It’s not all work and no play here at 13DogFarm!

The puppies were at the gate as soon as we drove up!! The two small children across the street were playing in the yard and Al heard one of them yell for BOTH dogs. He said he distinctively heard TWO names, but, he couldn’t tell what the names were! I think we can be rest assured that Honey does belong to them. This makes me happy. ( Honey is saying Yay!)

Returning after a month, I’ll admit, I had some concerns about Dog-Tired.  Leaving a trailer on 50 acres by itself for nearly a month, I wasn’t so sure what condition it might be in upon our return. But, there she was just sitting there waiting for us.  The solar panels for whatever reason had been depleted of power.  So, other than it being a bit warm inside, she was unscathed by humans and nature.  We opted for lanterns our first night which was cozy.

Al actually had to work.  His first deployment from the property!  It went well.  No hiccups at all.  This was a test and we passed!

The grass had grown exponentially! So, mosquito’s and gnats were thriving. Mowing at the plateau was first on the agenda of tasks to accomplish on this trip.  Actually May through September, mowing will be on the task list.  There is a lot of land to mow!

We then completed the exterior of Dog-Tired!  Check it out! 

This is another version of Dog-Tired. 

The birds apparently figured out how to use the feeder.  It was completely empty!  We decided we would venture out on Saturday to pick up more bird seed.  We ended up making it a date night.  We hit the Home Depot then, had dinner at a Mexican Restaurant called, No Way Jose.  It was really good!  I enjoyed getting out and exploring the area.  This was 29 miles away and a 48 minute drive.  Lord, I’m going to really need to be thorough on my grocery list.

Sunday we checked out the shed.  Neither one of us could remember what the heck was in it.  We both thought it was pretty much empty.  We thought wrong.  It is packed with all kinds of trash, fan, heater….junk.  We did find some really old nails though.  We had to leave that project for next visit.  We didn’t have the trailer with us on this trip so, we had no way of hauling off all the junk.  We moved on to the Barn.  Two stalls left to clean out.  I began to tackle one of them while Al started mowing around the barns.  The stall was, of course, full of hay.  Scoop by scoop I emptied it out.  Then, started bringing in the pipes, barbed wire and other miscellaneous things to store in it.  Speaking of barn stalls,  in one of the stalls there are nothing but some stakes.  I found out that these stacks are tobacco stakes and are in high demand.  Guess what?  We have a ton of them!     We brought a bunch home with us to make various crafts.

Only ONE stall left!!!  It will have to wait until next trip.  Progress!

Meanwhile, Al managed to eat up a chunk of fence with the mower!  This stopped all progress for about an hour.  That fence was nothing but a ball of wire by the time we got it untangled!  #whatnotodowhenmowingonabigtractornextoafence  We are still learning folks! Oh by the way, Pokey finally got branded.  #lovemesomecricut

We’ve notice that the birds, who have a gazillion trees to nest in, seem to prefer any and everything but a tree.  I found this nest in one of the barn stalls.  It’s in Al’s tool belt!    Also, Al said he noticed a new nest under the bumper of Dog-Tired. We installed a camera on the top of the trailer this last trip and so far the birds seem extremely interested in it.  We are wondering if they have built a nest by it!  We have seen many birds since we left and we’ve seen the dogs one time heading to the pond. It’s nice being able to check out the property while away.

Next trip — tackle that shed.