Sunday, March 20, 2016
Thursday, March 17, 2016
Saturday, March 12, 2016
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
Spring Has Sprung
Or so it seems. We're having an unusually early spring here. Our oaks are putting on catkins, our fruit trees are blooming and the grass is green. We had over 4" of rain yesterday and more to come later this week. Creeks and rivers are out of their banks already-glad we live on a hill.
We bought two Black Angus calves last month. They're about 5 months old. They really come running when my husband goes outside-they think he's going to give them a treat! He gives them sweet feed once a day, but we have two pastures of rye grass and they are really chowing down!
We also have 10 little chicks now. 3 Ameraucanas and 7 Barred Rocks. They should all be big pretty chickens when they grow up. Hopefully we'll have more hens than roosters since we got them to have fresh eggs. They are only about 2 weeks old now and so cute. The grandkids have been spending lots of time watching "chicken TV". We have them in a brooder box right now, but when it dries out and warms up, we'll start giving them a little outdoor time. My husband built them a really nice chicken coop with a covered run.
These animals are a new adventure for us, but we're enjoying it. I'll post pictures later.
We bought two Black Angus calves last month. They're about 5 months old. They really come running when my husband goes outside-they think he's going to give them a treat! He gives them sweet feed once a day, but we have two pastures of rye grass and they are really chowing down!
We also have 10 little chicks now. 3 Ameraucanas and 7 Barred Rocks. They should all be big pretty chickens when they grow up. Hopefully we'll have more hens than roosters since we got them to have fresh eggs. They are only about 2 weeks old now and so cute. The grandkids have been spending lots of time watching "chicken TV". We have them in a brooder box right now, but when it dries out and warms up, we'll start giving them a little outdoor time. My husband built them a really nice chicken coop with a covered run.
These animals are a new adventure for us, but we're enjoying it. I'll post pictures later.
Wednesday, March 2, 2016
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Now you see it, now you don't...
The weather has been so gorgeous here-warm and dry. Trees are budding out and blooming, grass is getting green and we've even had a couple of 80 F days! Winter is back with a vengeance today-rain and wind and 40 F. We decided get out and drive around, stopping for lunch at a good barbecue place we like. Then we headed northeast an hour to a little German community named Muenster. They have a wonderful meat market where we got some smoked sausages and then to a bakery for an apple strudel. It was nice to just drive and talk and enjoy the North Hill Country scenery! Hope you all had a good day and are seeing some warmer temperatures.
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