Woke early to find we were in frost warning conditions - thank goodness it never dipped down that cold. But it was a brisk morning with clouds that looked like they could dump either rain or snow (we got neither).
Things went well out at the barn. Our neighbor's cat, John Wayne, has been over at our barn socializing with the crew, and he's becoming very comfortable there it seems. He won't come to us, or stick around, but he doesn't run off. I'm sure it's a cat thing.
The hogs have noticeably grown since arriving three weeks ago. I can scratch them when they're in range and they seem okay with that. This gal was really getting in to her breakfast and had both forefeet in the flap feeder.
Patch continues to look like she's ready to calf any day. I'd sure like to see that. We busted a new bale for them and she and Royal really enjoyed it.
And on our traditional morning walkabout, we saw a lot of white Pelicans out on the pond. I'm still amazed at how sea birds make their way to Kansas... I mean, really? We also saw a mature Bald Eagle fly over the house and out around the pond, accompanied by what we're guessing was an immature eagle flying along with it. I took a few snaps, but they were too far away to come out clearly. The Pelicans remained there all day (most unusual).
After breakfast, I headed out and shoveled the piles left from last evening's 2045 delivery of peat moss at the corn patch. I was able to spread it around so when Dennis comes today to till it all in, it will go quickly. Starting to get the itch to get come sweet corn in the ground!
Kyzer's ear has become infected with what we think is a yeast infection, so Nancy made an appointment for him and ran him in to the vet at 1145. Dennis came back to finish the corn patch as we were leaving so I stayed home to take care of that. It turned out well, and I hope to get the corn in before too long.
It turns out Kyzer has bacterial and yeast infection in his ears so he's on some drops. Karma's meds have her running around like normal, but doc says if (when?) it happens again, we'll need to get some more definitive diagnosis done at K-State.
The hens were busy - four eggs today. Another was smashed and eaten. They're funny birds and they sure have their preferences for particular boxes.
We planted the beets this afternoon - leaving room in the bed for the pepper plants that are due in next week. The dogs helped as you can see.
Afterwards, Nancy worked on her project while I worked on some recruiting posters for the fire department. It was a good afternoon. Things went well out at the barn - Patch still looks like she could pop at any second. The piggies came out for some brocolli scraps and enjoyed the sun. They're too funny.
We headed in to town for a 1730 meeting to talk about the fall 'Jazz on the Square' event. It seems all the folks who put it together last year have bailed (so we're told). There's a new event coordinator to put it together but she didn't make the meeting. Afterwards we had dinner at Milagros and it was yummy. We have another frost warning tonight so we put the new plantlings under cover and the day ended with this sunset.
Until next time, take care of each other.
