tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68590254217494532412024-03-05T04:58:00.136-06:00Buffalo CloverThe Ranch Life of One Country Boy, One City Girl, and a Gaggle of ChildrenLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-15885537410536750762013-04-22T15:02:00.003-05:002013-04-22T15:02:54.897-05:00It's that time again...The dogs had this poor little guy cornered the other day. Luckily, <a href="http://buffaloclover.blogspot.com/2011/05/what-was-that.html">Fergus</a> didn't get wind of it and by the afternoon, the dogs wandered off and this little guy escaped to freedom!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We never did see his head. He couldn't burry any deeper due to a rock so he just stood really still all day while the dogs pawed at him and woofed his little armadillo ears off.</td></tr>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-16122534243166511642013-04-22T14:05:00.002-05:002013-04-22T14:05:23.307-05:00New Kitchen Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I have had my eye on replacing the fan in the kitchen for a while now. It was old and pretty dated. Plus, it was grossing me out how much dust it was collecting...and blowing around...right over where I was cooking our food.</div>
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So, on a totally random night and trip to Home Depot, I found a replacement for it.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just as I expected - this house use to have popcorn ceilings! Scream!!</td></tr>
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Truth be told, the kitchen lighting needs a total overhaul. I'd like to see can lights in there. No more fluorescents. But, thats another day and a bigger dollar. For now, I'm tickled to not have that big fan looming anymore. It's like my ceiling in there just got taller!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-18107204815496571612013-04-22T13:53:00.000-05:002013-04-22T13:53:08.186-05:00Tractor Repairman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Mar 23 - April 4 -- The tractor project!</div>
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One clear blue day, our tractor died. Just like that. Wouldn't start. It wasn't without warning - we knew it was having trouble from a few weeks before this event. What we also knew was that it was most likely the started and going to cost us a pretty penny.</div>
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Enter JL. He had told me that he had planned to work on the tractor himself before we even bought it. This was just a perfect opportunity for him to hold true to his word! Of course he could replace the starter! All he had to do was unplug the batter, move a few cables, life the engine out, unhook the starter and then put it all back together again. Uh huh. Sure.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Here he is on day 1. Just about to life the engine out. And let me just say - it's not light.</td></tr>
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Enter a few YouTube videos, an order for a new starter from Amazon, and a little bit of confidence and viola!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Low and behold - he did it! He replaced the starter and got everything back together just fine! And now the tractor is working better than it ever has!</td></tr>
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<b>Feb 25th</b> - Our ranch was hit with 50+ mph wind. And I'm not talking wind of that speed for an hour. This was ALL day. It was really scary. I have never EVER experienced wind like this. Not only was it loud and made me and the kids feel like we were blowing away to OZ, it also did quite a bit of damage. </div>
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For us - the windy day meant a loss of 7 of our trees. 6 of them were dead anyway (remember our fun drought from a couple summers ago?) But 1 oak was as green as it could be. It was really sad to see them falling. Loud - and sad.</div>
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JL came home early from work so we could move the boat out into the middle of the driveway away from any potential falling trees. We also parked his truck in the middle of our front lawn for the same reason. It was quite a day. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JL cut up the trees and harvested the wood for our smoker/fireplace. But the branches and twigs met another fate...</td></tr>
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<b>April 2</b> - This spring has been unusual. In our 12 yrs here, we have never had a spring like this. We've been abnormally cool! It's been wonderful!! And we have been getting some rain! Not lots of rain (we are still behind and technically still considered to be in a drought) but every drop is precious and we enjoy it anyway!</div>
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On this particular day - a big storm blew over and dumped over 2 inches on our place in just about 3 hrs!</div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-27619068141308231312013-04-22T12:06:00.000-05:002013-04-22T12:55:51.077-05:00A Fantastic Crop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
We have had an outstanding crop of Bluebonnets this year. The spring has been cool and rainy. We saw our first blossom in February! I thought this was a bad sign, but the weather held and we had seas of blue this year! </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Just a beautiful spring morning. James and I captured this photo while we were waiting for the bus. He and I thought the clouds looked like a big hand coming up over the house with giant fingers extended. :)</td></tr>
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March 16 -- Ranch Party 2013! </div>
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We decided to move the ranch party up a month this year. <a href="http://buffaloclover.blogspot.com/2012/05/buffalo-clover-spring-fling-2012.html">Last year</a>, it was just way too hot by the time we had it. So this year we went with mid-March. The weather was fantastic! But - the crowd was less. With spring break, a lot of our friends were unable to make it.</div>
