Popped!

We drove down into pasture 5 to check on the bison and look for any new calves.  As we were driving we heard a quick rush of air sound.  A cut off root jabbed into the tire wall and popped the tire.  It was flat instantly!  Good thing Jeff and Clark were there to take care of it!  Changing a tire in the pasture is not nearly as easy as on asphalt.  Guess driving in pastures is going to be off limits until we get them cleaned up from all the debris from logging. 

 

Hay Day!

We got some hay from our friend, the Hay Lady (Evie).  Since Jeff was working, I got to unload the hay.  I lined it up so it could get stacked under the pavilion.  It always feels nice to have more hay on hand.  We never want to run out for our Buffalo!

 

Closer Looks

Getting a closer look at the h-brace the loggers hit.  It's pretty messed up.  Hopefully they come back and fix it!

I got to trim the rafter boards on the patio.  I think they turned out pretty good!  Now we can finish up the front board and then roofing!  

Exhausted

Grant was exhausted... nap time!  Talmage cuddled in for the photo.  Working at Crumbl and working at the ranch on Saturdays sure tire a guy out!  This was Grant's last week at Crumbl though, so I guess he's prepping to catch up on more sleep :).

Also, Mary looks like she should be exhausted.  I thought for sure I would get to see her birth her calf, but she didn't calve yet.  Maybe tomorrow!  I've never seen a bison with that much puffy on their back end!  So crazy!

More Work

Another day picking up branches, YAY!  Well, even if no one said "yay" at least we got more work done.  This time we were in Pasture 6.  It took quite a few trips to get it done and I definitely wore all of my workers out.  The pile on the trailer was so tall!  Having Talmage in the pile sure shows the mound we were piling!  

We also have been hard at work on the porch!  We are getting it all framed nicely.  It's looking so good! 

 

Clean Up

Now that I have so many helpers, we can get started on pasture clean up.  I hooked up the trailer and we were able to do several loads of branches as we cleaned up the top of pasture 7.  It sure gets hot and we couldn't take it after a few loads.  It is nice to have the pasture getting back in order. 

Talmage was also happy to have his hair cleaned up a bit too.  We tried something new this time, going a bit short on the side up to his part line.  It looks good, but we will see if he keeps it over time.  

 

Last Splash

The kids and I headed into Arlington to use our Hurricane Harbor passes one more time before the season ends.  We also swung by DFW and picked up Talmage.  He is finally home from all of his FSY counselor weeks.  He had a great time, but we are sure happy to have him around for a bit before he's off to college.  

This time we met up with Aunt Tiffany and Owen at the park.  Mhari's friend from her FSY week showed up too.  Having older kids really is nice.  Everyone just goes and goes.  Tiffany had some time to catch up and relax a little in the lazy river.  It was a nice day!