Cows Herd

These pictures are from our store called Berries and Ivy we now have a virtual tour of the store.  The store has been there 13 years but we have only been there 2 years.   We do have farm related home decor. 
Farm report  We now have our 5th calf on the ground so far so good.  These were some heifers we keep who calf  before the older cows calf. 

The weather is  starting to break but there has been more cloudy days than sunny. 
Take care and I will post again and not wait 7 months. 

The View from my Window

This is the view from my kitchen window.  Sometimes they come early in the season.  Sometimes there are cow calf pairs and sometimes there are heifers.  I enjoy all of them. 
The County Fair is going on most of the show that involve 4-H were moved to the first part of the week because of school starting.
We have had a second cutting of hay baled and in the barn.  One thing this rain does is make hay grow should be a good year for those who have to buy hay. 
The Great Indiana State Fair starts this Friday always exciting time for all who participate and our visitors.
Tomorrow I will take several gourds to the FFA Country Market for them to sell and then share the profits with the members that way we both win.
Better go take my canine for their walk.  Take care maybe we will meet at the fair

Summer Flowers

Well we survived the monsoon  this last month.   Oh we are in Indiana not the Indian ocean.  We are like all those who were under water  didn't get a field or 2 planted the White River is finally back in its banks at least at our farm. We need to remember God is in control the last time I checked. Had to write about these flowers they are beautiful but also intoxicating to walk through them.  My phlox usually gets mildew this year I started thinning it early and what is left is beautiful and no mildew.  I have started milkweed seeds to grow some plants and with the cold weather and rain they are just now coming up   I have roadside milkweed but these are different and the monarchs love them they are perennial so once I get them started I hope they will return
Enough for now I know I have been absent maybe I can work on that I am on facebook but I don't twitter and all the rest of that media
Enjoy this beautiful weather  and take care

Squirrel's

 I know they are cute to watch play but they are planting all my gardens even vegetables garden with sunflower seeds    Last winter Jim would put out ears of corn that he picked up in the field or would use to check for moisture.  I have now greased the poles going to the feeders so I am anxious to see what will happen.
Love this cooler weather but not all the rain.  We have some lakes like a lot of other farmers.  We are thinking about the replant but the river need to go down  this is the second time in a week this time it is bigger and will do more damage.
Have a good week and take care

Bats

 Bats are part of the I69 highway study.  This is the 3rd time the biologist have come to visit our farm to see what bats we may have living here.  As you can see they carry nets in those containers on top of their truck.  The nets are raised in the air on both sides of the creek to catch the bats.  They band them check their sex and I believe they weigh  and record their species.  I watched the first year they were here I found it very interesting.  Bats are insect eaters and will consume 1/3 of their body weight in insects every night.  The biologist  will follow the bats for a few days with a radar system to find out where they are living.  I used to have one living in my garage attic I only would go up there during the day he would just stay put hanging on the rafters.

This is where they did their work

Installing the nets it was getting dark

US 40 Sale

 Yes this is the weekend of the great US 40 sale the longest sales in miles that is  I started at Plainfield and went west.  This fellow I ran into walking his goat down 40  and since I was curious about why  I had to stop and talk to him.  Thought it would make a good story  He has been on the road since May 2 2012 and his destination is New York City  He has a story if you go to Website www.needle2square.com you can find out a lot more . 
We got all our crops in but need rain to activate the chemicals to keep the weeds down.  I have read that  north and south was too wet to plant we have been dry for a while.  Praying for RAIN
All is well keeping busy.   Next we will be cutting hay  nothing smells better than new mowed hay.  One of the reason I love to farm.
Take care be good to each other.

This photo I took today on US 40 feeding the goat a cupcake

Corn or Milk

I am not worried about the name of this snake but I smelled something different around where I keep the dog food.  It is what I called a wild smell.  I found some small 1 inch of Poop on the rug under the dog food container and couldn't figure who might of done that?   I ask Hubby he agrees it wasn't a mouse.  I ask him if he could pull out the refrigerator and he obliged.  Nothing to see Jim went in the other room  I screamed and a foot of this snake was crawling from under my refrig.   Well my grandson likes snakes so as I am standing on a chair I called and said I have a snake in my kitchen.   After some searching the area under my dishwasher and cabinets  he came out with this snake.   No I didn't sleep very well  was on the look out for another one.  I hope this is the end of the story.
Take care and watch where you walk