Five Months Old

The first eggs have started to appear; it sure was exciting to go to the chicken house, after work yesterday, and find these little eggs. 
They were laid everywhere, under the roost, next to the water can, by the door, not in the nesting boxes.  But what the heck…it takes time to catch on to [...]

The Growing Season Has Ended

I can pick the seeds….

Put the pots away for the winter…..

 

Tear out the old dead leaves….
 

And to the dismay of Terry….
Start thinking about decorating for Christmas! J

 

 

The Baby is Fine and Doing Well

Uncle Jeff said Bladen could name her so Blade named her Boom!  When asked why he said when we found her everyone was so surprised it was like a boom.
What a smart 6 year old!  (Spoken like a true Grammy J J!)
Boom is doing well, running and jumping, having a great time.  Mom still has [...]

Not Our Cow—Still Terry to the Rescue

Our son-in-law, Kelly (Misty’s husband), has a brother who wanted a yearling to finish out, so he bought this cow at $.50 a pound.  The guy who sold it to him said the cow was just too mean to have in his herd so he was ‘just getting rid of her’.
Over came the cow [...]

The Calves will be Leaving for Other Pastures Soon

I think these calves are the most unusual we have ever raised; their Dad was a white bull and their Moms are Angus. 
The boy has a distinctly ‘male’ look, complete with the horns we didn’t know were growing until he was tooooooo big.

And of course, I just think the girls are down-right beautiful!  Look at those [...]

Freeze Predicted for Tonight

I’m not sure if I am glad or sad about the possibility of a freeze tonight! My biggest worry is getting my tropical’s cut back and safely tucked into the basement for their long winter’s nap. 

Of course I work and there is just so much daylight at the end of the day….. I guess [...]

Arson in the Field (?)

A very real possibility of arson occurred in the field about 2 miles east from us.  This sweet corn picker burned up in the night, causing damage to the sweet corn field, stopped the harvest of the corn in that field,  and turned several acres of sweet corn into a crime scene.

For now, everything [...]