No Spring Chickens

No Spring Chickens...
But we do have a good looking new calves this spring. Jeb and I have a favorite cow, Daisy. We have loved that spotted cow since she showed up here one day. Jonas has a thing for Black Angus cattle, which he should since they make more money, BUT Jeb and I like to just look at them and she is so spotted and so tall and good lookin'. He bought her on a whim and I have been begging Jonas to keep her "one more month" to give her a chance to have another baby this year. When they don't produce, Jonas culls um' no matter how much we like um'...as Jeb says--"Mama, don't cry--that's just what we do...the baby's have to go when they get big enough...that's just what we do." It was hard for me to let go of her last calf--Ben...well,we named him that and low and behold if in a few months Jonas tells us it is going to have to be Benette...but anyway, it looked like a Ben from where we were.

So, FINALLY this past week or two Daisy put this good looking little fella (we think--she is a good mother and won't let us close) on the ground. She's here for another season--yeah, making our pasture look diverse. I know it must be hard on her being different from most, but she is a good one and I am glad that Jonas heeded my woman's intuition to WAIT!

On that note, I am going to call Jonas the impatient farmer now. He also thought that his melons and his squash were not coming up from the seeds he planted. So he rushed off to the store to get some plants that were already germinated...even though...I asked him to wait and just see and water and fertilize. So, he put some donkey poop on um' and set up some sprinklers and as you would very well know...I was right again...they are all coming up...poor little things are just growing off the sides everywhere where he shoved them aside to put in his prettier, fancier models of bought plants. Folks, if you need squash just stop by here. I will have a bumper crop of squash...you can choose from the fancy plants, or the cast-offs, but either way I think we are going to have a bunch. I will be making some serious squash casseroles! J's garden is really looking spiffy this year. We lined it with some sunflowers. Jeb and I tried to plant sunflowers last year, but neglected to move off the fence line far enough so our horse PJ's coat looked shiny and spiffy all summer since he so enjoyed our efforts over the fence. My grandmother always planted sunflowers so if they make it this year, it will be a nice memory for me to think about as I ride by each day.

This is Minnie the cow. She is Minnie because she is so small.



Daddy caught this rat snake. He was so proud.

This week we thought that we heard Sgt., our new not-so-small pup, out of the fence. We ran through the yard (*Jeb rode his Jeep) and took off on the golf cart to find him...
On the way, Jeb said, “Mama I prayed while I was riding my Jeep to the garage that Sgt. Would be okay.” Now that was a good moment…to know that my child knows where to go if he has a problem.


The other day when I said that my stomach hurt Jeb quickly replied, “evidently you are consumpated.” Jonas asked what that meant and he says quickly, “something about your poop not coming out.” I thought that was so funny…really I was not consumpated just so you know.



The other day Jeb got mad at me and I went to look for him...he was out on the porch and was sulking with Sarah. She is one lucky dog. He adores her and Caleb thinks she is the best thing EVER. He can now shout her name.