Besides being song lyrics from one of my favorite bands (Turnpike Troubadours), this pretty much sums up my Thursday. Getting started a 6 o'clock, really doesn't make much of a difference if it never cools below 80 degrees. Even at sunrise it doesn't take long to break a good sweat. Grulla and I headed out … Continue reading Long Hot Summer Day
Photo Friday: Hay Season!
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… It's hay season in Arkansas again. We just baled our first fields yesterday and things are off to their usual start. The transmission in … Continue reading Photo Friday: Hay Season!
Photo Friday: Wind Power
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… Montana Wind Farm: Photo Courtesy of Katy Jane AngwinNope, they're not your modern day wind mills. Actually quite diferent from wind mills used as … Continue reading Photo Friday: Wind Power
Photo Friday: Mud Bugs
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… Crayfish, Crawfish, Crawdads, Mud Bugs. No matter what you call em, they taste pretty good. Crawfish (as they are known in my neck of … Continue reading Photo Friday: Mud Bugs
Photo Friday: Cow Candy
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… You may have heard that cattle have a digestive system quite unlike ours. They chew their cud and eat all sorts of raw plant … Continue reading Photo Friday: Cow Candy
Photo Friday: Barbed Wire Fences
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can guess what we are looking at… Did you know, April is the peak for monthly internet searches for “farm fence”? Maybe it’s because so many people are getting Spring Fever … Continue reading Photo Friday: Barbed Wire Fences
Photo Friday: Feral Hogs
Thank goodness its Friday! On Fridays I will post a photo from the ranch and discuss the subject. Take a gander and see if you can tell me what we are looking at… It's been said that Arkansans go "Hog Wild," especially during football season, but these razorbacks are no laughing matter. Feral hogs are … Continue reading Photo Friday: Feral Hogs