06/17/2026
Been a busy week so far, haven't really felt like posting with all the things we have going on, but figured people may think I dropped of the earth. 🤪 Let me see if I remember... Ah yes, it all started Sunday morning. We had planned to tag the three remaining calves. I went out on my normal cow check, thinking I would have to bring the 3 cows up from the far north corner. However, I looked and I saw the answer to my prayers. They were all 3 in the south pasture heading toward the barn. I couldn't believe my eyes. So closed all gates and prepared the paddock gates and started to bring them in. OH no, I had only 2 calves! So I chased the 3 cows and the two calves up to the barn and shut the 2 angus cows with their calves in the barn. Left Ester in the paddock with access to the south pasture. Drove all the north pasture, no calf. Then I checked the south pasture and found it in the weeds. I left it lay and figured we would get them in when I had help. Finished with my chores and went in to have breakfast and wait until the gang got here to work the 3. I get a text from Steve telling me he accidently let the 2 cows that I had locked in the barn out! I told him to just leave them, I would come out and round them out. He said okay. Welĺ...I come out and was in the gator and saw Steve trying to get them back in, but Ester's calf was not having it. It took off and before I could get around, Steve is motioning me it went through the fence! Grrrrr, well it proceeded to run across the field into our 3 foot high grass hay field. When the gang got here, we searched for about an hour with no luck. Decided to let it lay and Momma would have to call it home. Tagged the other 2. Checked back various times during the day and still no calf. Checked right before sunset still no calf. Needless to say Steve was in the dog house.
Monday: Got up fed horses and brought them in, went to see if the wayward calf had come back last night and he was happily standing by momma. I told Ester she did good! Found out that the insurance company totalled Justin's car, so he is in the process of looking for a new one. Tagged the wayward calf and ran the 3 mommas and babies across the road.
Tuesday: Met a friend who had some iris plants she was thining out that she gave to me then rototiled the ground where I plan to plant pumpkins and winter squash, then our on-line purchase, JD336 kicker baler arrived and got it unloaded and hurried up and mowed the lawn and got sprinkled on. Betta and I checked cows. Was all set to relax when Jay and Maura asked if someone could help them move some of their chickens as they had two more houses to put them in, so went and helped them. Finally put my feet up around 7 p.m.
Today:
Checked cows, looked like it was going to rain, so quickly planted the pumpkins (19 hills) and squash (30 hills-winter, buttercup, butternut, spaghetti, delicata, and acron.) I also got all the irises planted and a packet of wild flowers sown. Now Peanut is enjoying a nap on my lap. Something she hadn't had in several days.
