Standard 50-Year-Old Male?
The fast jet today is tail #131 from the 492d Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, the squadron I was in twice and Hannah is in now. This particular photographer is amazing at capturing the jets while fl
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Colonel's Blog
322 posts on farm life, food freedom and raising real food in the Missouri Ozarks. Fighter-pilot habits applied to livestock, with the wins and the failures both written down.
WRONG STRATEGY!!
The weather is amazing! 60 degrees and sunny with no wind. The ground is drying out a bit but still very muddy in places. The pics today are the hogs after I gave them the bale of hay. The very next m
Nanny State
The fast jest today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. Today’s jet is from the 492d Fighter Squadron from RAF Lakenheath England, where I was for 2 of my flying tours and where Hannah is now. Th
91% of Resolutions...
The weather is awful! That is not a complaint, just a statement of fact. We have gone from below zero temps, to an ice storm, to flooding. It was so cold for so long that the ground froze about 5 inch
Freedom Win?
The fast-jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. This is a great shot of the jet about to engage the cable. The F-15E has a tail hook that allows for engaging a cable that is strung across
Water Struggles...FROZEN!
Or should I say Frozen Missouri? It’s been below freezing now for days with the lows reaching below zero with windchills near -20. The sun is shining today, which is helping but the temps are still ar
GO KETO!
The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. I am in a bit of a mood today and decided to showcase the carrying capacity of the workhorse with different load outs. Maybe the Houthis s
Winter Storm Prep
The weather is not good. It’s been raining/snowing and 35 degrees for a couple of days. Tomorrow and Thursday are forecast to be quite nice and then the arctic moves to Missouri. Friday, a winter stor
AI...a Lifesaver?
The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales. The top pic is one of our steers enjoying a breakfast bite of hay. The next pics are the beef herd and sheep flock all e
We FINALLY did it! (and HAPPY New year!)
I sincerely hope you all had a wonderful celebration to start 2024. The weather continues to be low 20’s in the mornings but somewhere in the 40’s by afternoon. It looks like this trend will continue
2023 Thoughts, 2024 Hopes!
The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E. The two pics are both from the 492nd Fighter Squadron, RAF Lakenheath, flying low in Wales earlier this month. Our F-15E pilot, Hannah “HAIL”, is doing v
Merry Christmas, Y'all!
I hope you had an amazing Christmas and were able to spend time with family enjoying the day. It rained about an inch and a half Christmas Eve and the temps dropped a bit so we now have forecast lows