tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20176150444981964672024-03-24T17:34:27.113-07:00NEW LIFE ON THE FARM NEW BEGINNINGSWelcome to Walnetto Farm in Sierra Nevada Mountain range. Established Summer of 2019 after returning to be closer to family after becoming a widow. Miss my crazy life on 42 acres in True Northern California but life is good!Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-9182421890358179942023-10-15T20:24:00.000-07:002023-10-15T20:24:21.518-07:00Winter is coming!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKByT8nVoATSQ4ASfZgB_a-BmiaU_Flsk_HFqS3Wws1T__QtmUvF4_E6YKL_KDkTvjNZLmEK0ihmuU95LcWZhW9UWv20mqfJwd7FRP4rZz-wBpeblPsBZiGJVPvlxHbCbpwGm2WTLzryl1HG1jVPqwK1jkYxHz1pSB6iyRkt3dr2sClobA2UyEd-4LMhpN/s4096/3DD71546-EA9E-4D1A-A963-CA2D9D668CB8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4096" data-original-width="3072" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKByT8nVoATSQ4ASfZgB_a-BmiaU_Flsk_HFqS3Wws1T__QtmUvF4_E6YKL_KDkTvjNZLmEK0ihmuU95LcWZhW9UWv20mqfJwd7FRP4rZz-wBpeblPsBZiGJVPvlxHbCbpwGm2WTLzryl1HG1jVPqwK1jkYxHz1pSB6iyRkt3dr2sClobA2UyEd-4LMhpN/w240-h320/3DD71546-EA9E-4D1A-A963-CA2D9D668CB8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>My friend Donna and I had a few days visit about a month ago. Although we have both spent a lot of time in Yosemite it has been quite a while. If when you visit and come in on Hwy 140 and enter at the North entrance you are greeted by amazing rock facing that will take your breath away.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRZWn0FKJejuL6KSUVpNUhugdnrydAfzBHobUKBEojtLhBif_d4wFS6UvnSFWMKjdi5grytu9u1s-KvZ9IUNrMD-rtckklzFn5DgnKMtnd_0f5Z0Z8ZORgES7RUCo4R77b57xMrocF49EPUDXZWdwqhxFsLvWTRFg5DMUJBJspRkcT8DZH8ODgvzxQkFG/s2961/132BA595-FCA4-4D50-9A90-BDECF2DC3AE9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2708" data-original-width="2961" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRZWn0FKJejuL6KSUVpNUhugdnrydAfzBHobUKBEojtLhBif_d4wFS6UvnSFWMKjdi5grytu9u1s-KvZ9IUNrMD-rtckklzFn5DgnKMtnd_0f5Z0Z8ZORgES7RUCo4R77b57xMrocF49EPUDXZWdwqhxFsLvWTRFg5DMUJBJspRkcT8DZH8ODgvzxQkFG/s320/132BA595-FCA4-4D50-9A90-BDECF2DC3AE9.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>What's new buttercup? Why sheep my friends. I can now add Shepherdess to my other hats. Although these are not my first sheep but a start to a small spinner's flock. Peter and Paul are Shetland withers about 18 months old. A friend and I brought them home about two weeks ago so they are still in the "getting to know you" stage. Both are friendly but Peter on the left makes it easier to bribe . Paul is coming around nicely. The end goal is they will be in the barn before winter with the goats and dogs with access to the acre pasture. More sheep to be added next year. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIULfql2IjI9XjYu6ngcgubKpzrGAKfqoGwAk25c97_ppFDLYDquuIrr5uBYRUfFyt7vuwybbGY60c4R6uWLRSfxROlFoQya0WSgJCkrPfBmeOgtHpoiMpDUUKvLWuEClJmkPlmNi9-W7buT0NP1pFH3UTIMrfEmKq3tekL4Vy-8qhMuZfCJhHbeF2YpKE/s1844/AD6F3737-3BC9-4103-A77B-DF59ED0BA540.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1844" data-original-width="1708" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIULfql2IjI9XjYu6ngcgubKpzrGAKfqoGwAk25c97_ppFDLYDquuIrr5uBYRUfFyt7vuwybbGY60c4R6uWLRSfxROlFoQya0WSgJCkrPfBmeOgtHpoiMpDUUKvLWuEClJmkPlmNi9-W7buT0NP1pFH3UTIMrfEmKq3tekL4Vy-8qhMuZfCJhHbeF2YpKE/s320/AD6F3737-3BC9-4103-A77B-DF59ED0BA540.jpeg" width="296" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">BBboy is the last kitten added to our family via the hay barn at about 4 weeks. He has grown into a</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> handsome cat. Short but sweet for now. Still impossible to add photos from my iPhone to my blog without going back and forth to place them correctly. Suggestions welcome as always.</span></div><p></p></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-46576672791963219892023-10-10T21:03:00.000-07:002023-10-10T21:03:08.839-07:00May We As A Country Be The Change We Want To See<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg631DSkatyKS-mrU5NEmTSHiavEPjL1M1euE7l6lv1BrSGKyNa8SV58ZReL2dejo7sjvDZVOVXi_dVpOJrOp2VcVhHJ1jYZrhMO8db3ONUZhCx7RTsPr_fd3Z8ZPqpI8gxvwxY7rbAmKNBIN_Czk_kY8EvxrIT1vP0zE_HQYrZS_L63uqt2oB4XuAHIxCF/s2459/F2EB3269-EB4A-49D2-9A3B-9FC384B8C591.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2399" data-original-width="2459" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg631DSkatyKS-mrU5NEmTSHiavEPjL1M1euE7l6lv1BrSGKyNa8SV58ZReL2dejo7sjvDZVOVXi_dVpOJrOp2VcVhHJ1jYZrhMO8db3ONUZhCx7RTsPr_fd3Z8ZPqpI8gxvwxY7rbAmKNBIN_Czk_kY8EvxrIT1vP0zE_HQYrZS_L63uqt2oB4XuAHIxCF/s320/F2EB3269-EB4A-49D2-9A3B-9FC384B8C591.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"> </p></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></p></blockquote><p><br /></p><p> </p><p> </p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-78780240689301871452023-08-05T14:35:00.000-07:002023-08-05T14:35:05.924-07:00Autumn is coming !<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Sr3qsGucWY9uyOyK-g08A-g1QqPEUvcSq73c0RI_RHyxgRqFxhgi1fv3iUeGfGULHuzj_bP8foFS20kPNNg3QwF8J0QJAsdjhdzEEV3kOtnfbjfQ2kg119f2zokeVa8_iIKeNoAfhV8x-ESBIr2vEmy7de2GVEXVAwsIRuqLnTQ4H25vfZ1i4bqbeBiO/s1784/B487B290-12FC-44D4-AA07-51852E88CE75.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1512" data-original-width="1784" height="271" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9Sr3qsGucWY9uyOyK-g08A-g1QqPEUvcSq73c0RI_RHyxgRqFxhgi1fv3iUeGfGULHuzj_bP8foFS20kPNNg3QwF8J0QJAsdjhdzEEV3kOtnfbjfQ2kg119f2zokeVa8_iIKeNoAfhV8x-ESBIr2vEmy7de2GVEXVAwsIRuqLnTQ4H25vfZ1i4bqbeBiO/s320/B487B290-12FC-44D4-AA07-51852E88CE75.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>All the quirky weather we have had in the last several years shows no signs of stopping. To date we really had a very mild summer and no one will hear me complain. Autumn is showing itself in the casting of longer shadows , cooler mornings and not the traditional periodic heat waves that are typical of July and August . I must admit I am still trying to get over being stuck in daylight stupid time without even a by your leave by the government of our county. It must be nice to play God. Thank you I feel much better but my clocks are and will be set on "standard" time forever. I just do the math if needed. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisktRD-bb0Awu6jwFmg2eUTkvnRjtBhwK-0sJC6yjHt795UyUxuv2DQbC1djqxkJfPAwrY8iEzT4jiaStDvbMSY3EoABOJqbOz0mU2NS34OhBxgnLYCqi8gOI7TfLLi9U-WMp8Ryw2rnVUqKkSnWsiZ0pVXs0oC_CAezDQt9-sQ0FkCHWVzLK7_q9qlkwm/s4032/4FF25553-29F9-47DE-8410-E62D79ECB8D0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisktRD-bb0Awu6jwFmg2eUTkvnRjtBhwK-0sJC6yjHt795UyUxuv2DQbC1djqxkJfPAwrY8iEzT4jiaStDvbMSY3EoABOJqbOz0mU2NS34OhBxgnLYCqi8gOI7TfLLi9U-WMp8Ryw2rnVUqKkSnWsiZ0pVXs0oC_CAezDQt9-sQ0FkCHWVzLK7_q9qlkwm/s320/4FF25553-29F9-47DE-8410-E62D79ECB8D0.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p>I had the delivery of 58 bales of alfalfa the winter hay for the goats. Last year I was able to stretch the same number of bales at about 125 pounds each last for October through June and expect the same effect this year. Of course the big thrill was the price was down to $18 a bale. These are the coffee table rectangle bales. Nice to shave a bit off the price to go to other items. Such as fire wood. As some of you know, heat with a wood stove. After eight years of having 42 acres for our wood needs it seems strange to have to purchase wood . But it was my choice to buy my wood and not pay PGE for it and the propane delivery. As I was only two years into a new stove much more effective than the older one I loved but was very old and large in the cabin from the last owner. All in all despite our crazy wet, snowy very cold winter I burnt only about 3 cords total. I have a bit of pine left over and will buy 2 cords of oak and 1 cord of pine to get through this winter. I also have the remains of the oak trees that died this winter to the amount of rain, melted snow and low temps to use also. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsV46Z_C2yGrBmWlrS0yiQaiCrV84pUAWwkdl2KcyQPOiMUWY0kwHh4RE87Ei_eghS8bEaIMao3gEwbG4rUieM-hY7hEqDXajdmXQEN7_qgUiLheWJZLb5bMMF1OGm7KcGvw113flNliBVe5h6RVmipXoj1DliSIqXxJdyAGBfX3h3PZJILJ6wvU1WZ4c/s4032/D310DD00-7076-4A2D-B49A-07C86EA786E7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijsV46Z_C2yGrBmWlrS0yiQaiCrV84pUAWwkdl2KcyQPOiMUWY0kwHh4RE87Ei_eghS8bEaIMao3gEwbG4rUieM-hY7hEqDXajdmXQEN7_qgUiLheWJZLb5bMMF1OGm7KcGvw113flNliBVe5h6RVmipXoj1DliSIqXxJdyAGBfX3h3PZJILJ6wvU1WZ4c/s320/D310DD00-7076-4A2D-B49A-07C86EA786E7.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> The present garden at the junction of the new fence is going to the right.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCwW6Ccp7K2bKHG_FXe6EAtoR-r16YJZrTR4iLUUAmGP_zPaSBuRKA2bCUf7IZdPiB8ZVyj7Y6e2NA70FIuwJ4wkJZJfzGVve7ELMKRUb48lhR0LT0P1WbfscUmctWiqh3s30YFwsQ0RSK2-2CkkS4ozLsq6N15N_RETA8R6FEh-A_HkPLa0ghXmclqAtv/s4032/87956CE0-7951-4FB4-AC13-64B0838035F1.jpeg" style="clear: right; display: inline; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVE9MMHE7N3rvhtjkxcHzht-L18U9_hJqN-fIyfGcudnvsrlHsgki9aDOGu8JaHx1pW5-o61e7-ric1pDZSJgOg2ciWWuZE7sZaVH_bTK26GGvYLX3i4MznnQHUj4zYle6v_FV5uzS6iThlTF4eUfCYvKKQ0likz8NlLcNQot1TqhKgzY-EHK3B5TFmz9/s4032/96028C96-4E8B-4F40-A008-7BAF8CBBB228.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVE9MMHE7N3rvhtjkxcHzht-L18U9_hJqN-fIyfGcudnvsrlHsgki9aDOGu8JaHx1pW5-o61e7-ric1pDZSJgOg2ciWWuZE7sZaVH_bTK26GGvYLX3i4MznnQHUj4zYle6v_FV5uzS6iThlTF4eUfCYvKKQ0likz8NlLcNQot1TqhKgzY-EHK3B5TFmz9/s320/96028C96-4E8B-4F40-A008-7BAF8CBBB228.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">First section of the new fencing going down hill in the next photo.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyrt5GEA1U2Ye9eRSBInRQYmzrESiCAjVHae9TJf78p-qNrgDzf_FRKgR1SfQ0naaW5E0Pv_U4y4xdjf7lRSD02uYHNkw5CnxYWAVyvCBujB8uAP-P7v4MrHMz3p78SaTFJpy-Wj-OeeRWtQqoH4bpuF6qipyPtBMbQh5uCoh5XC-qAYqK89pROBkWLh-/s4032/B9BBEC1D-AF62-461B-A784-349A036E5AEB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipyrt5GEA1U2Ye9eRSBInRQYmzrESiCAjVHae9TJf78p-qNrgDzf_FRKgR1SfQ0naaW5E0Pv_U4y4xdjf7lRSD02uYHNkw5CnxYWAVyvCBujB8uAP-P7v4MrHMz3p78SaTFJpy-Wj-OeeRWtQqoH4bpuF6qipyPtBMbQh5uCoh5XC-qAYqK89pROBkWLh-/s320/B9BBEC1D-AF62-461B-A784-349A036E5AEB.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Down hill run past the Blue Aptos and the drive in gate just past the left over fencing </div><div style="text-align: center;">After the gate is the L turn that goes a bit out with a potential pen with shelter.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCAwGRnoALSPj7ToVjy7l07AaKZ4GPId5CT_jm7p7bjBOdkSrH-H5gvO-nSfm4pE0XDAL7V3QkeoGVxGqDXIxk6HL633Ig88uFT1wlSNz1B1UdNW-EgKbLyu1nZ492V8QWFte-MixpjjHo4aapvLL6DmsvCZBwGukYAWcLVCD-ErilzOiO0blgp78IfE9/s4032/AF008607-63F3-412D-92FD-B7FF8078B333.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirCAwGRnoALSPj7ToVjy7l07AaKZ4GPId5CT_jm7p7bjBOdkSrH-H5gvO-nSfm4pE0XDAL7V3QkeoGVxGqDXIxk6HL633Ig88uFT1wlSNz1B1UdNW-EgKbLyu1nZ492V8QWFte-MixpjjHo4aapvLL6DmsvCZBwGukYAWcLVCD-ErilzOiO0blgp78IfE9/s320/AF008607-63F3-412D-92FD-B7FF8078B333.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;">This is the current garden . My Black mission fig is happy in its home . Has a dozen figs developing on it . This is its third year and for a Mediterranean loving tree I am amazed it made it through the winter!</p><p>The garden is plugging along. It is by no means a huge amount in fact not enough for even canning. But it was started three times due to two false starts when winter decided to hang around and now yes, the cooler temps this summer. The great news is I got my fencing guy to fence off an L shape and hope for a relocation for the garden this coming year. I will keep some of the existing raised beds in the original garden such as my first year asparagus where they are. Redesign it for all creatures veggie wise that do well in not needing full sun and more herbs. I am thinking about putting down the ground cover of a variety that can be walked on but doesn't require constant watering and no mowing. Also able to withstand walking on. There are several types just have to decide. </p><p>The barn still needs to have some weather proofing on the SW end. The way our storms come in I need to have two more barn doors larger but the same design as the one I had put in on the tact room entry which also gives access to all four stalls. Since the previous owners had both of the ends open when the winter winds hit from the SW it blows right through the front stalls and out the backs of the back two stalls. I have finally decided that since they had horses and only lived here for 13 years before myself that the was a period when the state was in drought and the weather much tamer in the winter and much hotter in the summer. Other than that I would like to think they would have protected their horses from the 65 MPH winds we now get.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kLjahSgi0CKBy99nQbra26rd77P6916DeHtx9nKceEC7nhcYOBuIBW5TFPKuwbb-DEmMU_SQHI2uRYi-YAW6BmyS8ksdNcMOQBWSayWMx7soa9u42o8EH3_LsZ25RoENp-hrOYWAF6Rc-LYX9_AFOpPFHSmUEho5ECClO7BzRRSCu6-fUZpJM4o4Vcie/s4032/39179442-D34B-458F-B010-1C0209A1E94E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0kLjahSgi0CKBy99nQbra26rd77P6916DeHtx9nKceEC7nhcYOBuIBW5TFPKuwbb-DEmMU_SQHI2uRYi-YAW6BmyS8ksdNcMOQBWSayWMx7soa9u42o8EH3_LsZ25RoENp-hrOYWAF6Rc-LYX9_AFOpPFHSmUEho5ECClO7BzRRSCu6-fUZpJM4o4Vcie/s320/39179442-D34B-458F-B010-1C0209A1E94E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>The above photo shows the sliding barn door I hope to add for the SW end of the barn giving an easy slide to cover the end keeping the weather out of the barn this winter.