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!  

 

Debris

The loggers have been hard at work.  Which has actually meant a lot of tree limbs and debris.  It kind of feels like a war zone.  They have made huge burn piles... that I'm afraid to ever light on fire.  Then it's also crazy to drive anywhere with all the branches everywhere.  This process has been quite the eye opener that's for sure!

 

Break Out

The piglets have been gone for a little bit now.  We had been keeping Hogrid and Harriet separated... but then there was a breakout.  It looks like it might have been Harriet breaking into Hogrid's pen, but who knows.  I'm sure he was happy to reunite with Harriet either way.  Looks like we will be expecting another batch of piglets in November.  It would be nice to have a break from so many piglets, but I guess not yet :)

A New View

The pine trees have been coming down and we are getting a much better view.  However, some of the pine trees are still up.  Let's just say we aren't sure why they haven't taken everything down.  It is especially nice to see all the way down pasture 6.  While using the access from pasture 4 to 5 a truck hit our h-brace.  Looks like there will be more fence work in the future... which hopefully they will fix.  We closed up the fence for pasture 6 and the workers fixed the sand mess in pasture 5.  It may take a bit to get used to what the property looks like now.  

Inside Out 2

Lorna really wanted to go see the movie "Inside Out 2" so I took her.  It wasn't quite what she was expecting, but it was a good movie.  I was fun to go together!  It even gave us some topics to discuss.  Anxiety was a main character in the movie.  

Working Hard

Jeff and I have kept the porch project moving along.  We have started coming out during the evenings after work.  It's great to have the beams up for the porch!  

The logging continues... The huge logging truck got stuck in our sandy soil.  It took a long time for them to get him free.  They have decided to run the trucks through pasture 4, instead of go up the sandy hill in 5.  I think the stuck truck definitely slowed down their progress for the day!