Posted in Farm Life on Jun 15th, 2008
Every couple of months at work we have a “give away”. Products that have been damaged in shipment or have been returned as non-functional are given away to the employees. Either the employees take them away or the garbage man will. We set up a lottery system to minimize personal conflicts when selecting items. [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Mar 8th, 2008
This winter has been one of the coldest and wettest in recent memory. That was true before the latest storm to hit us. Yesterday we were hit with a blizzard that had the weather men and women thumbing through the record books. They are comparing this storm with a blizzard in the 1960’s. We [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Feb 25th, 2008
Several years ago a neighbor said one of her horses had been attacked by a pack of coyotes. We were concerned since we had young horses. Coyotes do not normally hunt in packs. We looked and looked but we never saw the coyotes. Occasionally we would hear them at night. They have a [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Aug 7th, 2007
This is catfish caught at our lake. The picture was taken by a relative. If I had seen this monster we would have had catfish for dinner.
Posted in Farm Life on Apr 7th, 2007
Here is another installment of Cat Blogging Friday. Pearl is a cat my wife found as a kitten in the middle of the road. Not exactly the brightest cat I have ever known but it got the job done! Most of the time Pearl does not trust me and runs away to hide under the [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Mar 30th, 2007
This is the guy. He is a strange and kooky cat. If I try to read while in bed, he likes to lay on my chest between me and the book. He is fixed but he likes to torment our two female cats. He attacks them and chases them around the house. He likes to [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Mar 23rd, 2007
My wife found Sassy when she was a wild kitten. Sassy had accidentally gone inside a friend’s house looking for food. My wife brought her home. Sassy has adjusted to living indoors quite well but she displays a few wild tendencies.
Posted in Farm Life on Nov 23rd, 2006
I took this picture for my brother-in-law. For many years he and his brother would go hunting over the Thanksgiving holidays. Now that they are much older they do not go out as much. In fact my brother-in-law will be with my sister and our parents for Thanksgiving.
Posted in Farm Life on Oct 31st, 2006
My son and I take out horses in the evening. I have tried to encourage him to try and establish a relationship with the horses he is handling. I found that when you listen and respond to a horses needs, the horse is more willing to listen and follow your requests. If you ignore a [...]
Posted in Farm Life on Oct 22nd, 2006
Last week we were notified that the H2B Visa for Pedro was finally approved. We really liked Pedro and his brother-in-law, Fernando. Over a period of about a year, Pedro showed us that he was both a good man and a good worker. He had the highest wage rate on our farm. His brother-in-law [...]
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