Just an Update

Well, the weather has cooled off a bit, looks like the Monsoon is gearing up early. Here's hoping that this season won't be as fierce as last year.... I don't know how much more the Green House can take.... Speaking of which, there are so many tomatoes on the plants in there that We need to figure a way of storing them.... Jeanne thinks she can freeze them for use in sauces and stuff.
We have been enjoying the squash and zucchini.
The Alpacas and the Goats have been enjoying the Corn stalks, they act like it is candy.
I have fenced the entire Pond area with 2 foot Green Chicken Wire, thus enclosing the area that is already fenced with Wrought Iron Fence.... Banana (and Piccolo when she is visiting) can step right through the Wrought Iron Fence, and although we have been letting Banana run loose with her leash dragging, she has taken to running off into the wash.... Of course acting deaf to our calls for her return..... So, worrying that she might get into some real trouble out beyond the Fence, I have fixed it so we can let her run free within the confines of the Pond area..... That gives her access to the Green House doors, so she can visit with Jeanne when she is Gardening...
She is still in that new stage where she will come back to the door, and when you open it, acts like she forgot something and runs off to check out something in the yard.... What a pain!
Well, this respite from the triple digit temps. is most welcome. I have accomplished quite a bit of stuff that would ordinarily wait for Fall.... Like, I have trimmed the trees, and most of the bushes, and done some tractor work here and there....
I even got the Boat running and have snuck away a couple of times to the Lake for some fishing.
All-in-all, things are going along quite smoothly. (I know! Knock on wood) but, I have really tried to get a jump on things this year, and the preparedness has shown....
The Chickens are very daring these days. They come out of the Coop through the creep gate I made for them, and hunt all over the yard for tasty things to eat.... Ben leaves them alone for the most part except if we go out there, and then he acts like he must herd them all back into the Coop..... He has grabbed a couple, mostly by putting his foot on them to hold them till we come relieve him of the errant creature..... He puts up with a lot.....
They all go back in the Coop for the evening feeding and roost in the Hen House all night. I expect to start finding Eggs soon....
Well, enough for now...... More when the Monsoon makes for newsworthy reporting.