That's the subtitle for my blog.
Today's photos seem to fit well with that because when I look at the images from yesterday, there's plenty of muttering to do about life in the country.
Yesterday was such a day. Except for a trip over to the Colburn farm to take Kenny for his midday walk, I stayed home all day, puttering at this and puttering at that.
The big job for the day involved removing the massive sea of pumpkin vines from my manure pile.
I thought twice yesterday about planting TWO seeds in the manure pile in the future.
Those vines not only crawled, but they also rooted themselves throughout the manure pile and into the ground around it.
So, there was no just pulling them in the removal process. There was also plenty of chopping and digging.
In addition to the vines, I also threw away several pumpkins, which had been desecrated by creatures gnawing away at their rind.
It took full loads in the 4-wheeler box to haul them away.
Happily, that big job is completed. I've been systematically removing garden veggie infrastructure from the garden. Horses have eaten the corn stalks. A few tomato plants and about half of the beautiful cuke vines which produced very few cucumbers have gone to the refuse pile.
I also spent some time walking down the road to catch some shots of "the pals" now inhabiting Taylor's field across from us.
It's not too often that we see a ram and a bull hanging together. These two seem to be good friends enjoying a great big pasture all to themselves.
I spent time walking the lane as dogs raced about or found pieces of wood to chew or came over to the tractor loader where I was sitting for extra TLC.
Speaking of dogs, here's an interesting link about puppy development:
https://www.newyorker.com/science/elements/peak-cuteness-and-other-revelations-from-the-science-of-puppies?utm_source=pocket-newtab
Foster spent most of his day wishing Sunny would just come down from that hay stack. Sunny knows better, so her perch high above keeps the little guy busy.
At one point, when I was washing out some canning jars, four deer appeared at the fence near the garden.
Later, when I saw the photos, I figured out that the young buck is hanging out with the mom with two kids.
They show up at different places several times a day. As Bill says, they've established residency at the Lovestead.
Today I'll be riding CB again. As you can see from the photo, he's due for a new shoeing. I think that will happen later in the week.
All in all, it was a great day, just hanging out here in the country. It's a good life.
In this morning's paper I saw a couple of letters to the editor, which involve people I know and respect.
First, my good and wise friend Chris Moon penned a note, encouraging voters to write in Steve Johnson as our state senator.
I fully agree with her well-written recommendation.
And, when people are complimenting the Food Bank where our beloved Debbie is the director, that warms my heart. The letter not only praises but calls us to action.
So, I encourage you to check out both links. If you are local, you can act upon both. If you are from out of town and want to support the Bonner Community Food Bank, that's okay too.
Thank you.
Happy Tuesday.
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2022/sep/20/steve-johnson-right-pick-seat/
https://bonnercountydailybee.com/news/2022/sep/20/local-food-bank-staff-are-amazing/
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