The day before yesterday my neighbor asked if I would be able to help him bring in hay from the field, and of course I said I would! He has a couple of big tractors and helping out means I would get to run one of them, and besides, it is good to help out,…
Dispatches From The Farm
Ponderings On Our Direction
I did not sleep well last night. I was too busy thinking up things to worry about! Hopefully tonight will go better. Missus is hard at work this week and being swamped with things that are frustrating and high pressure. I won’t say more due to business being a business. I just want to put…
Last Night It Rained
I woke up to a couple of puddles this morning; a sight I have not seen in such a long time! I checked the weather station just a few minutes ago and as it turns out, that was less than a half an inch of rain that came down last night. Maybe it will be…
Bye Big Pig
Big Pig was dead in her pen this morning. She is going to be missed quite a lot around here. She was a big, 400 pound puppy, loveable and trusting. She leaves a letteral and figurative hole in our farm, and we will never be the same without her.
Some Evening Photography
I took a short walk this evening and took a few photos around the yard. Golden Hour is always a great time to shoot. I thought I would share what I got. It is Father’s Day, and my family sure has made me feel special! I got lots of love and a few wonderful gifts…
This Week On The Farm
This week we got some work done while the weather was cool. We did not do any specific projects, just some general work here. I suffered some sciatic pains, so that kept me from doing much for three days. But on Thursday I got a call from a farmer neighbor to come help him get…
Giving Up On The War Against The Grass
We are uniquely cursed here on our place. We have grass growing here that I cannot remember the name of, but it is a blended type that when cut short serves as a wonderful lawn, and when left to grow long serves as an equally lovely pasture. It is a curse because I have burned…
Poorly Doeling
One of the young does is having a rough start of it in the pen with the others. I noticed a couple of days ago that she was more mellow than the others. Then she started to walk with her hind legs tucked in further under herself. That was a curious sign, but the final…
The Day of Rest
The last few days Missus has been off work, and wanting to get some things done in the garden. We did. We planted the Gothic Garden along the side of the drive to the back yard, and she did the planting she wanted done in her herb garden. I helped with digging and paying plastic,…
Llama Shearing; Flossy & Shire
Well, it is that time of year again. It is time to get the llamas out of the pen and onto pasture, away from the hay and on fresh grass. It saves us some money on hay, and we can shear and sell fiber. It is a practice I am getting better at, and this…