fastpitch was a no win

Anthony Holdgrafer

9 hours ago

I was not very well prepared for the fastpitch program today,as a matter of fact I didnt even have time to shave.I had taken the day off to work on the presentation and planted trees instead.I did get a good nights rest however.I need to go back at 1 for the awards ceremony and then its too work at 7 for the 10 hour night shift.I will hopefully have time to post the results or a link too them.

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  Anthony Holdgrafer I didnt even place!Maybe it was because I was late or maybe because I was ill prepared.I knew if I won it would be by the grace of God because I certainly have no skill.I guess the good Lord wanted to drive that point home.ohh well I wish I could have heard all the winning ideas ,I think I should be able to post a link in the next day or two.

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   Its funny I was just thinking how this wasnt really a loss ,just that I was unsuccessful. I did get a t shirt and of course a paper along with the opportunity to spread the word.I was proud that one of the judges commented on how original the idea was and that there hadn't been any thing like it that he knew of.Thats the good Lord for ya,handing out original ideas!

A short vid about the division street flood plain

The waterway was dry most of last year most likely because of the drought,as for this year its going strong.I may have spaced the hazelnuts a little wide in this area because I planted them at 5 in the morning and obviously couldn't function half asleep,but they will be fine even if I have to over crowd them by stagger planting in another row at a later date.I have planted 110 Hybrid walnut trees as well as a few hundred paw paws and currently working on a few hundred hazelnut trees(300 paw paw and 200 hazelnut).

my survey skills are getting better

  So I use an ariel map of the property and " right-a-way" numbers from the city(circled in black on this pic) to find the corners of my properties. I dont plant within five to seven feet or more of the line so I dont need exact surveys(some neighbors try to push me into surveys just to be difficult). It always sucks when they are being difficult because its usually a precursor on how they are going to act as neighbors like the guy who tied a mean dog on the property line or turned loose all the rabbits to eat the fruit trees just to be mean. I dont want to get into that subject right now but I have provided some pics to show the tools and just how accurate this method can be.

Just so you know that the "outline or dotted line" is not an exact depiction of the land layout! It is like refraction while looking through water,the satellite favors one side or the other. For example this shows that part of the creek is outside the property when in fact most of it is inside the line.I have had better examples that show that maybe a tree is right o n the line or a corner of someones house,this is confusing to some folks and creates a fight.

However you cannot argue with a tape measure! The flag was placed after the fact but the post was nearly on the money! Now if I am staying 5 plus feet back from this line,I DONT NEED A SURVEY!!!!!Ps  the post is actually inside my property !I will be wotking with this neighbor to increase his lot size just a little to get out of his tree shade line so we are not cutting into his existing trees,I have another property where I own half the persons driveway and that isnt going nearly as smooth( they dont want to purchase a small portion of the land ,they just want me to own it and they keep using it because thats the way it has been for a while.Not gonna happen,I will nto be bullied over this stuff,If I am forced into surveys I will file suit to recover cost from those unwilling to work together.I believe my argument is valid that if I am staying back and you are pushing for the survey,you should share in the cost.I guess we will let a judge decide,or several judges depending on how far I have to push for accountability on all fronts.I will say to those who will be pushing for exact property lines,really. Is it worth all the trouble to fight?I hope you will be more willing to work together  that fight for all our benefits.
 Pss As a Native American and child of God,the illusion of property ownership is a touchy subject,lets borrow the land together.I havent bought anything yet that I thought didnt need my help to be restored,so please take that into consideration before you "tell me what you think"!
  GOOD TIMES!

I know right!

I owe you some pics and vids,I will honor my statement in due time.I have been so busy with planting trees that I havent had much time for anything else.So far I only have a couple hundred planted,and nothing on the newly purchased ground.I am not exactly sure how I am going to pull off this planting season but i will make it happen with a little help from above.I have been planting the genetically superior walnut trees from advanced tree teck and also the paw paw trees.I need to check and see why I havent received the hazelnut trees yet.I dont have much time so I will just say that things are going "ok" but I hope to pick up the pace soon!I dont want to ask for time off work,I need that money to continue,so I need to stop sleeping so much(7 hrs ) or just stop trying to do so much so fast.I have to go my sleep deadline is approaching in 52 minutes.

its a no win

  On paper ,Chad didnt make it onto the city council.I believe that it was a huge win though.I hear persons already talking about how we can bring about change everywhere I go,some evening talking about throwing there hats into the ring for the next election.I am glad that I was able to run for as long as I did and so was Chad,we know now what we need to do to get better recognition.Together we have decided that we need a new approach and we have a plan already to implement that approach for the next election.We will also have time to push some issues on the council so that the public can start to recognize what we are speaking of when we say "change". So thats all on the side of the road now,lets not pull over ,lets keep on trucking..
  So I am off work after only an eight hour shift,I either need to sleep or work in the rain,and the decision is tough.I am certain the flood plains will be soft,but I am certain the trees wont care.I have 90 trees to plant right now and 230 coming tomorrow so I should stop being so tired and pull myself together.Besides I offered some video and pics to get you up to speed on how things are going.

VOTE Kilstrom

  I just wanted to remind everyone that today is the day Chad Kilstrom needs our support.He is the remaining write in candidate for council as I have dropped from the race to make money to further BHCO.Besides that was the object of the race,to bring about change.Write in for change..vote Chad Kilstrom city council!

planting april 6

 I seem too be short a lot of tools for planting this year including time. I was able to plant a few paw paw trees before running out of supplies.I will post some pics and some vid soon.I am back on third shift so I hope to plant for an hour or 2 in the morning if I can stay under 16 hours a day,I can still function OK.I thought I was better prepared this year,but I was so wrong.I must be in for great rewards after this .lol..
   I have had some more inner city deer problems again and will post a video on how we are trying to solve the problem along with some information about why you should be careful feeding wild animals,from what you feed them to encroachment from them.Tree guards should be here tomorrow for the hybrid walnut trees and I should be getting 100 more paw paw and 200 hazel nut for planting around the creeks.