May

Spring is here! I mean things are really growing, fast. Grass has been mowed a few times already. The pastures are grazable. (is that a word?) Anyway, we put the cows out on their first patch of fresh spring grass. We start by fencing the area- some perminent fence is up, but electric covers the rest. Then so not to expose the cows to fast, we turn them onto the grass for an evening (when bellies are almost full, they wont gorge on the fresh grass- which could in some cases have bad effects). After a day or two, turn them out all the time until the grass is down- including weeds, then rotate to another pasture and repeat. The raotation allows grass a regrow period before being grazed again. Pics of cows in field below.

The garden is coming right along. So far we have in the ground Potatos, Tomatos, Green Beans, Bell Peppers, and Banana Peppers, also some sweet corn. Potatos and green beans (bush type) are this years expirements. Potatos which I thought would surely not take, have grown tremendously and are going to have to be divided and placed in another row. We planted them high density, to see if they would even sprout. Wow, they have. We have been hand hoeing occasionally to reduce weeds, incorporate air into the soil and allows soil to better absorb water and drain.

Jay has been playing as usual, loves to play outside. We recently took the saftey front off his crib because he can now climb, and that would be a long fall. Hes so proud of his "big boy" bed.

As some of you may know my mother in-law Rita wrecked her car last week. She fell alseep while driving for work. The car rolled mutliple times, trapping her, they had to cut the car apart to get her out. She was then flown by Med-Flight to Columbus. She is doing well, at home now, lots of bumps and bruises. Thanks for your prayers. Car pic below (Notice the top is not attached.)