Weeeeeeee

 Another new toy!

(This one isn't a purchase...

the neighbor lent it to Kyle in 

exchange for all the work he has

done for him in the past....)

Kyle borrowed a tiller attachment for his new tractor.

That is the back back pasture.

(We have the front, the middle, the grey/sand, the cow and the back/back... lol)

It LOOKS nice and green.

But it's actually "woody weed" which nobody/nothing eats.

A waste of a pasture.

This took about 20 minutes.

(And then I had to go inside to teach,.. he continued

and ran over it in various directions 3 more times...)

We should be receiving some new seed tomorrow.

(fingers crossed...)

We are seeding it with a combination of 

sunn hemp

and

pearl millet. (which kind of looks like cat tail!)

Both of them are good sources of protein for the cows.

So we will close off the pasture for 60 days or so

and then open it up for the cows until they eat it down

and then Kyle will come in with his mulcher and 

mulch whatever is left and then borrow the tiller again

and till it all in.

And then replant with.....

SUNFLOWERS!

We are SUPER excited to have a big ol' pasture 

full of beautiful sunflowers over the winter.

(Sunflowers grow great here all the time,

but they love the cooler temps in the winter...)

And then we'll let the cows in and then mulch,

till and replant in sunn hemp and pearl millet again.

WEEEEEEEEE!

I'm excited.

Meanwhile, today Kyle went to pick up his tractor

(which he dropped off at the dealership yesterday

to get a part they didn't have when he bought it)

and Rod and I drove up to pick up the feed for the month.

(Rod is taking off every Friday between now and the

end of September because he has a gazillion hours

of personal time off and it's use it or lose it...)

This is Bear.

In January she was an adorable little tiny puppy.

Now she's about 45 pounds and knee high.

And sweet!

Kyle absolutely fell in love with her.

So I took her picture.

She missed him.