What a great summer we have had! We have been very fortunate to have had just enough rain to keep all the livestock grass fat this summer. Every time I want to complain that it is too hot, I just think about last summer & that thought just leaves my head completely. Soon, we will be taking all the bulls out of the pasture & setting them up in their bachelor pad until next Spring. They have been busy boys & we should have a good calving season next year because this summer wasn't so hard on all the ladies. These kids will be on their own come November & I hope to be able to make friends with them. I still can't get too close to them because their mothers are still quite protective!
Mr. Rusty is cleaning Dog's ear. They both seem to enjoy this little game. Rusty has graduated from the front yard & is out in the pasture with the Brahmans. I still have to feed him bottles of milk every day, but he is much happier knowing he is a cow. I think he was close to an identity crisis because he only had dogs to play with. He is a funny little guy & I sure will miss him when he goes to live with my sister this Fall. He will have a very good home with his brothers from other mothers though.
Honey & Donkey Hody are up to their usual antics - being pests! Soon, they will have 2 more donkeys to talk to as we are adopting another pair. They are very good at protecting the herd from coyotes & since we have two herds, we need to sets of donkeys. Fingers crossed, all goes well with the ranch inspection from the rescue group this weekend & we will have some new kids on the block.
This was a really cool experience. I don't know if Ruby felt the same way about it, but I know that she is much happier now that her teeth are all nice & even. It was time for a little dental checkup. I had never seen inside a horse's mouth or what their back teeth look like. Very interesting & Dr. Scrutch is quite the character.
Love this picture! Little one was having to stand still while mother washed his neck. So sweet!
Ruby the Helper! I was removing the upholstery from some chairs for refinishing & she just couldn't stand it. I told her that until she grew some thumbs, she wasn't being very helpful. She really just wanted to make sure there wasn't any food in that bucket & once satisfied there was none, she left. Can't wait to get my grandmother's table & chairs refinished. They are going to look so good & it will be nice to have family dinners at it again. We all have lots of good memories around that table.
Time to get moving - feed Rusty, feed horses, figure out how to hang this shade cloth on the east & west sides of the camper cover, deliver table & chairs to re-finisher & what ever else the day brings.
