June is hay season. We are currently getting toward the end of first crop hay, though there is still quite a bit of hay to cut, rake, bale, haul, and wrap.
June is weed season. I seem to be out in my garden every day picking out the pigweed, clover, dandelions, and quack grass that seem to multiply exponentially despite my daily weeding. The guys have been busy cultivating the corn fields in between haying duties, but there's still some of that left to do too. We want the corn to be knee-high by the 4th of July, not the weeds.
June is also fly season. I feel bad for the cows because they come into the barn followed by hordes of the pests. Despite the continual tail swishing and kicking feet, the flies continue to bother. We do use an organic fly repellant but it only lasts so long. I feel especially bad for a young cow with the unfortunate nickname of "Shortcut". She lost her tail for unknown reasons (most likely cause-frozen off during a winter) and is left with a piddly little stump about a foot in length. We've tried to come up with a fake tail that would allow her to swish flies with the best of them, but haven't figured out a good way to attach it. Any ideas?
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
What's for dinner? Milk!
Well, for my husband it is anyway.
My husband has been reading "The Untold Story of Milk" by Ron Schmid, ND. After reading about a diet described in the book-for one full month, he would consume nothing but our milk, he decided to try it. Since June 3, he has had nothing but raw milk, a little bit of raw milk cheese, and villia (did I spell that right?). I am proud that he has stuck with it this long and with little complaint. (The only complaints I get are when I happen to eat pasty in front of him.) When asked what the purpose of being on this diet is, he replies, "It's good for lowering high blood pressure and bringing up low blood pressure. It helps overweight people lose weight, but allows underweight people to gain. It's good for diabetes, artheritis, heart disease, asthma, allergies, and a whole bunch of other things." I think it sounds like on of those 'too good to be true' diets but I am seeing a difference in him already. He's lost some weight, his blood pressure and resting heart rate are down, and he feels good. Am I doing this diet? Nope. I hope to try it sometime in the future, but my hubby decided to start his diet the day after I went grocery shopping. He told me I am not allowed to do the diet because there is too much food in the fridge.
Now, after being on the milk diet for a month, he wants to go a month without eating anything cooked. I forsee July's menu being filled with alot of salad. If, by August, you see me sprouting salad greens and rabbit ears, you'll know why. Oh and if you would like to read the book, we have an extra copy.
My husband has been reading "The Untold Story of Milk" by Ron Schmid, ND. After reading about a diet described in the book-for one full month, he would consume nothing but our milk, he decided to try it. Since June 3, he has had nothing but raw milk, a little bit of raw milk cheese, and villia (did I spell that right?). I am proud that he has stuck with it this long and with little complaint. (The only complaints I get are when I happen to eat pasty in front of him.) When asked what the purpose of being on this diet is, he replies, "It's good for lowering high blood pressure and bringing up low blood pressure. It helps overweight people lose weight, but allows underweight people to gain. It's good for diabetes, artheritis, heart disease, asthma, allergies, and a whole bunch of other things." I think it sounds like on of those 'too good to be true' diets but I am seeing a difference in him already. He's lost some weight, his blood pressure and resting heart rate are down, and he feels good. Am I doing this diet? Nope. I hope to try it sometime in the future, but my hubby decided to start his diet the day after I went grocery shopping. He told me I am not allowed to do the diet because there is too much food in the fridge.
Now, after being on the milk diet for a month, he wants to go a month without eating anything cooked. I forsee July's menu being filled with alot of salad. If, by August, you see me sprouting salad greens and rabbit ears, you'll know why. Oh and if you would like to read the book, we have an extra copy.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
That's a BIG bunch of bull..
I really do mean that. Our bull is a big boy. The guys are pretty proud because 'Bulldy" is even college educated. (We bought him from a university that has a dairy research program.) Unfortunately, I don't know how much he learned while he was there... Yesterday, he couldn't figure out heads from tails when it came to the cows. Lanny claims it's actually a common occurance, but I just had to tease.
(If I can, later I will repost this with a picture of big bad Bulldy boy.)
(If I can, later I will repost this with a picture of big bad Bulldy boy.)
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Meet Mindy
This is my dog Mindy. She's a pretty good dog even though she doesn't chase cows like we hoped, is a shameless flirt, and thinks she is a lap dog. She eats June Bugs. I just saw her crunch one down like it was the greatest treat in the world. She also likes to 'play' with frogs. It's hilarious to watch her sniff the frog until it jumps and then she pounces on it (like a cat!). She will repeat this until the frog is either dead or playing dead, in which case she will carry it off to a semi-secluded area and eat it.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Oh Happy Day!
Yay! This came yesterday. We've been on the Organic Valley truck for a month but this just makes it seem 'official'.
I posted on FreeCycle and got two responses to my Free Puppy ad already! Hopefully these cute little girls will have homes sometime next week. I'm getting too attached and it's gonna be hard to give them away.
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