Fall has returned!!!! our wonderful snow has gone, and we are again enjoying the last of the warm(ish) weather. Ed and I are crazy busy getting the outside work buttoned up, because that cold weather is certainly back on it's way. The big guys were snoozing in the sunshine....
as well as old Silver boy. He had a really good summer, and has some "fat" on him. He's going into the winter weather better than last year, so I feel less anxious about him. At this stage in his life, every day is an extra.
Since the weather was so good, I got brave and let the "baby" guinea hens out of their pen. It's just so hard to wrangle them in at night sometimes, that I sort of hate letting them out. But, we got them to "go out" and sometime you gotta let 'em loose.
We got the last of the new gates put in. Amazing what kind of help you can find when you are doing new projects....Tonka has to be the noisiest thing and he likes to know about everything that is going on. Pretty funny when a 1300 lbs horse is getting underfoot.
Course, Silver wanted to be part of the action as well.......
Annabelle was happy to supervise.....
and there is it!!! a COMPLETED project!!! all the gates are in place and we'll see how that works with the snow plowing....
remember our wood project... even that's coming along. We took a big chunk of it this weekend.. now throughout the week, I will get the split pile in the tent building.. and then we'll be back on the cutting pile. I'm not so sure this was a good idea, and we may change our plans for next year (Rick!!!!)
We think our tractor is "cat powered".....
and the last of the weekend projects.. our new hitching post. This is so I can hitch the team together when there aren't extra hands around. Can't wait to give it a try....
and another week begins on the farm... next weekend we go to NEADS graduation where we get to see Chester again.....
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That is what intrigues me about farm life. Hard work! I haven't quite talked my Hubs into buying me a farm, but my Sister and I have "farm sat" a couple times while the owners and families went on vacation. We LOVED it! I remember we talked as we did the morning chores and how we felt this is what we were born to do. We didn't mind getting up so early when there were horses to feed & care for. Or even having to prepare a broken dog line. It was just nice and quiet early in the morning, and even in the evenings after coming "home" from the office. Yes, farm life is hard work, and I know there is more to it than just the week or two that we get to spend doing it. But I just love it. :-) Enjoyed your post and seeing all the hard work you have gotten accomplished this week!
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