I could show some more pictures of deer and raccoons, but you've seen all the "players" before. We miss not having any cows to watch, but with each passing month, we are getting closer to having our own. This spring we are working on trying to get grass for hay growing. Last spring's sprigs basically had a tough time and less than half made it. So we're going through the process (and expense) again. We've sprayed for weeds, then we'll plow up the ground, resprig, and fertilize. At that point, it's a game of dice with nature to get the right amount of rain, sun, and warmth. Too much or too little of any one of those items means we will doing the same thing all over again next spring. Due to rain and mud, the garden still is not in!! We have a couple weeks and hope the ground dries a bit by then...
Tractor???
Yes, we finally have a tractor. It's a compromise of what Peg wanted. Her RED tractor would have cost 20-30 percent more and essentially been the same. So we have "Big Blue" to help with all the present and future farm chores. The good news is we know how to make it go forwards and backwards and raise and lower the bucket. Honestly that's all we know. The manual is an inch thick and does not cover any of the other things we got with it--shredder and bale spikes. So we're doing a lot of studying and I'm afraid we're going to have to call in some "seasoned farmers" to help in this learning process. We'll keep you posted...
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