The End Of Summer

As usual, every summer, there is a list of projects to tackle.  The lawn area was high on the list.  Since I am not at the RNR full time, and to conserve water, that meant I had to install sprinklers.

I installed the sprinklers with the idea of waiting to plant until the weather cooled down.  A week or two later the monsoon clouds and lightning began to roll in.  Joe and I worked our buns off  one afternoon to beat the predicted and visibly approaching storm.

Another project was to enclose the barn area of the "Cabarn".  That meant concrete floor, loft joists and floor, loft stairs, barn walls, etc.

There also was the typical farm projects.  Twice a day the goats were let out to graze the "South 40".  Cora and Joe are looking to see if the goats are getting into trouble.



Cora and Joe worked hard.












Colin came to visit and wondered why Grandpa didn't have a bigger swimming pool.

A new buck was brought to the farm.  On a field trip, Grandma Janna's Student Council kids nicknamed him, "The Big Nasty".

We had sunsets,

rainbows,

we went to one of the many local rodeos,

and we went to the state fair to watch the goat show. This is the "Grand Champion".

Joe is turning into a pretty good herd dog and

the new grass is doing well.  All and all, progress was made and fun was had at the RNR, but Rest and Relaxation was hard to find.