grateful for the rain…

e-sho-bukwe had a good rain last night. for that i am grateful. when you live with nature, you take what you get. got no control over it. we had alot of rain this early spring. so much that it was difficult to get a garden in, the ground just wouldnt dry out. it was cool also. then it warmed up real quick. we were gettin 90 degree weather. it went from cool to hot.  some of the young plants burned up from the quick change and lack of recent rain. the ground was cracking and getting packed. then we got this rain. my garden wasnt critical but it could  use the moisture to help develop the young plants. i reseeded the bare spots in my garden last week. i reseeded the corn, squash, beans and gourds. they should take off this week.

i hoed up the ground to cover over my potatoes. they are looking real good. same with the onions. i pick them as i need them. my cabbages are growing real good. nothing beats home made cole slaw. it goes with fresh caught fish. and i use my cabbages in vegetable soup. this injun loves that.

my diet includes what i grow or pick. and i love fresh game and fish. if i am to realize my dream of being a cranky old man i gotta take care of myself. i didnt think i would live this long. i remember one of these old indians saying the many sicknesses we have today came when our diet changed. we went from fresh foods to processed foods. i can buy that. so i try to eat a natural diet. and exercise.

when i was walking yesterday i seen a snapping turtle under the bridge. it was in the water that backed up from the beaver dam. then i heard a splash and seen two raccoons. beavers are amazing animals. they create an eco system that other animals benefit from. it would be a real shame if one of these  hunters killed those fine animals. most hunters have some sense, but some are real knuckleheads. they kill for the sake of killing. dumbasses. i like to see the wildlife that is out when i walk. i seen lotsa different animals. i enjoy seeing them. you can connect with nature that way.

i heard thru the grapevine that we had a record month of april, and may was good also. so these injuns should be smiling come per cap. i dont see why the tribe cant release the checks before pow wow. why call our selves sovereign if we cant exercise our sovereignty. the 15th is just an arbitrary date. the bureau of you cant do that said we had to have a set date. so we said yes sir, we will most certainly do as we are told.  we could make it say on the 12th so our tribesmen could come home for their own pow wow. but then the powers that be  love the power to say yea or nay. its like someone just enjoys messing with the little injuns. keep them in line.

today is charlie watts’ birthday. who? the drummer for the rolling stones. he is 68 years old today. jeezus..so how old does that make me. i gotta play some tunes from the stones today. i liked the early stuff. before mick got all sissy. i liked the music when it still had an edge to it. so got to listen to the stones and get busy…..