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But we had a great time anyway! It's always a good time to have friends, food, and fun together on the ranch! ;-)</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One of the best parts of the party is the prep work! This year, we even had some extra helpers!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This guy had the unfortunate job of pre-tasting the treats to make sure they were safe for our guests!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another thing we did was change up the menu. Food this year: ham and John Deere beans. Everything was pre-made ahead of time so we could just serve and eat first! Huge success!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nothing like chatting and visiting with friends. Our plan for the food allowed both me and JL a lot more time to do this this year. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And of course, June Bug was another huge hit. Another change we made this year was to have the dad of those wanting a ride walk the horse/kids around. This was genius! Freed up JL so he didn't spend his party pacing the ranch with kids and equine in tow!</td></tr>
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With the lack of a huge large crowd, we had oodles of food left over. JL and I decided to invite some ward members who were unable to attend on Saturday over for dinner the following Sunday. It turned out great! We had another fun day of visitors and enjoyed more of the fantastic food!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Brother E. A real life cowboy! My boys pretty much idolize him!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JL cookin' up our one addition to the menu for this Sunday dinner: Apple Cobbler. It was so so good!</td></tr>
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Cogburn would like to announce that we are back in the Egg business! Between the chickens and the ducks (yes, we are getting duck eggs - and they taste fine!) we get about 5 eggs a day. Yesterday we got 5 chicken eggs (ALL of our girls laid - we are so proud) and 2 duck eggs! It was a record!</div>
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Wyatt is our egg collector. That is one of his ranch chores. Little did we know how much he would enjoy it. The chickens will lay in the coop, but the ducks like to hide their eggs. Wyatt makes it his personal mission to hunt them out and find the eggs. It's like Easter every day here!</div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-35343309056191447582013-02-20T10:38:00.001-06:002013-02-20T10:38:54.587-06:00V-Day Flip BookBelow is a picture by picture description of Valentine's Day on the ranch this year. The story pretty much tells itself...<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For a softer, gentler version of this same day click <a href="http://clickclackquack.blogspot.com/2013/02/valentines-day.html">here</a></span></div>
Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-28949640780791168372013-02-07T14:50:00.002-06:002013-02-07T14:50:36.807-06:00New Front Door!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I've been on a door kick lately. The drafts and the bugs drove me to it. But I love love love the changes! Not only the back door - but the new front door!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Weatherstripping coming off. This was probably the third strip that had come off like this.</td></tr>
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Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-13206401293767733982013-02-07T14:35:00.001-06:002013-02-07T14:38:44.744-06:00James' Room - MakeoverA long time ago in a ranch house far, far away a little boy dreamed of a Star Wars room. Enter a Grammy (pre-baby trip) and a gander through Home Depot and an idea was born!
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Too bad it took the pregnant lady a few months post delivery to make things happen. But it has all been well worth the wait! The room turned out better than either I or James imagined. It is super cool!
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After the painting was done - it was time to get decorating! We had got some Star Wars wall decals FOREVER ago. Finally James was able to get them out and put them up! Wyatt and Isabel helped too! </div>
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Do you know what a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyXgQDg6bRg">Ferrier</a> is? It's a person who trims the toenails of horses and shoes them. No joke. Well, ours ran into our basketball hoop a few months back and nearly toppled it over. </div>
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JL and a friend were able to push it back straight, and we have been using it, but it was just a matter of time before it blew down. We weren't too broke up about having to replace the old one - it was super tall. James nor Wyatt could really use it, so we decided the new one would have to be adjustable.</div>
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So what was to become of the old hoop? One tug from the big truck and that baby fell right over. And after that? A tractor pull, of course. JL hooked it up and James drove it out to the burnin' pile. <br />
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We inherited a new hoop sorta by luck. James and JL were helping a fellow ward member move and stumbled across his that he no longer wanted. It's much better! It's adjustable and is now sitting in the spot of our old one. The boys love it!Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-64604623616391926232013-02-04T13:35:00.004-06:002013-02-04T13:38:39.142-06:00The New Back Door!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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The old back door was ... well ... OLD! And all the weatherstripping was missing and torn away. And the door was warped and wouldn't close properly. And the drafts were coming in. And the bugs were coming in (that was really the last straw!). </div>
