a tale of tails, tenacity, and tedium, as told by me, usually barefoot and bellowing

Monday, March 30, 2009

Farm Labor Of Love

Farming has to be a labor of love, otherwise, we could not keep on keeping one. The trees still fallen from the tornado and new ones from the ice storm were gathered today.

The cows did not care.

The horses could reach the new tender grass where the limbs had been. They grazed happily and waited for each branch to be moved.

The pile was large since Kubota King had started it. Old, old black walnut limbs were stacked and burned.

The Burn Queen got to drive the Kubota! Bev did a fine job with it, enjoying the power of more than hand clippers. Today she did not protest the size of the fire, just enjoyed the gathering, the cleaning and the burning.

The finished product: ground cleared, wood to ashes feeding the ground. We were proud of the day's work.

9 comments:

Rudee said...

Isn't it nice to see progress? I'm sure your horses appreciate all the work.

Unknown said...

The horses look very grateful!
Do you save any logs to burn on an indoor fire?

Irene said...

I was wondering why you just didn't leave the piles of wood and branches for a natural habitat for wild animals to live in.

Irene (FTW)

Carla said...

Great post! Much work and pleasure happening up in your world:)

Your herd looks great!!

C-ingspots said...

Is that first horse "Broken Arrow"? If so, I see just how he got his name - his star looks just like an arrow. Cool!
And, it always feels wonderful to accomplish a good day's work, doesn't it? Burn baby burn!!

The W.O.W. factor! said...

Ah lookie what you are doing for the benefit of the critters! And they get to sit back relax and enjoy!
Wanna come to my house? I'll pretend to be a critter!

Gigi Ann said...

Looks like you had a very busy and rewarding day, today.

Jeannelle said...

I love that, Gail...."The cows don't care." And, its true....they don't care, as long as they are comfortable and have food and water they don't care about anything else. We humans should have it so easy.

Laughing Orca Ranch said...

That last photo makes me crave S'Mores. Got any marshmallows, Gail?

That's an excellent photo of Broken Arrow. What a handsome fellow!
Have you had any time to ride or play with the horses so far?

Can the horses access the Black Walnut trees? I read somewhere that they are toxic to horses and can cause laminitis.....

Look at you in the tractor! What no exciting bucket rides? hehe

~Lisa

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