We have had so much rain this month that trees are just tipping over. Of course most of the mess is behind our little red shed.
This has been a problem all summer long since the giant oak fell over. The oak fell on a box elder and split it and took three other trees and bent them over at the same time.
One locust was damaged, an elm lost its top and was caught up in another small oak tree.
That one decided to just complete its fall the day before yesterday.
Fence restored and ready for the next small disaster.
I spent most of the afternoon cutting weeds off from the cattle's wood pasture fence. I've given up on maintaining the Merry Meadow, Rich can't trim the pasture with the tractor and brush hog this year. I'm pulling the mules out of there as the pasture is not very good and very weedy.
The burdock is getting pretty bad there too. I have 5 mules with burdock tails to clean up.
I won't put them back in that section again. The Meadow is not our land but we have kept it mowed and cleaned for over 10 years so that the absent landowner could drive through it during deer hunting season.
Now absent landowner wants to charge us for keeping the weeds clipped and grazing it.
Since we sold off most of the equine, there is no reason to keep trying to maintain land that isn't ours.
Saturday morning was incredible. I didn't think I'd go up to the ridge to watch the sun come up, but for some reason I decided to go and take a peek.
It was worth the effort.
I tried a new method of trying to catch both the sunrise and the foreground with the camera.
I liked this result. I focused for the sky for shot number one, and focused on the soybeans for shot number two. I used a tripod of course to keep things steady.
I merged the two shots together and am pleased with the outcome.
When I drove back to the house I was met by Little Richard, the guard pony. What a hoot. He has no fear of machinery or vehicles. I love it that he will stand in the driveway and wait for you to come out and pet him.
He will move then.
On Thursday we went fishing. Rich loves to fish. I know there are things I need to be doing at home but since his stroke Rich finds fishing to be comforting and peaceful.
Saturday was bug catching day with the neighbor kids. I went hiking at the Kickapoo Valley Reserve afterwards.
I know my sequence of events are not in order. But I sure have had a busy and productive few days.
Today is adventure day at Awesome Creek. Since the last flash flood there is an area that was created that will be perfect for young children to play and splash in. No large boulders, just sand and small pebbles.
Which reminds me. I need to take a bucket to collect some small pebbles.
I'll be interested to know if absent landowner eventually regrets his attempt to scam the "country folk" into paying HIM to do his work for him. Shaking my head ... Little Richard even looks sassy! lol
ReplyDeleteI doubt he will care much, I haven't seen or talked to him in a year. He and his brothers also inherited a fairly large farm in the valley from his father. I think their interest is in that land and keeping things nice, while renting or leasing this land for hunters.
ReplyDeleteI ran into a bow hunter last year while out riding in the back valley. I've decide enough of that. He was peeved as my mule wears a bell.
I told him to sit tight and that deer would run by his stand after I rode down the valley. And I was right.
Too bad he left in a huff. I chased a huge buck passed his stand.
Well, how dare you?? There are some real idjits out there in the world!
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