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-34536325977660398022023-07-08T21:06:00.001-07:002023-07-08T21:06:24.118-07:00So you think it is all fun, games and naps on a farm?<p> This is the morning after. Dude now 3 years chose to stay out last night and party with Esmeralda and Isabella the barn cats. He came in about 5:30 AM had a bite in the pantry and proceeded to crash. When last seen around noon snoozing.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMNf4GsN41qVCzIO-4xUqaUliIQrIPhbv5VhG_p4EqQuluaZqg3Lfi-dZkOSPkMXIkYUGIQyxL-ISFakZ97oL3jMrX9CeeGdPZ5qMiXFuz6l2ek7kzC3xTkwXxK6yquAVnT51BM8NiX4oDnfVT58maTYlvzIfb7R6Pn7g2TuBgXB0yfjXwvnh1LIEgKyD/s4032/EE02C339-FF8F-4BC9-982E-07343DE030B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSMNf4GsN41qVCzIO-4xUqaUliIQrIPhbv5VhG_p4EqQuluaZqg3Lfi-dZkOSPkMXIkYUGIQyxL-ISFakZ97oL3jMrX9CeeGdPZ5qMiXFuz6l2ek7kzC3xTkwXxK6yquAVnT51BM8NiX4oDnfVT58maTYlvzIfb7R6Pn7g2TuBgXB0yfjXwvnh1LIEgKyD/s320/EE02C339-FF8F-4BC9-982E-07343DE030B1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJtyJdMcxSBhXw42MQZV5cFBHuYpSBE9UbJ2SsZKH-25RcD6TDftkzhnkGv5m4GfOj0XKSXot_gLFLNHaA1uQwv6TXNakkeKCoAdW0hHOdkQlRMMX_PNAbfbisn2wX_kh7zTNF2dabbRIq0YLajj6ppy77btiNZbUNqT94fA-aGNB1Ry0EgoPZ58SMtb/s2304/E3F85A0B-B7A1-4AAD-8CC8-7AE759BA94E0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1841" data-original-width="2304" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttJtyJdMcxSBhXw42MQZV5cFBHuYpSBE9UbJ2SsZKH-25RcD6TDftkzhnkGv5m4GfOj0XKSXot_gLFLNHaA1uQwv6TXNakkeKCoAdW0hHOdkQlRMMX_PNAbfbisn2wX_kh7zTNF2dabbRIq0YLajj6ppy77btiNZbUNqT94fA-aGNB1Ry0EgoPZ58SMtb/s320/E3F85A0B-B7A1-4AAD-8CC8-7AE759BA94E0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p> All the while BBBoy chose to cozy up to his cactus . <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiob_P0qcC29kCm9YPSp5nwqmBuz9O8CtxoPHDN6Xm8NBsOqcKZQ02eB8dbwf05l-oJvaxrEKcMqV26TcwT4MPcD6fidOuxlei70H0uoy53UCxbyBao155ddkjbBdQIX8F03MUp4JFoV8duCHwC262lGYl_-Fn7PEb0jkwGiXikErSXwFSp69CTD02sXX/s2602/B80ED2E0-AF43-4629-9EBB-8964E03C158C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1631" data-original-width="2602" height="201" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSiob_P0qcC29kCm9YPSp5nwqmBuz9O8CtxoPHDN6Xm8NBsOqcKZQ02eB8dbwf05l-oJvaxrEKcMqV26TcwT4MPcD6fidOuxlei70H0uoy53UCxbyBao155ddkjbBdQIX8F03MUp4JFoV8duCHwC262lGYl_-Fn7PEb0jkwGiXikErSXwFSp69CTD02sXX/s320/B80ED2E0-AF43-4629-9EBB-8964E03C158C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p><br /></p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJKMkwdxJzk6Sl4NHk3Vq2rbFYXv8bqCxsPTz9t6kvPvsUDqMpp7xusUdXwgZAmbCGX-1f6M5VtWMRbIYsLCceog7iT3VbTk4aZUmT7k2MTOIInnsS1FNnTmBaTaMVwVHyvbrNCIcuJ1RXb2UQRSEXXuZ9Ra2kbXlgjaC6GHO7k4HGsDoQPbNKBrCFsIs/s4032/85A7FC41-5ABD-4ACE-A4E7-C2BB52D521B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVJKMkwdxJzk6Sl4NHk3Vq2rbFYXv8bqCxsPTz9t6kvPvsUDqMpp7xusUdXwgZAmbCGX-1f6M5VtWMRbIYsLCceog7iT3VbTk4aZUmT7k2MTOIInnsS1FNnTmBaTaMVwVHyvbrNCIcuJ1RXb2UQRSEXXuZ9Ra2kbXlgjaC6GHO7k4HGsDoQPbNKBrCFsIs/s320/85A7FC41-5ABD-4ACE-A4E7-C2BB52D521B0.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div> <p></p><p> Miss Kitty not to be out done took a power nap on the front porch.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"> Your guess is as good as mine . If the pup in front is Cirrus aka Bug then the paw behind him is Storm. Both are enjoying a nice mid morning nap in the SE stall by the water trough. \ </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOamlQkgsvkS0GIkvSKLCu48V1gp0vrfkVDMugPjqwwGyK06cwe5mM4MZMaRvZ3a1Q7V1hWH9sR257SvUl--Yw0IibBdwsmQZpvb8EUrFTH_PnasGz2Qk4Tx0ifuYK4Nw3RCH1nzBzLLA8RlBXdc8NGUISpuGPvpWeh7L-A08sezEzZisMUJLCbafmf4O/s4032/1AE3220D-1314-4870-995F-2127E2A298B0.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOamlQkgsvkS0GIkvSKLCu48V1gp0vrfkVDMugPjqwwGyK06cwe5mM4MZMaRvZ3a1Q7V1hWH9sR257SvUl--Yw0IibBdwsmQZpvb8EUrFTH_PnasGz2Qk4Tx0ifuYK4Nw3RCH1nzBzLLA8RlBXdc8NGUISpuGPvpWeh7L-A08sezEzZisMUJLCbafmf4O/s320/1AE3220D-1314-4870-995F-2127E2A298B0.jpeg" width="240" /></a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> You won’t catch me snoozing! Someone around this place someone has to cook, clean and stack hay. </div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-71569441576501328802023-07-02T17:03:00.000-07:002023-07-02T17:03:39.269-07:00So Much Has Changed Here<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ASn58_sGg15lxHg_sIzconFtvp2phpAzlC07YBCbyQmf97jqRj4p8yQh8Tq740hE9YMg-cO0SMP8jWaEFC6zUZQJ8EwckUBhHgUD3M535u9jL4NsVNBwTxGAJLezp0xAvTEYJjx3V4ZC0bYkI35TeRLZXIEmhYe2e3biwHgUvwe2ciiNv_bSQFi6dKW/s4032/CFB6ABFC-1B8B-45C9-AE39-43243AA37C5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK6ASn58_sGg15lxHg_sIzconFtvp2phpAzlC07YBCbyQmf97jqRj4p8yQh8Tq740hE9YMg-cO0SMP8jWaEFC6zUZQJ8EwckUBhHgUD3M535u9jL4NsVNBwTxGAJLezp0xAvTEYJjx3V4ZC0bYkI35TeRLZXIEmhYe2e3biwHgUvwe2ciiNv_bSQFi6dKW/s320/CFB6ABFC-1B8B-45C9-AE39-43243AA37C5C.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This is what happens when you don’t blog in almost a year, except for blurbs here and there. When Sherman crossed the Bridge it left a hole for two and four paw creatures. I was determined not to make a quick decision and it was almost September with a lot of seasonal items to fill the coming months. Please remember this is the woman who said I don't want a puppy. However when I got an email from my friend and whose family have raised Great Pyrenees for at least 60 years asking if I knew of anyone who wanted a working pup all that went into the dish water. I got both Spinner and Sherman from Angie . I still had Sherman's bonded partner Yarrow at the age of eleven she was looking at retirement in the face or at least slowing down. "Well what are the lines?" Angie began to rattle off a pedigree that had some very familiar names. This litter had Sherman's litter in the background. I hesitated to get a single puppy as Yarrow expected life span is 3 years , possibly 4 years tops. If I only got one then in a few years I would be looking for a buddy that one who was bonded to Yarrow. Deep breath knowing there was an outside possibility the pup could out-live me. I am not planning on it but I like to cover all bases when it comes to my critters . I feel it is the responsible thing to do . Another deep breath " Angie would you let me take two males?" So here I am going from no puppies to two. Apparently I had lost my mind. Well of course she would and that is a wonderful idea. So the contract was ironed out I would neuter them as I had no interest in breeding and as Angie has done for so many years she agreed to take the boys back if for any reason I could no longer care for them. They are AKC and have fancy names but their call names are Storm and Cirrus as the litter was whelped in a January snow storm . Therefore the litters theme was winter weather. I picked them up at 3 months and they are now almost 7 months. They are typical teenage male Pyrenees full of this and that . Know a laundry list of commands and expectations. They are geniuses one day and the next day I toss out a command and they look at each other as if they are thinking "do you know what she wants? I have no clue oh well!" More photos will crop up including previous ones at younger stages<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6GMSAx9vif3mcWqmAGuApZcafdNyb4IcIaCAQFgW3inke0pg6wX9wk7jQiBEtwIx2pKIRZXeQ3s6H79QcytBIRmBgdBh0r_wpcJzqbj8JX6W_qza2ztZDDzb0b27HOEdwQOACWdfstNvkonhCo2RHigX1kHoBvb0_95lvl5H6nK_Xmg7HPk_Ykzrz9iR/s4032/3BA1ED64-A4E8-46EC-BFAD-2C3C5AB24161.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2653" data-original-width="4032" height="211" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR6GMSAx9vif3mcWqmAGuApZcafdNyb4IcIaCAQFgW3inke0pg6wX9wk7jQiBEtwIx2pKIRZXeQ3s6H79QcytBIRmBgdBh0r_wpcJzqbj8JX6W_qza2ztZDDzb0b27HOEdwQOACWdfstNvkonhCo2RHigX1kHoBvb0_95lvl5H6nK_Xmg7HPk_Ykzrz9iR/s320/3BA1ED64-A4E8-46EC-BFAD-2C3C5AB24161.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />. </div><div>And here they are more recently having a good chew in front of the new barn door that I had installed the Spring. And I’m going to let this go for right now and I will be back. I know you’ve heard those words before there were a lot of events this year. A lot of incredible things a lot of amazing things and I think I’m going to walk backwards in time and share them with you but for now welcome to my world Great Pyrenees Central. 💕<br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><p></p></div></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-80676139179170121322022-09-22T14:03:00.000-07:002022-09-22T14:03:54.224-07:00Time For Autumn! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyztTQYmnXDBd_Vp9YoAfRwBKnS1YcYXIMaCKdFJlaURZuFuO0xYtRbrXrPEdtXPBuEnEpFLqaZ-U9FI06zINbBvMkY5nfLnnlRVcIWC_CRXm98diENaIbK5xQgDSmcWyBZMwszPp73cCKpZRUNv8B27j1z3sWdrgGT8or0pW0hWKciaZ7LEc11MKpUQ/s2950/D44510C8-BAB0-40A2-9C51-FE5D9F4B5554.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2950" data-original-width="2453" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyztTQYmnXDBd_Vp9YoAfRwBKnS1YcYXIMaCKdFJlaURZuFuO0xYtRbrXrPEdtXPBuEnEpFLqaZ-U9FI06zINbBvMkY5nfLnnlRVcIWC_CRXm98diENaIbK5xQgDSmcWyBZMwszPp73cCKpZRUNv8B27j1z3sWdrgGT8or0pW0hWKciaZ7LEc11MKpUQ/s320/D44510C8-BAB0-40A2-9C51-FE5D9F4B5554.jpeg" width="266" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Look what we got! Over 1 inch of rain in 24 hours. What a treat it was and we benefited from lower temperatures created by a late summer heat wave. My garden went nuts. As you may know for us to get rain from June to October is not considered normal. But I had just about a month earlier put in the front runners of my Fall/Winter garden. The broccoli, brussel sprouts and cabbage thought they went to heaven. The tomatoes knew they had gone to the arctic circle and were none too happy about the highs in the 50's and low 60's. With lows in the high 40's and low 50's had them calling room service for an extra blanket.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQhicWg6K0PqZG3swgdR41HxHEO2MqUpfD6iuAbtTyGh4EsAtW_Kzg_Bw-_-hiVGGbtLkWCtH0SHnKnlRonrMAn5C7sxhmFEMIKrkwT5sUDUuG6mlTqEZDgGry5zhtkjdsDWhnV60jrQE93eEbi3UrTdmRk_9tSDqS1GckX2HYbPFAJWBsX4EsIVtyw/s4032/9C5FEC01-8BD4-418A-8431-1DC3D9FC468A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQhicWg6K0PqZG3swgdR41HxHEO2MqUpfD6iuAbtTyGh4EsAtW_Kzg_Bw-_-hiVGGbtLkWCtH0SHnKnlRonrMAn5C7sxhmFEMIKrkwT5sUDUuG6mlTqEZDgGry5zhtkjdsDWhnV60jrQE93eEbi3UrTdmRk_9tSDqS1GckX2HYbPFAJWBsX4EsIVtyw/s320/9C5FEC01-8BD4-418A-8431-1DC3D9FC468A.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH4tPl5VE0WiJCZkG5vLdlyJbxqcdq9IrBPAqgoh3QsABRaGedZu4Q8Asd_hwSexQ04d2Exe-K6Buuohx7hPQ0T8VMnCdLwHheyTvgzwLuDyXf-dSKZZU3-_xP9wSAQUrNWqWNLMS12sjWZSkEkrVo9RQLTkiERfhNEC7vhzLCfWKXzy6cEcyVy_GKg/s4032/7152E82A-2298-4CED-891D-A6FFF46CFEC1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTH4tPl5VE0WiJCZkG5vLdlyJbxqcdq9IrBPAqgoh3QsABRaGedZu4Q8Asd_hwSexQ04d2Exe-K6Buuohx7hPQ0T8VMnCdLwHheyTvgzwLuDyXf-dSKZZU3-_xP9wSAQUrNWqWNLMS12sjWZSkEkrVo9RQLTkiERfhNEC7vhzLCfWKXzy6cEcyVy_GKg/s320/7152E82A-2298-4CED-891D-A6FFF46CFEC1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4zowYm26F93bMTXrDvh7Xn5xtr9p79rcLQ3zv6wh46MnmOlU595eR3UUJ74GU-I_vJr5DAAHOCxuiV2v-fF4eI3jfv6Xfsi1cBZTk4ROID9Y1O4axtR-b7INyhIhmEpdssj4Dq6Sr29lNnbHBJd_d4oiTHEINqqDBqi2KmW4Dam8OPyNkRkDyQX-2g/s4032/55FA358B-67C2-4DCE-8BA1-1C2B4CDFD9FB.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj4zowYm26F93bMTXrDvh7Xn5xtr9p79rcLQ3zv6wh46MnmOlU595eR3UUJ74GU-I_vJr5DAAHOCxuiV2v-fF4eI3jfv6Xfsi1cBZTk4ROID9Y1O4axtR-b7INyhIhmEpdssj4Dq6Sr29lNnbHBJd_d4oiTHEINqqDBqi2KmW4Dam8OPyNkRkDyQX-2g/s320/55FA358B-67C2-4DCE-8BA1-1C2B4CDFD9FB.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div> <div> I milked Nutmeg until her big boys weaned and with all the summer activities and the one woman show around the farm I let it go . She is 9 years old and wasn't producing as much so I simply dried her off at that point. Not before I got in several cheeses and some soap made. This coming November I am hoping to catch Little Trouble and daughter Willa in heat and will breed them to Sundance Kid aka Buddy. Both he and Longfellow just came into rut and not as strong as past years. Longfellow will be 14 in the Spring and Buddy will be 12. I am pleased but surprised the Longfellow is still with us. I am hoping for a couple of doe kids. <div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfBCddR7kfRcZ8njoMU16twdzdygYXXzkhyxM0_guUikwEtTxKPdIVJNjbI1OXq4DhF7v5me-_NhdW_ngYzoxXi7ccm69H_YzPhw6HZoo4BYMx0PSkzrqD-ZnWo52_ppqP7N3KU-sfNvRc0L_TY7FO65ax073rGI1k_x5h_KA9Z8nXHPuxF85Prz5gg/s2980/23692B8E-9877-4EA6-8B13-896CEBCC649F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2980" data-original-width="2262" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYfBCddR7kfRcZ8njoMU16twdzdygYXXzkhyxM0_guUikwEtTxKPdIVJNjbI1OXq4DhF7v5me-_NhdW_ngYzoxXi7ccm69H_YzPhw6HZoo4BYMx0PSkzrqD-ZnWo52_ppqP7N3KU-sfNvRc0L_TY7FO65ax073rGI1k_x5h_KA9Z8nXHPuxF85Prz5gg/s320/23692B8E-9877-4EA6-8B13-896CEBCC649F.jpeg" width="243" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Presenting my new arrangement for Autumn. The vase is my mother - in - laws and I always loved it. I think she would approve. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAm3d59vqUuFtR4P5jlULiFik22baTNnofeYAoG7UZsdPAJ68LuY67hFChJFw7km52O4e_3fDzoxbzzEoRHz40IiqDhM1U89Pm2d-yyq-zCoVxczrWWCVZlHtJ1fbrSnaI5O6SGPpXtdJ9ltyW7LIv3zYIR-Jz1-2b0gc7JpAycWUETEXSnzQxSFgPw/s4032/A30433EF-A622-40CE-9343-41227266FFB4.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbAm3d59vqUuFtR4P5jlULiFik22baTNnofeYAoG7UZsdPAJ68LuY67hFChJFw7km52O4e_3fDzoxbzzEoRHz40IiqDhM1U89Pm2d-yyq-zCoVxczrWWCVZlHtJ1fbrSnaI5O6SGPpXtdJ9ltyW7LIv3zYIR-Jz1-2b0gc7JpAycWUETEXSnzQxSFgPw/s320/A30433EF-A622-40CE-9343-41227266FFB4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>This photo was taken on the first day of the Oak fire here in Mariposa county. It is from my front porch. I am always amazed at the beauty in fire as well as the destruction. I have been through the last fifteen years almost as many major wildfires. How I have been so fortunate to never have had to evacuate nor lost anything or anyone to them I don't know. However this year the fires were sat on just as quickly as they began. This fire burned almost 20,000 acres and destroyed over 100 homes. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq_7o-mpLeuGLY7kuzBUzDUhjsqfdU9lrBa2rayNk4DOTY_G9j75jr07WhrvCUrQnbypy8keY2oEqCOmWR8cXxiiE8JtInrfj_P-r0hXeAoO3F5Q5P0nSdp6whL6ekJg3e0QvUF1wLD1eB3iQ9PGg5H7ETd3SfKgLNYzgzbl25qEu5BpGckgKOhlLxw/s4032/BB589EC1-0306-4743-831E-065215DF8C7B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWq_7o-mpLeuGLY7kuzBUzDUhjsqfdU9lrBa2rayNk4DOTY_G9j75jr07WhrvCUrQnbypy8keY2oEqCOmWR8cXxiiE8JtInrfj_P-r0hXeAoO3F5Q5P0nSdp6whL6ekJg3e0QvUF1wLD1eB3iQ9PGg5H7ETd3SfKgLNYzgzbl25qEu5BpGckgKOhlLxw/s320/BB589EC1-0306-4743-831E-065215DF8C7B.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The last of a tradition. The fellow on the left is my son and the young lady on his right is his youngest daughter. You may have seen her in another post as she spent a lot of time with me during the pandemic. The two girls (her older sister) their Dad and Aunt (my daughter) all have letter jackets from the same high school. Dad for basketball and tennis Valley Champions that year! His sister for band.Daughter #2 for Cheer and her sister for Cheer.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKAFTrQAAGu31jq82eJGEpKOsDEN09FTUGnDjwqywYjy1KiTN6UmEXWlbtbXKhMQtaFNv5h9-hOVjor7pGm2MStBIaeM1mMLhLbkCQDpbnx6kajGa1q28p-I77v-A9C-QKGkCQ8Er8vP0JRsmVbKO6HKbHOr2tvzYApf9LjWOJjLDFOAYcM5hMOU5xA/s2764/D8E23186-6EF8-49A5-BD28-03C5B1A20902.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2764" data-original-width="2060" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigKAFTrQAAGu31jq82eJGEpKOsDEN09FTUGnDjwqywYjy1KiTN6UmEXWlbtbXKhMQtaFNv5h9-hOVjor7pGm2MStBIaeM1mMLhLbkCQDpbnx6kajGa1q28p-I77v-A9C-QKGkCQ8Er8vP0JRsmVbKO6HKbHOr2tvzYApf9LjWOJjLDFOAYcM5hMOU5xA/s320/D8E23186-6EF8-49A5-BD28-03C5B1A20902.jpeg" width="238" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The Dude is two years old and still find this knucklehead sleeping in the strangest positions in the oddest places. </div><div><br /></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-LTL9jnHX2oNRPiy-b-gGbZSACKqVEEbQvSLIVu6LSe6rAKztqj2CW6fZ3m3YPDUfL8nd-NBnI5aeUwP9qNyJGUwL6-loZ5NvKgd4zw-OYab2fwuyO7pl8CoW3ZcLsZrbByKCGRsLAdZRhlHwIO_0Ai3fvjXv5Tf2Cbx8T2jaB7eobCxY3et9aezzQ/s668/B36A1D25-D270-439D-A729-235112AEA336.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="431" data-original-width="668" height="206" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2-LTL9jnHX2oNRPiy-b-gGbZSACKqVEEbQvSLIVu6LSe6rAKztqj2CW6fZ3m3YPDUfL8nd-NBnI5aeUwP9qNyJGUwL6-loZ5NvKgd4zw-OYab2fwuyO7pl8CoW3ZcLsZrbByKCGRsLAdZRhlHwIO_0Ai3fvjXv5Tf2Cbx8T2jaB7eobCxY3et9aezzQ/s320/B36A1D25-D270-439D-A729-235112AEA336.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"></div></div></div></blockquote><div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone who has hung in with me over the last many years knows these two. The little one is Callie who is now 10 years old and much larger. Her buddy behind her is Sherman who adored her then and as recently as this September. Sherman was a crowd favorite he was a clown and a people Pyrenees. Sherman was one half of a bonded pair who kept watch on their goats and more. Sherman always made me laugh each and every day. Sadly he crossed the bridge a month ago and left a hole as big as Texas in my heart. </div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-46381066958240956152022-07-05T13:55:00.001-07:002022-07-05T13:55:43.771-07:00It Is A Garden Finally 🎉<p> After too many reruns of winter and two days of spring then two days of summer. Finally we have a rhythmic pattern that agrees with the plants and me . Welcome to a photo tour if the 2022 garden at Walnetto Farm. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK5rkTeAgTOHnpVw_2qz0jlfmn_UR_ldzuZzJ_BxlX8SRae_YKtsI5bzg4a_4MTugFd_PlzNuU1YgBT3JDyx4JofnDmWoP0Y2mQjyPikWkfx7VcwHr7JyfK3266t8KnvJ2ytFhBr4reuscjdg9MPgmqaXxLyA5iNDHaWvkE4chM0arJKuulZ8YuuuaA/s4032/4F45DD17-1EEB-4CBA-9D8F-9E62C55319E1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitK5rkTeAgTOHnpVw_2qz0jlfmn_UR_ldzuZzJ_BxlX8SRae_YKtsI5bzg4a_4MTugFd_PlzNuU1YgBT3JDyx4JofnDmWoP0Y2mQjyPikWkfx7VcwHr7JyfK3266t8KnvJ2ytFhBr4reuscjdg9MPgmqaXxLyA5iNDHaWvkE4chM0arJKuulZ8YuuuaA/s320/4F45DD17-1EEB-4CBA-9D8F-9E62C55319E1.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90yqGatRwsKbrTwG9rX4iYPj2J1wPfrvbxjNu4EqhJY3y2qUrb7JADtj4y_lVAvoTlsiAsWDE_br7MqjR_QyeYfofKisVoEZIbzLZA_xPhUZb3ZWqeL45pLlYZt3diJuTeQXnFmjfd4yE-51ZCGJw9lRaXZNHXAGKkQ8K2YWOVz7UCLlyO8ljDn5isg/s3157/6557C4AD-7496-4CE7-A23D-44BB252398B1.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Still putting post together with iPhone and Chromebook neither wants to communicate with the other. Also Bush beans, strawberries, tomatoes , cucumbers , eggplant and more!</p></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-54039588409697126352022-04-04T08:38:00.005-07:002022-04-04T08:38:54.808-07:00Two Weeks Old<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDGLgGOcQjDI7A8Esbd763fY-JvhchG-Z_wktKz2j1gBOkBI_y5-5OozXMTd_3f46-NchtORdCTjIrurRbq6P5vdVyURuDIJyuc-LRGFVuTbGFog7tQW6HWK913X0A4fZGKo1EZ6-4tVwR8bgh675YMNMsByVeRd4Okn9LfJsnoPKhowEOdKJsQkihg/s4032/166C91BD-76E8-4396-B06B-6060290E5852.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxDGLgGOcQjDI7A8Esbd763fY-JvhchG-Z_wktKz2j1gBOkBI_y5-5OozXMTd_3f46-NchtORdCTjIrurRbq6P5vdVyURuDIJyuc-LRGFVuTbGFog7tQW6HWK913X0A4fZGKo1EZ6-4tVwR8bgh675YMNMsByVeRd4Okn9LfJsnoPKhowEOdKJsQkihg/s320/166C91BD-76E8-4396-B06B-6060290E5852.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q4b2KcAIRmuTdO0eJSTQ4WqEcJe00wSVZ_wpzVgubgQsWNKzS0nvurQw9eb1zOIb-FknA7_lQX7fd3G8C7zxLH8tugbSXjNwS9TKawDbPVmvLdeaZQJLoNnGdKuflGHlKzz5664kFvyuf5fMfD2WDIWYE5R5g7XnymGpHWa1WMFOsncsg7qapGZSuA/s4032/E4AD92C3-7389-4EAA-B78A-6D89F47772F8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Q4b2KcAIRmuTdO0eJSTQ4WqEcJe00wSVZ_wpzVgubgQsWNKzS0nvurQw9eb1zOIb-FknA7_lQX7fd3G8C7zxLH8tugbSXjNwS9TKawDbPVmvLdeaZQJLoNnGdKuflGHlKzz5664kFvyuf5fMfD2WDIWYE5R5g7XnymGpHWa1WMFOsncsg7qapGZSuA/s320/E4AD92C3-7389-4EAA-B78A-6D89F47772F8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The first kids in three years and the first born </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">on the new homestead. They </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">are both vigorous young bucks. Born first day </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of Spring at mid morning.After a week of mid </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">night checks. They are sired by Longfellow my handsome home grown buck who appraised excellent by ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) as a three year old </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and retained that placement to now as a 13 year old. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have yet to decide what to do with them. I may keep them intact or castrate one and keep the other as a buck. The difficult part of having well bred genetic’s is it makes those decisions more difficult. Longfellow really stamps his offspring with his traits and excellent temperament.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">No names yet as I am calling them Thing One and Thing Two. Dam Nutmeg is also a lovely doe and at 9 years has held up well. Looking forward to milk , cheese and soap. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZVENvBWGNQoHkWAFrf6He7zx_XA_TESISWHXX5ZK7gEtjwWYLJOT2NW8Rh0i-wH3QL3Z5RSTAMngM0zjjQb1PhoLuzngxSMvVsE7EPMXkaucezekPxBLq7SGBbpvu1AwD6mWIBFUHClNLb4b6cQMgheOl-jUtZ7Gj26xTHkrcziOeLTYUKtXz4WPhA/s4032/89E522F7-31AE-4180-8223-917A791EF348.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitZVENvBWGNQoHkWAFrf6He7zx_XA_TESISWHXX5ZK7gEtjwWYLJOT2NW8Rh0i-wH3QL3Z5RSTAMngM0zjjQb1PhoLuzngxSMvVsE7EPMXkaucezekPxBLq7SGBbpvu1AwD6mWIBFUHClNLb4b6cQMgheOl-jUtZ7Gj26xTHkrcziOeLTYUKtXz4WPhA/s320/89E522F7-31AE-4180-8223-917A791EF348.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First fermentation in years. Sauerkraut from a very small cabbage. But has turned out well and I will make a point of adding cabbage to the new raised bed. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpnhbCykAK_hffeIjhov7CvwRrtsECNRKHcsyn3_CyD5j8VSUcBw3C8lphny7XTnmwmsZlI989U3xD50e7L5rJNsGwKkmHXck7hK-ozTZ6CfGWfKU-P7xhg3iV2NGwTBK56DzEAHrYcgGWHV2ymKOqkSVOBQivZHJfNBlmLwfmJHYzXbfF9CamLYYKg/s4032/A66FF54D-6A28-48D4-807C-BC7E2AC9C9D9.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfpnhbCykAK_hffeIjhov7CvwRrtsECNRKHcsyn3_CyD5j8VSUcBw3C8lphny7XTnmwmsZlI989U3xD50e7L5rJNsGwKkmHXck7hK-ozTZ6CfGWfKU-P7xhg3iV2NGwTBK56DzEAHrYcgGWHV2ymKOqkSVOBQivZHJfNBlmLwfmJHYzXbfF9CamLYYKg/s320/A66FF54D-6A28-48D4-807C-BC7E2AC9C9D9.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Emily grand girl #3 gifted me with the chicken planter at Christmas. I took advantage and added a Spider plant cutting from Jessica who is a great friend and pretty much family.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA429jWNcDfTOfJs_A3u2xEEzImjuyGKACp7p44KarZgh_erF5S8QJK0yUc2ffJ3Kvv6x5LERrriuEs_2dDOYs22eYWUg2tQxdIqz--jLfsS5f1-8ckmnDyjmhp2oQegQ7LcVJ_H0Sgr46xRwOILQ5wY8tJ6BLz-ckVHoIH9087Z2s3a3RZJLCU4LTFQ/s4032/8E6EFD38-DE4A-4774-9E92-5BA106DA72E1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA429jWNcDfTOfJs_A3u2xEEzImjuyGKACp7p44KarZgh_erF5S8QJK0yUc2ffJ3Kvv6x5LERrriuEs_2dDOYs22eYWUg2tQxdIqz--jLfsS5f1-8ckmnDyjmhp2oQegQ7LcVJ_H0Sgr46xRwOILQ5wY8tJ6BLz-ckVHoIH9087Z2s3a3RZJLCU4LTFQ/s320/8E6EFD38-DE4A-4774-9E92-5BA106DA72E1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Have spent some time on trying to perfect </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">my sourdough. It is coming along. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJu3fbFPNEz7i6BYq6GGQfHGs0JthxyuX_DhikoR8lllOQyF_AAMvRZWrOghonIURxH7M4hhj31kkoHJBO9ITbfyMB041eOR1QAiruoxgr0tH8iQDhu4ilWHFjOdRp7fWaDOZzkoFk2amnvM-J7fg7HLok_E9_X-yKe2CNOgyd69haOTkXHiuAek67w/s4032/63BB0412-7E94-44A4-9449-FE53A017F972.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJu3fbFPNEz7i6BYq6GGQfHGs0JthxyuX_DhikoR8lllOQyF_AAMvRZWrOghonIURxH7M4hhj31kkoHJBO9ITbfyMB041eOR1QAiruoxgr0tH8iQDhu4ilWHFjOdRp7fWaDOZzkoFk2amnvM-J7fg7HLok_E9_X-yKe2CNOgyd69haOTkXHiuAek67w/s320/63BB0412-7E94-44A4-9449-FE53A017F972.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We have had mild Spring weather mixed with some cooler days with rain. The photo below</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Is looking down the drive with the shop to the left.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love the rainbow no filters used. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAe-me_0Qxm8cVtadu0E8pG7SIuwfzao2i9adHoY9t18rQR-9Hib5aTMCrL0SnlJ3zf81My4qw_t7pN-XiYYGimrM6PLvKb5tzhvlsllzZDrIxplN_zhTky7ykaLKlBqJep2vO7ul2wqX-73UB1oHAxK3Chd7GFYGmq_6aXpZksPtU14vEksOK34OQw/s3320/1E3FFF44-2D6A-422D-8DFC-204DEE6F608D.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3320" data-original-width="2605" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqAe-me_0Qxm8cVtadu0E8pG7SIuwfzao2i9adHoY9t18rQR-9Hib5aTMCrL0SnlJ3zf81My4qw_t7pN-XiYYGimrM6PLvKb5tzhvlsllzZDrIxplN_zhTky7ykaLKlBqJep2vO7ul2wqX-73UB1oHAxK3Chd7GFYGmq_6aXpZksPtU14vEksOK34OQw/s320/1E3FFF44-2D6A-422D-8DFC-204DEE6F608D.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6sG1iNRiI2ioX3hRygx_EdUPaQa4A9ClwQpNimOADmlRu79c6f8WF6OLED01iLIeNojntID3Bo7ckwxqxY-1gyL5VzIoMz5Ar9WdIRyqbb--kjSFR2ZBaxesuryb1wCdrNZcQgTxSYuX5FkDXoTDVBU44n5JeA-gpQovfsMh4SsMdBzFO9q9kKfoA/s3690/D3517010-3E47-4CEC-AB2B-7EF1F414BA40.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3690" data-original-width="2866" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH-6sG1iNRiI2ioX3hRygx_EdUPaQa4A9ClwQpNimOADmlRu79c6f8WF6OLED01iLIeNojntID3Bo7ckwxqxY-1gyL5VzIoMz5Ar9WdIRyqbb--kjSFR2ZBaxesuryb1wCdrNZcQgTxSYuX5FkDXoTDVBU44n5JeA-gpQovfsMh4SsMdBzFO9q9kKfoA/s320/D3517010-3E47-4CEC-AB2B-7EF1F414BA40.jpeg" width="249" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From the front porch with the street beyond. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Again no filters just nature showing off how beautiful the central Sierra Nevada range can be. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trust you enjoy the catch up. Again I will pop in when there is news and life permits. Have a wonderfilled day!