Again, time got away....sometimes it's my own fault, sometimes, I can't take full responsibility. This time - well, I don't know who's responsible for the blog not getting done last week....let's leave it at that, ok?
This past week has gone by in a blur. Mom mentioned she'd never had a facial so I took us both over to the local beauty school and we had facials on Tuesday. Mom is totally sold on that particular beauty regimen and I see more appointments with the esthitician in our future. While there, we made appointments for pedicures in early August....top to bottom, we are gettin' our pretty on!
Today is overcast and we are hoping for some decent rain, any rain! It's been so dry here and the fields are getting brown...not appetizing to the cows, for sure. John is doing some supplemental graining right now....and we need to arrange for winter hay soon, before the prices go up because of the lack of rain this year.
From left to right you have Murphy, Maurice, Belle, and Rosie...they all wait at the trough for John every night.
Back in late May, John decided to get some more egg-laying chickens...mom and I picked up 14 newborn chicks and brought them home...they have finally gotten big enough that John is allowing them out of the brooder in the barn so they can roam during the day....It took them a bit over a week to make it out of the barn but they are now spending longer periods of each day, roaming around the area between the barn and the house, eating bugs and other things in the grass.
Two of the newest ones were eaten by slithery creatures several weeks ago so there are only 12 chickens now...along with the Two Old Girls from the original group. John thinks one of the new ones is a rooster so we might end up with some fertilized eggs as well! There are 5 Black Australorps, 4 Austa Whites, and 3 Barred Rocks...and the Two Old Girls are Brown Leghorns....all of them produce white-shelled eggs....one of these days, I might convince him to get some Easter Egg layers, as well....those eggs have a green, or blue, or yellow hue to the shell.
My youngest brother is coming to visit this Tuesday....he is mainly coming to see mom, but he will get me as well! I was thinking the other day and I don't think in 45 years of marriage, my brother had ever been to my home. He spent 20 years in the Air Force and was all over the world, and we were in San Diego area for 25 of our 30 years in the Navy....and never did we live close enough to visit each other during that time. So this is a momentous occasion. It sure will be good to see him....
The clouds are gathering so it's probably time to end this and shut down the computer....thanks for staying loyal. Until next time.
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