Compromise

The dictionary says compromise is each party giving up part of his demands.
We  don't know but in everything there are compromises with family, friends
and enemies.   Well here is my compromise Black dashboard  and carpet and silverstone seats and
some of the interior.  I like my car got it yesterday they got it out of state so it took some time
to get back here.  I call it my truck because it hauls a lot of different farm and store merchandise
the seats are always down in the floor.   Spring is coming!!

New Car

I know it has been a week since I posted but business is taking a front seat in my life at this time and I had a garden show last weekend. The pansy's are so pretty just had to but a few. I have 3 shows scheduled for the month of April starting with the Indiana Gourd Society in Greenfield at the Hancock County Fairgrounds It is a great show of how talented some of our Hoosiers really are. Date is April 1. 2. 3 Well worth the drive out to see.

Time does fly when we are having fun.
I got to tell you a story about another of my projects I have been looking for a new car I started after the state fair last year. So I thought I found it but just couldn't bring myself to pay that much for something to drive around. So I am settling for another Town and Country Van. I signed the papers last night. We were going through the cars features and I was sitting there and realized that it had black interior and I said to the salesman I could't buy this car because of the black interior. I think he thought I was kidding but after about an hour they were on the computer to find me one with a light interior. I tried to tell them this is a vehicle that is driven on dirt roads. Hauls lunch to the farmers in my house and they will get in the car and have lunch. I transport from one field to another. Just another farm vehicle. They have no idea how much dust a farmer can carry on himself. His clothes, hair , hands in fact he is a cloud of dust if you pat him on his shoulder. Just part of the job
Have a great day!!! I get to go to an oil painting class at the Brown County Inn

Sad Story

You know we talk about all the good things about raising animals.  Well there are some bad things we don't like to talk about.  Maybe I should say  a  calf that  doesn't  have all its body parts.  I guess they are like us in that sometimes things go astray  and not all is complete.  It is a heifer  who has no tail just a dented in place  and after looking farther at her,  she is also missing a eye.  She is very unstable and hard to feed.   Maybe she will surpass her handicaps.   Hubby was at a beef meeting yesterday  he showed her picture around and some had never heard of being born without a tail.   If she lives to go  on the pasture maybe we will  need to invent her a tail.
Going out of town for a couple of days to Illinois to a bank meeting.  Hubby is going also  We are leaving the guys here to get thing moving  I hears the weather is going to be  beautiful to boot.
Go for that walk!!  Until the next time.

Busy Times

This is last Saturday when we had a rug hooking group    The gals had a great time and below is a picture of the pattern they were working on of the house. . Will keep you posted this is definitely  a continuing  story.  We now are carrying wool and cutters and hooking frames. Until next time . Be Safe

Number 2 set of twins

You never know how your day will go when you live on a farm.  This is our second set of calves born since last Sat.   I really hope this will stop  They are in the barn so they don't get separated  or wet as we are expecting rain tonight. Enjoy the babies. We have had others calves since Sat  but the twins get all the glory.

Twins

 Every year we have a set of twins.  Fun to watch like any other calf but they  are more work.  As you can see we made a trip the the barn.  After a cow has a calf she only expect one and for her to keep track of two,  it is hard.  She has to lay down and have the second calf and leave the first one alone.  Sometimes they forget to go back and find the other one as she is busy with the second one.  Off to the barn so they can bond as in all baby and mother relationship. Now they can learn to nurse at the same time and share a Mom.  

Take care and everyone have a Great Day!!

Water and Creeks

Second day of rain this is what happens.  This is a picture out my back window and that tree line is the creek.  Yes it is bank full and also across the field behind where all  the cows are calving.  4 cows and 1 calf just happened to be on the low end of that field seperated  from the others by water.  The cows swam across the water and my son carried the calf across causes my heart to stop beating.  All is quite as in the 3rd picture.  It is the 4th picture Miss Lexie  says  can't a dog get any sleep!!

I  am going to Indy in about a hour to join my Hubby who is attending a fair convention. 

Stay dry and on high ground.  We are getting the ground moisture replaced and for the grain farmers that is  a must.   After last year in our area no  measurable rain for 8 weeks did a number on our pastures.  

Weather

Weather it is either bad or good or somewhere in between  that about covers it.   This is a picture of one of our fields that lies along White River we have several fields in that lower plain.  I am just glad we don't have a crop in yet.  We do need the rain  so I am not complaining.    I believe those are sand hill cranes they are migrating to the north and I know we are in their flight plan. Try and stay dry we are getting more tonight and part of tomorrow.

Roosters and Chickens

Last night I went to my Back to Basics class and it was on Poultry.    I didn't know there are 2 types of chickens one is a meat type and one is a egg type.   One thing that surprised me was that  poultry consumption  in the U.S. will surpass all red meat consumption by 2018.  I thought that was a surprise but my  Hubby said he heard that.   I didn't know that egg chickens can live to product eggs for several  like 12 or 13 and maybe older.    One thing I like about fresh eggs are the color of the yolks and that the yolks stand up when you fry them.  I love to look at chickens they have such beautiful colors and I paint them and roosters below is one of my roosters.

I hadn't posted in  a week though maybe I had better started to write again.  

Weather is looking up .  The calves are coming every day  so far so good

Take care until next time