Today has been another busy day down on the farm. We have been selling our old crop hay to make room for the new crop that is about to go in the barn. I don't know yet what the hay quality will be this year but it should be really thick with as much rain as we have had.
My daughter and son in law were here this afternoon to get the garden tilled. It sure has been a hard job to find a day the ground was dry enough to get those pesky old weeds out of the garden. But with a couple of tillers running as well as a garden hoe working some, we managed to beat the weeds back and get three rows of corn planted. We also set out some more pepper plants and planted kale and spinach.
Our garden is already producing onions, lettuce and radishes. We have given everyone that comes to the farm a big bag of radishes and lettuce and we can hardly see where it is missing. I think this is one of the joys of a vegetable garden. It is the fact that you can share with friends the fruits of our labor. A garden almost always produces more than can be used and it is nice to share with friends who do not have a garden.
Then the rewards of having fresh produce from the garden on the dinner table makes the work worth while. We are hoping to also have plenty to put in the freezer. Or to can. I do have some really good pickle recipes that are always a favorite at the dinner table.
Our new foal is growing by leaps and bounds. The grass in their pasture is still not plentiful enough so the horses are still getting some hay. Tonight I noticed the foal is already eating hay. The other horses go into the barn and eat out of the hay supply there but Magic Rhythm will not take Blazin Star into the barn with the other horses. She certainly didn't let them share her bale of hay with her and the baby either. I set one out in the pasture for the two of them and she let him eat where ever he wanted but none of the other horses dared approach the bale.
It is a beautiful sight to see the mare and colt out in the field together. Today he seemed to be testing her a little too much and she gave him a quick nip to let him know what he was doing was unacceptable. The discipline was swift and got the point across in no uncertain terms. We as parents could take some lessons from horses on parenting. Too often human parents warn and warn but nothing happens if the infraction doesn't cease. The mare went straight to discipline. The bad behavior stopped immediately.
Our mare LS Mountain Wind Socks is making a nice udder so I think it will not be so long now before we have another foal. Mary Beth is so excited she can hardly wait. She has a three day stretch now working at the hospital so she is hoping the mare waits until she is off from work again in hopes she will be here when this baby makes its entrance into the world. She was in the barn late this afternoon checking on the mare. I think she was probably telling her to just wait until she is here to have the foal.
The video that Vera posted on the web site was certainly sweet. I kept thinking, "You can do it" "Keep trying there. You will make it" Then almost to the point of cheering when he was on his feet. I was reliving our foal's birth. The struggle to get those long awkward legs to support that body. The wobble. Standing up and falling down again. Then finally finding where mom is keeping the dinner warm. It is such an awesome sight. New life is always wonderful. It is the miracle. The newness. The circle of life continues as God has planned it.
Later everyone. The clock just struck half past my bed time. The dogs are already asleep and snoring. So I need to put these tired bones to bed. Hope your night is restful.
God bless and keep you in his loving care.
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