It is cold this morning! Brrr! 50 degrees cold! I still would like it to a bit warmer at sunrise!
This is predawn this morning looking through the yet developing corn. It should be tassled out and have ears, but that is slow in coming.
Yesterday evening we moved Bart and his ladies into another area for grazing. These Dexters do such a nice job of cleaning up weeds as well as grazing grass. They all seemed content.
After a supper of fresh zucchini, bacon and eggs...and toast [I know breakfast for supper]... I took Morris and went for an evening walk up the road to watch the sunset. We'd had beautiful clouds all day and poof, they were gone come sunset.
I found the prettiest sky in the east though with the layers of colors quite beautiful.
Miss Siera seems to be back to her former self. No lameness at all. We've had a few hikes together and today...I think I'll tack her up and take her for a short ride.
Here she was patiently waiting under the Hickory tree for me to do chores.
She enjoyed her brushing and pampering. She is absolutely fantastic with her lead rope manners, but can get a bit frustrated when she is tied up and not accompanied by a human or other animal.
She just stood there and watched the activity in the yard. Good Girl!
The farrier comes tomorrow for his regular visit. She is on his list. Also on her list is a nice haircut!
Hubby got his post pounder thingy that attaches to the skid steer all set up just about. Now if he gets the last part together...watch out. New wooden fence posts are going up on the farm! [See how technical minded I am?]
I've made a deal with the nieghbor girl [and her parents]. I am going to start mentoring her in all things mule. She was too shy to ask me and her mom said something about wanting lessons.
I'm not going to do lessons for money. Why do something I can do that causes me to feel good and paid for it?
If I can get a young girls [girls if her sister joins in] interested in mules/horses and be safe with them, it is a win win situation for me.
We will be doing this much like the 4H program. It isn't just about riding. It is about learning colors, parts, sickness, care, foot care, grooming, cleaning tack, and safety above all else while handling the animal.
Me?
I'm pretty happy about it.
Our schedules will be haphazard at best, but I am looking forward to it.
So on with my day.
Siera is waiting for a short ride to the ridge.
She has no sign of any leftover side effects from her crisis last Monday.
I am so grateful!
Those Dexters are nice cattle. WE thought about getting them, but they are hard to find and very expensive here so...maybe someday.
ReplyDeleteI used to do a lot of mentoring like you describe and always had a "barn kid" around, now there just doesn't seem to be any interest. I find it rather disheartening. I am glad to hear there are still some out there.
The grade Dexters are not as expensive as the registered. The graze the same and if you are raising them for milk or for beef...they taste the same.
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