Jail Break!

Made my monthly trip up to the ranch

Tuesday afternoon.

Just in time for a BIG rain storm.

Kyle made me a lovely dinner of steak,

yellow peppers and onions,

yellow squash in sour cream

and tater tots.

It was DELICIOUS!

Wednesday morning we got up,

BUNDLED up and headed out.

It was in the low 40s but the wind

was really whipping and it was COLD!

We got the girls in nice and easy.

We got them all weighed and treated for flies.

No calves yet... but #16 looks like she

might be getting ready.

Kyle put out a couple of rolls of hay and

some protein tubs, dumped a load of

dirt under a gate where it looks like there

is a big enough hole that new little calves

would be able to squirt into the peanut pasture

and then we loaded up the big stock trailer

and got on the road to Malabar.

(By way of Rural King in Ocala where 

I bought some more horse feed and a bunch

of bags of beet pulp pellets because my

RK in Bonita Springs doesn't carry it...)

(And it's $2/bag cheaper than Tractor Supply)

We didn't get home until about 7 (after dark)

and Rod had a nice dinner of fried chieken

and "fixins" ready for us.

This morning I got up and headed out to feed

our animals... and ...

Escapeeeeeeees!

This is the same board they broke last time.

We are going to need to replace it.

I guess its getting old and weak.

I wandered all over the property looking for

another board that would fit but they were

all about 2 feet too short...

so rather than take Kyle's truck and head to

Lowe's to buy a new board I just found an

old fence panel and dragged it over.

It made an effective band-aid.

Chained it to the existing gate on one end.

Used the old farmer's favorite,

baling twine.

But every body is back in their pasture

and all is right with the world again.

And now I'm getting ready to head over to 

Linda's with Kyle to help him round up

her cows and take all of them (except 3)

back up to the ranch.

He'll stay there on "calf watch" until

Christmas Eve.