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Baymule
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I’m ok here. I got better sense than to live in a river bottom. Not as high elevation as Lindale, but high enough.
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Baymule
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It’s raining. Sheep are in their shelters, peering out, probably singing Rain rain go away. Come again some other day.
I’m booking rain reservations for August.
I’m booking rain reservations for August.
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Baymule
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Caught a break in the rain and ran out to do chores, it’s pouring again. I was hurrying, thunder and lightning was getting too close.
Mike CHS
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We just saw large parts of Texas was getting hale. Are you getting any of that?
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Nope, it’s been predicted so I put my truck kinda sorta halfway under the shed, but a lot is sticking out. I put my car right up against the back porch, better than nothing I guess.
It’s NOT RAINING right now. It might rain ton, who knows. Another big storm Thursday, maybe Friday too.
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I took the mule to the paved road. My road is in bad shape. One place the ruts are s deep, my car drags bottom on the hump in the middle, so I ride the hump. But the sides of the road are a mud pit, can’t get through in my car now.
Then there’s this. That’s a phone cable, landline and internet.
This spot doesn’t look bad, it’s no problem for a truck. But the cut across the road is deep enough to be a problem for my car.
Another washout, it’s taken out 1/3 of the road. Can get by, narrow, but can get by. It’s about a 3 foot drop off. And there’s that pesky phone cable again!
There is a pasture gate on the right. Water comes off that field, down the incline of the pasture entrance, cuts ruts in the road.
Not too bad here, I didn’t get a picture of the pond in the road ahead because……
Just out of this picture, up ahead was a bunch of black head vultures surrounding a newborn baby calf. I jumped off the mule and ran to the fence, shooing them off. No momma cow nearby. The calf could barely raise its head.
I called Peggy and told her. The field and cows belong to Bennett’s sister. She called his sister, she and husband were in Lufkin. Bennett and Peggy came, and he approached the calf. Cows, being curious, came up and one was the momma. Bennett stood the calf up, fortunately it was a calm cow. Calf wobbled and fell back down. Peggy talked to his sister, they were on the way. Bennett kept trying to stand the calf up but it was too weak.
His sister and her husband showed up, she had a bottle and tube. They put feed out in the lot, and they got the momma in the squeeze chute. She tube fed the calf, then they got it to nurse its momma.
Saved the calf!
Went home. Fed my bottle babies. Peggy called, invited me to go to Lufkin with them for lunch, and run errands. Sure! We had lunch and they went to the GMC dealership to check on her car.
Well………. Lufkin got a lot of rain last night. 5-6 inches. Her car was parked at the back lot. There is a creek……yup. Her car flooded and it’s toast. She was shocked and started crying. I hugged her , I felt so bad for her. The dealership is going to have to settle things with Peggy and Bennett, she test drove2 cars. They will have to have a meeting to settle things.
Came home. Raining. Did chores. This place is a mud hole. I feel bad for my sheep. I can’t even be mad at the one that thinks she’s a goat. Look closely.
Then there’s this. That’s a phone cable, landline and internet.
This spot doesn’t look bad, it’s no problem for a truck. But the cut across the road is deep enough to be a problem for my car.
Another washout, it’s taken out 1/3 of the road. Can get by, narrow, but can get by. It’s about a 3 foot drop off. And there’s that pesky phone cable again!
There is a pasture gate on the right. Water comes off that field, down the incline of the pasture entrance, cuts ruts in the road.
Not too bad here, I didn’t get a picture of the pond in the road ahead because……
Just out of this picture, up ahead was a bunch of black head vultures surrounding a newborn baby calf. I jumped off the mule and ran to the fence, shooing them off. No momma cow nearby. The calf could barely raise its head.
I called Peggy and told her. The field and cows belong to Bennett’s sister. She called his sister, she and husband were in Lufkin. Bennett and Peggy came, and he approached the calf. Cows, being curious, came up and one was the momma. Bennett stood the calf up, fortunately it was a calm cow. Calf wobbled and fell back down. Peggy talked to his sister, they were on the way. Bennett kept trying to stand the calf up but it was too weak.
His sister and her husband showed up, she had a bottle and tube. They put feed out in the lot, and they got the momma in the squeeze chute. She tube fed the calf, then they got it to nurse its momma.
Saved the calf!
Went home. Fed my bottle babies. Peggy called, invited me to go to Lufkin with them for lunch, and run errands. Sure! We had lunch and they went to the GMC dealership to check on her car.
Well………. Lufkin got a lot of rain last night. 5-6 inches. Her car was parked at the back lot. There is a creek……yup. Her car flooded and it’s toast. She was shocked and started crying. I hugged her , I felt so bad for her. The dealership is going to have to settle things with Peggy and Bennett, she test drove2 cars. They will have to have a meeting to settle things.
Came home. Raining. Did chores. This place is a mud hole. I feel bad for my sheep. I can’t even be mad at the one that thinks she’s a goat. Look closely.
SageHill
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OMG - Just WOW and not in a good way 
Great catch on the baby calf - you saved its life.
Great catch on the baby calf - you saved its life.
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Great that you managed to help the calf and get Peggy and Bennett's sister and all there. Hope that the calf will be able to continue to get its self up to eat.
I HATE THE BLACK BUZZARDS with a passion...
So sorry about her car, that had to be a real shock... hope they can get it resolved.
Your roads are a mess; sorry for all of you citizens... sorrier for the poor crews that keep fixing things over and over due to the uncontrollable rain and crazy weather...
And feel bad for the sheep, not much to be done but try to endure it... At least the lambs are already on the ground and not being born right now...
I HATE THE BLACK BUZZARDS with a passion...
So sorry about her car, that had to be a real shock... hope they can get it resolved.
Your roads are a mess; sorry for all of you citizens... sorrier for the poor crews that keep fixing things over and over due to the uncontrollable rain and crazy weather...
And feel bad for the sheep, not much to be done but try to endure it... At least the lambs are already on the ground and not being born right now...
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Baymule
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While the others were working with the calf and momma cow, Peggy and I were on the side of the road talking. A county truck came by, checking the road. Precinct 4 has 170 dirt/rock roads, many much worse than mine. But I was able to tell Danny, the driver, that I wasn’t able to drive my car out because it’s so low to the ground. And I said I had a diesel F250, BUT it’s not a 4 wheel drive. At this, him and the passenger started laughing. I said it’s either going to slide off in the ditch or it’s gonna sink. Danny said they put rock down, it rains and washes it all out. I feel sorry for the road crew.
Got 3 1/2” of rain yesterday and last night.
The calf was born last night, probably during a rain storm. We figured it got wet, cold and just got too weak.
Got 3 1/2” of rain yesterday and last night.
The calf was born last night, probably during a rain storm. We figured it got wet, cold and just got too weak.
murphysranch
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Oh My Gosh. I'm tired right now, and I cannot imagine your day. I don't blame her for bursting into tears. Sometimes its too much.
