Big Mistake?

I either made a mistake planting them or cutting them down. 

The two river birches in front of the house had gotten too big.  We just had a new roof put on and I was afraid they might damage it at some point.  Plus, they shed limbs constantly and plug up the gutters with catkins in the spring and leaves in the fall. 

The Leland cypress trees were also getting pretty tall. 

So we hired someone to come top them and cut down the river birches. 

It was an all day job  

I don’t think it will miss the tops of the cypress trees. 

But the river birch that was on the right might leave a hole. It will take some getting used to. 

But I will have a big pile of mulch for next year. 

 

More Big Bin Dealz

My Pyrex storage lids have been disintegrating for some time now. Joe said you might as well just lay a paper towel over the bowl and it would be as helpful as one of those lids. I have thought about getting replacement lids but that is as far as I got, thinking. 

That is until I went to the Big Bin Dealz store yesterday for $1 day and found these. 

They are not Pyrex brand but they fit. 

 And it looks like I saved $17.  

Turned Out

We finally got the first group of cows and calves worked so they could be turned out. 

We had them up in a smaller field last night so they would be easier to corral. 

Cows got one shot and dewormed and calves got two shots and their ear notched. Joe has been notching ears instead of tagging. Then the heifers we keep as replacements get a tag later.

It was just 17 pairs so Joe and I whipped it out in no time. 

 Then it took three loads to take them across the road to our rented farm.  17 down, 150 or so to go.  

Transfusion Update

The video speaks for itself. 

 I guess the transfusion bought enough time for the calf’s bone marrow to catch up on making red blood cells and maybe for his immune system to help fight off the theileria. 

Cattle Work

Yesterday Mike helped us with some cattle here.

Some were vaccinate, some dewormed, some both and one dehorned.  It was nice having the extra help.  Mike being there always makes things easier for me.

After we were done, the cattle when back out where they came from.  

Today we were at it again.  Mike was busy this time so it was just me and Joe. 

We were not doing anything with the cows, so we sorted them out first.

More deworming, vaccinating and 3 to dehorn.  That is always the drawback to using a horned Hereford bull.

We we were done, the cows didn’t go back to where they came from, they went to new pasture.  You can tell how excited they were for that.

 

First Hummer

I was sitting at the kitchen table yesterday when I saw a hummingbird at the irises off the back deck.  I yelled “it’s a hummer, my first hummingbird”. 

I went directly to the garage to get the hummingbird feeder. I think he appreciated the sugar water.  

4 Random Things

Monday was Mimi day with Allie.  She chose to go to the playground while we waited for Sadie's dance class to conclude.  

It was a beautiful day and she had lots of fun.  There was another girl there that her father was talking on the phone the entire time.  She kept asking me to take her picture and video her.  She wanted me to push her on the swing and watch when she was doing something difficult.  I felt sorry that her father didn't pay more attention to her.  

Allie didn't want to leave when it was time.  I said Sadie would be scared and worried if we weren't there.  She said, no she wouldn't.  We left on time anyway. 

I went with Joe yesterday to check the fence at our rented property before we turn cattle out there.  Of course there was a tree down on top of it.  

But I did find some nice wild flowers, this is wild ginger. 

Cancer root, 

and stonecrop.  

And my first peony is blooming! It is over a week earlier than the earliest I have recorded on the blog so far.