Are you listening?

“Drink water from the spring where horses drink. The horse will never drink bad water.  Lay your bed where the cat sleeps. Eat the fruit that has been touched by a worm.  Boldly pick the mushroom on which the insects sit.  Plant the tree where the mole digs.  Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself.  Dig your fountain where the birds hide from heat. Go to sleep and wake up at the same time with the birds – you will reap all of the days golden grains.  Eat more green – you will have strong legs and a resistant heart, like the beings of the forest.  Swim often and you will feel on earth like the fish in the water.  Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become light and clear.  Be quiet a lot, speak little – and silence will come in your heart, and your spirit will be calm and full of peace.”

Saint Seraphim of Sarov

Nature is talking to you, are you listening?

Evening walk July 17 2019

It's been a very long time since I've blogged...no excuses life just got busy!

 Lesser Goldfinches were actually just outside our kitchen window one morning. 

I've been going for evening walks with the dogs and taking my camera with me...

Male Widow Skimmer 

Damsel flies

 Wild Lantana growing in the back pasture

 Aster family

 A type of grass, I'm not sure what?

 Sulphur butterfly

Grasshopper, there are thousands of them!

Life has been good to us...I am working now so not as much freetime. 

Michael is driving and fixing to start his junior year of highschool. 

Our animal family is growing and we have a few more cows, calves and a bull. We rescued a horse (gelding) from the kill pens at a local livestock auction. We also brought a Great Pyrenees puppy (she's 15 months old now) into our family and she is oh so sweet!

Hope everyone is doing well...I miss all my blogger friends.

The Big Green Chair 2017

Always so Thankful every year when I see the Victoria Mall put out the Big Green chair. So many changes and I just never know if they will put the chair out...I have been taking photos of Michael for 8 years (8 Christmas's) in this chair...

2017 - 14 years old

(The teen years, whew! It's a rough ride but we are doing well)

We love him!

Holes and Hurricanes

(Lots of trees down and a few things the wind tore up or damaged that need to be replaced. The Barndominium did fine and the outbuildings did okay. We did have some water inside but nothing that couldn't be cleaned up or that caused too much damage. We have a lot of trees down and that will take me most of the winter months to clean up. In good time it will get done)

Each one of these little holes around our windows will always remind me of hurricane Harvey. There is a story behind those holes. I do not like drilling holes into the outside structure of a building. To me it compromises the structure. It creates an area where rust can develop, bugs can get in and water can get in and create havoc on the inside of the structure. Fred knows this too. At 9pm on a Thursday night we found out Harvey was coming in as a Category 4 hurricane. He was coming right in over the top of us. We weren't going to board up the windows. We didn't have the boards or the money to do it. We quickly changed our minds. We went and got some boards. The next morning early we started measuring and cutting Miçhael and I held the boards while Fred put the screws in, it was a family affair... before Fred put the first screw in he looked at me and said are you sure. I nodded, said a prayer and told him go ahead. Those holes helped keep our structure intact with the Lord's help. We didn't have any busted windows. We heard things hit the boards over the windows but no glass broke. We were so thankful we put them up...each time I look at those holes I will remember and be thankful for God and for my family. Today I filled those holes with caulk until we need them again. I guess sometimes we need a tiny hole to keep the whole entire structure intact?

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Happy Cows

The cows are happy. 

Palin is healing, the calves are doing good. All is good for the moment. 

Steak our steer is in the horse pen and he isn't happy! But if he hadn't been sucking on the cows he wouldn't be where he is now...I couldn't believe over a year and a half old and sucking on the cows...

I've been looking at maybe purchasing a bull...still haven't decided. I need to find out if I could possibly lease one instead of buy one. I just need it for 50 to 60 days. 

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Well Hello there....

Went out to watch the meteor show and decided to check on the cows....

I thought Pepper might have been in labor Friday evening and I was right....

This little bull was born at about 11:45pm.

and in less than an hour he was up, walking and nursing. He didn't mess around at all...

Nice to see the girls had their calves and no problems! 

Meet Patch the newest addition to the herd....

Born just before Noon today....

She's too sweet

Some pretty long legs too! 

Pringle making sure Patch is okay...

Mother and Daughter

Newborn Heifer and 4 year old Cow...

We should have another calf here pretty soon.

Palin the one that had a calf and lost it is doing well. I nursed her for about 2 weeks and she finally got up and is doing great. This past weekend I put her back in with the cows and Palin is happy! 

Hoping we can hang on to Patch if our finances improve.