Growing Rhone Varietals on the west slopes of Mt Veeder in the Moon Mt AVA. Local flora and fauna of the Mayacamas. Fire info if anything gets close. Also pics of service dog puppies when we have them. K6GSM
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Last Notes npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes It’s a wooly bear. Can you tell if it’s going to be a cold winter? (Folklore :-) npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes 7 healthy puppies! #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes It looks insanely hot in Paris this week. Good luck with the heat wave! npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Hilarious, but I think the nice looking dog is the real chick magnet :-) npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes This is what trail maintenance looks like 9 years after the Nuns Canyon fire. Sporadic canopy and Ceanothus taking advantage of it. We use battery hedgers to keep the trails open (love the DeWalt) #trails #hiking npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The wild grape crop in the canyon is looking good this year. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes How is her appetite? Key health clue with our Labs. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Never had an issue with them. We actually now have our first Buff Orpington (named Daisy). npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes We have had both gold and silver black laced Wyandotte’s. They are very striking. Congrats on your new flock! (Or flock addition) npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Wow. Were these people that had been vaccinated as kids? npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes A bucket of puppies. They check in tomorrow morning to go off to their volunteer puppy raisers. #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes #silentsunday npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Merry Christmas from the puppies. #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes A break in between storms and the puppies finally got to go outside and play on the deck. #Dogsofmastodon #ServiceDogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes #SilentSunday npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Today on the trail. We were in and out of the fog as we descended into the canyon and returned. Only 2 downed trees after the north wind the other day. We, of course, had a chainsaw with us again. Lots of mushrooms around. The Turkey Tails seem very happy this winter. #hiking npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Wow. Stunning! npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes First look at the puppies. About 3 weeks old and 3 lbs. 4 boys, 3 girls. #DogsOfMastodon #ServiceDogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes They have seeds in them and the skins can be tannic. Having said that, they make awesome ( but expensive) grape juice. We mixed up a batch of Cabernet juice with some lemon juice to make a Cabernet lemonade that was really good. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes there are a number in the picture. There is Mexican Sage (our hummingbirds love it) and it also looks like some purple milkweed behind them. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Dinner time! The last before they go off to their puppy raisers tomorrow morning . #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Beautiful. We would call that the “Western Light “ when we lived in Melbourne. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes “Good energy for your age”?? Did you deck him? 🤣 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Good morning puppies! #Dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Saffron harvest has begun. #gardening npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Good night puppies. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Apple tasting this morning from our trees. Key to the varieties in the second picture. Fuji aced out Golden Delicious by a hair. #gardening. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes After playing in the grass the puppies are tired and they head to their favorite corner for a nap. #DogsofMastodon. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Puppies got to go outside and play in the grass today. #DogsOfMastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes First puppy garb. When grown they will be wearing service dog capes and need to get used to wearing things early. #dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Brownian motion as described by puppies. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Was this marked sensitive because of the politics or the poetry?🤭 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Nice to have a friend. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes A few sleeping puppies for your timeline. They now weigh around 2 pounds! #DogsofMastodon #ServiceDogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes There’s always one. 🙄 #Dogsofmastodon #servicedogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The Hoya in the greenhouse is happy. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Nice to see there is at least one that isn’t eating our grapes. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes What are you doing differently? That looks great. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Here is a baby Bewick's Wren who was learning to fly in my workshop on Monday npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Happiness is a stuffed tomato #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Remember the blueberry gulag? Seems to be working 😋 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Puppies are back. Small litter. This is the “J” litter. Names will start with a J. One male, one female. #DogsOfMastodon #ServiceDogs npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes “help cover”? How about “cover less than 20%”. Sounds like a nasty bill for so many reasons. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Currently in bloom in the Mayacamas - Pitcher Sage (Lepechinia fragrans) #BloomScrolljng npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Deep marine layer today. About 1600 feet. #SonomaValley #Cawx npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Serious chocolate truffle production going on in the kitchen. Sorry to say most of them will be gifted to others. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes A few service dog puppies for your timeline. From a friends litter. #dogsofmastodon. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The compost pile that we built last week is doing great. It’s a combination of shredded vine trimmings, grape must, and stuff cleaned out of the chicken coop. We will see if it gets hot enough to sterilize all the grape seeds from the must. Otherwise we are always weeding out little grape sprouts from the veggie beds. #gardening npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes I don’t think so, but most of the native pollinators can get through a 1/2 hole. Certainly honeybees can. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes For years we have had birds raiding our blueberries. They have even been able to slip through 3/4 bird netting. Done with that. Enter the new Blueberry Gulag. 1/2 wire mesh. Quickly becoming the most expensive blueberries on the planet 🙄 #gardening npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Bark beetle gallery on a Douglas Fir that was taken down with the landslide (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae ). npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Yes, Sonoma County npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Uh, that would be everyone! 😋 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Almost lost Cavedale road this afternoon. First picture shows the start of the slide. The road is slightly undercut. The slide went down and crossed the road again (2nd picture) before disappearing into the canyon. 13 inches of rain so far with the AR. #Cawx npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes You forgot the 🍷 and 🧀 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Here we call it feeding the Quail 😀 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The "Q" litter puppies left today. The first stop is HQ where they will get their vaccinations. Shortly after that they will be sent off to their puppy raisers around the country. #DogsofMastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes #SilentSunday npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The Saffron harvest is upon us. They bloom just after the grape harvest is finished. If you are looking for a tiny annual crop with some fall color, Saffron is a good bet. #gardening #garden #flowers npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes They say the best time to plant a tree is 25 years ago 😉 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The puppies like the box with the heating pad. Nice place for them to hang out while their bedding gets changed. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes it’s actually a brown California Black Bear. If it was a Brown Bear it might not fit in that pond. 🤣 npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The puppies went off to headquarters today for vaccines. They will be sent to their puppy raisers shortly for their next step on the way to becoming service dogs. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes OMG. Good luck with it! Nothing is more terrifying than a pack of teenage girls 😬. She will really appreciate it when she is 22. #askmehowiknow npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Somewhere in the Dolomites. Sound up. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Agree with @npub1nln…lmgk, It looks like Turkey Tails (Triametes versicolor) npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes The puppies have started playing #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Puppies are suited up from the first time! As they are destined for greatness as service dogs, they need to be comfortable wearing service capes. We begin early getting them used to the idea. The first time they are only in the outfits for about 5 minutes. They seemed to take right to them. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Almost made it out of bed today. #dogsofmastodon npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Potato harvest - Russian Fingerlings. #gardening npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes We desensitize each batch of puppies to sounds like that. Not sure if it would work for older dogs. Look on Spotify for “Calm Pet Sounds”. It has fireworks, vacuum cleaners, babies crying, traffic noise and a lot more. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Green reflective signs with 4 inch letters. The test is whether you can see them at night in the rain, fog, or smoke. Most attempts at address signs won’t pass that test. Also they should be visible in the headlight sweep. Too high and they could be missed. Helps if the whole area has consistent signage that is visible as the emergency services are trying to close in on your address. We spent a lot of time getting this right on the mountain. npub1u7ce78mnw7yv09rred75c5md8qryt57c40lc4lhr3lwtnzfn0h5q4gtvkf Cavedale Rhônes Note that the wind direction for the Toll Fire on WatchDuty is different on the iPad than the one seen on the iPhone app. iPhone says NNE, iPad says NW. The Alert Camera seems to agree with the iPad, however Windy agrees with the iPhone. 🤷♂️