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-45445881178407797662022-02-21T14:14:00.000-08:002022-02-21T14:14:21.011-08:00IF A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS ARE SEVEN WORTH SEVEN THOUSAND?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFyIQBTOp_UdFf_ksIgiHcAzepzyL2EaUrUPrtNJJdIHe1IRRnd_rspyXv2L4dQUyPtZI6w5AADEUoMVpSZ0Bfxgw9Zy3B9xLjD-XStmxRQiOWkTbKnpAjkWODhr4kMiVY_tq5g1Zhdxdp4PtcgVLXL3G8XMljPZyU014CazfUJ0ZF-9kWTzYimLIapg=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2637" data-original-width="3024" height="279" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiFyIQBTOp_UdFf_ksIgiHcAzepzyL2EaUrUPrtNJJdIHe1IRRnd_rspyXv2L4dQUyPtZI6w5AADEUoMVpSZ0Bfxgw9Zy3B9xLjD-XStmxRQiOWkTbKnpAjkWODhr4kMiVY_tq5g1Zhdxdp4PtcgVLXL3G8XMljPZyU014CazfUJ0ZF-9kWTzYimLIapg=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Sometimes photos give a false image because how the mind sees it. </div><div style="text-align: center;"> Yarrow at first glance has an awfully long tail? Enlarge the photo and</div><div style="text-align: center;"> take a better look. But between the length of her tail and she is holding </div><div style="text-align: center;"> her paws very close together it may appear longer than it really is.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizgAkXBqLz1cIwvarqgGU6uaM1cmBzS9er4fox-Lz3Fvu7_KkcKJHk2bsVR9UV3rcOUbb0uSIHVUUbgimVufeHOCIl1zqkMedYKTtSUBOU955k47k9eEwvpBFWpniDrX6fgRwg373FX20BCWCIed89AbnSn_8cqRNZ7M_GoFEQ4Ve73MIJaUZHdpAmuQ=s1839" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="1715" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizgAkXBqLz1cIwvarqgGU6uaM1cmBzS9er4fox-Lz3Fvu7_KkcKJHk2bsVR9UV3rcOUbb0uSIHVUUbgimVufeHOCIl1zqkMedYKTtSUBOU955k47k9eEwvpBFWpniDrX6fgRwg373FX20BCWCIed89AbnSn_8cqRNZ7M_GoFEQ4Ve73MIJaUZHdpAmuQ=s320" width="298" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Trouble is a sweet doe and on first look because the large appearance</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> of her head and that she is standing with her left shoulder to the </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">back opps! Where is the rest of her left side?</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"> </div></blockquote><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6MI9ZY1Obm4tZN8cSjViVg_lXyB6LAo2YvpvZxUXdT2EcTXWIWop-M0bxLEsCZEw9aYjqNKgiJiCZPAS-WNFOrz7V0gW2Tc5Xt1szZZDyVMLxVxID6yk4Ox7vineiYQIkGvNyz94sQL62-JGeP4uQfSCuAPXcStDvwA6Z_BVl64tcAIdDi5bI16cLWQ=s3962" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3962" data-original-width="2212" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6MI9ZY1Obm4tZN8cSjViVg_lXyB6LAo2YvpvZxUXdT2EcTXWIWop-M0bxLEsCZEw9aYjqNKgiJiCZPAS-WNFOrz7V0gW2Tc5Xt1szZZDyVMLxVxID6yk4Ox7vineiYQIkGvNyz94sQL62-JGeP4uQfSCuAPXcStDvwA6Z_BVl64tcAIdDi5bI16cLWQ=s320" width="179" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Dude is exactly what he appears to be. A ginger cat chilling at the cats favorite </div><div style="text-align: center;">gopher hunting grounds. He is maybe not as close to the hay covered by tarps </div><div style="text-align: center;">as you would think.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBa62DHLm46Q65XN5w2HcvtL4pqVQ8bvIfeFPZrkU_tG97R42SgJeNZxPfErQALyO6M7rQbovX7uFi3O7O4IgRbPE9Ji9ZHglYZUe9rrhRbXv4uE6kxs62UOW9iGCibJIYuC5HSfe5h3Bu5sb-ob1MfmkMnmMDJ6-0ajhBsGhg1dIMjfZmRaMWugLQfA=s973" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="973" data-original-width="776" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBa62DHLm46Q65XN5w2HcvtL4pqVQ8bvIfeFPZrkU_tG97R42SgJeNZxPfErQALyO6M7rQbovX7uFi3O7O4IgRbPE9Ji9ZHglYZUe9rrhRbXv4uE6kxs62UOW9iGCibJIYuC5HSfe5h3Bu5sb-ob1MfmkMnmMDJ6-0ajhBsGhg1dIMjfZmRaMWugLQfA=s320" width="255" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Say "hello" to Nutmeg . Nutty is a nine year old doe She appears larger on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her right side than her left. Opps again. She is larger on the left as she </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is facing us . Our mind tends to want us to believe that it is right , right? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Or maybe it is our right? </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Cy5_Ay3ybFDJURpVb5YDiTPiaaoBQV2xEqOT6z-72lKX9mEL6VQ9a2dRIO0wCO5jZnXW30khDSo2_6w33zIrrFFm34nMDg0zJZ6YF7PvgLN-9zfx8658J6lgw-L7MP6JC0Bom2xROfg9QDeVYsQefQPM3zu7rfi-tPcOBO0kIGtG8SAanH95Hda4dg=s4032" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="2574" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2Cy5_Ay3ybFDJURpVb5YDiTPiaaoBQV2xEqOT6z-72lKX9mEL6VQ9a2dRIO0wCO5jZnXW30khDSo2_6w33zIrrFFm34nMDg0zJZ6YF7PvgLN-9zfx8658J6lgw-L7MP6JC0Bom2xROfg9QDeVYsQefQPM3zu7rfi-tPcOBO0kIGtG8SAanH95Hda4dg=s320" width="204" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Having your right side almost as large as your left gives us the illusion</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">that her rumen may be larger than normal. Should we be worrying about </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her since she is fussing over it and licking. MMMMM could be a sign of pain</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and bloat???!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjBuMwul8niY3_zMPLJpAMCu_ZE2R9yXvo0mZqNUmLNw0mIwJDuCMd-fAvECqTHtoqQqULXUMoVfnmdl2NWZA-Ag_LklxXf4VczFBQ4gDvywjp_H1kmbsunUoQyRF2BoUIcTQZr7gsYTo5iYBzjrzjLw9CXGleUbjy5bYOcJjT5Z_rPtBEOESVyEOlw=s3268" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3268" data-original-width="1567" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQjBuMwul8niY3_zMPLJpAMCu_ZE2R9yXvo0mZqNUmLNw0mIwJDuCMd-fAvECqTHtoqQqULXUMoVfnmdl2NWZA-Ag_LklxXf4VczFBQ4gDvywjp_H1kmbsunUoQyRF2BoUIcTQZr7gsYTo5iYBzjrzjLw9CXGleUbjy5bYOcJjT5Z_rPtBEOESVyEOlw=s320" width="153" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Well now that is better or is it? If a goat indeed carries her rumen on </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">her left what could possibly be going on to make her look symmetrical??</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI82Lrb9PsPCWO9_hN3Rp3Y8xmt34ilodhVxU6w313WKqR-x_-T-muTOJhkjc9BCzTMLx0EMDAI5QA8v1fstgWlrPJ8khcHE1KiO9UEfBD3PBKCjY7MXEOnckGxDOoTEWjBPRAdQtkvkuIdlgfT1nA3jAECvI-CPgLAdbbx1mwZ_PZRpWmWIOE533dxQ=s3024" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="2426" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgI82Lrb9PsPCWO9_hN3Rp3Y8xmt34ilodhVxU6w313WKqR-x_-T-muTOJhkjc9BCzTMLx0EMDAI5QA8v1fstgWlrPJ8khcHE1KiO9UEfBD3PBKCjY7MXEOnckGxDOoTEWjBPRAdQtkvkuIdlgfT1nA3jAECvI-CPgLAdbbx1mwZ_PZRpWmWIOE533dxQ=s320" width="257" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> This is Mama Cat. She is both Dude and Esmeralda's mother. </div><div style="text-align: center;">Mama cat as you can see is a very limited view of life under the </div><div style="text-align: center;">milk stand. She is reminding us that things aren't always how</div><div style="text-align: center;">we see them or interpret it. Mama says think outside of the box.</div><div style="text-align: center;">Could a rumen full of frothy bloat push so hard that the other </div><div style="text-align: center;">organs are being moved into the the right? Not likely because </div><div style="text-align: center;">if it was we would have a doe in a world of hurt and most likely</div><div style="text-align: center;">a down doe also. The more likely cause is a happy ending. The rumen</div><div style="text-align: center;">is more pronounced because, drum roll please. Walnetto Farm is delighted to </div><div style="text-align: center;">invite you to join us mid March for the first kids to be born on the </div><div style="text-align: center;">new homestead. And thanks for wadding through my extreme goofy kid </div><div style="text-align: center;">announcement. 💗</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-35834607536438067272021-07-30T13:52:00.000-07:002021-07-30T13:52:21.989-07:00The Last Week Of July Was A Weird One Maybe We Are In A New Normal?<p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnrWiCsV8mr_XwphptYP_tLzM4OE3FqlAuan4LHa7iWtqunbDdyhPalhU2XjTCzsq_mynV_CJyil3uE_U3RXEHEv9lTAqDFR8jhlAMS2-x5zE6jmQ0iv9nxz_2X0kyuaAGJgXKcrLVNvP/s2048/3ED8FA65-E8A5-4946-B832-F22F641A4205.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirnrWiCsV8mr_XwphptYP_tLzM4OE3FqlAuan4LHa7iWtqunbDdyhPalhU2XjTCzsq_mynV_CJyil3uE_U3RXEHEv9lTAqDFR8jhlAMS2-x5zE6jmQ0iv9nxz_2X0kyuaAGJgXKcrLVNvP/s320/3ED8FA65-E8A5-4946-B832-F22F641A4205.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The week was pretty good up to Tuesday when it got way too busy . Something every day until today and I was just feeling "ADR" as Dr. D my long time mobile goat and what ever else you got vet would say. For those who are scratching their head that would be "ain't doing right." I kept plugging away as the weather would be fairly decent mid nineties with lows in the high sixties. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In addition to the once a day leave home for how ever long it took to get it done. Little stuff like picking up the repaired stock trailer to hoisting Sherman into the truck for a visit to the vet. Tuesday night at about 5:00 PM PDT an alert was issued for high winds, potential flooding and thunder storms for 48 hours. I had known I had a large hole in the hay tarp and figuring we don't get wet weather of any kind in the summer I back burner that nasty, dusty chore as far out as I could. <strike>Hay</strike> Hey it is hot dealing even with tarps with holes. So as I watched the thunder heads gather I am balancing on ladder in the wind trying to make the proper adjustments between gust and then applying the new bandaid tarp around the largest holes. All the time for hour and one half thinking stinking thoughts not of gratitude to the NOAA for not sending an alert out earlier. Finally got everything done and back in house while adjusting my cranky attitude and switching my intent to gratitude that even if it doesn't materialize that I won't be up at two in the morning climbing around in the dark because it sneaked up on us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So how did that work? Dry. Even with another weather alert issued again we never got a drop . It apparently decided it liked the high country better and stayed in place with the bulk of it in Yosemite Park and elevations above that. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eUnd6P3YW8H1tRbiCq4wHtoWolbz1PhNy0w0xt-RSmxGczinWahge5iLCjKUoi7-6VpQpg2x_IpSxsckDnwHDlORL2vN-4vfS7KV9L-pyuiIbcRQAUNKkVjfl783WkifimhruHtPyLnq/s2048/A3FCA925-7F53-4A46-859B-A0432ABE4ACA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_eUnd6P3YW8H1tRbiCq4wHtoWolbz1PhNy0w0xt-RSmxGczinWahge5iLCjKUoi7-6VpQpg2x_IpSxsckDnwHDlORL2vN-4vfS7KV9L-pyuiIbcRQAUNKkVjfl783WkifimhruHtPyLnq/s320/A3FCA925-7F53-4A46-859B-A0432ABE4ACA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Once in awhile good intentions and plans do come together. This is one of those. Ya'll have listened to me whine and wiggle about jump starting my weaving. Getting back to that part of my life enabled me to go to a place that detoxed me. That took me on vacation without leaving home. Kind of like those middle of the night kidding's in the barn. I got started and stopped on the restart. Or sometimes I just had to vocalize it I guess to not let myself forget that once upon a time this fiber life fed a place in me through spinning, weaving , knitting and dying fiber that everything else in my life no matter how cathartic to my soul didn't touch. I finally decided to accomplish that goal was to buy myself a present. I bought a 36 inch rigid heddle Ashford floor loom. Technically a table loom but I purchased the floor stand so I could be more comfortable when seated in front of hit. So with this goal now in sight I found the best fiber with glitter and bling to jump start the project. The best part of this project is there was none. I just sat and spun daily until I had a pound of two ply yarn done and figured that the project would revile itself in my minds eye eventually. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcU33QS6PngWFdyZuq4nkZzhG2V74x3wNrDgfb3t6ev8rtCByynrBcFcIMC8IkHD8I0_NLNi9yJLMn2AYtOnQpa2ZF8sLxSpalex3TGSuY5pLtZ9UCOyPLHdoKvkZMDcZUVFTmf_zteDA/s640/A78DE101-30E7-4FBF-8EC0-8616B26C5316.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="640" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVcU33QS6PngWFdyZuq4nkZzhG2V74x3wNrDgfb3t6ev8rtCByynrBcFcIMC8IkHD8I0_NLNi9yJLMn2AYtOnQpa2ZF8sLxSpalex3TGSuY5pLtZ9UCOyPLHdoKvkZMDcZUVFTmf_zteDA/s320/A78DE101-30E7-4FBF-8EC0-8616B26C5316.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I will happily share the project now but not the recipient as I don't want the cat out of the bag. On the loom is a scarf/shawl . It will be when finished approximately 55 inches long and 14 inches wide. In addition a twisted fringe in the warp yarn will be added to each end. Which will add about 7 inches to the length on each end.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhHPln7UnjwosxryZ3fdM84yvJLpnPeF2-71ILHxGYFjsvdh_kNkss4vWphHmtz5cUS8XE5zdGe2LpxKG-b-rckDGNErXONjHb24Sm_WS6LB557AksvFZeumUSdKcyIb5Sm6jAhsQgHTV/s2048/5EF321A9-41C1-4930-A60A-651C96E08AB2.