The week is about wrapping up around here. The leaves are starting to fall, the high color period in the woodlands is about past, and the season is starting to feel like fall. They say there’s a hundred percent chance of rain tomorrow then a cool down. Sure could have used that rain [...]
We’re being invaded by Box elder Bugs around here! Came home to the house at noon today and I couldn’t believe my eyes. There must have been thousands of em near the entryway of our house. Then they’d fly into a person’s face, down the shirt, just an invasion! Seen that [...]
Rainy day here today, well not much rain today but last night we had us an inch and a half of rain, plus the power knocked off for most of the night. No big deal, was sleeping anyhow and there ain’t much need for power during that time. Managed to wake up [...]
A Sunday evening out here and the day is winding down. Yesterday we had us a killing freeze, not a frost, but a ice forming freeze! We had a minor frost a few days before that but this one is rapidly turning the green corn fields in the area into a silver [...]
Well, Praise the Lord tonight, we finally had a day here where we weren’t overwhelmed and far behind in the jobs here. Oh, there’s plenty to do, but to start the day out and not be rushing for once is a tad bit different than the norm. Even had a little time [...]
It’s been a bit since I’ve posted, tis the season you know. But besides the busy season our internet was down for over a week again. This time I have no idea what was wrong cause all of a sudden the other day it all started working again. I couldn’t investigate it during [...]
Our place is really noisy the last couple of nights, calves weaned and they don’t want to be weaned! The cows are starting to give up bellering but the calves are pretty intense yet. That should cut back in a bit and any calves that still miss mamma in a couple more days might even [...]