Animal Pairs

Pep was having a little drooling problem so Emma was trying to clean it up.

I was afraid Thumper was going to have his eyes scratched out but Oreo behaved himself.

Lilies

I lave several different lilies blooming now.Stargazer, from a mail order catalog. Tiger, originally from my grandmother.

These yellow lilies were from a lady at church.

Goats and Thistles

J always likes to see the goats doing their job (weed control). He usually bush hogs this section but decided to see if the goats could handle it instead.

They are eating the thistles like its candy.

River

V walked down to the river today and took these pictures.

The water is a little muddy due to the recent rain. We got 3 inches Tuesday after a very long dry spell. Things were looking very bleak, the grass was turning brown and 2 of our springs were about dry. It's amazing how much some rain can brighten our outlook.

Southern Regionals

We just found out Friday that E will be able to go to the Southern Regional 4-H Horse Show at the end of the month. 13 states can send 42 horses each. Needless to say, we've been doing a lot of riding.Yesterday the girls attended a riding clinic for their 4-H horse club.

There were 10 horse and riders in attendance. The instructor trains reining horses and really liked J's horse.

Herefords

A couple of months ago we traveled to North Carolina to check out some purebred Herefords. We ended up purchasing 5 cows and 6 heifers. They were finally delivered this week.

J thinks this will be a good start for E and V to have their own purebred herds.

Sunflowers

I planted sunflowers in the garden one year and have continued to have volunteers ever since. Here are some of this year's crop.