Mud, Mud and More Mud....

OK so they say if life gives you lemons, make lemonade?  It took me a swim in the mud to push me to get busy on getting gutters up on the East side of the barn.  Last spring, we put gutters on the west side in order to refill the cistern located to the West of the barn.

Wednesday morning we were working on chores, like any given morning.  For some reason, I caught a soft spot in the mud. My boot got stuck and Martha the cow was not in the mood to wait for me to get my boot unstuck. She just tapped me with her head. Not in a mean way, she does this because she's excited to see us.  I went d - o-w-n.  I wish we have video of me falling the mud (other items other than mud included) but sadly, this is not the case. I only have a picture of my clothes and I'm sure you'll have a video in your minds! HEEE!

Therefore, we decided to work on the East side of the barn and put up some gutters.  We didn't have quite enough to finish it today, but we moved the water south and away from the side of the barn and the ingress/egress of the main door of the barn.  Hopefully, this will keep me out of the mud. 

Lastly, Bentley the dog was quite upset with me for leaving him out of my last post on the animals of the family. He is a 9 year old Chocolate Lab and he's such a good dog. Keeping most varmints out of the yard.  

I had to add another picture of Tiger as we were leaving for the day, looking at the sunset. 

Calf, Horse and Kid Training

Today was a productive day on the farm.  We had much more activity around the area, as it was opening day of deer season.

Today's wonderful weather again made our jobs easier. My daughter and I worked with a horse trainer first thing this morning.  Next, we worked on on making the water spicket freeze proof we hope :)  We covered it with a plastic barrel and stuffed it with insulation.  Next post, I will expand on what I feel is an invention in the making.

I have been looking at solar panels with Missouri Wind and Solar.  We may have electricity soon to the barn. We have a Richie waterer but there is a leak, but doesn't due us much good without electricity.  We will get the new copper fitting and fix that next week.  

Finally, we worked on putting up more boards on the barn that has seen better days.  If that old barn could talk....My dad said when he was a kid they would jump on yearling calves and have their own rodeo. Well, we don't have rodeos but we are making memories.