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How To Make Homemade Jalapeño Seasoning

After visiting the @sufficientliving homestead about a week ago, I managed to bring home two plastic grocery bags full of habaneros and jalapeños.  My wife...

An Evening of Fishing With The Kiddos

Yesterday evening my wife had a to-do list that was about a half a mile long so I decided to go fishing and get the kids out from under her feet.  I know.....

A Few Of The Animals In South Dakotas Custer State Park

Last week my wife, my children and I took a trip to South Dakota.  While there we spent some time in Custer State Park.  While making our way through ...

A Chicken Update

A few days ago I decided to attempt to open the hatch and let our little feathered friends have access to the run below the chicken coop.  One by one I beg...

A day at the Missouri state fair Part 1

Saturday my wife and I took a trip to the state fair in Sedalia, Missouri.  The weather was perfect for being outdoors checking out all the sights and soun...

The Power Of Honey

Many people rely on pills to take care of their ailments.  I am not a fan of medication, but both of my children have taken allergy medicine for quiet some...

A Country Sunset Over Soy Beans

This evening I had the opportunity to spend some time with my daughter taking some photos along side the backroads near our home.  The photo below is one o...

A look at our canning so far this year and todays harvest.

This year has been an excellent year for tomatoes, jalapenos, cucumbers, green peppers and squash.  So far Mrs. @sufficientliving has canned more than 60 j...

Pelican On The River

This photo was taken while walking along the bank of the Missouri River a few months ago. If you like this photo post, please comment, upvote, resteem & fol...

DIY Homemade Firestarters

A while back my wife asked me to clean the old wax out the scented wax burner.  I was unsure of how to take care of this task because she has always taken ...

Sunbathing Turtles

I captured these images of sunbathing turtles in March of this year while visiting with @adventuresinlife at a park in Independence, Missouri.  Unfortunate...

Wild Edibles - The Dandelion

Often thought of as weeds, the dandelion is an edible plant offering a lot of nutrients that are needed by our bodies.  The leafy greens of this often over...

A View Of The Night Sky

Many photographers will remain active during the daylight hours.  However, once the sunset descends below the horizon and light fades to darkness they head...

A Beautiful Springtime Blossom

The photos I post on my blog are my ow original works.  This picture was taken earlier this year as the trees began to bud.  The beauty of flowers and...

How To Make A Simple Emergency Fishing Kit For Your BOB Or EDC Bag **Video Inside**

When you are preparing your bug out and every day carry bags it is crucial that you think about food.  We all have to eat if we want to survive.  Beca...

What caused this tiller engine to fail?

   Today I decided to see if the old tiller engine was repairable.   If it was I could fix it and have a back up engine ready to go in case ...

A Milestone Reached!

I am writing this post to say thank you to everyone who follows my blog @backrdadventures for helping me reach my first milestone on Steemit.  I have offic...

Green Beetle Macro Photo

The following picture was taken while on vacation in Florida with my wife and children earlier this year.  The detail that can be brought out of the tinies...

Black & White Waterfall

My wife and I took a hike on a nature trail about two months ago and yes.....we had our cameras with us.  As we made our way down the path through the wood...

Checking On The Chickens

As the days wind down I always make one final trip to the chicken coop each evening to check on the chickens.  We had a catastrophe last year when a raccoo...