Comments on: The Front Porch has me Covered http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/ Come in, sit for a spell and read a memoir of living smaller, happier and greener. New posts Monday, Wednesday and Fridays Tue, 22 May 2012 12:52:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-80 kerri Wed, 16 Sep 2009 11:22:53 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-80 That's also what I love about my front porch. There's just deep woods directly in front of it. I had to battle the builders on not cutting some of the trees closest to the house, and I'm glad I did! That's also what I love about my front porch. There's just deep woods directly in front of it.
I had to battle the builders on not cutting some of the trees closest to the house, and I'm glad I did!

]]> By: Jennifer Haupt http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-79 Jennifer Haupt Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:54:15 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-79 Porches are a great way to watch the world go by, and watch nature undetected. I have a back porch that I love b/c it's very secluded and I feel like I'm deep in the woods even though I'm not. Porches are a great way to watch the world go by, and watch nature undetected. I have a back porch that I love b/c it's very secluded and I feel like I'm deep in the woods even though I'm not.

]]> By: Kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-78 Kerri Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:44:22 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-78 Thank you, Mary. Stop in anytime. Thank you, Mary. Stop in anytime.

]]> By: Kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Kerri Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:43:44 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-77 Thanks, Barb. I love writing about our life in our little house! Come back again! Thanks, Barb. I love writing about our life in our little house!
Come back again!

]]> By: Mary Nida Smith http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-76 Mary Nida Smith Mon, 14 Sep 2009 22:37:11 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-76 Beautifully designed blog. Your photos display a small place filled with quiet peace and scenic joy. Enjoy! Beautifully designed blog. Your photos display a small place filled with quiet peace and scenic joy. Enjoy!

]]> By: Babette http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Babette Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:39:00 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-75 I love a porch. I really enjoy hearing about your days in your small house. I love a porch. I really enjoy hearing about your days in your small house.

]]> By: Kerri http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-74 Kerri Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:35:25 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-74 Wow, that's a great story, Kathy! We watched a hawk with our binoculars on the lake last weekend. When he left the tree he was in, he attacked something in another tree, we heard it fall but couldn't see what it was. You're right, that's pretty common here, or outside of the city, but to see one actually swoop down in your backyard in the suburbs must have been really something! Thanks for reading. Wow, that's a great story, Kathy! We watched a hawk with our binoculars on the lake last weekend. When he left the tree he was in, he attacked something in another tree, we heard it fall but couldn't see what it was. You're right, that's pretty common here, or outside of the city, but to see one actually swoop down in your backyard in the suburbs must have been really something!
Thanks for reading.

]]> By: Kathy Winn http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/2009/09/the-front-porch-has-me-covered/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Kathy Winn Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:02:03 +0000 http://livinglargeinourlittlehouse.com/?p=89#comment-73 We have a sun room on the back of our house where I like to have my morning coffee. A large picture window gives full view of our back yard, with its towering oak trees, my flower beds and the various critters that make their home in Prairie Village. A few years ago, the chipmunk population exploded in our area. They are destructive little pests that tunnel under concrete driveways and garage floors, sometimes to such an extent that the concrete cracks and breaks down. They also do a real number on my flowers. One of the upsides to the chipmunk invasion, is that several different species of hawks moved into the neighborhood to take advantage of the plentiful supply of rodents. I was once sitting at the table in the sun room, watching a chipmunk skittering around in some dead leaves, when a huge red tailed hawk dropped from the sky, grasped the chipmunk in its talons, paused a moment,looked around, then flapped its wings and lifted into the sky with its wriggling breakfast between its claws. We've had all kinds of wildlife encounters at our land in the country, but seeing a wild hawk capture its prey right outside my window in Prairie Village was really exciting! I love animals, and chipmunks are so darn cute they they are hard to hate. However, I must say that I wasn't sorry to know there was one less in our yard to mess up my flower beds! Great topic Kerri! We have a sun room on the back of our house where I like to have my morning coffee. A large picture window gives full view of our back yard, with its towering oak trees, my flower beds and the various critters that make their home in Prairie Village. A few years ago, the chipmunk population exploded in our area. They are destructive little pests that tunnel under concrete driveways and garage floors, sometimes to such an extent that the concrete cracks and breaks down. They also do a real number on my flowers.

One of the upsides to the chipmunk invasion, is that several different species of hawks moved into the neighborhood to take advantage of the plentiful supply of rodents. I was once sitting at the table in the sun room, watching a chipmunk skittering around in some dead leaves, when a huge red tailed hawk dropped from the sky, grasped the chipmunk in its talons, paused a moment,looked around, then flapped its wings and lifted into the sky with its wriggling breakfast between its claws. We've had all kinds of wildlife encounters at our land in the country, but seeing a wild hawk capture its prey right outside my window in Prairie Village was really exciting! I love animals, and chipmunks are so darn cute they they are hard to hate. However, I must say that I wasn't sorry to know there was one less in our yard to mess up my flower beds!

Great topic Kerri!

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