It's been awhile!

Here we are, June already! I am not a winter person, so I never thought we'd get here! Today is actually our wedding anniversary as well, and getting to be a busy time on our little farm. The tractors and equipment is all running up to par now, and 1st crop hay has been mowed down in one of the hay fields, should be ready to bale by the end of the week. Which is good, as we're down to slim pickin's for our minis, who aren't on grass pasture. We haven't been able to do our usual spring manure scrape up yet this spring, it's been pretty wet. But soon! The garden has been tilled and ready to plant, our chickens are full grown and will be providing us with fresh eggs soon, and I'm planning my landscaping projects I have around the house and chicken coop. Had a fire in our fire pit for the first time last weekend! My favorite weather is here!

The frogs aren't singing quite as loudly anymore, which is sad for me, but the weather makes up for it. Any time now we'll see the snapping turtles out in the back yard, preparing a spot to lay their eggs. I'll be sure to take pictures again when I spot them. On most sunny days, we can see the painted turtles laying on logs in the pond, sunning themselves in the nice weather. The other night at dusk, a deer came right into our back yard, sniffing around. That's a bit unusual!

The critters are still working on shedding their winter coats, and I'm helping them along with the shedding blade, but the donkeys, as usual, are holding onto their coats longer than the horses do. They don't typically look shed out until closer to July or August, and by that time it's time to put it right back on again! Our baby donkey, Katie, still has her long baby coat, but nature gave her that coat for a reason, and I'm not going to clip it.

Our big horses are eating pasture full time now, no more hay for them. We have so much pasture we're actually going to rent part of it out for someone to plant soybeans this year. We have more pasture than we know what to do with...and I don't mind helping someone else out.

That's all the news I have here for now, we will be busy planting the garden, and harvesting our hay for the time being. And other little projects we have......the list will never end! But that's ok!