Williams Auction Service

If sisters want to see,  Williams Auction Service [yes that is Barb's SNL] is here

http://www.williamsauctionservice.com/

with pictures.

April 21

Today Barbara is having her sale.  I am not going.  Hope she gets lots of money.  I think it is all farm tools, some very big, some not so much.

We have not seen the deer down here since I posted the pictures.  I guess they do not like being on the net.  This morning, the twins were back. George said he saw their mama just across the fence on Dan's, but all I saw was this.

April 20

Today, I get a free day off because Evis is not working.  The days off are the very best thing about my job, so I intend to enjoy today.

It is cool and drizzling rain and its supposed to get cooler as the day progresses.  The high for the day is supposed to be around 58 with the low tonight in the upper 30's.  Then, it is supposed to warm up again.  I am thinking this is our last cool day until next fall.  There, it is written...

I am going to go junking in Berryville and grocery shopping this morning and then at 3:30 I will pick up the babies for the weekend.  I am looking forward to having them here.  Maybe we will have baby goats this weekend.  I think hand feeding the little black goat is helping her.  And, Helen, if it does happen that she does not make it, that will remain my secret from the babies.

Here are some pictures of my flowers in pots.  I like pot flowers because it is easier for me to keep them looking good all summer.

The pot in front is a bowl Helen gave me.  Don't they all look very pretty?

April 18

Still no baby goats.  The little black goat is looking a little rough, so we decided to get some dewormer.   Yesterday, I got it down her and the little white goat, but I did not think I could get it in the big goats by myself.

These two had their heads stuck in the fence, so when George got home, we medicated the big white one.  Red Rover fought so hard we did not get much down her.  I decided to just not bother about the other big goat.  They all look really good except for the little black one.  I think maybe both brown goats are bred.  It will probably be late June before they have kids, if they are even bred.  I am not sure about any of them except the little white one.  Yesterday, I started feeding the black goat by hand.  If I put out feed for them all, the runt does not get any.  I started feeding them and then holding the bucket and letting her eat by herself.  Maybe that will help.

I walked up to the neighbor's tonight and noticed his strawberries needing to be picked, so like a good neighbor, I picked some.  Then, since he was not home, I had to just bring them back to my house.  I was going to fix them and take them back, but they are all gone now.

The pup.

April 16

We have not seen much of the deer since the cattle have been on the lower side of the road, but last Friday George moved the cattle back to our side and we have been seeing the deer again.  George put out a new salt block today as the cows had made short work of what was left of the one we had.  We saw 6 tonight.  But, there were 3 already down there at 6 tonight when George took the salt block down.   Then we saw them at the new salt block, although they mostly were eating the salt from the ground. Then George saw them go back across Dan's to the his big pond after 8 tonight.

The View from here

April 15, Sunday rain

I decided it was only going to rain here and not storm so I planted my tomatoes yesterday.  I planted most of what Patsy gave me plus 4 early girl and 4 Park's Whoppers.  Then I planted 8 sweet peppers, 4 jalapenos, 4 zucchini squash, and 4 cucumbers.

Then I hoed and weeded my spring garden, onions, lettuce, radishes, and spinach.  The lamb's quarter had about taken them over.  They looked much better when I got them clean.

This is the first year I have been able to grow spinach.  You have to plant it in February here.

I also planted strawberries in the flower bed at the east end of the trailer.  The German's had them for $6 a bundle and they looked like good plants.  They are Honeye strawberries which I have never heard of, but Judith said they had large berries.  I thought they might be those tiny berries I have seen.  I am thinking they will do good in the raised bed.

We bought new bird feeders and I got some sunflower seeds for the birds.  It was $18 for 20 lbs.  Last year I think it was $10.  The little yellow finches have been flocking to the seed and sitting in the oak tree singing.  I saw a humming bird on my sage this morning, so I guess I need to get out the humming bird feeders.

So far we have only rain and a little thunder and lighting but no bad winds and no hail.  I hope it does not hail on my tomatoes as Patsy probably won't give me replacements.

Still not baby goats, but I think it will surely be this week...