Domino Effect

Tubby Tabby in front of empty food bowl. Don't buy into that pity party look. Today she has already had a half can of wet food, an ample saucer of fresh milked goat milk and out of the cameras eye is a good sized bowl of Taste of The Wild dry food which is never let to diminish past a certain level. It is feline drama at its finest.

The domino effect is in full force at the farm.  While there are still a considerable amount of  boxes in the garage aka shop quite a few have  been unpacked, broken down and are now currently waiting to be take to the transfer station for recycling. Apparently finishing one task around here is going to constitute the birth of another job. That is the domino effect.

Another example is the fence building is reviving up for the beginning it too comes in bits and pieces. First we had the fence guy come out estimates made and offered and accepted. Next he will come out and do a layout on the dirt with bright orange spray paint. Then the next time he comes he will have gotten 1/3 of his contracted fee with materials in hand and commence to sink some post. Then on his next day off from his full time job (that would be working for Cal Fire) he will continue on. After fire season is over , about the time the fat lady sings, he will be out on a more consistent schedule and hopeful it will be finished by end of October  or earlier.

That fencing most likely has the largest domino effect. When done the goat area will have increased in size exponentially meaning much happy goats but especially Pyrenees. They aren't suffering but it isn't their normal size and they don't get as much exercise as I would like to see.  Also it means the Ari and Callie can go off lead and have their own area with house access. Did I mention that we have a herd of cottontails here? Well we do and between them and the ground squirrels (altho not as numerous as on Ash Creek)   I can only imagine what a race would be on with them off lead.

Another domino effect. The weather has been warmer and with warmer weather plus winds the fire risk has risen. With a cooling trend on the way the risk will be lower and I can now with confidence and a long hose start string mowing the dry weeds from the last growth down. This will be helpful in the domino sequence with the fencing as getting those small dry weeds down will help in keeping the fire risk low during periods of welding on the fence.

Next consideration is in a few weeks I will leave midday and end up in Shasta county to pack the truck and part of the trailer with as much of what was on Dallas's trailer as possible. Get some sleep and the next morning loading up the boys and delivering them to yet another half way home but only an hour from the new home,

After dropping the boys off and heading home I find myself full circle on the Domino effect. As I unpack the trailer and add to the existing boxes to those from the latest pickup run.

Flame on the left a red sex link in the center and Mr. Paul Newman on the right.  All of them plus those out of camera are excited to hear that the "real" chicken coop may be breaking ground sooner than anticipated. And we all know  what that means. Get the coop up the chickens moved and the ply wood can come off the walls exposing the stall and with a bit of fencing for a run maybe Longfellow and Sundance may come home sooner then we thought. 

So put your left foot in and your right foot out and you might get the domino effect.

PS

Since everyone is very busy with wrapping up summer the drawing for our first month anniversary will be put on hold. So now y'all need to read the next installments so you won't miss out!

Where Am I ? Who Am I?

Hi over here it is me. I am here but the here in the here and now is somewhat different. The view above is from my front porch. Oh it gets better to be sure but this is for starters. Moving is like getting a "new starter" kit. But it is also similar to one of my favorite Mary Engelbreit quote's "wherever you go there you are."

So after a 7 hour drive looking like a gypsy caravan Walnetto Farm has landed. A dear friend of many years and her husband have been incredibly helpful before, during and after the move. Donna drove Geoffrey's vehicle loaded with 4 house cats and Tubby Tabby the barn cat in crates and anything else we could stuff in. Believe me that was a lot of stuff. I hauled my livestock trailer with 6 goats  and Sherman /Yarrow  (who really counted as 2 more goats) with them. The chickens including my beloved Flame had a shaded pen squished in between more stuff in the truck bed.

Did we forget anyone ? No. Ari the English setter and Calli the resident Border Collie Aussie were strategically placed with more stuff in the truck cab.  And when we pulled in we were all accounted for and alive except for one ginger hen. Even with the provisions that were made to shelter them from sun, wind and a very warm day she was dead upon our arrival. Last checked at the halfway fuel stop and she was fine. But sometimes transporting animals doesn't end well despite having crossed all one's T's and dotted one's I's.

This lovely doe made the trip without missing a beat or a milking. She is now giving a gallon once a day on a regular basis even with the move and has blossomed into a lovely two year old. You may remember her looking more like this. Even as a senior kid always on the run I knew Miss. Willa had potential.

A familiar chair with a familiar quilt gifted to me by Pamela my good friend adds home to the new living room. 

What is to be a summer kitchen or a winter BBQ area. With some modifications from my "things to do list" 

 Tubby Tabby the barn cat knows a good thing on a warm afternoon. 

Got the tact area in the barn aka Mare   Doe Motel cleaned up and organized yesterday.

Some of the does who reside in the area . A copious amount of fencing is being planned and contracted as I type. Since Geoffrey passed I have to find good local help to do what he used to do that I can't.

This is the delightful garden area with a fire pit , gates on either side , a Hibiscus tree and lavender. More herbs to come in time. Plus a brick pathway perhaps next year? 

We have been here for almost three weeks. Donna stayed the first ten days with us and helped a lot. I will pop up on your blogs or here  with more frequency but still have copious amounts of boxes and appointments coming up .  Seeing family of one sort or another on a weekly basis which makes my heart sing. 

If you want to be included in a drawing to celebrate our first month here please submit your contact with your comment. Will post photo of prize on Friday the 23rd. Drawing will be on the 30th our one month anniversary. I will ship anywhere in the USA .