November 2-10- Random Farm Pictures

Running behind as usual.

We are still enjoying perfect fall weather but a change is a coming.  Today will be mid-60's and tomorrow mid-40's.  This is very typical of Ozarks weather.  It is windy today (Sunday) and has dropped 2 degrees since I got up at 4 AM.  I hope the promised rain shows up.

The week has gone by very quickly with just normal and not so normal events. I spent more time cleaning the barn and have finally swept out my milking side the the hallway connecting both sides.  I am still cleaning off the selves in the hallway.  I am very sporadically using the treadmill.  Have I mentioned I hate exercise as such!

We had to  make a doctor run for Max.  He had an ear problem but that has been fixed so that was a relief.  Then,of  course, they wanted him back in for blood workup (and he should be back in 6 months for another  one!) also want him back in 4weeks to check his ear.  Do you see a pattern here????

I go in tomorrow for the final  (I hope) crown to be installed.

The election happened....no more to be said on that.

I have milked twice...all very routine.

The non-routine farm related thing was DH discovered a neighbor's bull on us.  Neighbor asked if he could leave him for some time.  We said sure.....maybe some new genetics for our recently freshened cows.  Then our back/north neighbor called asking if we had found a young rented bull on our place.  I told him no and then explained about the south neighbor's bull.  Well,  when DH checked the cows later that morning, he found the second stray bull.  The got him up the next morning (Saturday) and we loaned him our trailer so he could return the bull to the man he got him from.  I was glad to see that one go.  Rental bulls have been exposed to lots of animals and we try to keep a closed herd so disease isn't ever a problem here.  We don't think he bred anything so that is good.

We have both taken a few random farm pictures.  I hope you enjoy them.

This is the 'old farm', a 30 acre parcel we  kept when we bought this one.  It forms the north west branch of the t shape.  I have tried unsuccessfully to find what the brown, curly grass is.....no one seems to know.  I think it is interesting  looking.



This is taken from the seat of the ATV (see the camera bag) on the old farm in front of the pond.

 

This is a rear view; I cannot figure how he got this shot; usually they keep an eye one anyone near and all you see are heads.



and  this is some of the fall babies:



Can you see them?



DH had my old Canon that only has 4x zoom.

This was taken across the road from the porch using the 12x zoom on the Panasonic.



I have to share this one, the Paul McCartney rose.  I have a love/hate relationship with roses.  I think they are very difficult to grow well without constant attention.  I have had this rose for at least 15 years.  I can't believe it myself!  It has had very little attention.  I don't detect any fragrance.  I do love the large hips in the fall.