Senile Texas Aggie - comic relief for the rest of you

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

you have a lot of acreage and might use it for years as you clear one area or another.

That is what I am thinking, that I will use it for a number of years. Still, while we aren't hurting for money, we are rolling in it, either.

I've noticed the bill is always a lot higher when DW goes with me.

That is what happened when my Beautiful Gal went with me!

Today, after waiting for the rain to begin on Friday, which it never did, and yesterday, when my Beautiful Gal and I made a table she wanted for the laundry room, this morning I decided to back to the overgrown area and continue cutting it down. Just before finishing for the day, I took some pictures. First, here is a closeup of what I have been cutting down to give you an idea of how thick it is:


Here's a look at one of the many stumps I had to go around when mowing:


Here is a view of the area I had carved out to try to clear. You can see the tractor to the right. The few trees that are standing were next to stumps. I later cut them down with the reciprocating saw:


Well, the next step will be to continue heading west until I get to our property line. Until then...

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[Baymule]

Hey, the good news is, that’s a bunch of sumac and the roots are still there. You get to mow them down AGAIN! And again and again....

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

All,

We now have our own livestock! We are now accidental pig farmers! A sow pig wondered onto our property a couple of weeks ago. I noticed it down near the pond when I drove up the driveway from a trip to town. It stayed near the pond the whole day. The next morning it was near our house. It saw us when we went onto the front porch that morning and there it was next to the house. It saw both of us but did not run, nor did it threaten us. After that second day, we didn't see it anymore until this morning, when it was immediately in front of our porch. Again, it was not afraid of us, nor did it threaten us. Once we came in to eat breakfast, and then returned to the front porch, pig was gone. Here is a picture of the sow:


Here is where the sow rooted up the lawn right in front of the steps of our porch:


I contacted a couple of our neighbors and they don't know of anyone who raises pigs. I also contacted the county extension service agent to see what he recommends, but I have yet to hear back from him.

Senile Texas Aggie

 

[frustratedearthmother]

That's a big ol' sow! And, wasn't she sweet to do some landscaping for you?! Just wait til she brings you about 14 babies that want to landscape too... Bacon tastes good - just sayin'!

 

[RollingAcres]

That's a big pig! So if no one claims her, what are you going to do with her?

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

That's a big pig! So if no one claims her, what are you going to do with her?

I don't know at the moment. I will try to track down the owner, and if we can't find them, then I expect we will take it to auction, if possible.

 

[RollingAcres]

I don't know at the moment. I will try to track down the owner, and if we can't find them, then I expect we will take it to auction, if possible.

I like what @frustratedearthmother said:

Bacon tastes good - just sayin'!

 

[Baymule]

There are lots of escaped hogs running loose in the woods. There are some Hampshire marked piglets around here. One day we saw a Hampshire boar, gone feral, right on the side of the 4 lane highway, grazing the grass. Some people's pigs even jump out the back of trailers going down the highway.....

 

[Senile_Texas_Aggie]

Some people's pigs even jump out the back of trailers going down the highway.....

Latestarter's Flying Pig, he's the barnyard Mr. Big... (with apologies to Vic Damone)

I like what @frustratedearthmother said:

We both love bacon and ham. Our problem is we don't have much freezer room.

 

[Mike CHS]

Latestarter's Flying Pig, he's the barnyard Mr. Big... (with apologies to Vic Damone)



We both love bacon and ham. Our problem is we don't have much freezer room.

You could do what we did and buy a third freezer.