Wandering around the farm today I noticed that I have crocus blooming, daffodils are up and I can see their buds just breaking the ground, the grass is green and growing tall enough that we will have to mow it in a week or so and the clematis are getting green growth starting at their growth buds. The chickens are laying more eggs than even a week ago so now my egg cartons are filling one shelf in the fridge. I have to get to Boise to drop off eggs at our son's house since he loves the farm eggs so much and he can share them with friends. The weeds in the flower beds and veggie garden are big enough that I spent the afternoon hoeing them and what a lovely afternoon it was too. The temp got to 62 degrees and there was no wind which is rare here in the spring. Usually when it is warm we have wind.
I have got to get some RoundUp bought to kill the weeds and grass in areas we do not want it growing this year. The grass is just nasty weed grass that is called Cheatgrass here in the west. It will puncture through a cows cheek and causes bad abcesses and when it gets into my socks I am not a happy camper because the stuff is SHARP and it will in-bed into you if you try to ignore it. I wish I could wipe out all the cheat grass on our property this year but know that it will take a few to get rid of it even though it is an annual grass. The darned stuff will grow and look for all the world like Kentucky Blue Grass until it sets its heads and by then the seeds seem to be viable. Nasty stuff!
March 8, I had a bad wreck with our Shetland pony while the farrier was working on her feet. He had finished her front feet and moved to the rear and she reared up jerking me off the stock trough that I was sitting on and as I tried in vain to set my feet so she couldn't jerk me anymore I knew that she had the best of me and I was destined to go down. In slow motion I tried to reach out far enough to avoid hitting my left wrist on the concrete since I have had two surgeries on it already and certainly don't want more surgery. That worked but I landed full force on my left breast and man oh man does it ever hurt to do that!!!!!! Talk about a funny place to be black and blue! I have a nice egg shaped place on my right forehead too with a black and blue mark there along with some black and blue hoof shaped marks on my back from where she jumped back over me when the farrier kept hanging on to her foot. The farrier helped me up after he had tied her to the horse trailer and then he went back over to her and worked with her until she stood still for him to pick up those hind feet and let him trim them. It has now been two weeks since the accident and I am finally feeling like I am healing. The bigger we are the harder we fall sure is true!
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