Winter Wonderland Returns At The Perfect Time – Christmas Season

December 14, 2013

Sledding, ATV’s And Hot Chocolate By The Fireplace If you are going to live in a Northern climate and endure cold weather, why not enjoy it? Slushy, salty city streets don’t do it for me, how about you? Would you rather go sledding on your own private hills, get pulled behind a 6 wheeler on […]

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Fresh December Snow Easily Cleared, Time For Fun!

December 14, 2013

Sledding, 6 Wheeler Fun In The Snow December snow is best for fun and who doesn’t want a White Christmas? So when we get a nice 3″ snow – on the weekend, no less – how can one complain? The this home and building are situated on the property there is minimal snow shovel work, […]

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Cold Weather Brings Beautiful Sunsets

November 25, 2013

Owning Property Has Advantages If you do not like beautiful sunsets, skies, stars and nature then the last thing you want is a beautiful custom home set on 87 pristine acres with 2 ponds and lots of wildlife. The unseasonally cold weather does bring clear crisp skies with gorgeous sunsets and awesome starry nights. My […]

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Turkeys Just In Time For Thanksgiving

November 20, 2013

Need Turkey Hunting Land With A Gorgeous Home & Shop? While it is not uncommon to see a large group of turkeys marching through the yard, this morning I was treated to the more rare occurrence of seeing the tail feathers fanned on one of them. Naturally I was too late with the camera to […]

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Welcome Or Not, The Snow Is Always Pretty Here

November 11, 2013

Winter Is Coming, The Beauty Just Beginning Veteran’s Day is not usually this cold nor do we often have snow before Thanksgiving. Not too much expected. It is hard not to appreciate the beauty of it, though, and that is one of the advantages of living in the country on a farm populated by pine […]

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Tired Of The HOA Police? Rest Easy Here

June 27, 2013

Be Your OWN Homeowners Association We were told that in Mercer County you could get away with murder, and though we have a back 40 for burial, we never tested that one. What we did find, though, is that the county pretty much leaves you alone; heck, you can even burn a tire now and […]

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Taking Time To Watch The Geese Swim

May 21, 2013

Yes, This Illinois Acreage With Ponds Could Be Yours Driving around the acreage in our Recreative Industries Max IV (which can also be yours) is always a blast, the only question being “what will I end up stopping to enjoy?” This day I ended up stopping at the upper pond and watching a pair of […]

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Another Antler Found While Mowing

May 17, 2013

Nice Antlers Mean Nice Bucks To Hunt Usually any antlers found later in the Spring after the annual antler hunt have some damage, either from critters chewing on them or – as happened once in long grass, couldn’t stop the mower fast enough. This really nice antler off of a considerate, obliging buck, was found […]

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The Prize For This Year’s Antler Hunt

April 9, 2013

Enjoying This Land – That Can Be Yours! Each year sometime in March, when the weather is mild, the whole family would enjoy an afternoon roaming the woods on the annual antler hunt. Every year we found something of interest; one or more antlers, bones of some dead animal that the bone collector in the […]

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Video Doorbell Provides Increased Security And Convenience

February 24, 2013

Just One Of Many Special Features Of This Home One of the many special features you will find in this home with property near the Quad Cities is an AIPhone video doorbell that provides you with not only increased privacy from door to door sales or the like, security to give you an increased comfort […]

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