We were pretty late in the season to get our yearly load of hay but we finally got it home and unloaded. We went with the same hay guy as last year which has turned out to work well. He loads for us, all we have to do is pull the trailer out into the field. We tried something new this year (to save an entire trip) and put a round bale stacked two high. We've seen many people do it and the truck had no problems hauling it. We strapped it down well but nearly lost the entire load after a turn onto the dirt roads. It was so top heavy and unstable. Those bales are 1100 pounds each. We won't be doing that again.
I've decided that chickens are not the brightest creatures on the planet. We have one particular hen that routinely jumps into large bodies of water that she then can't get herself out of. I keep a water bowl with fresh water out at all times so I don't know what makes her fly into the stock tank. Both times I've found her she was near death and shaking. I take her and dry her off with a towel and then blow dry her on the deck. She seems to enjoy the attention and heat (perhaps that's why she does it?). Silly chicken.
It can't be a random blog post without a picture of Greta eating sushi. She's still having problems with wheat and eggs causing stomach problems so she is still avoiding them. It leaves not many places to eat out successfully....except sushi! So when we have a girls day out it usually involves the local Japanese restaurant. She's got some mad skills in the chop stick using department. Love this girl and her expressions.
Our church does a painting party two or three times a year (I usually teach one of them) and this fall they did a new idea....wood signs for the front door. It was a nice break from the usual canvas paintings. The idea is to paint pumpkins on one side and then come back closer to Christmas, flip it over and paint a snowman for the Holidays. Two decorations in one. I thought it was a great idea! Greta and I had a lot of fun. Looking forward to painting Frosty on the other side.
