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Iowa Aviation MuseumIowa National Guard DeploymentsSpring 2011NDNasaAnkeny IAFun e-mailIowa Fly-waysRemington 870 Youth ExpressSouth DakotaHunting BlogsMigrating WaterfowlCoyotesLui WeiPet OdobanCabbageElectric outageHunting MentorIA FishingSpringhandgunsATV'sRapid City Cabela'sMiss KittyHunt Smart Think SafetyMason LoftusBassPro ShopSadie SaysSinglesLunar EclipseApril 18DisabilitiesacornsIowa DNR reportCentenariansHome-made ButterGettin' CloseSpring Walleye fishingJamestown NDWinter 2009Dancing with the StarsValentinesIowa Caucus 2012Backwoods DrifterfirearmsKnoxvilleGroundhogsCrayfishTimber Life Valentines 2010Bow HuntingsnowUrban PondHerons<center>My intention in starting this blog was to share my point of view </center> <center>about what I experience in the timber I call home...</center>http://timberlife.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)Blogger348125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-7071038396244874567Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:00:00 +00002012-01-27T10:00:19.652-06:00Timber LIfe Salt LickDeer LickThe Great Salt LickI am sure with winter weather knocking at your door, wherever you might live that receives snow,  traveling on the  highways have added an extra coat of road additives to the side of your car or truck. Heading to the car wash gets a bit laborious to keep it clean. Here at Timber Life we always have some assistance with giving our vehicles a bath without moving them from their parking spot. It http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/53pxiqc4bMo/great-salt-lick.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/great-salt-lick.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8094541471325915192Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:33:00 +00002012-01-20T09:33:52.078-06:00January snow The  bubble broke this week keeping us without the seasonal snow cover . Up until now the little amounts dropped in fast moving fronts have disappeared within hours or a day at most. Tuesday, brought 2-3 inches and on radar the storm today is expanding. As of the forecast this morning they are telling us 3", but a chance for more might be possible.,time will tell...Don't want wind above 5 mph http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/eNC_oscCNgo/winter-has-arrived.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)2http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/winter-has-arrived.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-7689408915131436295Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:25:00 +00002012-01-17T11:25:06.774-06:00Minnesota Fishing Newsletter.Lake State Fishing.comFour years ago my Hubby and I took a trip out west to celebrate my 50th Birthday...I wrote a few blogposts about our excursion and my impression of some of the Sporting Goods stores we happened by along the way. Some how I began getting email advertisements from  the second company listed under the Sponsor Partners. Later, I started getting email from Forum Communications up at Fargo, ND, they http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/MvPHieqUTfE/lake-state-fishing-minnesota-fishing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/lake-state-fishing-minnesota-fishing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8626084626335727074Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:27:00 +00002012-01-13T08:27:41.609-06:00Iowa Fishing ReportIce FishingIce Fishing LuresI received my Iowa Fishing Report for this week. Ice had been an inconsistent commodity so far this winter. Last night and today should get some layers started ... it will take a while for solid ice since we are to see temps in the mid 30's Saturday, up to the upper 40's both Sunday and Monday.  Get beyond that it looks like more seasonal C-o-l-d will arrive.  Some blowing snow in the air, -7 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/h_zcA6bhMqs/iowa-ice-fishing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/iowa-ice-fishing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-332089136372119315Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:32:00 +00002012-01-12T13:32:10.787-06:00Johnston IADes Moines IAcanadian geeseAnkeny IAGeese Geese and more Geese! The weather has remained extremely mild for January here in Iowa. Open waters or partially open waters have kept geese situated in urban locations around our capitol city of Des Moines. I found geese sitting on a  sand pit in Johnston, a suburb of Des Moines along I-80/I-35 on January 5th, but didn't stop to get a picture. My path was leading me over to Fisher Lake http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/iCHmtwi5A2Q/geese-geese.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/geese-geese.