We swore that we had a hurricane on Monday night. The wind was howling and it was raining, and I swore that I wouldn't be able to sleep. The short night the night before must have helped that. We received over an inch of rain during the night. There were various reports around the area of things that blew over. I was surprised that all I noticed was that my fountain was tipped over. It was really windy again on Tuesday as I ventured to work. M had some business to do in town at the Farm Service Agency and met with an older couple to finalize a deal to buy some lots and grain bins in Richland, and he took me to lunch.
Yesterday was a beautiful day. Sunny, no wind and temps in the 60s. M and R worked on some fencing and moved some cows. The newly purchased lots included the junk (treasure?) stored there which included an aluminum boat. The boys thought that was a fun thing so got it out immediately and took it to the river. The motor started right up so they used that to string wire across the river. It's always a dilemma about how they are going to do that. Last year, R stripped down to his undies and walked across. The water was too high and too cold to do that this time. R had his golden retriever puppy swimming for the first time along with Pete. I enjoyed the day by taking Cruiser for a walk before lunch and after lunch went with M to check the neighbor's cows that had pushed on some fences during the storm.
We also got the riding mower out of the shed and changed the oil, aired up the tires and brought it home. The back 40 was getting pretty tall and thick and was still plenty damp, but I started mowing. I made about three, maybe four, rounds around the yard when I started pushing up clippings with the front of the mower. I stopped and backed up and parts started falling out--a pulley and a belt. That was the end of my mowing for the day. I called M, told him I broke the mower, and said I'd come down and help him fence. He thought I was just trying to butter him up by helping since I broke the mower. I really wanted a reason to be outside on such a nice day. The fencing wasn't too difficult as the fence stood up really well during the winter. Just a couple of breaks to fix. The hardest part was getting to the fence since it is along the river and the river overflow and pretty boggy. When we got home he dismantled the mower and took parts to the shop to weld and got it back together so it's ready to go again. The mower is way older than R, so it may be time to upgrade.
We woke up this morning to wet fog, and it hung around all day. Not exactly the drying day we needed. Also not a good day for mowing which I need. It was cool, too, and I think I saw a little frost on the roof of the pickup. Oh yeah, the wind was howling...again!! M had to haul a steer to Wolf Point to the butcher, and then this afternoon the vet was here to test bulls before they go to work. I've never seen how they test bulls, but I've heard it described, and I will spare you the details. My important job for the day was to cut J's hair since he is in a wedding this weekend. Talk about stressing me out--"remember, there are pictures and I can't wear a hat if you screw up." Like I have ever screwed up a hair cut--wait, yes I have. I have always cut hair for all my guys, and I always tell them if they complain I'm going to start charging....or, they could go to a professional and PAY for a hair cut. It turned out okay, though. I was very careful.
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