Category: Farm Life
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Erecting the First Pole
Things dried out enough to continue work today. After some initial filling of the holes, we ran wire and conduit from the poles to the hay barn. Below is a view of where the metal pole will fit into the plastic pipe sleeve. Here’s the process of getting the first pole into place. Once the… Continue reading
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Concrete and Rain
The concrete arrived for the piers that we need for the new solar system. We got it all poured in with no problems. However, that evening, it started to rain. Our trenches started to fill up with water. Ken took the backhoe and dug an emergency ditch through the hay barn to keep the water… Continue reading
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Rocks and Holes
Unfortunately, I spoke too soon about the rocks. Together, the second hole and the trench ended up uncovering a whole nest of them. Some were too big for our tractor to pick up, but Ken was at least able to push them around a bit. It’s amazing how far down nine feet is. The forms… Continue reading
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Summer Pasture, Rambo, and Rambutt
It’s time for late summer grazing. The bare patch in the pasture is where we burned the prunings this year. I need to find a different way to deal with the pruning debris, because it hurts the pasture when we burn it. Here are Rambo and his buddy Rambutt. Rambutt is the one looking at… Continue reading
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Weighing the Hay
All of the first-cutting hay is in. John came down to weigh some bales so that we could pay for it. We buy the hay by weight, not by the bale. The first cut ended up being 664 bales, or 19.3 tons. During good years, we usually get about 45 tons of hay from the… Continue reading
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Two Cats in the Yard and Summer Flowers
Bart brought his big backhoe up to dig the holes for the new solar panels. Orange decided to supervise, so we have two cats in the yard now. A buck showed up to watch the proceedings, too. I don’t know if we have deer tags yet, but he might be a tasty buck if we… Continue reading
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Summer Chickens
The laying chickens are having a lot of fun running around and catching all the bugs they can. Continue reading
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No Rocks… So Far!
The first hole is dug, and we have no rocks to speak of yet. This is a first for Garvin Mesa! Unfortunately, it probably means there are a bunch more lurking in the next hole… Continue reading
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Proto-Fence
This fence is soon to be constructed. Prompt: Construction seems to be perpetual: streets, sidewalks, buildings, etc. Make a photo of something under construction today. Continue reading
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Rambo
Rambo the bottle baby is doing great. He comes up for his bottle, then races back to his buddy and sheep mom. Ken is his dinner provider, though. He’s doing well for being flat when he first came out! Continue reading