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnhHPln7UnjwosxryZ3fdM84yvJLpnPeF2-71ILHxGYFjsvdh_kNkss4vWphHmtz5cUS8XE5zdGe2LpxKG-b-rckDGNErXONjHb24Sm_WS6LB557AksvFZeumUSdKcyIb5Sm6jAhsQgHTV/s320/5EF321A9-41C1-4930-A60A-651C96E08AB2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Let us cover as much territory as we can in this post. After all one never knows when I will become derailed by something that sparkles. Isn't he/she lovely? This is the year of the tomato worm apparently. I had none, nada , no last year. This year they are becoming plentiful. Bless their little squishy hearts. But I have to admit they are lovely. That is what the chickens said as I toss them over the fence to them. <p></p><div>Ah chickens that is the word. Another reveal in my world. My friend and I are going partners in the very first batch of meat birds on Walnetto Farm ever. Now the reason for that is I always knew someone who raised their own meat birds and would be happy to sell off extras to friends. So I couldn't see the logic in adding one more chore to my list. But I have bottomed out at the new location. Lots of folks doing it but not sharing. So my friend Jessica who I have known since she was two and her hubby are going in halves with me both in labor and $$. We will get 25 Cornish Boilers on October 14th and the grow is on. We will not be processing yet. Since this was a last minute act of insanity we choose to go with a processor who is available to us at decent rate and drop off in the morning pick up the next day. If all goes well we should be set up for processing the next batch in the Spring.</div><div><br /></div><div>There are a couple of other potential items not quite to the reveal stage. I feel it best to QT these items just in case something changes in plans. So that gives you something to look forward to in the Fall. </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWxjYsjv7gRoEiZYN_nW8t5q192nUeTzN-1g_Zo_VoSJKSr-0agArWlWMcZUFu6YWCP05sVgEy1si7LQ7HD81s4bGJn9mVq5QacbZviP9d5kXUDUnk49QpqRedlESQkFp68D3jZPfNQxL/s2048/0CE81A33-30D0-4025-A7F3-354CABA2A5AA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWxjYsjv7gRoEiZYN_nW8t5q192nUeTzN-1g_Zo_VoSJKSr-0agArWlWMcZUFu6YWCP05sVgEy1si7LQ7HD81s4bGJn9mVq5QacbZviP9d5kXUDUnk49QpqRedlESQkFp68D3jZPfNQxL/s320/0CE81A33-30D0-4025-A7F3-354CABA2A5AA.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Cracker Jack and the pullets</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw81Sfn0kgQn4XbApgojQQ-w4EpKQCOjGf7mkRHXV5xTmKj5Isb6GJvAVMs2spid6xsohJuNrppLOp69DTwhdIEeLNYCbRTXWSnsJ31AEXY1k5gMVi9u4FtLRVBfsLoTgajL5t-glSkKh/s2048/98BD20F0-9476-4B3D-9F2A-7E51606E7121.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpw81Sfn0kgQn4XbApgojQQ-w4EpKQCOjGf7mkRHXV5xTmKj5Isb6GJvAVMs2spid6xsohJuNrppLOp69DTwhdIEeLNYCbRTXWSnsJ31AEXY1k5gMVi9u4FtLRVBfsLoTgajL5t-glSkKh/s320/98BD20F0-9476-4B3D-9F2A-7E51606E7121.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0mZDoqFLb8leT6PyOEb8zQc1tl_bc0e0jDWV1gi5UY0g0n3aButEgiziyV_52lHjxLxpyFReUkburf34kJmSwQ5zl4Mst-w1vw0mvllmkW9iVC_dbwSrNbSYxnmWQZrfCLgnDtJvo6Tf/s2048/147D460A-2DAD-4FC7-AE0B-6CE384BE1ACC.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk0mZDoqFLb8leT6PyOEb8zQc1tl_bc0e0jDWV1gi5UY0g0n3aButEgiziyV_52lHjxLxpyFReUkburf34kJmSwQ5zl4Mst-w1vw0mvllmkW9iVC_dbwSrNbSYxnmWQZrfCLgnDtJvo6Tf/s320/147D460A-2DAD-4FC7-AE0B-6CE384BE1ACC.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Miss. Kitty and the Gopher</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVROROfFUTR5xDNYnHX1qBFW6coawVJOBJl7ZnB0G02b-djNWrufsgFMpYqwyjd9Qlgl_JeaM1IbaKKekcmo3dVs9Fw2hvZChF7vAkZpCSMOk8pyTqhsSxCCdfIVNMpw0FMVTweDjhEIx/s2048/0249D923-16A1-4EBB-9713-B7773082CCCA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1934" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVROROfFUTR5xDNYnHX1qBFW6coawVJOBJl7ZnB0G02b-djNWrufsgFMpYqwyjd9Qlgl_JeaM1IbaKKekcmo3dVs9Fw2hvZChF7vAkZpCSMOk8pyTqhsSxCCdfIVNMpw0FMVTweDjhEIx/s320/0249D923-16A1-4EBB-9713-B7773082CCCA.jpeg" width="302" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Flame </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh0PoyWmN11tQ8BsChlSETOKiVTdydHvrE7LwD3neIEfrqy9hnxEp3YWM_ubMtTfIDwi_Tgo3sxiDG5OrhG91VoogD50NIkJXC3KbkcHPE7dyvVUuwDF30aWT9dsZzsrOcKaJ7ZkPdfoX/s2048/937D2732-3A71-4152-BF2C-1E2DAD0EACBD.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdh0PoyWmN11tQ8BsChlSETOKiVTdydHvrE7LwD3neIEfrqy9hnxEp3YWM_ubMtTfIDwi_Tgo3sxiDG5OrhG91VoogD50NIkJXC3KbkcHPE7dyvVUuwDF30aWT9dsZzsrOcKaJ7ZkPdfoX/s320/937D2732-3A71-4152-BF2C-1E2DAD0EACBD.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOvYC_Rg5919EQyBjCiqmSNE53QxeFqadypSo6rPZTG2gMsziLfhKbakMH62J1fdYe_SQSrjADlzMrzC61u7EdV3it-AFSYm-yvCM2Uw3oGy5ULjZSrML6LaKXmNczDoiPPXNm_0lEjTw/s2048/B973747D-3C50-4254-8283-D794513CB03E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMOvYC_Rg5919EQyBjCiqmSNE53QxeFqadypSo6rPZTG2gMsziLfhKbakMH62J1fdYe_SQSrjADlzMrzC61u7EdV3it-AFSYm-yvCM2Uw3oGy5ULjZSrML6LaKXmNczDoiPPXNm_0lEjTw/s320/B973747D-3C50-4254-8283-D794513CB03E.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGk2jKL8xIhnjicJ7OThgVRhGB9ilMDAWVvYM3xyyc0TVMZTk1VgKwSEfdJ0C4pAWMsD5WO80BBntb-w6QQ8J3yn_PKdHtcwhw1SlPP-OY0zXqk4d2u_8BkoHfDoOIR5fpsTPkX94o6rb/s2048/E7CD6E8F-3910-45B0-96F8-4725F027D1B3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVGk2jKL8xIhnjicJ7OThgVRhGB9ilMDAWVvYM3xyyc0TVMZTk1VgKwSEfdJ0C4pAWMsD5WO80BBntb-w6QQ8J3yn_PKdHtcwhw1SlPP-OY0zXqk4d2u_8BkoHfDoOIR5fpsTPkX94o6rb/s320/E7CD6E8F-3910-45B0-96F8-4725F027D1B3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-40433129210883901262021-07-17T15:53:00.000-07:002021-07-17T15:53:13.522-07:00Nothing Stays The Same But Change<p> </p><p>I often think about people who say "I haven't changed I am the same as always." My silent thought is "well then you must be dead or stagnant for life produces change . " With that said more change here at Walnetto Farm in July. </p><p>If you saw my last published post with the backhoe visit you know that I had some ground work done. Part of my reasoning was to take a prepared action for one of my mostly aging herd of LaMancha dairy goats passing. I now confess I knew that time was coming on us faster with each passing day. </p><p>On Monday last Walnetto Farm 2 Cute 2 Be Bad or as I called her KC when she returned to me from the 4H'er who had both bought and named her as a kid took her leave from the farm. She was ten years old but she had taken a turn last Fall for the worst. And nothing I could toss out to her was going to change the outcome of her journey. I have a few photos of her but they are a filed way back in Google land and I haven't got my skills up to speed yet on the Chromebook to find them. She was a large correct pure white doe with a lovely udder. She had a even disposition and was never pushy or mean to her herd mates.</p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><br /></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9opUO3Bc047p59qTg2UoniCClD6neVHGb7wMDjakDvFvgrl7aseJL7feylBQEsUbspwa35d_GeCUdih7_UGOj2hU7ZfBchNqxIFMdiBSoyShF5hxDpcQSsdL-Kzu6L6FV1bLsddLMLLOi/s2048/20141024_170100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1148" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9opUO3Bc047p59qTg2UoniCClD6neVHGb7wMDjakDvFvgrl7aseJL7feylBQEsUbspwa35d_GeCUdih7_UGOj2hU7ZfBchNqxIFMdiBSoyShF5hxDpcQSsdL-Kzu6L6FV1bLsddLMLLOi/s320/20141024_170100.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr></tr></tbody></table></blockquote><p> </p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;"></blockquote></blockquote><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px; text-align: left;">Some of you may remember Tubby Tabby shown above with her partner in barn cat antics Snowy River. Both Tubs and Snowy were stray kittens brought in at the SPCA where I worked as a vet tech during cat/kitten season. They found a home with me and made the move from the Golden Westside of Fresno county to Mendocino county , Shasta county where Snowy passed on and Tabs made the trip to the new homestead in Mariposa county marking her fourth barn to run in her 16 years. Tabs was a herpes kitten as so many street kittens are and with age her episodes became more intense and more frequent. The last intense heat event we had last weekend came on a collision course with her most trying event. She took her leave on Monday also and has earned a place in front of her favorite tree where she always laid out her lines of tolerance to any new recruits that were added to the barn patrol since we moved to the cabin. Let me add Tabs always ran a tight ship and brooked no nonsense from any of the new crew but seemed to have a soft spot for the Dude. </blockquote><p> </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDeZsnFaEpJ0mBVerMo9dIOPtCVz_RcvOZuYRPOmZQ-b658C_ydOJ08aMedJCbEJlTuOiLjXqtXnjpvXlI2w8I_istXlAz99fyyzZtwu6J2oU20GDUyHDW64VpWtlO-Up0aLjgs73u-pr/s2048/C1B207BD-16B8-4349-9A22-4C36012DDC5C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijDeZsnFaEpJ0mBVerMo9dIOPtCVz_RcvOZuYRPOmZQ-b658C_ydOJ08aMedJCbEJlTuOiLjXqtXnjpvXlI2w8I_istXlAz99fyyzZtwu6J2oU20GDUyHDW64VpWtlO-Up0aLjgs73u-pr/s320/C1B207BD-16B8-4349-9A22-4C36012DDC5C.jpeg" /></a><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div> <div><br /></div><div>The barn is now in the capable paws of Mama Cat and Essi her daughter and Dude's sister . They are joined during the day by the Dude and our newest recruit Miss. Kitty . All of my cats over the last 20 years have all been stray turn ins either to the shelter or to a rescue . I find it interesting that I have caught all of the current barn patrol resting on Tab's grave by her tree at one point or the other in the last week. And when I gave Sherman and Yarrow and opportunity to see her before she was laid on a bed of Pyr hair and straw her favorite mattress that lined her red cow mineral container that doubled as a bed for her when empty. Yarrow kept sniffing her and Sherman went manly on me with a quick sniff , a quizzical look in my eyes and walked away. <br /><p>For the most part I entertain the livestock and working dogs and cats as valued employees. But like employees tend to do they become family. They deserve respect and gratitude for the services they provide us and the companionship they give us. Some leave larger paw or hoof prints in out hearts but they are always shown kindness , gratitude and are part of the family. They will be missed.</p></div></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-15043462554458326992021-06-28T16:14:00.001-07:002021-06-28T16:14:56.487-07:00Here Is One I Bet You Didn't Know.<p style="text-align: center;"> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNfOKfGGbnXP7KP2M61QGgq6QysR55BxKKleFoDyH_kiDyDfezOdIROU__7dJrspd-5RnbluTz4cpZsXDjWqKlzjRBw5L2tneE9cqREuEEknHN9-RdVSyfOwAa59nIZDAUa8xefnZuBYR/s2048/E9BF53BD-CB7A-45E7-B7D3-FEB6E375A35C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqNfOKfGGbnXP7KP2M61QGgq6QysR55BxKKleFoDyH_kiDyDfezOdIROU__7dJrspd-5RnbluTz4cpZsXDjWqKlzjRBw5L2tneE9cqREuEEknHN9-RdVSyfOwAa59nIZDAUa8xefnZuBYR/s320/E9BF53BD-CB7A-45E7-B7D3-FEB6E375A35C.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p><br /></p><p>What does this large hole in the ground have to do with ants? Also what do ants have to do with not having water for almost 24 hours? Anyone? </p><p><br /></p><p>As macabre as this may sound it really was a case of preparing for the worse. Ever since I moved here in the back of my mind was the thought of what would I do if one of my small herd were to die ? If I had no one to help me how would I possibly hand dig a hole large enough for an adult doe or worse yet one of the two bucks? Geoffrey was a stickler for doing things what he considered old fashioned. I considered it just pretty much stupid as we had now "modern " tractors, backhoes, etc. However for the most part he did all the work and if that was his choice who was I to tell him come into the 20/21 century mister? </p><p>Therefore my concern with what could become a big , stinky issue was pretty much justified. It was always in the back of my mind and finally I found a fellow with a backhoe about twenty minutes from me to come over and for an extremely reasonable amount dig a hole large enough to accommodate multiple deceased when using the bottom up method . Used very successfully in many places looking to accommodate everyone in rapidly becoming crowded cemeteries . </p><p>Engine started the earth rumbled and the digging began. That is until on about the third bite the bucket snagged what appeared to be a DIY waterline. Confirmed by a loud sound of moving water which indicated a strong potential for the pipe breaking several feet up the line. All of that because no water was visible in the area below us. I began to sing "gotta love multi owned old houses that no previous owner made note of what they did." Now the race was on to the front yard (my house has three meters for electric in place this one was in front. It services the pump and the shop.) to shut off the water main and the electric to the pump. Beginning to see the light? The tall lady in the back hollers "but what about the ants?" </p><p>Ahh yes the ants. When Bob opened the breaker box to shut off the breaker we encountered ants. Yes it is summer and yes I have ants but no I have never checked my breaker boxes for ants before. I ran for my spray bottle of Bac Out. Yes it is disinfectant as I had no ant spray handy and if you look closely note the word disinfectant has the root word ant in it. I am only joking I know that is not really the root of the problem. HaHa!