light shines through

… at another cup of coffee.

Now and then I wonder what bothers people around the world, and if any of it will change, or improve, if I let it bother me. Usually I end up concluding that it won't, and that having another cup of coffee while checking the latest news and views from around the world and my fields of interest, is what makes most sense. Should come as no surprise that I drink quite a few cups of coffee in a day … and often way into the night.

So, what goes on in people's lives and minds around the world does not bother me all that much, mainly because it is neither my business nor something I can do anything about even if I wanted to. Thus, I could as well do what most people do and not think twice about it, but, that would not play well with who I am, or who I want to be.

It may not be my business – according to myself or others, but there are lots of things I am far from happy with going on in the world. Most are things that do not make it to the MSM in their true forms, and therefore may pass unnoticed by the masses and cause real and serious damage on a larger scale. Such things may be worth some serious thoughts over a cup of coffee on my part, even if that is all I can, and for the most part want to, do with them.

being pushed to get involved…

All kinds of people, parties, groups and institutions, are pushing for the need to get involved … in whatever … all the time. That we are close to an election in my country these days, does not reduce the amount and intensity of irrational, degenerated, party political, semi-religious, or totally aimless pressure to get involved on this or that side of the present and future insanity. Yeah, right…
You know how to spot when politicians and other power-hungry people are putting us on, don't you‥?
~ Their lips are moving.

Those who openly choose not to get involved … in whatever, run the risk of being excluded from totally unrelated areas by those who are so very strongly involved in what matters to them that they can hardly breathe without making provocative noises for fear of missing out on their very important involvements. What matters is to be involved, you know.

Sounds confusing? Right, but don't mention that to those who are deeply involved in this or that cause or line of causes, as they may only become even more confused and lose track of what they happen to be involved in. That is; if they actually know what that is … most are just following the crowd.

Some causes in life will of course occasionally catch my interest also, but constantly being pushed by others to accept this or that as too important to pass on, only causes irritation and loss of interest on my part.

Being informed about who, and how many, that support this or that cause, is about as interesting as to be told that water is wet. When that is what someone's main arguments for being involved in whatever comes down to, my attention is – as mentioned – pretty short-lived.

Lists of names and professions of people who line up behind or against a cause, carry very little weight if, or when, I decide to evaluate the cause itself – whatever it may be. The cause is either worth my involvement or it isn't, regardless of what kind of concensuses others may have established either way.

nothing more?

Naa, that will have to do for now, as none of it makes any difference whatsoever to anyone but me anyway. Nothing worth proving in, or to, this world, and, by popular concensus we have reached the conclusion that my coffee cup once again is empty … a potential local disaster that must be remedied.

And just to have mentioned it: the “Writer's Block” text written on those cups, is not to be taken literally. My imaginary friends simply won't shut up … at all … ever.

sincerely georg; sign

Hageland 03.sep.2021
last rev: 05.sep.2021

in need of a refill…

This time the real life on the farm had to be added as a sideshow. No big deal, as that happens more often than not around here. Priorities, priorities.

Most is daily routine activities on a small farm, like looking after and feeding the animals, and making sure most of what we have around us is well prepared for another cold season.

Our old tractor needed some repairs this summer. We did all dis- and reassembling ourselves here on the farm, and only bought new parts, and had some work for which special power tools was needed done at a workshop.
•Replaced the water pump. Years overdue, as the old cooling-water pump was totalled, and gaskets had started leaking.
Took a few days to get new parts and fix it.
•Then the stearing broke while driving in the field. Stress-damage on part hidden inside the stearing column, that probably had worsened for decades until it finally broke off without warnings. The repair only started after we (once again) decided that now was not the right time for us to buy a new tractor.
It was out of action for about five weeks for this fix, and is still in need of some “fine-tuning” to be up to its very best behavior.

Our old John Deere 1140 is registered and roadworthy, but it hardly ever leaves the farm. It is mainly used for moving silage bales and timber around, clearing snow from farmroads, and stationary for splitting logs into suitable-size firewood (see in picture above). We can live well with it as is, as long as it gets the job done and there isn't anything seriously wrong with it that may cause us harm.

upgrading…

The old feed station on wheels is about to break down completely after a couple of decades in use. Half ton (and heavier) cows quarrelling about rank and access to the best feed have almost ripped the old wood construction apart, and despite repeated repairs it is unlikely to last another winter.

As (a form for) luck would have it; our cows had also torn down an old, small, greenhouse next to the feed area, leaving only the platform it was standing on. So after removing what was left of the greenhouse itself – it was beyond repair long before the cows got to it, I have been building a very solid feed station frame from scratch, bolted on top of the concrete platform.

On the picture below our cows are testing out the new structure with silage inside for the first time. No complains…

Only the roof is missing as of these pictures, and, as that top layer has to be at least as solid as the rest, and form a deck I can walk on, quite a few cups of coffe have gone into planning it in details – down to the last bolt.
Now I only have to finish building this roof so it drains towards the stone wall and away from the platform, with wide enough eaves to shield the feed and cows well enough from rain and snow while they enjoy their meals, summer as winter.