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So I had it replaced - and it has changed that side of the house tremendously! Not only does the new one look 100% better - but the drafts are gone and the bugs are less!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">See those nasty 1980's blinds? They were always breaking! No amount of super glue could save them from the in and out traffic and slamming that is my kids.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Then there is the lovely 1.5 inch gap that lets in the air and those bugs I was mentioning. Do you need a reminder <a href="http://buffaloclover.blogspot.com/search/label/Critters">what kind of bugs</a> we have out here? </td></tr>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-52911641458303005552013-02-04T13:08:00.002-06:002013-02-04T13:08:21.385-06:00The Take Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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Picture it - the ranch, early December of 2012. A wife and mother decides to sell the family horses. The reasons are still unknown. Being the saleswoman that she is - she sells June Bug for a hefty profit and is quite pleased with herself. That is, until they load her up in the horse trailer and drive off with her.</div>
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Then the tears begin. And they go on for a while. When they are still going on by the next day, she begins to wonder if she has perhaps made a great mistake! What can she do? Is the horse lost forever? No, the horse is not lost - one quick text and things are in motion to get the horse back!</div>
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Turns out the gentleman that bought June Bug got a call on a different horse not 2 hours after making the purchase. Said other horse was the one of his dreams! So when the beautiful wife and mother contacted him to see if it would even be remotely possible to get her horse back, the gentleman was more than happy to oblige.</div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-41198573564664029062012-11-02T16:37:00.003-05:002012-11-02T16:37:59.608-05:00The Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Our fall garden is going really good so far! These are even super outdated pictures. The Radishes are coming along the best. The carrots are probably the least. But we are really hopeful that we will see some veggies soon!</div>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-61674483613063272372012-10-08T17:53:00.002-05:002012-10-08T17:53:50.419-05:00A big LossI'm really sad to announce that my Daughter's beautiful tabby cat, Beauty, has died. :-( <br />
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I've had the cats living outside exclusively since I found out I was pregnant back in January. They took to it really well. Mostly they would prowl around the property and hunt up a few insects here and there. It's only been recently that Beauty has become somewhat of an explorer.<br />
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She often times will cross the fence to the neighbor's place shortly after breakfast and not return until shortly before dinner. But she's always within ear shot of my voice. <br />
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The other day, I found her hiding out under the front rose bushes. A big fat rabbit was in her clutches. She had somehow caught and killed the poor thing. She spent a great deal of that morning dining on her kill. Ick. I remember thinking at the time that this could cause problems and bring her to hunt more and further away. <br />
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Well, she went missing over the weekend just as October was starting. We didn't see her for 3 days. I'd call to her each night at dinner time, but she was no where to be seen. Our other cat, Shooter, <i>rarely</i> will ever leave the yard. Occasionally if he tags along with Beauty, he'll cross the fence for a short time, but he always comes back. Most of the time, you can find him laying on our patio chairs. But Beaut - she's always enjoyed her outings.<br />
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Unfortunately, something happened to her on this most recent adventure. She did return home, but she was in bad shape when we finally saw her again. Last Tuesday morning I decided to walk the fence line calling for her just in case she was close but couldn't remember how to get home. About 2 hours later (while we were planting the garden) she showed up by the chicken coops! She was covered in burs and we could tell she'd been without food or water for days. <br />
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I picked her up and brought her right over to the house. Gave her some fresh water, some milk and a fresh dish of food. She'd have none of it. She was very lethargic and wouldn't hardly open her eyes. My dear sweet Isabel was there, worrying about her and offering her sweet suggestions to help Beauty feel better. And yet, she knew just like I did, that Beauty was probably not going to make it. And you know, when Beauty died just a day later, Isabel took the news way better than I did! <br />
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Seeing these pictures and remembering how much Izzy loved that cat - my heart breaks. Up until Shooter and Beauty I'd never had a cat. I'm not sure if they are all like this - but our two were exceptional! Both of them tolerated the abundant love my kids would dish out to them. Heck, Beauty use to meow outside of Isabel's door at night just so we'd open it up and allow her to sleep on the bed with her girl. <br />
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We will miss you Beauty. You were a great cat.<br />
<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-21650562973114409882012-10-08T17:13:00.000-05:002012-10-08T17:13:07.487-05:00Fall GardenOver the past 2 weeks, JL had been prepping our garden for fall planting. About 5 days ago, he and Wyatt and Izzy and Grammy planted our seedlings!<br />
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Yesterday, we thought it would be a great time to bring out Ol' Junie and put her to work!<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-33362157029142643972012-09-10T13:44:00.001-05:002012-09-10T13:44:18.425-05:00New FowlAbout a month ago, we decided to harvest most of our remaining chickens. If you remember, we lost all but one of our producing, baby chickens during this summer heatwave. So we were down to one egg a day. The older chickens that survived the heat had decided to stop producing. They'd been slowing down, but with the heat they just decided to stop all together.<br />
