Notes from July 6, 2012

July!?!?  REALLY!?!?  Though the years seem to go by so fast, it is hard for me to get used to the idea that it is July already, and July 6th at that!  I’ve been meaning to write more notes here, so I’m just going to start writing notes, and not make any promises about what I plan to do in the future.

Exciting things are going on around here.  The crew showed up at 7am this morning to put the very long posts in the ground for our new barn.  The ground work to get to this point has been long and exciting, and I bet that the building goes up very quickly from this point, but it is hard to believe that the posts I see NOW will be barn in a few short weeks.  The view around the farm will change a lot, but this new barn means so many exciting things for the farm.

We are now on day 2 of rather warm weather.  I’m a true Oregonian in that I really can’t stand the sun.  I am happy for the 9 months a year that it is cold and rains and is mucky, but the days it tops 80 degrees, I just can’t take it.  I guess that’s why I’m not running a veggie farm here, I’d rather be in the barn with the livestock!

Speaking of livestock, I got a call today from someone asking if I would take in her 9 angora rabbits and help find homes for them.  I begrudgingly agreed to help.  I’ve had some unfortunate turns in my breeding this year that has left me wondering where to go next, this rescue might just lead the way for me.

The kids’ Papa is in town for the visit.  He surprised us all by bringing a play structure for the kids.  They are so excited they just can’t bear it, and I have a feeling that I won’t be seeing much of Cyprus in the next week or so.  He’s just climbing the slide and going down over and over again.

With the chores all done now for the day and the cows out happily munching their dinner. I’m going to head off and celebrate the 4th of July weekend with a good old fashioned visit to the St. Paul Rodeo.  Yep, even farmers take a break to go have fun, even if it is by going and looking at more animals!