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Here's a common sense one, but depending on how urban the reader is, I notice folks getting confused between straw and hay. Hay: Grown from grass, alfalfa, or other vegetation to be dried, baled, and eaten. Straw: Grown as a crop generally, then the stubble is cut and baled for bedding or...

Did some much needed work in the barn after church. It's been kinda hard with the 6 day weeks at work, so spent the afternoon catching up on stuff at home. My youngest helped a while, but eventually put his rake down and walked back to the house.

A pretty big Whitetail buck on the property. My boot is Size 12, so...

Chickens and rabbits like to snack on BOSS. Black Oil Sunflower Seeds

Yah, our patio is in that vicinity. I trimmed out some vegetation and trees so Jill can see down into the creek.

What you can't see in this pic, is the 4' chainlink fence I'm standing inside of. It had to be done to contain one crazy dog and 2 unpredictable boys, but I can still get around the fence on all sides. The property is wide, but not very deep.

Trying to navigate

We're supposed to get some snow on Halloween. Guessing it's just flurries, because ground isn't frozen yet.

I figured out it was going to be too time intensive to make the acorn flour, so I did the sensible thing and gave the acorns back to the wildlife. I DO NOT LIKE this new BYH format. I can't find anything! Here's a view going out the back door and around the back corner of the house.

If there was a weed my Dad hated more than jimson, I can't remember hearing him say. Maybe a field of cockleburs.

Welcome from the Hoosier state! :frow

Finally a Saturday off. Windy, drizzle and coffee indoors! Ahhhh. Oh, wait! Feeding and chores to do. And then more coffee indoors. Ahhh.

I grew up on a small farm with outdated equipment, and never heard of a 4wd tractor until got older. We had an old John Deere R and a couple Minneapolis Molines from the same era. We had The Blizzard of '77 when I was a tike and remember Dad taking the R along the railroad right of way into town...

I always love paying retail at shops that buy for discount items! :gig

Your little guy in the green shirt looks a lot like my youngest from the back. Abt same size and hair color. :)

I think someone would be very happy and satisfied Mel is still in good hands and at a good home.

I am hoping when I get my mini or dwarf dairy does to be able to show similar pics one of these days :)

You go ahead and put one up. "None of us" care, and in fact "we" are into fencing and prefer you have one. ;)

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