Twenty to Blow!

 Twenty to Blow!

 

Yep, the wind speed hit at least 20 mph today. Some of us (including my hens) are about sick of having to withstand the blowing wind and the dirt in the air. At least nothing is on fire over here on this side of the lake. And maybe we will actually get some rain this week. Praying for a good soaking and then enough to fill up the stock tanks and the lakes!

 

Patty wanted Blake to cut her grass this coming Thursday, but we will have to wait and see if the rain actually comes. Don’t need mine cut around here since the clover was planted and is doing just fine. Have some weeds in the front yard that will need some weed eating, but the old woman can probably do that much.

 

Tomorrow is the day to go get chicken feed—lay mash and wheat. Still have some sunflower seeds for them and only a few black soldier grubs. Ordered more grubs from Amazon without waiting to see if the Feed and Garden Store handles them. Know what the price is right now, so there’s that. Supposedly, the grubs help with protein and calcium content to make their egg shells harder and the hens healthier. Here’s hoping. Have ONE hen who has very thin egg shells that always break. Sigh. Have to keep any egg that gets in that mess. Will not give away a dirty egg or one that has to be washed and refrigerated. Maggie Sewell is the only one those will go to because she knows how to handle them. Not that those are the only ones she gets.

 

Cooked carrots and chicken thighs today for the dogs and the old woman. Pretty good eating. The dogs are not thrilled about carrots, but they will eat them. Green beans are a completely different story. Go figure.

 

Not sure if it is the wind and the sneezes that are making me so tired or just having to use pain pills right now, but kinda looking forward to closing up the hen house tonight. At least there should not be another possum in there! Thompson found the one this morning and grabbed it to shake, and then Sylvia finished the job. Whatever good possums can do in the world, they kill chickens just for the fun of it! Would like to keep my seventeen hens safe. Will have to check to see if there is a place critters are getting in around back or something. They do crawl up the trees and drop on the roof!

 

Years ago, when doing biology classes, the old woman was pretty good with a pencil and paper when drawing things from house flies to guts in a fetal pig. Now, however, would like to draw nut sedge and other assorted plants and don’t feel as if the drawings are very accurate. Sigh. Trying to fill out some of the edible and some of the poisonous plants that we have in this area. Maybe just putting the plant on my desk and looking at it when drawing would help. SO many plants are edible outside. And so many are dangerous to people and critters. No “Lily of the Valley” for me!

 

Reading in Ephesians now and each chapter reminds us that God loves us and gives His gift of love as grace when we ask. Looking forward to seeing the day of our adoption celebrated in heaven.

 

Rest well, my friends. You are loved.