Coffee anyone ?

[Bruce]

All very scary. I think I'd be putting a tornado shelter number ZERO on my to-do list!

DD1 was supposed to fly from Chicago to LaGuardia then home arriving at 11 PM. Bad weather (and potential tornados) in the NYC area stranded her at O'Hare. She's now getting home at 9:30 AM tomorrow which means she's spending something over 12 hours in O'Hare. She will not be a happy camper.

I need to replace some fence and want to find the lot lines to do so, plus post the south line where people who live up the road that runs up the south side of our property seem to think they have the right to trod through my woods. Watch someone get hurt, then try to sue me. That line has an angle change marker in a vernal pool and there is no line of sight from the one in the field to that one nor from that one to the SW marker. Surveyor is coming at 9 AM tomorrow to help find some markers the idiot prior owner pounded down so he could mow over them (HIGHLY illegal) and hopefully get some line of sight markings in the other areas. DW is taking the day off to go get DD1.

 

[Baymule]

We're ok, DV is ok, storms missed us both. One moved in close to Mount Pleasant...… Have a funny to tell on Latestarter-Joe. Tornado warning shortly after he moved. He had a storm shelter so he went to it. Someone had left the hatch up and there was an inch of water in the bottom, he was sitting uncomfortably in a folding chair, and Mel took one look at it and utterly refused to enter that death trap. He ran around the yard, Joe peeked out, keeping an eye on Mel. The storm passed, Joe gratefully went to his recliner and Mel happily went inside and laid out on the floor. @B&B Happy goats

 

[Bruce]

I still think of Joe with some frequency. Anyone know how the property sale is going and how the "kids" are?

 

[Baymule]

Nope.

 

[Mini Horses]

Thanks on the deer/fawn remarks. Yep, deer will leave the fawsn several hours to forage, then come to feed. Most often the fawn won't move. My mowng disturbed it and it move a fair distance & more mowing. Between disturbance and possible scent issues I was concerned. But seems all is good. I have left the far corner unmowed, in case they want to use it. But that fawn was NOT leaving, so...mom had to come back for it.

Then -- on amazing animals -- I have a little doeling that was twin to a buckling. She was smaller and he "took over" the udder. Mom began to become less interested in the shy doe. I watched in case I needed to intervene but she was nursing, just not what she should. Her friend was one of twin does -- whose mom could feed 4 or 5 -- The little one had begun sleeping with that set of twins and I noticed she "tried to nurse" the doe, who would walk away. With great stealth, she would approach from the rear, as her friend nursed from the side. Generally getting a good amount. Today, I saw the doe mom, with the twins, has accepted her & lets her nurse!! Guess between it all she smells OK.


AS TO WEATHER -- Hope everyone stays safe. Yep, some of that system heading E and FarmerJan will see more than I, it appears. We "may" get a late night shower but, mainly they guess Fri evening & sat morning will be our time for the rains. OK, we need the rain here -- been unseasonably warm and 98-100 predicted for tomorrow. 97 today. Back to mid 80's after front passes. I don't see any weather reports with more than rains, light winds, at this time.

 

[Bruce]

Fawns may be the only children that do as they are told! The doe says "Stay here" and they do. You could just about step on them and they do not move. Sure glad this one did when you are mowing.

 

[CntryBoy777]

@Baymule , @Devonviolet , @greybeard , @goatgurl , and @Senile_Texas_Aggie ......and all that are in the area ahead of this front....stay Safe!!....keep us posted.....

 

[B&B Happy goats]

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[farmerjan]

Here in the western side of Va we have gotten some very spotty downpours, hail, and pouring rain. Then 5 miles away there are 10 sprinkles and nothing but clouds. Didn't get much here but a light shower, but they got 50 mph winds south 20 miles in Lexington and trees down and pouring rain. Have been hearing about the midwest and the flooding and the tornados all throughout the central and southern states. Prayers for all to be safe.

 

[Baymule]

Ok here! Haven’t been out to check the rain gauge but it really poured down last night.