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So we decided, rather than let them stick around, eat up all our food and basically have a free ride, we'd harvest them and start over with some pullets (juvenile chickens near laying age.)<br />
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Well, this past Friday we re-stocked. Not only did we bring home a few new chickens, but we also got more ducks! I know, you're thinking to yourself - didn't Fergus the dog kill your last chickens? Yes, yes he did. But we have a new plan. These ones are going to live in the coop until they are big enough to move in the corral with the pigs. That way, they can be free range - but not free enough that Fergus can hunt them down again. :-) <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JL loading up the new cargo</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The kids are so excited!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isabel was set on getting a Golden Chicken. By the luck of the draw - that's exactly what she got!</td></tr>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-22979033598271081402012-09-10T13:29:00.002-05:002012-09-10T13:29:23.511-05:00ChoresOne of James' new chores on the ranch is tractor driving. He's great at it! A couple of Saturdays' ago he was out helping JL trim up a tree. After the trimming, he loaded all the branches into the back of the tractor and then drove them (and JL) over to the brush pile. I hadn't witnessed just how good he'd gotten at driving that thing! I was amazed - and so proud!<br />
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-57135541210472555812012-09-10T13:25:00.000-05:002012-09-10T13:25:00.815-05:00StormAugust 18 - started out as a typical Saturday. JL had a bunch of ranch chores lined up. We all started outside early in the morning to work on the garden. Me and Quatro supervising while the kids helped JL move and haul stuff in the tractor. <br />
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Towards the middle of the day it started to get really dark. The sky was full of beautiful gray clouds. This was a sight that we haven't seen in a very long time. True, this summer hasn't been near as awful as the last one, but we still aren't exactly swimming in rain around here. Not to mention THESE kind of dark clouds.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Manny checking things out while I admire the sky</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Quickly spreading out the mulch before the sky opened up.</td></tr>
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About 10 minutes after the boys wrapped up the mulch spreading the rain started to pour down. We were over joyed to see buckets of rain start to fall. About two hours later we were over the moon when it was still going! By Sunday, we were in disbelief that the rain hadn't quit yet! We ended up with over 4 inches of rain from that storm! It was fantastic! Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-57531758501184889202012-08-06T11:42:00.000-05:002012-08-06T11:42:50.331-05:00One Day Resident<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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There was a strange, rattle like noise coming from the rose bushes. It almost sounded familiar, but I couldn't place it. I forgot about it for a little while, but later that day I took Manny out and saw the culprit.....</div>
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I zipped inside and grabbed the camera. I didn't want to disturb it or anything, but I wanted to get a few pictures before his mamma came and got him. <br />
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But, when I looked closer at him, I noticed that his left foot was broken. I assume the cats got to him sometime in the morning. They were looming in the distance even as I took these pictures. <br />
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Well, I couldn't let this cute little guy become a kitty snack, so I zipped back inside - updated the kids and we all headed out on a rescue mission.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute little guy! He was making his little muffled "meep meep" sound.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isabel named him Louey.</td></tr>
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James ran to the mini barn and snagged our net. Isabel chased off the kitties. Wyatt talked softly to Louey and tried to keep him calm. He was easy to net, and I knew he'd been left alone for quite some time. He was very weak and tired. :(<br />
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We walked him over to the little chicken coop (which is currently empty) and gave him a safe place to live. We filled up a water pan for him and spread out a heaping amount of chicken scratch/food. He seemed super uninterested, but we decided to give him a little while to get use to the place.<br />
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Sadly, he didn't make it but a few more hours. He really just needed his momma. Although, I was prepared to hand feed him grasshoppers and squished up bug parts, I really do think he was too far gone when we stumbled across him. But at least I can find solace in the fact that he didn't become cat food!<br />
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<br /></div>Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-198338364064010412012-08-06T11:01:00.000-05:002012-08-06T11:28:54.644-05:00We call her Tow Pig!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
There's yet another new addition to the ranch. This one comes in the large, 4-wheeled variety. Yes, JL has traded in his city truck for a ranch truck. And what a ranch truck it is! This sucker could pull the house off the foundation if we ever wanted to move! It's awesome!</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Height Difference between old and new</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Me behind the wheel. I'd say I'm 3rd in line with huge love for the truck.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big Wy tops the list! He is the #1 fan of "Dad's Big Truck." </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Intimidation</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Length Difference....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">JL on the night we bought her. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">James favorite feature - the automatic rear, sliding window.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello up there!</td></tr>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-41366514767097575942012-07-19T16:20:00.000-05:002012-07-19T16:20:01.056-05:00BonfireRemember all that <a href="http://buffaloclover.blogspot.com/2012/03/time-to-prune.html">pruning</a> JL did a while back? Well, last weekend, the time had come to dispose of the clippings. How does a person go about doing that when you have a pile as big as your pickup and no where to put it?<br />
