Tonight, Ben and I decided to break the monotony of our farm life, and head into town. He asked if we could take the 4-wheeler, so we did! Kodiak followed us, so we had to head back a ways, and then 'floor' it to get ahead of her. Luckily she was pretty tired, so we didn't have to go very fast at all.
On the way in, we saw a motorcyclist at the cemetery. He was grinning pretty big at us. :) So we waved. I love it down here!
On the way back, we took 'the long way'. We saw birds, the sun shining through several layers of clouds, a garter snake (that I was too chicken to pick up, and sensing (alright, hearing) my hesitation, he didn't want to, either.), and a HUGE hole where a culvert caved in. Oops, the cave in was before the snake. Shortly after the snake, we were going really slow, talking about what we were seeing, when I heard a rev behind me. There was a green truck on the dirt road at 7 at night. Huh. Anyway, we got way over, and as they passed, they smiled and waved and we chatted for a little bit--then Ben told them that 'that hole would wreck your truck and mess up the picture on the back' they had a scene on the rear windshield. They thought that was pretty neat. Me too. This kid is just amazing.
Then we stopped to see if the frogs were there (there is a rut along side the dirt road where we saw some frogs last night) and headed up the gravel road to cruise past the Stovers, and we had a small lesson on perspective. You know, when the windmills disappear, for him, but I can still see them. Then when neither one of us could see the horses, if he stood up, he could!!! (we were stopped.)
Then we stopped to check on the goats. They were a little hesitant, but we had snacks, so they came. Gabby-gab was covered in burrs, so I snagged her and drug her over to the barn to pull them out. Ben said "I'm not with her" to the goats, but Deer and Slash both came right over to make sure Gabby was alright. Which gave Ben a wonderful opportunity to pet them both. Guess he'll be 'with me' if it's to his advantage. :)
Chickens are doing great! Fresh water in the morning, food in the afternoon. No escapees today, and they really will come right up to you! So we held and pet some of them.
The fish tank got a sprucing up today, and cheapies that we are, I cleaned out the filter, and we're using it again. It's amazing how much gunk it traps!
Oh, well, Squeak is becoming a pro at spitting out pills. I got bit today. which reminds me i have to do that still tonight. thanks for the reminder *sigh*
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