And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
How much water do you have in Lake Shasta?
ReplyDeleteThis year, the normal amount. There is a ring, but by law the lake managers need to keep room for the spring runoff.
DeleteAvocado tree ?
ReplyDeleteLittle Peach.
DeleteAh - thank you. My Paternal made great peach preserves back in my youth. A few jars of that were handed out to all the family members. So good.
ReplyDeleteThe arrival of Fall, good. The end of fire season, better.
ReplyDeleteArrival of leaf raking, Bad! (But the colors here in the Smokies are spectacular!)
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