Some one told me that I will always be learning lessons from the ranch. I would like to share two that I have learned in the last three weeks since I have returned home from school and one that has been confirmed.
First, Never stand down wind from three heifers that are peeing!! I know, that should have been common sense, but I was not right behind them.
Second, I have learned the importance of water. Water is a life saver. I did not realize how really dry we are in Montana and surrounding states. I decided to water the trees while we still have water in the reservoirs. I think that some of those trees actually said "Thank you" when they got a three minute dose of water. One of them open its leaves and drank in the moisture. The surrounding grass actually turned green before my eyes. I stand in awe of the God who can do anything and everything.
Third, I know that God is in control of everything. He is in control of our country, our life and our weather. Some times things get out of control when He allows people to do what they think is best. When our calf "Cassie" was born, I thanked God for the extra blessing. Cassie was born to a heifer that should not have been bred until this year. A day later Cassie stepped in a hole and broke her leg. The bone broke the skin causing the vet to give us no hope for her survival. He told Chip to give her a shot of penicillin until she was dead. It has been 3 1/2 weeks and Cassie is no longer possible to catch without a rope and Chip won't do that to her. We will take the cast off in a couple of weeks and see how the leg is doing. God was in control and showed me that he can make things happen that no one believes can happen.
Chip went over to Carl's to put up a little hay. The key word is little. It took him an hour and a half to make one bale of hay. It wasn't a full bale and it looked like silage in bale form. We are done haying for the year with less than ten bales.
Time to work on caulking the house before it gets much warmer. We do have a breeze today, which is nice.
First, Never stand down wind from three heifers that are peeing!! I know, that should have been common sense, but I was not right behind them.
Second, I have learned the importance of water. Water is a life saver. I did not realize how really dry we are in Montana and surrounding states. I decided to water the trees while we still have water in the reservoirs. I think that some of those trees actually said "Thank you" when they got a three minute dose of water. One of them open its leaves and drank in the moisture. The surrounding grass actually turned green before my eyes. I stand in awe of the God who can do anything and everything.
Third, I know that God is in control of everything. He is in control of our country, our life and our weather. Some times things get out of control when He allows people to do what they think is best. When our calf "Cassie" was born, I thanked God for the extra blessing. Cassie was born to a heifer that should not have been bred until this year. A day later Cassie stepped in a hole and broke her leg. The bone broke the skin causing the vet to give us no hope for her survival. He told Chip to give her a shot of penicillin until she was dead. It has been 3 1/2 weeks and Cassie is no longer possible to catch without a rope and Chip won't do that to her. We will take the cast off in a couple of weeks and see how the leg is doing. God was in control and showed me that he can make things happen that no one believes can happen.
Chip went over to Carl's to put up a little hay. The key word is little. It took him an hour and a half to make one bale of hay. It wasn't a full bale and it looked like silage in bale form. We are done haying for the year with less than ten bales.
Time to work on caulking the house before it gets much warmer. We do have a breeze today, which is nice.
