Month: November 2020

Three years ago, our sweet old dog Mr. Peabody died so I’d gone out in the hills to find a twisted tree root sculpture sort of thing for his grave. Instead, I was gifted by getting to watch a fight between two bucks. The fight lasted about 5 minutes, but some of it happened off screen. Even so, I edited segments of the fight together for the following video. I stayed safely behind a tree, careful not to intrude or get involved, even when the losing buck trotted past about 15 feet away from me. I can say I’ve had an experience the Head Honcho has never had! Hope you enjoy watching…

We weaned the bulk of the calves this week so…
– the horses were a little tight on brisk mornings – a reminder that they’re letting us ride them,
– the cattle gathered, trailed and sorted perfectly,
– it’s been noisy in the yard – all day and night,
– the calves got a gate open and went for a walk-about,
– the cows broke a gate down but didn’t get to the calves,
– the calves weighed less than we hoped but more than we expected,
– the market is down so we’re weaning and feeding rather than selling.

In addition, the pullets started laying eggs so we have white, tan, brown, green and blue eggs from our rainbow flock.

It’s been a busy week getting ready for the calves and ready for fall’s next wintry blast.

Thankfully, the residents of this great nation voted their conscience and respected that we don’t all agree, nor do we need to. We can still respect one another’s right to vote – no matter who was elected in any race, democracy won!

Stay safe everyone.

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