</p><p>So ants abated and water line capped off project was finished and we proceeded to turn back on the water and of course flip the switch. I checked the hose closest to the pump as I leave nothing to chance. Good thing I did no water. I checked several more and determined no water anywhere. SIGH. Bob couldn't get the breaker to stay on nor could he get it to come loose of its attachment to the box. I thanked both Bob and his lovely wife Tammy who had run down earlier to bring him the cap and gluing compound for the broken line. Decided to call my electrician leaving a message for him to call me asap in the AM. </p><p>Lance called me at 6:30 prompt and after a short conversation at his urging I called my pump guy because logic dictates that if it was more than just the breaker and included something going wrong in the process of trying to right this caused an issue with the electrical workings of the pump they could address that also. Not to mention but I will because my electrician is a super guy he had his entire crew committed to a job at the other end of the county. He would come if the pump guy couldn't but not until after his full day work. What a guy!<br /></p><p>On close examination there were even more ants in the box when Beau got here than were there the night before . He hit it with serious ant spray and gave me a detailed lesson on how and why ants have caused more than one electrical issue . I am well educated , the ants are ding dong dead and gone, the pump is fine and I can take care of and wrangle this issue if and when this ever happens again. </p><p>I am also happy to report that currently all goats are still standing and Bob very generously offered to come by if one should met their maker and bring the backhoe to cover them up. Of course leaving an appropriate amount of social distancing for the next <strike>victim</strike> deceased.</p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-26636727749771093702021-06-17T13:52:00.000-07:002021-06-17T13:52:21.222-07:00A Walk Back In Time<p>I have no idea if this will work or not but I tripped over an old video I took of been our last home it was just kind of a fun ride to watch it so I’m posting a link to it I’m hoping it works if it doesn’t I’ll chalk it up to another act of the Internet. Enough time goes by you forget about all the fun stuff and this was an amazing trip and I am grateful to have done it.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0RWQkfHbhXjWWQ3VTNTdmhZR00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-y4pbdWf30kFCr7I2S3xOywWalnetto" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0RWQkfHbhXjWWQ3VTNTdmhZR00/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-y4pbdWf30kFCr7I2S3xOywWalnetto</a></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-90669872564057561992021-06-16T13:03:00.000-07:002021-06-16T13:03:28.091-07:00Yes We Have Chicks Plus This, That and The Next Thing<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQfFb0ApEEj5a_F2zhauLZ3QmG4owVSvRtJ4UPlSWFiNIRsdIeoHR8RjSBrfRAbS81rMl0c87DcxSFKbz97g6rKYA4WXHkDyebHocrtwkNCxjrbi_rEbGH7mnLMYTYiWJ50B-1m2gU9Me/s2048/06FC016D-8717-4712-81C3-5139F2DF28B5.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWQfFb0ApEEj5a_F2zhauLZ3QmG4owVSvRtJ4UPlSWFiNIRsdIeoHR8RjSBrfRAbS81rMl0c87DcxSFKbz97g6rKYA4WXHkDyebHocrtwkNCxjrbi_rEbGH7mnLMYTYiWJ50B-1m2gU9Me/s320/06FC016D-8717-4712-81C3-5139F2DF28B5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><p>I was a slacker when the chicks arrived right on time. I got organized and took a few photos and then poof be gone. I will share my small offerings above. I will also after the loggers leave go out and take some adolescent photos of the nuggets.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XSbnbp9D-awus_p1WhFeKvxeIrWCQsxS2Osi0km9msRFer8lf4nnzIin2f4STCsepHG1pAQwPIMBxERHDdIO6HAhVJGJytobYflQQEu90aKJu5LgTvqFphT-e70ll1PXqoG1OhlknDRG/s2048/D870E3AF-994B-42A0-B9F1-0EFDF3E0BB74.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1931" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4XSbnbp9D-awus_p1WhFeKvxeIrWCQsxS2Osi0km9msRFer8lf4nnzIin2f4STCsepHG1pAQwPIMBxERHDdIO6HAhVJGJytobYflQQEu90aKJu5LgTvqFphT-e70ll1PXqoG1OhlknDRG/s320/D870E3AF-994B-42A0-B9F1-0EFDF3E0BB74.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>Loggers? Yes I had loggers today. I realized in early Fall that the three eucalyptus trees close to the common fence line were not doing well. They were losing leaves and small branches that begun to look very dead. I watched them through the winter and they continued to decline. I have always figured that with the height that they had the trees were at least as old as the cabin which went up in 1981. It took awhile to find someone to come out with the all the downed trees from late winter and the early Spring Mono winds events the need was great. I didn't mind at all taking a back seat to my neighbors in the our county who had trees literally in their kitchens, bedrooms etc.</p><p>I finally located a family who were 3+ generations in out county . I like dealing local and especially the ones other highly respected their work and work ethic. So today was the big day the trees went down. Three eucalyptus and two incense Cedars that were planted by the previous owner .They were younger trees but unfortunately they were planted in the wrong place. Incense Cedars don't do well at elevations lower than 2000 feet and need full sun. So they went also and dead branches hanging over PGE lines that are deemed my responsibility were also removed. They did an amazing job and at a very fair price. I am hopeful that in late winter we will light the burn pile and roast some marshmallows.</p><p>I will not use the eucalyptus to burn in the wood stove as the oils increase creosote and the chance of chimney fire. So I now have a huge burn pile patiently waiting for next February or so for the availability to burn without setting the world on fire. </p><p>June has become bnb month at my cabin. It actually started with Genna over Memorial Day weekend. </p><p>Next was my daughter in love , Genna's mama, Robin. We had a great time spending a day in Sonora and Jamestown. Had a great lunch at the Diamondback Cafe in Sonora if you are ever in the area great food at a great price. Next up a day trip this Friday from my sister , Annie my daughter the end of the following week . Potentially and old friend from True Northern California the last few days of June. I have a feeling that come July and August I will be my own best company! </p><p>To say our weather has been wonky is an understatement. Cooled off beautifully after a week long warm spell and now we are marching back into a heat up again. My garden is so confused it doesn't know if it is supposed to be setting veggies or going to seed. I snapped a few photos today . This garden has been in the ground since I believe late April? I didn't put last years in the ground until late May last year. Just flippin' crazy I say.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bERUM3ubZgXs4_KNIFkuD3GnL6mNB3yU2Go1DQESsZJ2bw9AxCgjOYvVMhE9IU-SwtBUcjnFSbgK_8Gg79M6oYH6Jh2HSoLaEvyljcbKAcXe03h_E3iMDCHnY8Acq125FKn5Zamoa0k7/s2048/A0790947-9560-4CAF-869D-77C8B2DFDF65.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6bERUM3ubZgXs4_KNIFkuD3GnL6mNB3yU2Go1DQESsZJ2bw9AxCgjOYvVMhE9IU-SwtBUcjnFSbgK_8Gg79M6oYH6Jh2HSoLaEvyljcbKAcXe03h_E3iMDCHnY8Acq125FKn5Zamoa0k7/s320/A0790947-9560-4CAF-869D-77C8B2DFDF65.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EVIscX4LuT0QcYAjmF9xmPNmHlG7jfERy_JOPPlD4Bo_NvY3PjwK2RWHAQAmf6tqRiGyacB4cvxrTxOlN6D06jymZYttLMzjxPNKmxDdT_p2TadwpmOOo7oMFYHVigUZA2JHj-Pwv_wV/s2048/8F8FCD36-D8D7-4DCF-A902-00FB0918020C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4EVIscX4LuT0QcYAjmF9xmPNmHlG7jfERy_JOPPlD4Bo_NvY3PjwK2RWHAQAmf6tqRiGyacB4cvxrTxOlN6D06jymZYttLMzjxPNKmxDdT_p2TadwpmOOo7oMFYHVigUZA2JHj-Pwv_wV/s320/8F8FCD36-D8D7-4DCF-A902-00FB0918020C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwuxOsJ_ZrhKBeOSYkqWRkBKVe1z4RwqI3br4CrRybjFzp1EkG5gMwU2EQeVZ_vHFHqnqB25KmUkN5xs_HY5ActdyGgclRyxGkUSMt-OngDrebD1mQ3KJ15gAsLMKjRZupb6ttwHYz5BA/s2048/D6D3226A-6303-431F-9B01-42801CF49E5A.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPwuxOsJ_ZrhKBeOSYkqWRkBKVe1z4RwqI3br4CrRybjFzp1EkG5gMwU2EQeVZ_vHFHqnqB25KmUkN5xs_HY5ActdyGgclRyxGkUSMt-OngDrebD1mQ3KJ15gAsLMKjRZupb6ttwHYz5BA/s320/D6D3226A-6303-431F-9B01-42801CF49E5A.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW2QR2dwb0mx-l8pivv7Vt7KoYJOwUxaNPZC8Lli2a2UZrAdb2buCh6UpKIpGBsaRR7TYd08TZGmpAyX6SOUYz8FKKe7z8KNcscrSdBgsyw1jloBPh6-iTpMIegpOYm7BKg0OrVTwAIQn/s2048/B7A36726-5C5D-4372-91CA-D7B774CBA5FE.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZW2QR2dwb0mx-l8pivv7Vt7KoYJOwUxaNPZC8Lli2a2UZrAdb2buCh6UpKIpGBsaRR7TYd08TZGmpAyX6SOUYz8FKKe7z8KNcscrSdBgsyw1jloBPh6-iTpMIegpOYm7BKg0OrVTwAIQn/s320/B7A36726-5C5D-4372-91CA-D7B774CBA5FE.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ-jgN9WBVP3RebUwiluQjYy7DZss-C-ntaCR-mmAEW1L4siRUr_Rl6Zg9B1Xxi3DdJu_4SzMWuJRtkU_4ko_OW-5gFilQvjDthVa-7-97Yv2ln5Lk1We-jPAAiPneg6Lf5KEnTzeQJib/s2048/FF2D248D-7A6F-49D1-9B3B-A51B47C0B576.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgZ-jgN9WBVP3RebUwiluQjYy7DZss-C-ntaCR-mmAEW1L4siRUr_Rl6Zg9B1Xxi3DdJu_4SzMWuJRtkU_4ko_OW-5gFilQvjDthVa-7-97Yv2ln5Lk1We-jPAAiPneg6Lf5KEnTzeQJib/s320/FF2D248D-7A6F-49D1-9B3B-A51B47C0B576.jpeg" /></a></div><p>The bare root fruit trees I set in January are doing great. But I know until they are in ground for two years not to expect fruit or assume they all will live to tell about it. I am just delighted that they don't look like dead sticks I paid a nice sum for at this point! </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFnv1hQ475xR4AkTKDih2MEjyxni80qU3YG_QuwM0UdGmbM7cPnX_FTvmDieI2uDQ_Vf9ilupLfM3vYjXhR3qonbmh_4iu_79mv6yG_x6Lv0clea7ul3LWsMqsvQYz5A7uzGGhLv2L1tC/s2882/E0B1D9D8-7DBC-428A-8A18-090038A4AE68.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1091" data-original-width="2882" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwFnv1hQ475xR4AkTKDih2MEjyxni80qU3YG_QuwM0UdGmbM7cPnX_FTvmDieI2uDQ_Vf9ilupLfM3vYjXhR3qonbmh_4iu_79mv6yG_x6Lv0clea7ul3LWsMqsvQYz5A7uzGGhLv2L1tC/s320/E0B1D9D8-7DBC-428A-8A18-090038A4AE68.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><p>Need to get back at it. I will pop in again with more to share as it happens. </p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-92048419204938796772021-05-06T17:19:00.003-07:002021-05-06T17:19:47.846-07:00Who Does Short Post? We Do Short Post!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVCvCV4nNIe-6TSRJpMcS9F6h1OM1VUFDGsnpgx_2IQayO5VgvXS7ybe0djLPn6zIC6isME5xNbQEJa55Pu_uQKudPFfDeWT7Kml5jjozrgxxgoVKdFp4FOTVVR5PZbm4ZzlKQlyBoJ9y/s2048/9B142B33-E70D-4925-92B7-96C86F91C7A6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVCvCV4nNIe-6TSRJpMcS9F6h1OM1VUFDGsnpgx_2IQayO5VgvXS7ybe0djLPn6zIC6isME5xNbQEJa55Pu_uQKudPFfDeWT7Kml5jjozrgxxgoVKdFp4FOTVVR5PZbm4ZzlKQlyBoJ9y/s320/9B142B33-E70D-4925-92B7-96C86F91C7A6.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> We are here life keeps throwing us in front of the bus. Spring sprang and that slow lazy Spring eluded us this year. <p></p><p>More garden news and only the news worth publishing . This is my Spring of contentment and only about a week away is another post .</p><p>What are you doing to make this your Spring of Contentment?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-55967057063637004182021-04-18T21:18:00.001-07:002021-04-18T21:18:30.150-07:00Just When You Thought She Was Never Coming Back<p> </p><p>The Dude has become my Ginger Maine Coon companion. No I don't know if he is any Maine Coon but I do know he weights 15 to 20 pounds . Trust me when I heft him my back protest loudly. He is NOT FAT he is solid as a rock at a bit over a year old. He is also a amazing hunter most likely due to his early months living in a feral colony. But he loves me intensely and his favorite spot at night is on my lap getting a paw massage. Pathetic ? Yes but who cares not me!</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R5xy0d5hmS8Qm92K3UgKXu43ohBnEY_5uJFg2ppy19LQ4alZaoYwIsqSQwNBudt9U8KBJQLW9LrUUpddBek7XL2w0un4YOVwodZw_Q6guNwvxaHVeAf2C0YjGM8Uk33guu6eoVw0FaS-/s2048/3812AC4F-0BDD-46EE-AD36-97B63AFF52D8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_R5xy0d5hmS8Qm92K3UgKXu43ohBnEY_5uJFg2ppy19LQ4alZaoYwIsqSQwNBudt9U8KBJQLW9LrUUpddBek7XL2w0un4YOVwodZw_Q6guNwvxaHVeAf2C0YjGM8Uk33guu6eoVw0FaS-/s320/3812AC4F-0BDD-46EE-AD36-97B63AFF52D8.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXk4SksLKXRGFTINsArpMIClGbUzPUdIyOD_udoYun7GJxRZioURVadbtKZQ-tos6hn7hbGqbAsIVlkvXLcI8z3D94BThjBh33s7Ym0mhcOdJJD8v4J3xAzVJZsItxmdgh4VnXdI4hNwm/s2048/B9A50C4E-3D34-423E-B0F5-C505B9D2EF6F.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLXk4SksLKXRGFTINsArpMIClGbUzPUdIyOD_udoYun7GJxRZioURVadbtKZQ-tos6hn7hbGqbAsIVlkvXLcI8z3D94BThjBh33s7Ym0mhcOdJJD8v4J3xAzVJZsItxmdgh4VnXdI4hNwm/s320/B9A50C4E-3D34-423E-B0F5-C505B9D2EF6F.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>I don't believe I ever posted a photo of the new wood stove. It is from Pacific Energy and AMAZING. Am I excited? You bet it heats up to 2000 square feet and my living area have migrated up into the 72 degree range with repeated accuracy . It also has a fan which pretty much manages to push the heat around my stubborn corner that goes around the kitchen island and then down the short hall to my bedroom. Since installment wasn't until early March I haven't used it as much as I would if the weather was colder. But the times it has I give it an A+.