{"id":354,"date":"2018-06-01T12:02:41","date_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:02:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/129.213.27.132\/?p=354"},"modified":"2018-06-01T12:02:41","modified_gmt":"2018-06-01T16:02:41","slug":"knee-high-to-a-dinosaur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/13dogfarm.com\/?p=354","title":{"rendered":"Knee High to a Dinosaur"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hey Everyone!!<\/p>\n

So, this past trip was nothing short of a mow fest.\u00a0 I could not believe how much the grass had grown since our last visit in April.\u00a0 Literally, a month ago.\u00a0 It was, and some parts still is, knee high to a dinosaur.\u00a0 Forget the grasshopper!\u00a0 I was overwhelmed!\"\" (Al’s truck is lifted, by the way) It has rained so much this Spring.\u00a0 It’s beautiful and green though!!\u00a0 I’m just glad we made the decision to buy me a tractor.\u00a0 We are sure gonna need it!\u00a0 50 acres ain’t no joke!\u00a0 Meet Wile E.\u00a0 The newest member to 13Dog Farm. \"\"<\/p>\n

We arrived in the early morning hours of Friday.\u00a0 First thing we noticed, besides the grass being so tall, was the fridge in the RV had stopped working.\u00a0 Everything in it had to be tossed.\u00a0 That meant a trip to the grocery store to stock back up and purchase some ice.\u00a0 We eventually figured out it is a thermostat issue. It had cooled down pretty well the day before we headed home. So, it works, just not well enough to leave food in it again.\u00a0 Hopefully Al can fix it on the next trip. Spent much of the day just getting situated. We added a third battery to the solar array.\u00a0 This helps us in utilizing the Keurig which, believe it or not, sucks power. \u00a0 We also managed to mow the grass around the RV.\u00a0 Shorter grass, I am learning, helps keeps the flies and gnats down.<\/p>\n

Saturday we woke up to rain showers and met a new friend.\u00a0 \"\"\"\"\u00a0 Side note:\u00a0 The birds are crazy here.\u00a0 So different from back home.\u00a0 Here is where a bird made a nest in the bumper of the RV.\u00a0 \"\" They tend to land in and around us all day as well. \u00a0\"\"\"\" Al found a nest in the big barn with a baby in it!\u00a0 Love!<\/p>\n

Ok, back to Saturday….. we made homemade biscuits and waited for the grass to dry out enough to mow.\u00a0 Well, that never happened.\u00a0 So, we had a relaxing day. All in all, Saturday was a wine and tick picking kind of day.\u00a0\"\" We did jack up the RV. It had settled in from it’s first day on the plateau. \u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

Last visit we installed a remote camera to DogTired.\u00a0\"\" This enables us to see any movement that might come around the RV when we are not there.\u00a0 We planned on installing another camera at the barn, but unfortunately, we realized that the wifi does not reach that far.\u00a0 But, my genius husband will somehow make that happen soon enough I am sure.<\/p>\n

Sunday brought beautiful sunshine!!\u00a0 We mowed the plateau together which took a few hours.\u00a0\"\" I got my first farmers tan!\u00a0 ha! \"\"\u00a0 I also spotted a turtle crossing the area to go to the pond.\u00a0 Good thing I was serious about locating and avoiding rocks.\u00a0 I might never have seen him.\u00a0 Al picked him up and relocated him to the pond area.\u00a0 Unfortunately I was not serious enough and managed to hit a rock and bent the under carriage of the mower.\u00a0 So, just like that, Wile E. could no longer mow.\u00a0 Al can fix the problem but, he didn’t have the right tools available.\u00a0 We realized I need a bush hog attachment for Wile E.\u00a0 This way I do not have to worry so much about the hidden rocks.\u00a0 The mower will be used closer to the RV and eventually around the cabin once it’s built. So, bush hog is on order! I do love my tractor though!\u00a0 We hung a flag at the front gate\u00a0\"\" and had a wonderful cookout Sunday evening.\u00a0 \"\" \"\" Honey apparently jumped into the pond and well she turned green.\u00a0 That silly dog loves to get wet.\u00a0 She is a lab though. \"\" \"\"<\/p>\n

We had planned to stay most of the day Monday but, it once again, began to rain so, we packed up and headed home.<\/p>\n

Here are a few pictures I took on Sunday.\u00a0 \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\" \"\"\u00a0 \"\" \"\" \"\"\"\"\"\"<\/p>\n

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Until next visit!!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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