Groundhog is winning!

Marilyn captured the baby groundhog getting at the lemon cucumber plants in this iPhone video.

 

We eliminated the hard fence which the groundhog was getting under.

And we wrapped the top piece of chicken wire so it was snug but floppy.

 

Now we are adding a few stakes to keep it flopping out instead of in.

But we concede to Mr. Groundhog with all due respect and challenge him/her to a duel over next years crop of lemon Cucumbers. This years leaves are pretty much devoured.

Gentle farmers Farm and Wildlife Sanctuary

Everyone needs to eat.

Even baby Groundhogs!

But we don't want them eating our cucumber plants which they love with a passion.

So we build our fence bigger and bigger till it is big enough.

Preserving and protecting Nature is protecting all the plants, animals, insects, birds, aquatic life, and humans too! The whole Earth. It doesn't work unless it works together.

Here is a brief video from Dan and Marilyn. Dan on camera and Marilyn as videographer extraordinaire.

 

Art at an Early Age

 Above the mantel hangs,

A paint by number smeared.

Outside the lines it blurred like the Artist's early years.

The oil waiting to dry made the painting something other.

It created a kind of pride in a boy who was special…to his beloved Grandmother! 

Thanks for believing in me Nana...

Angel Mushroom

 Outside our Angel "Sanctuary Room".

Looking through our picture window on Nature.

At the old pine tree that the woodpeckers just love to pieces.

                        

A mushroom grew!

 

Who's to say it isn't an Angel looking over the Wildlife we so want to protect and preserve.

Sure looks like an Angel. Look at the detail.

Love Nature!

Writing Songs

Writing Songs is Easy.

Getting anyone to hear them is the hard part.

Especially when you write the songs no one wants to hear. Like Hey Greta. Here are the words to the latest song I am working on.

What the world needs is a good cry. What we continue to do to the Earth is a Shame!

Dan Brielmann

 

Groundhog Kiss

 I live underground.

Except when I dine in the sun.

I eat the native weeds.

And the birds and I share the seeds.

Kiss me Missy you're so shy,

Can't you see... that I'm your guy. 

Oh I love you. Do you love me? I love this world. Because you're here with me now.

Below is the link to the  music Video "Groundhog Kiss" 

https://eawakening.wistia.com/medias/x8eercr0zh

Zucchini Garden

 Our Zucchini Garden provides an amazing meal.

It does take work and you have to make sure you water the plants and protect them from the animals.

But in the end it is worth it. Fresh vegetables about as healthy and tasty as a meal can get.

And it helps that you have a chef who knows how to cook it up!

Kitchen Gardens are fun and important to the sustainability of our future.

Kitchen Garden! MMM

Blog Update

We are having a blast doing the Blog.

Just to let you know. We will not be posting everyday. But we plan to post as often as we have something worthwhile to share. Like this groundhog kiss. (There is a story about Shy and Bold)...so...

Stay tuned cause there is lots of great stuff happening in our Wildlife Sanctuary 

Marilyn and I hope to bring attention to the protection and preservation of Nature as something we can all be a part of...through our Website e-Awakening.com and with The Blog.

https://www.e-awakening.com/

Baby Groundhog

 A resident enjoys the Apple Tree in our Wildlife Sanctuary.

We have seen a couple of baby Groundhogs feasting on the native plants in our yard.

It is great to share our yard with these really cute animals.

Marilyn explains that living with Nature is not difficult. Protecting the plants you want for your own enjoyment is easy and effective.

There is plenty to go around and going back to Nature can be going forward in evolution. And it can be so rewarding in the stress it relieves!

Blog in a video is just below. 

Try it out!

Summer Squash

 There is nothing like the taste of fresh from your garden...Summer Squash.

Our Squash loves the front corner of our house by the street.

And they are beautiful.

So every day we pick the best tasting Squash and love every healthy mouthful with a few of our homegrown string beans.

   

 Wouldn’t it make sense to be able to produce our food locally? Wouldn't a more sustainable plan be in order, like permaculture, local farms and kitchen gardens?

As I savor the flavor of food that is nutritious and delicious I look at my yard in a whole new light.

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Below is an audio recording of the words in this blog for our friends who can't read the small print on their phones

Watering the Birds and the Bees

 Everyone needs Water to live.

At our Wildlife Sanctuary e-Awakening.com makes sure there is plenty of fresh clean water on hand. The video below explains.

A couple of watering bowls and dedication is all it takes. It is fun to watch the animals and birds drink! They do appreciate the water.

As human development continues to encroach the pristine natural areas wildlife is losing their homes and the source of food and water they need to live.

But we can bring nature home. We have the ability to create sanctuaries that could connect so the animals and birds can move about freely.

I am seeing first hand how wildlife is becoming trapped in suburbia.

By dedicating half your yard to nature you will be bringing nature home.

Check out "Homegrown National Park" with

DOUGLAS TALLAMY

https://homegrownnationalpark.org/doug-tallamy/

And check out our website...

Dan and Marilyn Brielmann

e-Awakening.com

https://www.e-awakening.com/

Injured Deer

We have become attached to the Wildlife that visits our Sanctuary.

If you look closely you will see an apple in this deer's mouth. She knows our apple tree and enjoys its fruit.

While Video taping we could see this deer was injured and it made us feel sad. Compassion is only felt when there is a knowledge of suffering.

Our Planet is suffering. Species are going extinct. The animals and birds are losing their homes and their food sources. Many humans are suffering too. 

Joanna Macy in her latest book, "Active Hope" 

https://www.activehope.info/

talks about honoring our pain for the world. And it is painful to acknowledge what is happening to our world.

My problem is dealing with my anger at commercialism, control of the media and those who profit off the earth and all of us.

My problem is with a system that is destroying the Earth.

 Dan Brielmann

Wildlife Blind

We are documenting our Sanctuary to bring awareness to caring for Wildlife in our yards.

 The Video below shows how we are able to get up close and personal pictures of the Wildlife in our Sanctuary.

Marilyn focuses on capturing images that will help us care for the Earth and all its inhabitants.

Our yards can become connected Greenways and sanctuaries for Wildlife.

Our yard is mostly whatever grows naturally but as we study the subject there are a lot of natural plants that could increase the number of feathered and furry friends we can have as visitors. The Oak tree is one huge example of attracting nature to our yards.

https://www.nwf.org/Garden-for-Wildlife/About/Resources/Natures-Best-Hope

We love watching the animals, the insects, the plants and the birds and bees. Turning our yard into a sanctuary has been one of the best things we have ever done.