<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh598Ac1fz9ItwnGR48QixqFjNsghsnbiRPrFtRf-eOBgULWzJjrZbugZ2iVJIthjJfZ5A6q1le5A-SlxrCIHRSz2VBfhtOAkt7BEs-11mGxSsIem0BhYa1ZHXKEs2DX0Is-ILET_Hf6tdK/s2048/073F7B27-FD61-45E6-89AA-F405C970D878.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh598Ac1fz9ItwnGR48QixqFjNsghsnbiRPrFtRf-eOBgULWzJjrZbugZ2iVJIthjJfZ5A6q1le5A-SlxrCIHRSz2VBfhtOAkt7BEs-11mGxSsIem0BhYa1ZHXKEs2DX0Is-ILET_Hf6tdK/s320/073F7B27-FD61-45E6-89AA-F405C970D878.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdwLhIpYo8h_-F6Uz1NADTmUyF_0DFsFpFRQh2qcDg3ltlAsENt_oVuQK6GKulp0h5-GUN1JUJdwnRU5eaP5BDtsf4lh-uP-tJZRfRTQUYUyl5ZF3cYnTCHvYgYZLGTcp07l7zguQmFFE/s2048/65070189-AF0C-464C-A979-410597C9CD75.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBdwLhIpYo8h_-F6Uz1NADTmUyF_0DFsFpFRQh2qcDg3ltlAsENt_oVuQK6GKulp0h5-GUN1JUJdwnRU5eaP5BDtsf4lh-uP-tJZRfRTQUYUyl5ZF3cYnTCHvYgYZLGTcp07l7zguQmFFE/s320/65070189-AF0C-464C-A979-410597C9CD75.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Flowers are a Spring passion. The wreath on the front door ( please note mat below) was one of a two piece set on sale for 50% off at <a href="Creekside Nursery ">Creekside Nursery</a> in Mariposa. The nursery is one of my happy places.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The kitchen window cuties are from one of my stops to Trader Joe's when I happen to be in Fresno for appointments. Good price and very fresh. They have become a picker upper for me . I will eventually plant flowers galore but this year there are other fish to fry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzVi8wWugHedj7yYc9Xn04IrBGSgeqdGzGj-I-_7WAtjlo4E4hAsjUx_UfF7yjc8kS94K8HiQZWAnPx9Lzf6QlrDfSFr9mjzhCCGT5SDVkB5bH2Y-ogbLEmsD7207B23U8xBaVwua6s8L/s2048/BD3F3026-9E0D-4A78-A512-B2FD3343B928.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHzVi8wWugHedj7yYc9Xn04IrBGSgeqdGzGj-I-_7WAtjlo4E4hAsjUx_UfF7yjc8kS94K8HiQZWAnPx9Lzf6QlrDfSFr9mjzhCCGT5SDVkB5bH2Y-ogbLEmsD7207B23U8xBaVwua6s8L/s320/BD3F3026-9E0D-4A78-A512-B2FD3343B928.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvAkiHiHc02CQ84j7_osLwvxIJY3LhcItbrVBGhyYlkYf81cw08xEhcxXeNAAEH4xjuhX6mT_dC2NY2kafFU2o7wSXVHWoiEsxYZabLZbdmfWQpFprOwxNbQwTXw7qGax_ABE2PHAoe9W/s2048/8E19D4BF-2AFF-4C82-9642-4261F30D2FBF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtvAkiHiHc02CQ84j7_osLwvxIJY3LhcItbrVBGhyYlkYf81cw08xEhcxXeNAAEH4xjuhX6mT_dC2NY2kafFU2o7wSXVHWoiEsxYZabLZbdmfWQpFprOwxNbQwTXw7qGax_ABE2PHAoe9W/s320/8E19D4BF-2AFF-4C82-9642-4261F30D2FBF.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw91keIm-bR-PHX2gOjXfZaetqyCx9nU7Vg501Rlv2A_HaaHIHdFBs6S67-c4DuQw0adlb-6ypmsLX4YPK9cBa559IGW-gpYNXHlzocZwEdIhhx4spT5vv15A2BeNmYAcd8KCjTT4b11t/s2048/BD30C32E-832A-45D3-9300-9B1E645D126C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1864" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEw91keIm-bR-PHX2gOjXfZaetqyCx9nU7Vg501Rlv2A_HaaHIHdFBs6S67-c4DuQw0adlb-6ypmsLX4YPK9cBa559IGW-gpYNXHlzocZwEdIhhx4spT5vv15A2BeNmYAcd8KCjTT4b11t/s320/BD30C32E-832A-45D3-9300-9B1E645D126C.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div>In descending order geraniums and the planter also Creekside Nursery. The planter another 50% off end of season find. The signage is of course family and was made by Aubrey grandgirl number one. The adorable piggy sponge was in a basket of fun from one of my sweet "adoptive " grandgirls from long time friends.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbwKzzlOMhUrKKolaO3Hko8oWQatmlDYeyV3kIJI7zlDOBnHUUy4zv_h-XpnscitfvYpLHLgpKaEBfgtSDGVJbKR8-yuU7gpRGoaREcBHDZ42aVuUD7MD4BKR5KuKPKJWCwVB485lFFvy/s905/D6C59615-613F-4CB3-AF49-16A0C6653340.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="905" data-original-width="610" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZbwKzzlOMhUrKKolaO3Hko8oWQatmlDYeyV3kIJI7zlDOBnHUUy4zv_h-XpnscitfvYpLHLgpKaEBfgtSDGVJbKR8-yuU7gpRGoaREcBHDZ42aVuUD7MD4BKR5KuKPKJWCwVB485lFFvy/s320/D6C59615-613F-4CB3-AF49-16A0C6653340.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div> My new hummer feeder that hangs in the garden in progress with one of my hummer family giving it a go.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvEmanOs1eCEcSZSK6wDuYuYhHknj93MpekcKKgtNsV_FGCLmq7Y69bUCh7D7Ru4Ek34gmLulZIBinrSmx86J18NuBNol74UbYz74fUn4XpzG9xm6rxHxDLnH3H-mRRhZz0uJP03s0wdT/s2048/8A0EDA39-29C6-4636-865C-7B918DEC0339.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1953" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvvEmanOs1eCEcSZSK6wDuYuYhHknj93MpekcKKgtNsV_FGCLmq7Y69bUCh7D7Ru4Ek34gmLulZIBinrSmx86J18NuBNol74UbYz74fUn4XpzG9xm6rxHxDLnH3H-mRRhZz0uJP03s0wdT/s320/8A0EDA39-29C6-4636-865C-7B918DEC0339.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another surprise in store mid May. You have most likely guessed but wait till you see who is coming.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS7l0zVHRSbJz0-qZqqy3LVXTqfUNKqKLzLae5hZUCr54Z1Wl8CqFwu7u0vciry65n2-zLC3SVEDMNx_-ZZZ-d7kwNvmIW_aRSgoRgYxcJ-dFjTmnohivnwqtOzEG5QBmYNlTwR1dDpi8/s2048/8041EC47-4E72-4D6B-9CAA-1A537B5A9D24.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1986" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdS7l0zVHRSbJz0-qZqqy3LVXTqfUNKqKLzLae5hZUCr54Z1Wl8CqFwu7u0vciry65n2-zLC3SVEDMNx_-ZZZ-d7kwNvmIW_aRSgoRgYxcJ-dFjTmnohivnwqtOzEG5QBmYNlTwR1dDpi8/s320/8041EC47-4E72-4D6B-9CAA-1A537B5A9D24.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dHJNYNu-EgQ5MzCMzCcGRCpSAsnGoo1wRT50HCS-lNIekIWawEr9MY9OBjYUu-IbD9lNWPQcWKCA9z_zPI6T_-LTLqoG0cSk32a9y9Y2E3hfnC24T2VExeIkWW6dDjt4GU3pEFmqJsTH/s2048/868D988F-9D73-4CF5-8855-ED35859B1DF8.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8dHJNYNu-EgQ5MzCMzCcGRCpSAsnGoo1wRT50HCS-lNIekIWawEr9MY9OBjYUu-IbD9lNWPQcWKCA9z_zPI6T_-LTLqoG0cSk32a9y9Y2E3hfnC24T2VExeIkWW6dDjt4GU3pEFmqJsTH/s320/868D988F-9D73-4CF5-8855-ED35859B1DF8.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The two photos above is what you don't want to see when you open your stock trailer door. This is not my first rodeo with this issue. It is a good trailer but the company should have made adjustments to the style of hinges they used for a door that large. That is all I am saying as I look for a welder who can handle aluminum.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj917Z3YAVh-sUuck4VdpYsUU9LgUDRyev7fQkDhRRW9yWVMI3Y0yQDvm8C-O3Aohn-YgGVqpASqQjzRK5EcCiqNFZ2jDq_1B-xMQZ9GPfxuYLr9J3up7hHFPhBNXTI8RPRTdW-ptVNcC/s2048/FF7AA68E-17B2-4536-AB1D-4FDC13ECBB89.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1178" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMj917Z3YAVh-sUuck4VdpYsUU9LgUDRyev7fQkDhRRW9yWVMI3Y0yQDvm8C-O3Aohn-YgGVqpASqQjzRK5EcCiqNFZ2jDq_1B-xMQZ9GPfxuYLr9J3up7hHFPhBNXTI8RPRTdW-ptVNcC/s320/FF7AA68E-17B2-4536-AB1D-4FDC13ECBB89.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">New orchard! Front is an Arkansas Black and behind it a </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Johnathan . </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDI9vT8-x3I1Ml17_Gu9NSWs1oo3Bj8iFogZzkRrRG_dmuz9BW-taxcR5X9x0aWqcgrTxPthYtlz0yx9bJdnG3DFkSQmmhPdmgcP5lTXD1x_cYou11Xcv1Ae235oXIJ4dYYUL2E3DXRFt/s2048/C9FE56C8-A1D2-48E1-B2FA-C82702023594.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheDI9vT8-x3I1Ml17_Gu9NSWs1oo3Bj8iFogZzkRrRG_dmuz9BW-taxcR5X9x0aWqcgrTxPthYtlz0yx9bJdnG3DFkSQmmhPdmgcP5lTXD1x_cYou11Xcv1Ae235oXIJ4dYYUL2E3DXRFt/s320/C9FE56C8-A1D2-48E1-B2FA-C82702023594.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Stella cherry tree.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2fS-yTZiYBo9ar6CWNUHFrv7j62XKansTHyD3CTuitRgpTSJFUtBm0JE-H5a0sxTIyLyuIDwtnwroGfulRj8cYcIzbGarJgZnEoyNhWYgvODxyp3JiAo9QZzAEnSYtGY-nxp9rnQVc4b/s2048/229A92D5-101E-4064-92AC-F08C3EE03BB9.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv2fS-yTZiYBo9ar6CWNUHFrv7j62XKansTHyD3CTuitRgpTSJFUtBm0JE-H5a0sxTIyLyuIDwtnwroGfulRj8cYcIzbGarJgZnEoyNhWYgvODxyp3JiAo9QZzAEnSYtGY-nxp9rnQVc4b/s320/229A92D5-101E-4064-92AC-F08C3EE03BB9.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAtDNux6qI8W6tELJ2BKmaj-0SqbHG0U7gt4-3az3r6gXb9K_V49any6w85G3s-ZvO9lOLXK_Qzaod6afaHzWRdxnWVFsVj78Lnc_5EK87VlFWW9A747hiaaH_t0RcP57JEkFnpF2tTOA/s2048/84EF9690-63A1-47D1-98F5-34FA9E1CC47C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglAtDNux6qI8W6tELJ2BKmaj-0SqbHG0U7gt4-3az3r6gXb9K_V49any6w85G3s-ZvO9lOLXK_Qzaod6afaHzWRdxnWVFsVj78Lnc_5EK87VlFWW9A747hiaaH_t0RcP57JEkFnpF2tTOA/s320/84EF9690-63A1-47D1-98F5-34FA9E1CC47C.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Two tiny bare root peaches an Elberta Peach.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxq8l15uIZ43us5-Sn2gZnWLoxKyI1hlq3U1nGn53YAJuJSvSOQOhdT9KcgHLXvyrgHy-xY0KblLQ9l4M9psFxQo6RXI9Sx7iJ8lsHHttNDFB9LNKYWN4ln3gngXaSlgZ-LrnA2pqMmFg/s2048/8D909CCF-E16D-4B98-BA04-7B741ABFF419.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxq8l15uIZ43us5-Sn2gZnWLoxKyI1hlq3U1nGn53YAJuJSvSOQOhdT9KcgHLXvyrgHy-xY0KblLQ9l4M9psFxQo6RXI9Sx7iJ8lsHHttNDFB9LNKYWN4ln3gngXaSlgZ-LrnA2pqMmFg/s320/8D909CCF-E16D-4B98-BA04-7B741ABFF419.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly a Black Mission Fig. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">With guarded optimism I am calling the orchard a success for now. 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Spring sprung early this year . We have cool to chilly nights still but days are in low to mid seventies. I need to do confession time now. No false advertising here. I added a new above ground planter. I needed more space and with all going on at this point something had to go. I found the lovely 48 square inches at the nursery. The price was good but it is p-l-a-s-t-i-c. The price of wood has shot up exponentially and I have just about used most of my left over pieces so I purchased it for a fraction of what wood would have cost to make it. I also gave myself some grace and and purchased starter plants for the most part. There I have confessed my cheating ways now I can sleep tonight. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQclOHueIkx7StQYhlkorz2JvLprgrHiToiEy3yhWYVAV_QT2pu6oYvbRKk27IfcHAzcJr-TDY1uqoHo0ZBwNsGTz9NbTqg9T7IUXBb-aBsEgwIQ-pUYuzK0JggLIg371_Dfty69wMGlmd/s2048/5BC4E62E-77DE-467A-988C-C42FCC3843CF.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1659" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQclOHueIkx7StQYhlkorz2JvLprgrHiToiEy3yhWYVAV_QT2pu6oYvbRKk27IfcHAzcJr-TDY1uqoHo0ZBwNsGTz9NbTqg9T7IUXBb-aBsEgwIQ-pUYuzK0JggLIg371_Dfty69wMGlmd/s320/5BC4E62E-77DE-467A-988C-C42FCC3843CF.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">There is more much more. Which is partially why I have been a flake of late. More on that later. Hope you enjoy the update and that my momentum doesn't fail me now. Enjoy the coming week!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-60085268693986858232021-04-04T16:43:00.001-07:002021-04-04T16:43:23.719-07:00Up The Mending Road<p> Remember the lively exchange on mending a bit ago?</p><p>Check this blog out. </p><p style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><a href="http://fullyfleeced.com/2021/04/04/darn-it-again-or-the-tiniest-loom/#comment-3490">http://fullyfleeced.com/2021/04/04/darn-it-again-or-the-tiniest-loom/#comment-3490</a></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-31388953844522616542021-03-21T07:48:00.000-07:002021-03-21T07:48:26.878-07:00Happy First Sunday of Spring<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXhsaWUW388CakisN_GPjHHvl2knbYpQZ9QIE3V76mFhshJQQDftP68hRhyphenhyphenmWBm05iQ3ejdGKK_wufNpEAq7E61yxv-in5x3LJfhkrqvuqaBKMstAptzH0Ul_UuI0AACfkpMAesJHcBde/s1299/9BCC112F-1CAD-456F-A82B-390EA087EF1B.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="980" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXhsaWUW388CakisN_GPjHHvl2knbYpQZ9QIE3V76mFhshJQQDftP68hRhyphenhyphenmWBm05iQ3ejdGKK_wufNpEAq7E61yxv-in5x3LJfhkrqvuqaBKMstAptzH0Ul_UuI0AACfkpMAesJHcBde/s320/9BCC112F-1CAD-456F-A82B-390EA087EF1B.jpeg" /></a></div><br /> Enjoy Spring in any form you have! Just wanted to let y’all know I am still here and still working on some semblance of a real post. <p></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-6433364084245002612021-01-31T21:07:00.000-08:002021-01-31T21:07:03.617-08:00Does Early Blooms Forecast Return Of Winter?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Seems like the last five years we have spring, summer later. But spring puts in an early appearance and then backs off and puts in another appearance weeks or months later.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE9b2w3-Ygnpy9JQr6Ir5j67gKJW-SYl4WINMm3XaIxQUjrBF6tS1P7SOZHM7rjscdUDMajz6DUc884mLd1Cbvup3oxgC2pFo3z3cZZABve6l51VR1uyH7v8259SXS0hEPp5gfVPjWwkb/s2048/619129F8-9693-460C-A518-F88F9B9FE1D3.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHE9b2w3-Ygnpy9JQr6Ir5j67gKJW-SYl4WINMm3XaIxQUjrBF6tS1P7SOZHM7rjscdUDMajz6DUc884mLd1Cbvup3oxgC2pFo3z3cZZABve6l51VR1uyH7v8259SXS0hEPp5gfVPjWwkb/s320/619129F8-9693-460C-A518-F88F9B9FE1D3.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>The native grasses are returning and with the rain/snow leaving everyone is spending more time in the pasture. <div><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rsRsQyzhCFMIOCujU0xgfN_4lN7BTYfXbMXirE2FN_fAX5ErEZlBDE9BXh4uOI_2yuar0rs0h5LwqChHjQR08t_Igxk2i1JJTfkOl0Ls6DeubuSmpGm1RjJ4d1XVorbfa3JjUQgauB3L/s2048/C83DA94F-8318-4FED-BDFC-A2463BC458BA.