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-667846341744063866Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:46:00 +00002012-01-10T04:46:43.872-06:00Buck ScrapesIowa Whitetail BucksWhitetail BucksWhitetail DeerMy dog Sadie and I were out walking the last of October looking for signs of bucks setting up their territories.The first scrape was noted on October 18th and a day later the second scrape was getting a start. We checked the north pasture and then a specific tree on the south side of the ravine splitting our property. These two areas seem to be the first places where the buck activities become http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/YHYWXa9wIIg/timber-life-buck-scrape.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/timber-life-buck-scrape.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-1889266101437487170Mon, 09 Jan 2012 15:56:00 +00002012-01-09T09:56:21.629-06:00Iowa Public HuntingHendrickson MarshPublic Hunting is a definitely a subject concerning hunters as private property owners are continuing the downturn in allowing other people into their private grounds,farms,or timbers. I am glad Iowa and other states have set aside wildlife areas where men and women can get out to participate in their chosen outdoor activities given these facts. We have Public Hunting Grounds not far away at http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/A2igKugNRcs/public-hunting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/public-hunting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8841329864177868723Sat, 07 Jan 2012 16:47:00 +00002012-01-07T10:47:13.843-06:00Bald Eagles at Fisher LakeSaylorville LakeDecorah Eagle CamFisher LakeSaylorville IALast year we were treated to an Eagle nest cam up at Decorah. It kept many intrigued for months...Even today they still have the camera at the ready if a pair of Eagles should happen to call the nest their nursery once again. I wouldn't call myself a birdwatcher specifically, but I do pay attention to the total picture, winged,4-footed, ground huggers and whatever it takes to makeup our part of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/yykGaKekBcI/iowa-eagle-watch-fisher-lake.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/iowa-eagle-watch-fisher-lake.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-7840473728483823493Wed, 04 Jan 2012 10:38:00 +00002012-01-04T04:38:12.101-06:00Cabela's RogersCabela's OwatonnaPelican Lake MNWelcome to the Rogers, MN Cabela's. I had been passed this location before, but today would be my first visit to checkout the interior design. The clouds disappeared and the sun beamed brightly as we came into the Minneapolis suburbs.New fallen snow added a great touch for the Christmas holiday. Kayaks anyone?!? I know at least one person who has gotten into kayaking to be able to glide acrosshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/gH_CYGd7I3o/cabelas-stop-and-shop-december-262010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/cabelas-stop-and-shop-december-262010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-5520083591168398688Tue, 03 Jan 2012 13:31:00 +00002012-01-03T07:31:10.133-06:00December 2010Minnesota Deer StandsMinnesota I-94St.Cloud MNNow that we got beyond the neck twisting deer stand watch, I was continually scouring the countryside for wildlife. It seemed at least the beasts of the timber and field were smarter than the humans in staying put during the cold. A stray deer was not to be seen ,but I did happen to find a solitary elk grazing through the snow cover at a commercial elk farm next to the interstate. In the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/S7-s_DOol40/next-leg-of-journey-home-december-2010.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/next-leg-of-journey-home-december-2010.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-1321650515912006053Mon, 02 Jan 2012 23:14:00 +00002012-01-02T17:14:04.402-06:00Steve DeaceRon PaulMichelle BachmannIowa Caucus 2012Iowa Caucus Day,January 3,2012. Boy, OH Boy! Am I ever ready for this Political event to get completed already. The Straw Poll in August was another event for which I can say I am glad it is over. That was another time period where you dreaded to answer the phone because of all the politicians wanting you to know about themselves. We are constantly bombarded with television ads and phone calls http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/AElRUqYwO6s/iowa-caucuses-tomorrow.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/iowa-caucuses-tomorrow.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-3712142208649355853Mon, 02 Jan 2012 13:42:00 +00002012-01-02T07:42:43.881-06:00AlexandriaMNMinnesota Deer StandsElevated Deer StandsPelican Lake MNI want to pick-up where I left off in the last post... Ah yes! Deer Stand Row as I have titled it. I have had several opportunities to see the stands in winter and summer. Most definitely harder to locate some of them during the summer months with foliage all around. My picture taking on the way home always seemed to point out the driver's side of the car , because our trip west a few days http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/7Q_0wYME6Us/deer-stand-row.