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Start a fire of course. You may be saying: but I thought you were in a drought and isn't burning wood the LAST thing you should be doing? Nope. Turns out, since January, we've had 15 inches of rain. Almost 3 of those inches coming in this month alone. More specifically, during the week that JL selected to start his small fire.<br />
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The ground was super wet. The day was overcast and very humid with a 60% chance of more rain. Conditions were perfect.<br />
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I must admit when I first stepped outside and saw the little fire, I was alarmed.....<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat. This sucker was so hot I had to sit WAY back from it.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And LARGE. I got use to it after a while and my concern faded. That and JL had a live hose running, a big pile of manure within easy reach of his shovel, and the air was very wet.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Still, it was impressive!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After a bit, the huge looming pile of brush was gone! The fire died down to ashes and embers and then about an hour later it rained a half inch! Perfect.</td></tr>
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<br />Lisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05406724649372093235noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6859025421749453241.post-42209260498333760052012-07-19T16:18:00.003-05:002012-07-20T11:17:46.564-05:00HeatwaveThe end of June on the ranch was brutal. A nice big high pressure system parked itself over our state for about 3 weeks. Bringing with it temperatures in the high high 90's to low 100's. The heat indexes were soaring to the 110 ranges. It was awful. Especially for one pregnant girl that I know.<br />
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But I wasn't the only one dying from the heat*. So were our chickens. Literally.<br />
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Yup. I'm sad to report that 3 of our 4 baby chickens that we <a href="http://buffaloclover.blogspot.com/2011/06/poop-factories.html">raised up from infancy</a> died during a week span. It was tragic! Of all the chickens to die - I would have much rather have had the old girls kick the bucket! They are not very reliable and only lay maybe an egg every 4 to 5 days. But the babies were regular little gals. Each giving us an egg a day. Beautiful olive green and tan eggs.<br />
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But, as most of this stuff goes, this was a really good learning experience for us. Apparently, chickens regulate their body temperature through their feet. Our theory went something like this:<br />
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<i style="background-color: white;">- Why are the old chickens surviving while the young chickens are dying?</i><br />
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<i>- Why are the old chickens constantly kicking their water bucket over? Don't they know they need to leave that thing alone so they don't thirst to death?</i><br />
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<i>- Why is the older chickens' water pan constantly dry but the babies don't seem to be drinking as often?</i><br />
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Come to find out, the older chickens were smart enough to kick their water over so they could STAND in the cool water/mud all day. Meanwhile, the baby chickens were standing on the hot, dry ground soaking up a ton of heat. They were still drinking, don't get me wrong, but it wasn't enough to cool their body down.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">So how did we stop the death and destruction and save that last remaining baby chick? We put a few pans of water in the coop. That's it. Something for the birds to STAND in all day. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Information we could have used 5 weeks ago!</span><br />
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For now, the plan is to wait until fall and replace the young girls with 6 month to 9 month old chickens. Some that are regular layers and can immediately start to produce again for us. I'd love to raise up some more chicks, but it takes 6 months for the eggs to start, plus, I'm going to be a tad busy come fall time.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">*The loss coupled with the extreme heat was too much for me to handle, and I found myself needing <a href="http://clickclackquack.blogspot.com/2012/07/the-great-escape.html">an escape</a>. But that's another story.</span></span><br />
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JL decided a few months back (like the day after he bought it) that the tractor needed new tires. Why? Well, he claims that the old ones are worn and "unsafe." Translation: they look like ATV tires and not cool, tough tractor tires. Uh huh.</div>
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So, after a bit of <strike>begging</strike> convincing from him, I agreed to the new tires. He ordered them up, and quickly removed the old, unsightly ones.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And then back up the drive because hey, it's fun to roll a tire!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">After too many weeks, the new tires finally arrived! I must admit, they are super cool looking. And I'm sure glad to know that JL is much safer driving around on the tractor now. Whew.</td></tr>
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