Mostly photos of my life in South Texas. I share what I love. The Outdoors and Ranch Life.
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Our nurse cow had her calf! My sister had to chain the little one as he was a big boy and a tight fit! Elsie later accepted a twin too...one less calf to mix a bottle for morning and evening. A Jersey, Elsie is a former dairy animal and has lots of fatty milk for orphans. Raising two a year is the norm and they are most often a twin kicked off by its mom. 1/19
Collard greens from my garden! Bacon grease and salt make this the perfect side dish! Winter Garden South Texas!
Found this out walking! Tentatively identified as a Plainview projectile. 9000 to 10,000 yrs old.
Yep
Believe it.
First calf for this heifer! She calved easily basically 'spat' it out! Much better than us tugging on it! 50 heifers to go. Hope they are all as easy!
Love it! God is good.
He’s living his best life. My dad used to do this with my brother and I too. Simple entertainment. Zoom in to see that joy
Meg Loeks|https://www.instagram.com/meg_n/o/
Three spoiled brats! But I love them!
Feeding at the home place 111018.
We have had almost 17 " in 3 weeks. Lots of fungi out and about. Not our normal.
Love this!
My sister’s hand holding a 4 ½" point. All the rain washed the ranch road alittle. I found this sticking out of the mud. Recently asked for its ID, its supposed to be a Williams point 2000 to 4000 years old.
Folks south Texas is having a major rain event! 10 to 15 inches in two weeks! Amazing!
My g-g-grandfather’s brother John Slaughter as in Texas John Slaughter. I got roots ‘round these parts. Thanks to another Tumblr-er for the photo.
Just want to take a minute and thank God for the rain we’ve had almost four inches here in South Texas. North of here in the Hill Country had 10 to 12 inches.
+- 9/2/18
Been there done that..it will happen again!
Fenceline weaning the home herd... about 90 mamas. Calves 7 to 8 months old. Dry and running out of grass.
My sister is about to juice and freeze prickly pears. Its a process we burn the thorns off w/ a grass burner then rinse them well then juice, pour into water bottles and freeze. High in betalains and other anti oxidants prickly pears are good for us. Coyotes, deer, and other animals consume these in late summer.
Blue snake 'bout 5 feet long headed into the flower bed! Hope it catches some mice! Not our toads...sadly if they jump they're dinner.
I have a partner today checking the cows! She loves me no matter what.
Reposting this pic. Many evenings I sit here drinking a beer and looking over tumblr to see what other folks are doing. I post part of my day or part of my week and I think dang 'I Am Blessed!' Blessings to you all! Life only comes 'round once. Grab it and know you are blessed! Remember 'it came to pass' so tough times will leave.
Hard to play hide and seek when you’re a cow!
#cow #milkcow #south texas
The rare and shy Angus-o-potamus! Dang hot in south Texas. Hope everyone around is getting rain.
This is not mine. But I love the saying.
A grower delivered 40-plus melons to every Church in town! I love small farming towns! My parents got one too! I'm sure whatever grocery chain he was growing for decided they didn't want them. So the grower instead of dumping them to rot parceled them out! God bless him and his back!
Colocynth aka Vine of Sodom or colloquially known as 'Pie Melons'. Vines scrambled up a round bale and there you have it! The seed must have hitched a ride hundred and thirty years ago in someone's watermelon seed. (Kind of like Tumbleweed seed from the Russian Steppe hitched a ride in wheat grain) Originating in North Africa it tolerates great heat and drought, like our part of Texas, and was used as medicine by the ancient Egyptians.. too much will kill you but a little, supposedly, can relieve pain. Farmers hate them, cows don't eat them and pigs despise them.
Awesome post!!