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/deer-stand-row.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8638995309008453248Sun, 01 Jan 2012 11:08:00 +00002012-01-01T05:08:27.878-06:00Timber Life SadieDeer standsCabela'sRogers MNJamestown NDSadieChristmas 2010What a difference a year makes in  time and place...I would like to flashback to where I left off - the day after Christmas 2010 on our way back from Jamestown, ND. We finished packing up the car, with Sadie taking her place in the backseat, we got on our way before daylight.  Hubby and I wanted to make some stops, but still get home in time to beat sundown.Snow was in the air and the passing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/6p3-zdT8JWU/year-ago-day-after-christmas.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2012/01/year-ago-day-after-christmas.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-7064003963071455934Sat, 31 Dec 2011 10:58:00 +00002011-12-31T05:00:19.301-06:00Iowa Timber LIfeHappy New YearTimber LifeHappy New Year 2012 A little music please... My wish for you and yours in 2012 is to have a safe place to call home and the opportunity to follow your dreams....                                        Happy New Year!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/CN0vML_LLy0/happy-new-year-2012.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/happy-new-year-2012.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-7151811462425081873Thu, 29 Dec 2011 13:27:00 +00002011-12-29T07:27:35.608-06:00Iowa Timber LIfeBushnell Trail CameraHubby and I are moving along slow, but sure on our house building project started July 22, 2009. We needed a a solution to cover the white material,Ty-vek, until we are eventually able to put a window in place. What to do? What to do?!? We,( I ), needed to decide on medium and subject matter to be used for a temporary cover. It had run across my mind to put up a German hex design . My http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/UXgtkS70__A/fill-in-blank.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)2http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/fill-in-blank.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-6219068989905367294Wed, 28 Dec 2011 23:51:00 +00002011-12-28T17:51:05.629-06:00Pole dancing Bear Speaking of Wild...My goodness! This bear sure is Wild on two accounts. By nature and by getting into scratching that itch all UP and down. Hope you get a laugh out of watching the video like I did....http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/ZcL_IL0n0lk/wild-pole-dancing-bear.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/wild-pole-dancing-bear.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-5637174633325045064Sun, 25 Dec 2011 12:12:00 +00002011-12-25T06:15:22.866-06:00Manger SceneMerry ChristmasBeaverdale EstatesI would like to share this Nativity that I found at my Mother's Retirement Community as a remembrance for the reason for this special season of Christmas...                                    Luke 2:15 -20 15. And it came to pass, as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another, Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/OjIHWaJgp5A/merry-christmas-to-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-to-you.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-4834426470026757105Sat, 24 Dec 2011 17:49:00 +00002011-12-24T11:49:32.917-06:00Whitetail BucksWhitetail DeerSam HuntrodsI want to congratulate my neighbor Sam Huntrods for being able to bring down two fantastic looking bucks in the last two years. Sam uses a Remington 870 shotgun with a Nikon Prostaff Shotgun Hunter Scope to zero in on the right shot. Sam Huntrods December 2010 - 16yrs. old The 2010 buck was a part of a large hunting group sweep from the timber here at Timber Life during the first Shotgun http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/8uqsFTacpcg/2-bucks-in-2-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/2-bucks-in-2-years.