Fall Road

For most of the day today, I painted. I wasn't the most pleased with this work and I'm starting to get frustrated. So, I'm going to look for some food to try to do tomorrow. Maybe a strawberry? Just thinking out loud. 

At least the animals weren't as frustrating. Mounds is learning how to buck with her horns which is always cute to watch. Almond Joy is all about the loving and petting. I find the boys are like that until they get those hormones. Then the girls become the sweet ones. 

Rory was my only punk today. He played keep away from me and it truly was a game to him. He's got to learn though that I don't chase. I'm too old and too lazy to run after a boy no matter how cute he is. He can lick a cattle cube tomorrow if he doesn't run off again. 

Rock & Eggs

Sometimes, I just like to take pics of a collection of rocks or eggs. Things that are in a jumble and each one unique. Months ago, I took a pic of my bucket of eggs. Last week, I printed out that pic to use has a concept for a painting. Today, I did the painting. 

The painting is not exact, I never wanted it to be. I don't know artistic terms, but I was going for the painting that looks one way further out and more intricate upon close scrutiny. It's just a 3"x5" because I didn't want to attempt this on a huge scale. I'm calling it Rock and Eggs. Art doesn't have to make sense and neither do the titles. Anyway, I enjoyed being a little more intentionally chaotic. The colors weren't exactly what I wanted, but close enough. 

By the way, we didn't get more rain but the animals and I are greatly enjoying the cooler temps. I wore long sleeves today! 

Rain-ish

As per usual, the farm only got a light sprinkle where rain announced everywhere around. More rain might come in later tonight? I'm just going to be happy there's cooler temps. 

I'm going to share a little grievance with shopping I've experienced today. As y'all know, I ran out of paint last week and ordered some more. I eagerly awaited the UPS truck and once it arrived, I was upset that instead of the white acrylic I had ordered in a large size, I got a very tiny tube of watercolor paint in dark brown. I tried to call, but they're on Eastern time and they were closed, but the message suggested to go to the live chat. The live chat online was also closed but encouraged me to leave a message. I tried several times, but it wouldn't submit my message. I get it, this world today hates actual phone calls, but don't give options that don't actually work. It's ok, I drove two hours round-trip to pick up the paint myself, but in store shopping isn't that great either. That's a story for another day. 

Here's hoping for a rainy day and fun painting tomorrow! 

Dolly says to not boop her snoot unless you have a cattle cube

Time Change

I don't know what time it is. All I know is the animals have been fed and the sun has gone down. A wonderful thunderstorm came in this morning and hopefully more rain and cooler temps are on the way. 

This weekend, trees were purchased for the farm. Loblolly Pine, Sycamore, Burr Oak, Mexican White Oak, and a Little Gem. The Little Gem was planted today and depending on weather, more or all will be planted tomorrow. These will hopefully provide shade for the animals, beauty to the farm and a little more privacy. In the spring, I'll be adding an orchard if all goes well. 

Everything is also ready for Tootsie Roll to have her first litter of pups. She's a double registered English Shepherd, Teddy Bear is registered also, and this breed was almost extinct and is an excellent breed. They're incredibly gentle, have great and natural herding tendencies, beautiful coats, and I'm excited about being a responsible breeder of this breed. I know in the past, I was adopt and don't shop, but to help a specific breed that is so perfectly suited for families and farm life, I've made an exception. 

Have a great start to the week. I've almost finished through my stages of grief and moving forward and I feel so much better. 

This is Little Gem (a hybrid of magnolia). Grow well little one!

Halloween 2024

Like most Halloweens, there weren't any tricks or treats with my day. I did get my hair "did" for the six week upkeep, so that was a treat. My girl Shy always makes me feel better. 

I guess the trick on me is I didn't know they came out with a different The Mummy movie. I'm going to watch it tonight even though I'm not a Tom Cruise fan. Actually, I've realized the two Toms I enjoyed as actors as a teen, I've actually come not to like as people. Cruise is one, Hanks is the other. There's been too much Epstein and political issues around Hanks. But, acting is supposed to be good enough for me to forget about the actual person, so I'll see how it goes. 

Have a good weekend. I've actually decided on some plans for this one! 

Rose is a beautiful and sweet girl, but she doesn't photograph well

Rory Bear

I'm just constantly tickled by Rory. He is so much like his father, Brogan, from that age. Well, in the looks department and some of the dopey facial expressions at least. 

So up until today, Rory would get brave enough to touch my hands with his snout before getting skittish. Tonight though, he finally licked a cattle cube from my hand! He still hasn't eaten his first cube even by himself, so this was great. I could try softer foods, but then I worry about the other cows intruding on our bonding moment. My cows are greedy. 

I'm patiently waiting for more art supplies to be delivered, so today I began an introduction on sketching. Where the light comes into play is one of my many challenges, but I've got nothing but time to try. 

The lighting was bad, but I love his dopey looks

Blurry Eyes

I'm writing this blog around 7am because I didn't get to it last night. Last night, the winds from the south kicked up a lot of allergens and couple that with my working several hours on painting, my eyes were all blurry. I'm ok now, but if I had written last night, I'm not sure what letters and words you would have gotten. 

I'm not the only one who didn't like the winds from the south. We're so dusty and all the animals, while enjoying a breeze, didn't appreciate the dust either. The goats do this snorting thing,, the donkeys stand still and close their eyes, and the cows find the wind breaks. The sheep were safely in the barn. 

When I let the dogs out, even they weren't thrilled. They did their business and came back instead of the usual running around and playing. It was a strong wind, but hopefully that means the winds change direction tonight and bring us rain and cooler weather!