Category: August 2011
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She’s Here Too
April 24, 2021 Our new filly was born yesterday! Her name is Riceland Meadows Amazing Grace. She is a leggy one, but very strong. I imprinted her and talked to her. Today, her and mom were mostly just left alone to bond and enjoy the sunshine. They had an outside…
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Raised Bed Gardening
Josh and I making the bed August 31, 2011 The day was beautiful. It was a little hot, but a breeze blew much of the time. My son and I constructed two large raised beds gardens. They measure 5 feet by 24 feet, by thirty inches deep. It…
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Summer Daze
King plays in the pond August 30, 2011 Today the area school children started back to school. Summer is over for them. They will still fill the evening air with playful shrieks and squeals as they squeeze every last drop of summer out of the calendar, but the summer daze…
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Show me Daddy
Josh and John … they’re not just fishing. August 28, 2011 Time slips away from us so fast. It is imperative to take time for the really important things in life. I have been absent for a while because just as my off farm job cuts into my farming…
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Doggone little Girls
King meets my granddaughter August 24, 2011 Doggone little girls have always made me smile. I have been smitten with females ever since I learned there was a difference between me and them. I think I got that from my father 😮 Our puppy King is…
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Marks on my Heart
Stamped concrete August 22, 2011 My son and his buddy stamped the concrete for our new patio. The design resembles river rock or field stone. It makes a pretty design and is colored to add to its mystic. They did a good job and my wife is very…
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A Picture Worth A Thousand Words
A painting by Nancy Orth August 21, 2011 This painting was done by a lady that I used to work with. She painted it from a photograph. My dog in the photo died while she was painting the picture of me plowing. She had never seen the dog…
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Bringing Home the King
King 2 months old August 19, 2011 He is here! Our new pup. He is an American Mastiff. He is a little fuzzball, but not for long. He will grow into a large dog weighing up to 200#. This will be a very interesting story… stay tuned 😮…
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Summer Faces
I love Fudgesickles August 16, 2011 This little boy came to help his daddy do our concrete. He had a great time playing on the farm. He ran and played with my grandchildren, fed the piggies and chased kittens. His favorite part was eating a fudgesickle after supper.…
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Blissful Sleep
Sleeping like a baby August 15, 2011 My grandson slept in his stroller as a cement truck thundered by. He dozed happily as we poured the cement patio. The big trucks engine revved and lots of folks were shouting and talking loud. Our little snoozer kept right on…