I am the only one who observes that things become easier when done with consistency. I will use my yard for instance. I used to spare Sundays for slashing, mowing and maybe sweeping. It would take me at least four...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
14 Apr
There are these parasitic plants that resemble noodles which attack the aerial parts of most shrubs and trees. They are yellow in colour and will heavily cover the branches and leaves causing the host plant to die slowly. They...
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Traceyjayne
@Traceyjayne (11387)
• United Kingdom
30 Mar
So, I have just had my tea …..
It was leftovers but it was delicious …..
Chicken is my favourite anyway, so I am always going to enjoy that.
This time I chose to make chicken in white wine sauce.
Using some of the potatoes from...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
5 Mar
I am grateful the rains came early this year. It is the first planting season of the year here in Kenya. Usually, we have two. We however prefer this first one since its rain is more reliable. My passion fruits that flowered last...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
4 Jan
The puppy seems to be making friendship with the birds. Nolonger shy or fearful. Once in a while sits to watch them ducks play in the water, then another moment feigns a warning bark at the hen when she pecks morsels from the...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
26 Nov
The short rains season seems to be ending soon here in western Kenya. Days are now characterised by scathing sun rays and hot airwaves. Nights are getting colder. It rains at most once a week and most vegetation is drying up. I...
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George B Vieto
@Deepizzaguy (122172)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
23 Oct
Three goats who escaped from a farm in Connecticut in July have been seen near Interstate 95 near Clinton Connecticut near state run fields.
The three goats who are female have attracted the attention of the persons who see the...
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Tammy
@tammys85 (31417)
• Baltimore, Maryland
21 Oct
Good afternoon and Happy Tuesday, everyone. I tried to post this yesterday, but I couldn’t get MyLot to load, so I’m changing it up and posting it now.
My weekend was a mixture of relaxing and eventful, which is sometimes needed....
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Tammy
@tammys85 (31417)
• Baltimore, Maryland
19 Oct
Hello, everyone, and Happy Sunday! It's time for the first true fall activity of the season.
I'm in the van with my sister, brother-in-law, and two of my nieces, on our way to a farm. We'll be meeting our younger sister and...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
3 Sep
There is this small caterpillar-like insect that glows so brightly in the dark that its presence than be noticed over 50 yards away. I have realized that many of them are around my farm. Out of curiosity, I took some photos of it,...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
20 Aug
Among the passion fruit varieties I am farming, there is a wild one which is getting on well. It is mostly pest resistant, not too demanding on fertilizer or weeding. They do well if planted next to a tree. They climb and cover...
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382104)
• Rockingham, Australia
14 Aug
@TheHorse wrote about his sunflower so it seemed timely to put up with iron sculpture of a sort-of sunflower. It’s in the garden of the farm where I grew up which now belongs to my cousin and her husband. I’ve put up a few photos...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
13 Aug
Up early as usual, farm work included slashing, tilling and transplanting some 15 tomatoes. Also worked on eucalyptus and spruce seedlings. Did average irrigation, fed the birds had nice breakfast: cooked mixture of maize and...
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SIDDI KIMPOLE
@SIDIKIMPOLE (3480)
• Eldoret, Kenya
7 Aug
I am amazed a week is done and August is going so quickly. Probably it is because I have been busy lately trying to recover from the shocks and pains of July. Well, as usual, I obeyed my alarm and was up and heading to the farm by...
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