We knew it would happen. It happens almost every year. Day after day of spring rain, thunderstorms, tornadoes, and occasionally, flooding. Then the rain stops, and it gets hot, very quickly. It had been too dry previously for much flooding, but everything else went as it always does. Now, it’s hot and dry. The mud […]
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I saw a meme the other day that hit pretty close to home. It said, “I’m glad it rained again; my mud was getting dehydrated.” From the last blog post a couple of weeks ago, we’ve gotten another seven inches of rain, giving us a total of 34.3 inches so far this year and 17.45″
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Since my last blog post on May 9, we have received 4.4 more inches of rain. Add in the rain from the first part of May and our rain total on the farm comes to 8.7″ for the month and that includes the 1.6″ we got over night last night when a nice thunderstorm blew
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We have had so much rain lately. Since April 26, we have received nearly 13 inches here on our farm. Our pastor says they have had even more than that. I’m grateful that we are on a hill, but the mud is deep and hard to walk through in some places. We have had no
Crystal’s piglets are growing quickly and are completely different in personalities than Wattles piglets were. I have a lot to learn. I’m enjoying the process though. Most of the time, the piglets are content to sleep in their pig hut, but I’m going to have to keep an eye on one of them. That little
And Then the Rain Came Read More »
Well, many things about this spring are very normal. The pollen is very high, along with the wind. Those two aspects are just part of Oklahoma life. What has been different this year is the lack of, not just rain, but severe thunderstorms. Don’t get me wrong, we have gotten some rain, but not the
Not a Normal Spring Read More »
Well, I finally got the taxes done and I look forward to using that time for other things…like posting blogs! I did come up with a schedule that will allow me to actually keep up with the tax paperwork throughout the year so that it is not such a big chore. Each year, I vow
Hobbling Into Spring Read More »
The weather in Oklahoma is always interesting? Erratic? Variable? All of the above. Spring is not actually here on the calendar, but we have had some absolutely gorgeous spring days, only to be followed by temps dipping below freezing again for a few days. Some days are calm and even foggy, only to be followed
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As I slowly regain my mobility (well, it seems slow to me), I have discovered how far behind I have been on everything. I expected to have muddy pigs and chickens because I was unable to move them to new paddocks, but I was surprised to learn that I did more sleeping than work on
When I wrote to you last, we were in the mad scramble to get the master bathroom in working order so that I would no longer have to go to the barn to shower. I didn’t mind it, though I really was looking forward to having a toilet, shower and sink just a few steps
