The saga of old Hammie is still not over...he ventured back into the garden and attacked papa's okra...There are just stalks left...no leaves, no pods, just stems.  Oh, Hammie, I like okra with my peas, but you are in so much trouble. 

    That was the last of the big garden left from summer so we (Richie with Hammie following him while bucking and kicking and wanting to play much too rough) took down the fence and let Hammie finish off ????anything that's left he has a taste for....seems he was going to take it on his own anyway.  

We'll let him graze for a week or so and then get ready to plant a few fall items...turnip greens, mustard greens,....

     Once again another summer storm had the electric fence shorted out.  Hammie we know already, got back into the big garden.  Then this morning after church several cars begin to pull up in the drive way...we had a passel of goats out along the highway eating in the right of way... so it was off to convince them they needed to get back into the pen away from the luscious green treats they had found.  We (Richie again) repaired the electric fence around the bottom where they have destroyed some of the welded wire (Lesson learned...NEVER BY WELDED WIRE FOR A GOAT PEN).  A huge pecan tree had fallen on the back corner of their pen during the rains yesterday or last night sometime and of course shorted out the wire there. Guess we're gonna have some pecan fire wood. 

     

   So what's the forecast...are there still any old timers out there?   We've had a rather cool and rain filled August...What does that predict for winter?  There have been several mild winters back to back.  Are we in store for a cold Georgia Winter? 

    We did a little goat trading today... We sold two little ones...Buster and Nan...they are headed to a patch of kudzu to munch... I know they'll be tickled pink for such a tasty treat...

      Then got two young does back from another farmer. We also got two new bunny rabbits...we didn't have any bunnies before...They are both girls...one has floppy ears, and one's ears go up straight.  We named them Lindi and Leah...So girls you have to come play with your name sakes soon.  They are so soft and cuddly!

     All and all we had a busy Sunday afternoon...and the weekend once again has flown by.  Clayton is taking off on his European trip...He flies out to Ireland tomorrow...So it's going to seem quieter once again with my little fledgling once again out of the nest...at least until his return in late December. It will be fun to keep up with his adventures as he sets out to see a little piece of the world.  I told him...remember where home is...to behave himself...and to know we all love him...and then just held back a tear as I knew it was what he needs to do ...It just seems as if they grow up too fast sometimes...but at the same time...that's what you want for your children is for them to grow up and do well on their own...

 

I'm sad.....sooooo sad.....you let my buster go . At least he has nan with him. Pecan firewood....hmmm...don't forget to let us now how that turns out...And tell Clay to Please Please set up a blog....and send a digital camera with him so we can see some pictures. We are finally going to give lurk a try on her own tonight. She's been sleeping in her cage on the back porch...nice and comfy. Well, til last night that is....he was a nervous wreck with all my palm trees flying around the back porch with the storm. I guess I should tell you about turk....decided to wait a bit because it's getting down right embarrassing... Well....on about the 3rd day we let them both out in the pen to scratch around in the dirt (a separate pen that we hadn't used since the ducks), by the time the day was over those dad blame bee's I've been fussing about (only these were yellow jackets) had apparentlymade a nest in the ground....I guess the turks were smart enough to eat them like the chickens....so guess who won the battle....And you know Lauren had to be the one to find him covered with those beggers. Oh well, I just about numb by this point. No more at this point...I'll just for em.

...oops....that should've said the turks were not as smart as the chickens.....cause the did NOT eat em and turk lost the battle.

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That is too funny. I needed a laugh...I went back out to take some quick pictures to add to the blog and went in the fence with Hammie...yes he is running at me when I snapped the picture...then he almost knocked me down and butted me (he lived a little too long with the goats)...I picked up a pecan limb and shooed him..but that didn't work...he kept coming at me...so I ran and ducked through the electric wire fast...I was just shaking... I came in and asked Richie...HOW MUCH LONGER until you call the butcher????

Hi Aunt Ginger.... I think it is the full moon. Good news is he should calm down within a few days. Bad news is if he doesn't might wanna go ahead and get the number of the butcher. I love your blog page I just noticed it was here. I bet Clay will have such a good time send him our love. Well hope all gets better with the weather and the farm...We (Grayson, Logan and I) love you guys and hope to see you soon. All Grayson talks about is the farm. He sure does love it out there