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-116465563561470294Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:41:00 +00002011-12-19T06:41:22.542-06:00United States Armed ForcesMerry Christmas 2011We have been seeing a draw down of troops from the Middle East...There are still some yet to be called home and even some being sent to relieve others in a zone where you aren't sure of who your allies are from moment to moment. It is with gratitude to our Troops at home and abroad that I send you Merry Christmas Greetings... My nephew served with the Iowa National Guard 1-133rd Ironman http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/3My1SYRrMeU/soldiers-silent-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/soldiers-silent-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8562667818602880557Sun, 18 Dec 2011 11:52:00 +00002011-12-18T05:52:12.272-06:00HousecatIowa BobcatBobcatSome days you just want to get up on a tree stump and holler,please forgive my colloquial term for "Shout" or "Exclaim" with exuberance.The latter do NOT fit my train of thought. On my trail camera on October 5th, this year I caught the image of what I believe to be the rear half of a feline creature of sorts, during the daylight hours no less. What is vexing me,vexing a term used by a past bloghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/R5sc9lp6KXc/housecat-or-bobcat.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/housecat-or-bobcat.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-6728853197444533708Sat, 17 Dec 2011 11:52:00 +00002011-12-17T05:52:15.518-06:00Miss KittySadieIowa Timber Miss Kitty the first time I saw her This past summer, specifically July 27th,as my daughter visiting from North Dakota and I were returning from a visit with her Grandma & and truck driving Uncle in Des Moines...We came across an unusual sight in the drive in front of us,across the field from Timber Life. The little kitty seemed lost and at the time... keeping company with the big doe http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/xmmISIAHJ3M/are-you-my-mother.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)0http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/are-you-my-mother.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-4783475546672791526Thu, 08 Dec 2011 11:25:00 +00002011-12-08T05:25:53.972-06:00Iowa Timber LIfeTicksIowa TimberWe often think of ticks as being a scourge in the spring and summer, not so likely come the fall, especially after having some hard freezes in the neighborhood. What we have come to realize in the last two weeks here is that ticks are a hardy sort of creature. Sadie had found two that were in contact with her long enough to embed a couple inches from one of her ears. I ran out of her flea and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/NjzkXBxFVvU/ticks-alive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)2http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/ticks-alive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-2152207774731809782Wed, 07 Dec 2011 14:42:00 +00002011-12-07T08:42:27.443-06:005 year BlogoversaryIowa Timber LIfeTimber Life Eye of the Timber caught many years ago at this time of year  Five years ago today I wrote my first blogpost. I started out with the blog title Walking in the Woods, but soon did a Google search and found a whole bunch of other people at that time feeling the same way I did about the great outside. In an effort to gain some individual distinction ...A bit of reflecting on a moniker to be http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/7c11z8IOdWY/five-year-blogoversary-celebration.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)4http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/five-year-blogoversary-celebration.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-8630235954006839377Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:49:00 +00002011-12-03T05:49:56.640-06:00Guide Gear Woods and Water 5-hub blindSportsmansguide.comDeer Shotgun Season I opens here in Iowa today, Saturday, December 3rd, and there has been an item that keeps trying to work its way into the tangible part of my hunting paraphernalia. Sometimes we dream and scheme for a long time before we settle...again to start the process to move up in the future. Last Saturday I decided I didn't want to go through another opener sitting in freezing rain/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/KBbaVw82RRk/iowa-deer-season-i.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)2http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/12/iowa-deer-season-i.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4935989500313830556.post-1438544352889660725Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:20:00 +00002011-11-27T08:20:28.229-06:00Vardaman Sweet PotatoesSweet Potato PieSweet Potato BakeMarian Love PhillipsPaula DeenThe Thanksgiving Holiday starts the seasons for bringing out the best of our recipes to put festive touches to the abundant fare we share with family and friends. My brother on a short stop over this past summer I put in a request to my brother to get on the Vardaman Sweet Potato loop for his truck driving business in hopes he would bring me some of those delectable goodies from the South backhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TimberLife/~3/8FgFdkQbMP0/vardaman-ms-sweet-potatoes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (CDGardens)2http://timberlife.blogspot.com/2011/11/vardaman-ms-sweet-potatoes.html