The one day we get to sleep in just a little, the
clock rang at 6:00AM. Time to rise and
shine…everyone in the house was up, dressed, had coffee, and breakfast. Then we were all out the door, heading over
to the shop to pull equipment together, and prep it for our early morning chores. Yes, a family affair of weed whacking,
cutting grass, chopping small trees, and unloading branches from the
trailer. All done early before the
storms rolled in.
We even moved some red clay away from the French
drains so the rain wouldn’t push it into the ditch. You
scratch your heads wondering how we moved the clay; well I’ll tell you it wasn’t
by hand.
After doing research, getting advice from friends (y’all
know who you are), and trying several tractors (Kubota, Mahindra, Kiyoti, LS, New
Holland, John Deere, and Case) we decided to go with LS.
The dealer where we purchased our LS tractor gave us
the best deal around for a larger tractor and parts including service, and
warranty. We purchased the LS 4140 with a bucket, box
blade, and a brush hog.
Here it is………………I have to ask……do you think my
tractor’s sexy??
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While cutting back trees, Bulldog Man and I found
grapes!!!! We found all kinds of grapes,
growing along the fence line out on the east side of our property. We don’t know if they’re wild grapes, or grapes
planted by the previous owner. I’m going
to need to do some research before I start to pick any grapes. I know they’re 5 things I need to look for in
research. The shape of the leaves (heart
shaped and jagged), the number of seeds in the grape, the color of the stem,
the color of the flower and the tendrils.
This is an exciting find; I hope they’re not the poisonous
kind.
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I also found another type of spider…………………………
A VW Bug Spider!!!!
I thought this was funny, and took a picture to share with you. This spider is on the side of one of the
local churches.
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As I close this post today, I wanted to share; I’ll
be hosting another give-away relating to survival later this week…..stay tuned!
