Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

[Bruce]

$7 is a steal! I think our annual inspections are around $40 now. I don't know what all they do, probably make sure all the lights work and there aren't any warning lights on. I guess they also plug into the thing under the dash and check whatever they can for failures there. At least they did change it from twice a year some years back.

 

[Devonviolet]

The inspection is actually $14. The state splits it. $7 to the mechanic for doing the inspection. Then, $7 is added onto the registration renewal. I'm not sure the rationale, but that is the way TX does it.

 

[greybeard]

Maybe not much longer...
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/0...still-have-take-my-car-inspection-every-year/

 

[misfitmorgan]

Yay i finally caught up on your journal LS!! Took me a few days but oh well. Nice looking buck you have, how are you keeping him away from the young girls? Those berries look a lot like currents, i wonder if they taste similar. Very jealous of your warm weather esp atm.

I never did see you mention if your mower got fixed?

 

[Latestarter]

Yes, the mower got fixed, no cost to me, but took about a month. Wouldn't have thought it would take that long considering we're passed the mowing season... We're warmer than you, but to be expected since I'm ~690 miles of latitude (~10°) south of you, bout a thousand miles straight line as the bird flys. I think the berries are toxic... not sure though, if you're referring to the berries on the yaupon.

We've been experiencing a little cold here of late... night temps in low 20s and days in the 40s-50s. I know that's spring weather for you folks. Last night was ~32 and today it's supposed to get to 68. Expecting mid 50s for highs the rest of the week. I can handle that just fine

The young girls (2) the oldest is almost the same size as her mom and the youngest isn't far behind. I ship RJ (He is damned handsome IMHO ) off to do stud duties for @Devonviolet 's girls to keep him away for at least a little while

 

[misfitmorgan]

If you make it to the end of december without him tagging the young girls you might not have to worry about it this year. He is very handsome for sure and hopefully makes you pretty babies.

Glad the mower was fixed and for free....minus tire cost for the trailer of course

Yes i was referring to the berries on yaupon...to bad you cant eat them. We have a very similar looking bush at my mothers that has berries like that, we just always called them poison berries....dunno their actual name but the birds eat them.

 

[Alaskan]

$7 is a steal! I think our annual inspections are around $40 now. I don't know what all they do, probably make sure all the lights work and there aren't any warning lights on. I guess they also plug into the thing under the dash and check whatever they can for failures there. At least they did change it from twice a year some years back.

inspections? ? We don't have to do that here, unless you live in the big city of Anchorage. Sheesh, I have had different warning lights lit up on most of my vehicles for years now.

As to goats in heat.... I have one girl I still need to get bred... I have been waving a buck can under her nose for a week now, no sign yet. I had kind of thought a herd of does would cycle close together?

One of the other does was full on last Tuesday.

Dunno...

 

[Bruce]

We have a very similar looking bush at my mothers that has berries like that, we just always called them poison berries....dunno their actual name but the birds eat them.

Yeah birds can eat some things that other animals can't. We have a reasonably large Bittersweet Nightshade plant behind the little barn. The chickens LOVE those berries but I gather that mammals can get sick from eating them.

 

[misfitmorgan]

inspections? ? We don't have to do that here, unless you live in the big city of Anchorage. Sheesh, I have had different warning lights lit up on most of my vehicles for years now.

As to goats in heat.... I have one girl I still need to get bred... I have been waving a buck can under her nose for a week now, no sign yet. I had kind of thought a herd of does would cycle close together?

One of the other does was full on last Tuesday.

Dunno...

No inspections here either...thankfully.

Our does seem to cycle within a week or two of each other but all of our does are seasonal breeders as well. Has the doe bred before? If not she just might not be old enough yet.

Yeah birds can eat some things that other animals can't. We have a reasonably large Bittersweet Nightshade plant behind the little barn. The chickens LOVE those berries but I gather that mammals can get sick from eating them.

As far as i know as long as it is not a known posionous plant like belladonna aka deadly nightshade some type of animal will eat it. We had some type of nightshade at our old place, the chickens didnt seem interested in it but the goats loved it of course they also loved day lilies.

 

[Alaskan]

Our does seem to cycle within a week or two of each other but all of our does are seasonal breeders as well. Has the doe bred before? If not she

she was born early last summer, so close to 1.5 years old. She looks nicely filled out, good gum color, overall healthy looking. .. etc.

obviously, this is her first breeding.

she is half ND and half Saanen, I think the ND breed year around? So not sure how she will be.