Finally rain and a nice trip to Cincinnati friends

We had a great weekend with friends... Friday with our friends from birthing classes 29 years ago - the Howards, Debbie and Steve. And we got to go to one of our favorite ribs places - Montgomery Inn. Saturday we attended the b'not mitzvah of the Shusterman-Greenwell twins - Avocet and Siena. Nice service and great party thereafter, meeting their friends and family.

2.3 inches of rain in the last several days- first significant rain in more than two months.. Lake and pond have not caught up, but the green is returning to fields and lawn. We are encouraged...

We advertised our lambs for sale to free up from some obligation - three were sold to a person starting a farm in the neighboring county. 9 left... Brownie will be given to the daughter of the neighbor who has cattle on our land in exchange for feeding while we are away..

Kelzie had a competition at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio weekend before last and did quite well. She is back in Austin working her. B... Off as usual.. Keep it up Nook...

Lambs recovering and Mini Passes - Goats Willow and Wee Willy to Circus

All the lambs are looking good but Mini never recovered and died last week (actually a releif) as we did not know what to do to aid her recovery. The large Sannen goats were sent to friends to join a larger herd of goats as they we getting very problematic and interfering with the other animals. We go our first rain today 9.9 and doubt it will lead to any vegetation recovery. We will not get any second cutting hay and everyone is worried about hay supplies as they have had to start feeing hay 2 months early. Actually, while we had more moistuare this year and later, the DRAUGHT is worse because of the cummulative effect of two years shortage- grass is not growing and trees are dying. Rental water supply sprung an underground leak- need to go dig..... Got it repaired by noon and now watch for more problems before covering this one.

Cloudy and cold all week... Maybe rain for the IU VIRGINIA game tonite in which case we could forgo the loss.. cleaned barns and organized the workshed this week for inside work.

Kelzie is in an Ironman at Cedar Point in Sandusky Ohio this Sunday. We can not follower h online as this is a different race company and not on the net. Hope for a finish and a good one at that. 

FREINDS