So it has been a little while since I last posted. I was very happy to be getting the summer done, so that I would have more time on the weekends to do other things. Wow...was I not thinking clearly.
So summer is done and I do not have to go places, but because I was gone, all the little things around the place have been left un-done. Soooooo, now I am into fall and I have to get the little things done before winter. And in Klamath Falls, winter is not far away.
Point being: In May I agreed to lease our back twenty to the neighbor(VH). He has worked to clear it of sage brush, till it under and have it ready to plant. Plan was to plant in late September and pray for rain in October. So the standing joke around the family was to pray for rain in October. Well late September was hot, hot, hot and with all the news about global warming, one gets to thinking that fall might just be a hot dry affair. So VH, works and works and the land is beautiful. I know I may sound weird, but good, clean, dark dirt in nice neat form is a beautiful sight. So he decides to plant last week in September and someone was listening for on October 1st the heavens opened and it has rained everyday since the 1st. (Now, if I could just win the lottery.)
Well back to winter chore pondering. With the rain has come cold temperatures, my chickens have been hanging around the barn and the horses have winter coats. The deer we got this year had a nice layer of fat and the chipmunks are fat little things. I am thinking that it is going to be cold, cold, cold. So I really need to get the new coop done and more mats in the stall.
So since last time:
I have placed my roses and flower plants up for the winter with cover. The porch is cleared for easy snow removal. New latches on the stall door(last one would freeze and then not open). Have made room in the storage shed to house the lawn mower, jump standards and lawn chairs. Clear the tack room. Stored the camping gear.
What I have left:
Check the trucks to make sure they are ready for winter. Get the last of the lawn hoses up and stored. Get the gravel pile spread out. Finish a door on the new coop. Finish the nesting box for the new coop. Get lights in the new coop. Get the lawn mowed one last time and winterize the mower. Get the jumps and trail course put up. Paint the bridge. And that is just the outside items.
In general, the last three weeks have had their ups and down. I lost 13 chickens to the swather next door. My good seabright hen and her chicks. All gone at once. Very upsetting, but with free range, things happen. Last year it was skunks. I guess it comes with having animals, but I hate losing them like that. Dogs have been skunked again, this time full in the face. I love the Skunk odor remove by Nature's Miracle.
Boys have been good. Seem to spend more time with friends, then us parents. Jacob is starting wrestling again this evening and Kayvon just hangs out with buddies(they mainly do youth group, bike riding and movies). I think they would bowl if they had more money...
Wally's shop moved to a new location and had a big grand opening. The new shop is much bigger and allowed them to hire on two more techs...
Bow Hunting was good this year, we got one deer and have two tags left to fill. Saw lots of deer, both buck and doe, just could not get good shots. However I did shot at a cougar, missed it and thank goodness it ran the other way. I was shaking pretty bad when I got back to the rig. Next time I will have my carry gun and not just my bow...
So till next time,
Me
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