It’s official. We’re now setting on 6.05” of rain for the month. Remember, we’re supposed to get 14” in a year. We kept saying, it’ll make great grass, it’ll be so green, there’ll be wildflowers everywhere. We kept saying it. And saying it. Grateful for the moisture. But, seriously, by the end… all we could…
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Inside
All the action was outside today… but I stayed snug (and dry) inside. Yes. 1.50” since this morning. 5.61” FOR THE MONTH. Creeks and draws and every shallow depression running with water. It’s supposed to continue raining for another day. Flood watch in effect. Highways closed due to winter weather conditions and rock slides in…
Two Days of Sunshine
That’s all we’ve had this week, tomorrow’s supposed to be rainy with flood watches in effect. That meant more mowing for me, and finishing up the majority of my gardening. I’m still holding off on transplanting my tomatoes… it froze here just two nights ago, and with the big storm headed our way… well, patience…
Another New Toy
That’s right. First the battery powered Dewalt chainsaw… now my new lawnmower! I’ve been talking about a new lawnmower for three years now… so I did it. I have a Cub Cadet with a Kohler engine. I have a small lawnmower with a Kohler engine and it starts every time, first pull. Just couldn’t resist….
Wet Days
For the month of May, my rain gauge is reading 4.11”! We’re not done yet, either. Oh, well… After dishes and some laundry, I used the grey morning to work on my table… Originally, I had planned on woodburning something on the legs… but I’m behind on my gift making and I need to finish…
#TBT: So Much To Tell 2.0
Another repeat post from 2008. I talk about how it rained and rained and snowed… That we’d had over 2” of moisture… it sounds so eerie since this year we have had 3.6” of rain this month! Flooding had begun. That hasn’t happened here yet, but all that white snow on the mountain will come…
Wordless Wednesday – “Rider Coming”
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Table Sides
I’ll take a short break from branding, and share the latest photos from my woodburned and painted table. It’s coming along! I’ve almost completed the sides. I realized I totally forgot a block just yesterday. There will be a light stain on the bare wood. I will paint the legs, give it an acrylic finish,…
Branding Video
I’ve always been a bit hesitant to post full videos of branding… there’s so much going on… but I’ve done this blog since 2008, and I imagine I’ve posted so many photos, that by now, it doesn’t really matter that it’s a video! If you have a legitimate question, I’ll always answer them… just check…
D.U.N.
No. Yes. No. Yes. One hour notification. Well, we pulled it off. With over an inch and a half of rain, we cancelled yesterday’s branding… and cancelled today’s chance at it too. Then the rain stopped. It turned partly cloudy and breezy and the guys decided to brand after all. It’s not easy to throw…
Bummer
Branding was cancelled today. There was well over half an inch of rain this morning, and it continued all day with a total this moment of 1.57”. That’s quite a bit for this high desert country! Weather forecasts show a slight window tomorrow afternoon, and then cold, rainy, and cloudy for the rest of the…
Uncooperative
We’re supposed to brand tomorrow. While the weather has been gorgeous the past few days, today it was cloudy, breezy, and foggy with intermittent rain. Tomorrow’s forecast is worse. You can’t brand wet calves… so it may get cancelled. The fog didn’t help our ride this morning, either… It’s hard to find cows when you…