A Glimpse of the Life & Art of Madison Woods
@WildOzark
Where I write about my art, and share bits of our life out here in the wild Ozarks near Kingston, Arkansas.
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Read more: Homestead WorkWe’ve been busy doing a lot of outdoor homestead work since we came home from our gold panning trip to Colorado. That’s why there’s been no…
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Read more: Panning for Gold in the RockiesOne of Rob’s lifelong dreams, panning for gold in the Rockies, has been fulfilled. After finding out how relatively affordable such a thing can be,…
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Read more: Gold in them thar hills? Ozarkians in the RockiesI doubt there’s any gold in them thar hills of the Ozarks. Right now, though, we’re on a prospecting mission in the Rockies. Part of…
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Read more: Avoiding Burnout: Fun Days at Wild OzarkAvoiding Burnout Anyone who has ever tried to build a homesteading life will know it’s a tremendous amount of work. So we also work at…
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Read more: Busy Burning Coffee Days at Wild OzarkMy efforts at multitasking yesterday ended with flames, billowing smoke and the awful scent of burnt coffee beans. Surprisingly, I did not stop to get a picture…
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Read more: A Wild Roast Coupon for Mother’s DayLet the Wild Roast begin! Oh yeah 🙂 I’m getting ready this morning for a full day of aromatic and sumptuous coffee roasting. Mmmmmm-Mmmmmmmm all…
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Read more: Cedar-Apple Rust : Invasion of Alien-looking Fruiting BodiesCedar-Apple Rust Yesterday we went out to check on ginseng seedlings and found the cedar trees blooming with Cedar-Apple Rust fruiting bodies. It’s caused by a…
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Read more: Photos of Plants – Medicinal & Useful plants down the Wild Ozark DrivewayI’m still mostly stuck in the house because of my knee (dislocated it a little over a week ago) but I took the four-wheeler and…
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Read more: Ginseng in MayI’m drawing a sketch of a 4-prong American ginseng from a photo I took last year in May. The sketch will be titled “Ginseng in…
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Read more: Update from Wild OzarkLots of things going on – or rather, NOT going on lately. If you’re a subscriber to my monthly newsletter, you’ve probably already seen the…
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Read more: Chasing Windmills and Wildflowers in South TexasMy past week has been filled with family and friends in Louisiana and Texas. While in Texas I got the notion to gather a collection…
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Read more: Blue Cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) UnfurlingThe blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) is awake early this spring. I found some the other day, in three different stages of unfurl. The one completely unfurled…
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Read more: How to move a round bale without a hay spike by using the front-end loader instead.I’ve been using a chain with the tractor and front end loader to move round bales to the horses. We don’t have a hay spike…
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Read more: Dirt Road Photos – Ozark Sunset SilhouettesScene from the dirt road in the Ozarks of northwest Arkansas. The Ozarks from a Scenic Dirt Road I was driving home from my daughter’s…
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Read more: Ginseng Coffee and other “Wild Blends” from Wild OzarkUnfortunately, we have found out that the state of Arkansas does not allow the roasting and selling of fresh roasted coffee without a permitted commercial…
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Read more: To-Do – All the Various & Odd Things on the List for MarchThe To-Do list today started out pretty clear cut. The plan was to get an early start into town. I need more potting soil, a…
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Read more: The First Flowers of Spring at Wild OzarkNature lovers began the frenzy of watching for the first flowers of spring a few weeks ago. Here at Wild Ozark, we’re in a little…
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Read more: Stone Tool – Relic of a Long Bygone EraI knew when I saw the rounded hand-sized rock that it was more than “just a rock”. It was a stone tool, & probably several…
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Read more: Coyotes at MidnightI had trouble getting to sleep last night. Then there were coyotes at midnight, just as the drift of dreams was beginning to take hold.…
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Read more: What is the “back burner”, really?Back Burner You’ve probably referred to projects you’ve put on hold as being “on the back burner”. I understood what the phrase meant, and had…
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Read more: Delve Deeper to Observe NatureTake a moment from your day and delve deeper to observe nature. You’ll gain a sense of awe and wonder. Delve deeper Truly experience that…
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Read more: Repairing Our Wild Ozark Spring Water LineToday I repaired our Wild Ozark spring water line Since I’ve learned how to do this myself, I figured I’d do it while Mr. Wild…
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Read more: A Muck Boot and Pj Kind of DayI didn’t feel like getting out of bed this morning. It was cold in the room when I woke and I just felt lazy. But…
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Read more: A problem in our gravity feed spring water systemWhat is a gravity feed water system? We are fortunate to have our very own spring fed water source that runs all year long. It…
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Read more: Kings River Falls – Photos from our hikeOn Sunday I went hiking with my two oldest children and their children, one of my daughter’s friends and her children, and my parents to…
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