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Well, I’m glad to hear you’re interested in coming West. The Gold Rush is over, but there is still opportunity to mine out valuable metals and ores. I want you to take that brain of yours and help me start a business, I’ll pay you handsomely for it. I want to hire some men coming from the South to mine for me (for a fair sum), we’ll be doing some quartz mining. I’ve made enough friends to get some investors who will allow us to mine out their land too. I want you to monitor finances and the…

Maple trees are glorious trees to have in your yard because they are so large and strong. However, there are a few tree diseases that seem to occur more often with maple trees that you need to be aware of. Awareness of these diseases can help you treat and save your maple trees should Maple Wilt Maple wilt is caused by two different types of fungi, Verticillium dahlia and Verticillium alboatrum. These fungi reside in the soil and starts by working its way into your Maple tree’s root system.…

A gunshot rings in my ears, and the wind roars around me. Panting I don’t look back at the foggy and gloomy sky. Noises, whispers and voices follow me into the wall of dark muddied trees. The cold air pierces my throat as I inhale faster. My heart beats more rapidly with every step I take deeper into the wilderness. I think I have shaken them from my path and they are trailing far behind me in the distance. I hear the voices again, this time they sound like they are right next to me. I run, I…

God has cared for these trees, saved them from drought, disease, avalanches, and a thousand tempests and floods. But he cannot save them from fools. -John Muir Wind Wolves Preserve. Sometime during the month of March, I found myself hiking on the trails that I was not allowed to walk upon as a child, for it was to difficult for my little hobbit legs to handle. The mountains were green and full of life which surprised me. I remember these mountains to be as dry and golden as can be during my…

How To Remove Fiberglass Insulation From Your Attic When getting ready to replace your home’s old fiberglass insulation in the attic, you’ll need to take the necessary steps to remove the old material. This is essentially if you are adding spray foam insulation, which will need to get into every crevice of the attic to form a good seal. These tips will help you remove the old fiberglass insulation. Tools & Materials Before you can get started, you will need to gather the following items. • Large…

The Flowers Oh, how we long to return to the grand, few, short years of our childhood where nothing in this world mattered but skipping around, humming our favorite tunes, and playing with our most treasured toys. In the story, “The Flowers,” by Alice Walker, she gives to us a young girl, by the name of Myop, that vaguely wandered onto abandoned grounds within her backyard. Myop was, before, a little ray of sunshine with the world in her hands and not a care in it, but her new adventure gave…

Dogwoods brilliantly dot the wondrous landscape of rural Alabama and Georgia. Home. The very tops of the hardwood trees are invisible in the winter time. I fly so close that I feel that I might brushed up against a few. Their gray tips just blend in with the surroundings. A lone tree limb hangs over the edge viewing the wild beneath its shadow. My prop wash certainly makes them sway as if a strong wind had pushed itself through the Venturi effect of the winding tree line. God’s protection…

I stand and gaze at the magnificent American Oak towering tall and proud over me. It's hard to imagine that only two-hundred years ago, it was just a seed planted in the minds of men living in thirteen colonies. This seed was planted by men like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. When this small American Oak seed finally broke through the surface it was stained crimson with the blood of thousands who sacrificed their lives for the tiny seed. It was not hard for those men who died, and those…

Building a strong foundation for a house begins with healthy, first class soil. My granny Ana was the healthiest, most exceptional brand of soil, in which the foundations of my family lay. The poem ‘A Song of Living’ reminds me of granny Ana. The way Amelia Burr explains how a life well live diffuses the fear or “sorrow” of death gives peace to my soul. I discovered this poem exactly a year ago when my grandma passed away. The decadent smell of pancakes will wake us up on Sunday mornings and…

Jared and Jesse eat their lunches really fast because they want to go outside and play tag,but when they go outside and see Joe,Johnny and John when they are playing tag. “You guys are so slow at running.” Joe said “It doesn’t matter if we're slow we’re just having fun.” Jesse says defending himself “Hey let’s chase them around the park!” John said out loud So they chase Jared and Jesse around the park and they both trip over themselves and get hurt every day and they walk home together…