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4rsRsQyzhCFMIOCujU0xgfN_4lN7BTYfXbMXirE2FN_fAX5ErEZlBDE9BXh4uOI_2yuar0rs0h5LwqChHjQR08t_Igxk2i1JJTfkOl0Ls6DeubuSmpGm1RjJ4d1XVorbfa3JjUQgauB3L/s320/C83DA94F-8318-4FED-BDFC-A2463BC458BA.jpeg" /></a></div>The Chicklets from last year are contributing to the current increase in eggs. </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE0nDEmS_447c1Z1WS0Wd8swpciQRgC38OV91ZJyZynq00Jw3tnJmefbDWkZN84zqknxu8bTs9mScpHEVu5s34X2yBDIJWJMcu5YwKignaNh5YdqZ6Zf3SSrJZ3DBi4rs4swdiR2jVrjX/s2048/FD80F305-7C70-4B2F-B784-5B7CB752893C.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAE0nDEmS_447c1Z1WS0Wd8swpciQRgC38OV91ZJyZynq00Jw3tnJmefbDWkZN84zqknxu8bTs9mScpHEVu5s34X2yBDIJWJMcu5YwKignaNh5YdqZ6Zf3SSrJZ3DBi4rs4swdiR2jVrjX/s320/FD80F305-7C70-4B2F-B784-5B7CB752893C.jpeg" /></a><br /><p>And in the last week the daffodils someone planted by the pump enclosure have popped up.</p><p>But does this mean we will have a tease of Spring and then a recess back to rain, freezes and winter ?</p><p>What is going on at your homestead?</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-88280579269099675892021-01-25T09:01:00.001-08:002021-01-25T09:01:35.701-08:00Rain,Snow and Freeze Oh My!<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPGLfUrKQH-R2G3yD_pzZhnY1hDzwPGN-6uuqONanApdOR_rxXsLOmxBO_OAceVNYN_3vkRoXEMit4bA2De6nB5wuC7Hk75QwKZrsoKFFTudPfRreurNjUVXZBNzoxQtfhRwlPDWU394G/s2048/7C7EC411-FC33-4CB7-A54D-3D6BC0A0C510.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1097" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibPGLfUrKQH-R2G3yD_pzZhnY1hDzwPGN-6uuqONanApdOR_rxXsLOmxBO_OAceVNYN_3vkRoXEMit4bA2De6nB5wuC7Hk75QwKZrsoKFFTudPfRreurNjUVXZBNzoxQtfhRwlPDWU394G/s320/7C7EC411-FC33-4CB7-A54D-3D6BC0A0C510.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> I was in Fresno a couple of weeks ago. Made a trip to see a friend and found this wall decor at Hobby Lobby. Got a nice sale price and plan to hang it in the fiber room which is currently a project in motion. <p>I was joined by Miss Genna from Thursday to Sunday. We spent Saturday on the work crew at church who were redoing the nursery floor and replacing baseboards and such it was a lovely although cold with a colder wind blowing.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJp3P3Mx-p8VVfPhYxeSg9ByJq5VH7KWpQT-shw7NTblpasADBHsyfCeVX9rXVaI5tpLNhIMVAg3SukqDNh3g-0XIGD37Of9fi-aezyntV5nk8HAmzt3Sgv2tW4itS8cPnc10GKh3Yrvn/s2048/7205FE96-AE21-4BDE-83A8-896E32B0AD17.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikJp3P3Mx-p8VVfPhYxeSg9ByJq5VH7KWpQT-shw7NTblpasADBHsyfCeVX9rXVaI5tpLNhIMVAg3SukqDNh3g-0XIGD37Of9fi-aezyntV5nk8HAmzt3Sgv2tW4itS8cPnc10GKh3Yrvn/s320/7205FE96-AE21-4BDE-83A8-896E32B0AD17.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Friday we drove to the nursery in a neighboring small town and I found this primrose to add a bit of color to the cabin. <div>Our drive over it started with snow and the temperature dropped rapidly. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmv7cFsdUNnuc1Zo4LRmzvKyamN-ZbdBqzEKf-D-yFHW0ZF1thX3CMXiv2cvd3FdqFEOexy8XFgEyjTAcrLx-dXGTKzb5LJ6jhf4tfQu-R6qxZK3PHXSkDPVG5s0VCZVrpNd8zl5NUmFA/s2048/CBFF28B9-E1E4-4562-9FE6-E526EDCB1C45.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmv7cFsdUNnuc1Zo4LRmzvKyamN-ZbdBqzEKf-D-yFHW0ZF1thX3CMXiv2cvd3FdqFEOexy8XFgEyjTAcrLx-dXGTKzb5LJ6jhf4tfQu-R6qxZK3PHXSkDPVG5s0VCZVrpNd8zl5NUmFA/s320/CBFF28B9-E1E4-4562-9FE6-E526EDCB1C45.jpeg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>The last radishes from my Fall planting . They were hardy critters living through several frost and a couple freezes. Also a enthusiastic K9 who dumped them head over heels early on. </div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthXxX8XutT5e2McEP0GerQ15FzAE5daLrTkwLrXC0Ssj6IR9jxA-o7DkSzpQ9H9W_Dm35gZjxjgzvNhcsd5CldONjfknHzPwTh8DQPpxW_lu_RPQkkzzEtgxkxIVUAcZWsIl2qUdNOmkR/s2048/F94DEDC3-FD79-411F-9C59-E334D365CD1C.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgthXxX8XutT5e2McEP0GerQ15FzAE5daLrTkwLrXC0Ssj6IR9jxA-o7DkSzpQ9H9W_Dm35gZjxjgzvNhcsd5CldONjfknHzPwTh8DQPpxW_lu_RPQkkzzEtgxkxIVUAcZWsIl2qUdNOmkR/s320/F94DEDC3-FD79-411F-9C59-E334D365CD1C.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><p>Cold rain and snow today. Need to wrestle myself out from the wood stove and do some things outside .</p><p>Still getting organized to redo the blog. Should be easier as my family gave me a Chromebook. It is perfect for what I need to use it for. </p><p>But I decided to pop in to let y’all know I am still around. Marvelous Monday !</p></div>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-34481984557509047562020-12-25T09:11:00.000-08:002020-12-25T09:11:26.088-08:00Merry Christmas 🎄 <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5HOWJOyh_10BmyueyUFuZUq9YJ0vYplmOMkW0i9Z_Pxgddw0B3bjEpU0ZppVPM6hE34z4EUXlO4JVFV2OESwxQ_JCQRQveIfdisS4_ANjC0L_S5MWj4NYO2sOE9hSKNV6jv2V3kNA_uO/s2048/AD99FF72-D61A-4A83-81C5-2A945DCE7F0E.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1752" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP5HOWJOyh_10BmyueyUFuZUq9YJ0vYplmOMkW0i9Z_Pxgddw0B3bjEpU0ZppVPM6hE34z4EUXlO4JVFV2OESwxQ_JCQRQveIfdisS4_ANjC0L_S5MWj4NYO2sOE9hSKNV6jv2V3kNA_uO/s320/AD99FF72-D61A-4A83-81C5-2A945DCE7F0E.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Esmerelda </div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiD7Go5sel4nnfWZ499mPOPSgj76gHu6OP32G3BblVnDtkH0plvX6t4K_74NEzCzjsIbVGLevks4dFfXXA1RDaIx_XPUVujxgYT7jUmglFIWE-CCzbvp_YxgqUPbH9aPdZxfPAcAS9Irz/s2048/7D134C32-6B0E-4AF5-B332-6586FB7BBC1F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1667" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfiD7Go5sel4nnfWZ499mPOPSgj76gHu6OP32G3BblVnDtkH0plvX6t4K_74NEzCzjsIbVGLevks4dFfXXA1RDaIx_XPUVujxgYT7jUmglFIWE-CCzbvp_YxgqUPbH9aPdZxfPAcAS9Irz/s320/7D134C32-6B0E-4AF5-B332-6586FB7BBC1F.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMjYElRoseUyerFb2F1DmqF6rHLvNOKyRRvuf93Nr0Q9iKAUqoHahXahH90rg2_77zcl13bJlbWN3mi7d3HdzWOjHds85V7vZEPdrHZ6ngD06vLZ6mG8ip-5jo-37eCiQwKFmQ_bfmScX/s2048/AF87668B-EC30-4696-9E2B-AA20CEDCFBBA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1231" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMjYElRoseUyerFb2F1DmqF6rHLvNOKyRRvuf93Nr0Q9iKAUqoHahXahH90rg2_77zcl13bJlbWN3mi7d3HdzWOjHds85V7vZEPdrHZ6ngD06vLZ6mG8ip-5jo-37eCiQwKFmQ_bfmScX/s320/AF87668B-EC30-4696-9E2B-AA20CEDCFBBA.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6FG1ygKoreKyDerKEUXSUgqZPyqWfaEAd2Smolzo-4V2tm7cMKJYs6-iu8PkXsDm5muvnvlWmq9CKqUou2NQh8KaoN8ZK6fiFjlABWpimMd16ZEwm_QZE7KDWPtZCaDMpzhH1yec2vpH/s2048/BF7E96DB-7F7B-402D-9C51-D6C0535AC872.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1958" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6FG1ygKoreKyDerKEUXSUgqZPyqWfaEAd2Smolzo-4V2tm7cMKJYs6-iu8PkXsDm5muvnvlWmq9CKqUou2NQh8KaoN8ZK6fiFjlABWpimMd16ZEwm_QZE7KDWPtZCaDMpzhH1yec2vpH/s320/BF7E96DB-7F7B-402D-9C51-D6C0535AC872.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-2018821786385454372020-11-25T08:04:00.000-08:002020-11-25T08:04:25.131-08:00Thankful <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD4REbLNuudk_UWi7ZWfYuhIiJKAuTeS0c0acFOGvWtIrWhS0EcKqEOVbUqciAIF1_eqBafFmCBp0sOWhoJ0vypwqWy8vQUrJlW19yi1cIMf7o9oRRr3gQVUhCgV2SJn2aBdiwd469kB8/s640/32A382FC-D566-4D32-A9AE-EDC492C0A4EC.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJD4REbLNuudk_UWi7ZWfYuhIiJKAuTeS0c0acFOGvWtIrWhS0EcKqEOVbUqciAIF1_eqBafFmCBp0sOWhoJ0vypwqWy8vQUrJlW19yi1cIMf7o9oRRr3gQVUhCgV2SJn2aBdiwd469kB8/s320/32A382FC-D566-4D32-A9AE-EDC492C0A4EC.png" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-91681563742953930252020-10-08T11:12:00.000-07:002020-10-08T11:12:20.644-07:00Quick Update<p> I have a lengthy post I have been working on for about ten days on and off. After experiencing extreme technical issues on both bloggers new “improved” program and a few rounds of trying to get my laptop to download the photos from my phone I simply shook my head and gave up for now. </p><p><br /></p><p>But today is a new day and I am sharing a few photos of the <strike>fruits </strike> Veggies and decorative Fall garden additions. Except for one item let’s play which one isn’t the same and see if you get it correct. Y’all are smart cookies and it is easy don’t over think it. 😂 </p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYA4pQ3dUTGdr5-AsABdQ2kM8FDYuljHY_DsgCZu6ySOn93rO_-CSgf_1f3soJZtM3AOoWideNJjiX3hlIdNglRNhh7Gh6PkqHk5yUYygyJonYSppHyqK21KTAaiybJxu4NciOlCYfb_Q/s2048/0B3278B7-867F-4182-A6EB-B886519CC9B8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1335" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyYA4pQ3dUTGdr5-AsABdQ2kM8FDYuljHY_DsgCZu6ySOn93rO_-CSgf_1f3soJZtM3AOoWideNJjiX3hlIdNglRNhh7Gh6PkqHk5yUYygyJonYSppHyqK21KTAaiybJxu4NciOlCYfb_Q/s320/0B3278B7-867F-4182-A6EB-B886519CC9B8.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG9xlo6AZBWWWlsUxp8LvzX1kvBpZkJtxdxca5q_bXGSit-pZGVnkFVdc-UfEq1X7rIY2SGd94R9zoyLvBnbZeOr7B_uVTlmcZg0vl19xuKj0Qf-3BckaPFJCMzD2dAlexMe4Ls35ArTw7/s2048/3A436CAF-B4F8-4D77-8A64-157F8DF49C9F.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thus you will better know when to speak and when to be silent.” –</span><i data-originalcomputedfontsize="14" data-removefontsize="true" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; caret-color: rgb(34, 34, 34); color: #222222; font-family: lato, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; word-spacing: 1px;"><b data-originalcomputedfontsize="14" data-removefontsize="true" style="font-size: 0.875rem;">Saint Ignatius of Loyola</b> (1491–1556), Spanish Catholic priest and theologian</i></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2017615044498196467.post-65436663787228819702020-09-14T08:18:00.001-07:002020-09-14T12:28:51.559-07:00Monday Morning <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJhtsP3j2ORM6gXPUy2Ama_YC3_156lMUVAdOKRpyJwJa_I8QzeLST1bG3oJr0RKR96_FoFaDrhRzWNLAJFUDLdImNkXEmlq9sMwVgfmFShEG0fcKYy8c2MHDaiNnTFLLlKXi6xhmUo6c/s2048/007F6609-0EA2-4E91-89A2-477DD3A9B915.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFJhtsP3j2ORM6gXPUy2Ama_YC3_156lMUVAdOKRpyJwJa_I8QzeLST1bG3oJr0RKR96_FoFaDrhRzWNLAJFUDLdImNkXEmlq9sMwVgfmFShEG0fcKYy8c2MHDaiNnTFLLlKXi6xhmUo6c/s320/007F6609-0EA2-4E91-89A2-477DD3A9B915.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Coffee on the porch with a twist of smoke and ash</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-9Z18QVMC2kWy2ZeLA1isCxhPNrOwSe4kr8_J4ltaCiIJKCBQrtw5d9Pfs5XcOdOWnLbs2LUSnmrXNotNx_N7KUVY8FE-KilmT-8XYTIXSlVwRRjsHT-h5EKwsWl9_Rh-l_VDtsWD4bo/s2048/18B32D35-0775-47C3-9197-1C686171642E.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih-9Z18QVMC2kWy2ZeLA1isCxhPNrOwSe4kr8_J4ltaCiIJKCBQrtw5d9Pfs5XcOdOWnLbs2LUSnmrXNotNx_N7KUVY8FE-KilmT-8XYTIXSlVwRRjsHT-h5EKwsWl9_Rh-l_VDtsWD4bo/s320/18B32D35-0775-47C3-9197-1C686171642E.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Look who is here for a short visit to help Gammie with more wood stacking chores.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPCSn4IMWAy5aPYgroW5xjGIWtgvSIYAhd5xMQIgGaNYUpbm41Yxf_QqSCWXlQ6bZz_nQbPsycPK5h5ib29NO77n3qOC-z9a5IQ_Ooqn2yJiyEUs4DQap9r51h-kl1u1n7eWcJXs8VmcG/s2048/1780E850-8094-44A7-89F2-E6BD20A9B98B.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPPCSn4IMWAy5aPYgroW5xjGIWtgvSIYAhd5xMQIgGaNYUpbm41Yxf_QqSCWXlQ6bZz_nQbPsycPK5h5ib29NO77n3qOC-z9a5IQ_Ooqn2yJiyEUs4DQap9r51h-kl1u1n7eWcJXs8VmcG/s320/1780E850-8094-44A7-89F2-E6BD20A9B98B.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">And on the back porch the weather is cool with a touch </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">of ash and smoke</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh5elDvvE0IUTslpm3CZAET48GFLo9rwPNzVZ2TO4v8nAUuXoUReL_WHzOSqJ5OQgDx33UCYM8YUQpH6wZoUvXxRvoQOEIBwN8JvmqO20v3r7wcfLzPSymSHTt2fmZQwQ-qsTcY6Dp5SD/s1600/2D8987C1-4F25-4596-9DDE-F606E4BD3FA7.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwh5elDvvE0IUTslpm3CZAET48GFLo9rwPNzVZ2TO4v8nAUuXoUReL_WHzOSqJ5OQgDx33UCYM8YUQpH6wZoUvXxRvoQOEIBwN8JvmqO20v3r7wcfLzPSymSHTt2fmZQwQ-qsTcY6Dp5SD/s320/2D8987C1-4F25-4596-9DDE-F606E4BD3FA7.jpeg" /></a></div><br /><span style="text-align: left;">Greetings and beautiful blue sky’s with big puffy clouds . My brother in law is with his Mama in her home in Mexico. She and her late husband have dual citizenship and her son is helping her with some items there.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">On the fire front 212,744 acres gone as of last night. 10% containment. The heavy smoke and clouds of the last week have kept the spread of the fire suppressed but with the winds expected today that could change. So we are living with a double edged sword. The air gets better the fire could become more aggressive. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Miss. Claire and I will brave the great outdoors and see what we can get done in her short time here. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">PS</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">For anyone who wants very accurate information here is a link to the CalFire incident page. I hope I takes you directly to Creek Fire our current fire. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); font-family: -apple-system, HelveticaNeue; font-size: 18px;">https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/9/4/creek-fire/</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">.</span></div><p></p>Goatldihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07222031369656684797noreply@blogger.com4