{"id":19111,"date":"2022-06-07T14:02:11","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:02:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?p=19111"},"modified":"2022-06-07T14:02:11","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T18:02:11","slug":"07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Today was a day to get some stuff done out in the yard.\u00a0 I had to do some measurements to figure out some volume and pH control problems for the pool.\u00a0 Where\u2019s that slide-rule?\u00a0 Then I had some ultra-glamorous weeding to do, followed by fertilizer application.\u00a0 I had to replace some components on the hoses I use for watering the gardens and I had to disassemble the lawn mower to find out why it was smoking.\u00a0 Stupid mice.<\/p>\n

But while I was doing that stuff, I checked on the elecampane (Inula) I planted in the spring.\u00a0 It\u2019s finally starting to actually grow.\u00a0 About time!\u00a0 I checked out the barn swallow nest and followed the parents darting back and forth and spotting from a tree for insects and keeping an eye on the nest.\u00a0 Probably still on the lookout for that stupid blue bird pair from last month.<\/p>\n

I went and looked at the sequoias and metasequoias and marveled at the growth they\u2019ve put on since I planted them.\u00a0 I spotted the first garter snake in two years.\u00a0 After they were mysteriously absent the whole of last year one popped its head out of the day lilies and shot back in after seeing me.\u00a0 I\u2019m glad they\u2019ve returned.\u00a0 Otherwise, the frogs and toads might get too uppity.\u00a0 I noted that the wolfsbane was doing better in one location than the other.\u00a0 Maybe I should move it.<\/p>\n

I turned over a muck bucket full of weeds near Camera Girl\u2019s mulch pile and a couple of field mice or voles skittered away.\u00a0 There are a lot of mice around this year.\u00a0 That has me thinking of a new project.\u00a0 I\u2019m thinking of buying some black rat snakes and breed a few clutches of eggs a year and release the hatchlings around the yard, especially in the rock wall.\u00a0 I think they\u2019d improve the rodent ratio around here.\u00a0 A big black rat snake can get over seven feet long and not only could eat plenty of mice but chipmunks and squirrels would be on the menu too.\u00a0 Raising the rat snakes would take up time for cleaning and feeding the buggers but if I could establish a population, it would be well worth the effort.<\/p>\n

When I finished outside, I read through the news articles.\u00a0 Same old, same old.\u00a0 When Camera Girl got back from the supermarket, she said it\u2019s not so super anymore.\u00a0 In fact it was depressing.\u00a0 The half empty shelves were stocked with food almost too expensive to buy.\u00a0 I commiserated with her and told her that hopefully this situation will get the Democrats fired sooner than later.\u00a0 She said some very uncharitable things about Dementia Joe and I chuckled.<\/p>\n

So today is a day for getting stuff done outside.\u00a0 Not very good for writing on the blog.\u00a0 Later on I have to find the next author for the Quotation of the Day.\u00a0 I think Mr. Hobbes has had enough days for his say.\u00a0 Who will be the next H?\u00a0 Tomorrow I\u2019ll write something mordant and wise about our political situation.\u00a0 Today I\u2019ll enjoy a June day with sunshine and warm weather.\u00a0 I could do worse.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Today was a day to get some stuff done out in the yard.\u00a0 I had to do some measurements to figure out some volume and<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,3366,1263],"tags":[3652],"class_list":["post-19111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-events","category-life-in-dunwich","category-stuff-that-personally-interests-me-miscellaneous","tag-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord"],"yoast_head":"\n07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today was a day to get some stuff done out in the yard.\u00a0 I had to do some measurements to figure out some volume and\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Orion's Cold Fire\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC04133.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"photog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@orionscoldfire\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@orionscoldfire\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"photog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"photog\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d11e80f83f3825ce9fe38a5303eb64d3\"},\"headline\":\"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\"},\"wordCount\":545,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"At Play in the Fields of the Lord\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Current Events\",\"Life in Dunwich\",\"photog's Corner\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\",\"name\":\"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/\",\"name\":\"Orion's Cold Fire\",\"description\":\"All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Orion's Cold Fire\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC06141.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC06141.jpg\",\"width\":4022,\"height\":1419,\"caption\":\"Orion's Cold Fire\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/orionscoldfire\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d11e80f83f3825ce9fe38a5303eb64d3\",\"name\":\"photog\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photog-image.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photog-image.jpg\",\"caption\":\"photog\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/author\/photog\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire","og_description":"Today was a day to get some stuff done out in the yard.\u00a0 I had to do some measurements to figure out some volume and","og_url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/","og_site_name":"Orion's Cold Fire","article_published_time":"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/DSC04133.jpg"}],"author":"photog","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@orionscoldfire","twitter_site":"@orionscoldfire","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"photog","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/"},"author":{"name":"photog","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d11e80f83f3825ce9fe38a5303eb64d3"},"headline":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord","datePublished":"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/"},"wordCount":545,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization"},"keywords":["At Play in the Fields of the Lord"],"articleSection":["Current Events","Life in Dunwich","photog's Corner"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/","url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/","name":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord - Orion's Cold Fire","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00","dateModified":"2022-06-07T18:02:11+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/07jun2022-at-play-in-the-fields-of-the-lord\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"07JUN2022 \u2013 At Play in the Fields of the Lord"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/","name":"Orion's Cold Fire","description":"All the Secrets of the Universe and Some Really Important Stuff Too!","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#organization","name":"Orion's Cold Fire","url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC06141.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/DSC06141.jpg","width":4022,"height":1419,"caption":"Orion's Cold Fire"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/twitter.com\/orionscoldfire"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/d11e80f83f3825ce9fe38a5303eb64d3","name":"photog","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photog-image.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/photog-image.jpg","caption":"photog"},"url":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/author\/photog\/"}]}},"post_mailing_queue_ids":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19111"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19113,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19111\/revisions\/19113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/orionscoldfire.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}