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Trapper answering the clink of the pellet in the m

Trapper answering the clink of the pellet in the metal bowl. #optimizordogfood

Shelf 3 online. Again, using cheap in-wpectrum flo

Shelf 3 online. Again, using cheap in-wpectrum floodlights instead of expensive underpowered "pro" stuff. Don't spend if you don't have to.

Trapper managed to find superglue, somewhere, some

Trapper managed to find superglue, somewhere, somehow. 2 hours to get this stuff off his little foot pads. Poor boy.

Ewe kids are growing fast. Already on solids (stil

Ewe kids are growing fast. Already on solids (still feeding off Trouble though). Kind of nice to post these pics to look back to in the future. Alexia's selective breeding is starting to show. Pretty little girls.

Female Agama Atra (unless I am misidentifying her)

Female Agama Atra (unless I am misidentifying her) on the bike camo net. Early morning and slow, so I got a chance for a mug shot. Beautiful! #karoo #agamaatra

I am very unpopular during the bathing process. Th

I am very unpopular during the bathing process. They won't admit it, but they feel good without the mud.

Oh gravity... If this went well, my straw bale wou

Oh gravity... If this went well, my straw bale would be 20 meters higher where it was before. An opportunity to start some fungal culture down here I suppose. lose win.

Rocket stove with extended chimney at full draft.

Rocket stove with extended chimney at full draft. Medium to light orange fire indicates around 950 to 1000 degrees Celsius. Now to make this heat mass water... #pyro fun

The new dwarf goat kids are rocking it, already mu

The new dwarf goat kids are rocking it, already munching on solids and strong as always. We got the live birth of the second ewe on the new video. Check out the channel. #nigeriandwarfgoats #babygoats #goatsofinstagram

Clay seperation stages. We are isolating clay from

Clay seperation stages. We are isolating clay from sediment through this tedious hourly tipping off process. The results are pure clay though, and quite nice to work with. Anyone else using this process, or a better one? Please share.
This gets about 400g of clay from just over a kilogram of "soil".

Just relax for a change.... #cabinlife

Just relax for a change.... #cabinlife

Back to kilns and ovens ... Working on testing cro

Back to kilns and ovens ... Working on testing cross draft and updraft designs using only what we have. More details in the next video though. I feel like a pyronerd.love this stuff.

Rains are coming again and I still haven't got the

Rains are coming again and I still haven't got the tank ready for the main cabin. Mining rock to level a solid base for it. Hours of work, but the simplest, healthiest form of self sufficiency. Tools that cannot fail. exhausting but rewarding.

Sir Wallace blessed me with accompaniment yesterda

Sir Wallace blessed me with accompaniment yesterday at the @vanwyksdorpmall . Thanks Heidi for the lekker vetkoek and coffee in Hendriks absence.

Noting beats this weather. Installing new rain gut

Noting beats this weather. Installing new rain gutters while it's raining (day 3 now). Soaking everything, cool weather is conducive to productivity and a good ambience.

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