Been home kitten-sitting since I don't have any closings until Thursday and they need to be fed 3x/day. Been feeding on the enclosed front porch, putting kitten replacement milk in a bowl on the floor on top of a towel, then letting them play for about an hour or two, until they get sleepy. They have learned to clean themselves, so I don't have to do it anymore, but here is a photo of their surrogate mother, although he, Tomkins, claims to be the father of his last batch of "fur worms."
Yes, that is my 9yo dog, "Pyg". Took her a day to accept the kittens. She growled at them ONCE, and got kicked off the porch, so she reconsidered. Her mouth could swallow a kitten this small whole, so I appreciate good dogs who know not to do such things.
Sunday I FINALLY got to the section of about 6 x 10' right on the NE corner of the north pasture, but on the outside, the streetside. It has a power pole, recently replaced, and has been a catch all for weeds. Last week I had picked out all of the old and dead pieces of weeds that I could get and I found 5 saplings trying to grow there, all "tree of paradise" and ranging from 5 inches tall and 1/2" wide to much taller and over an inch wide. I dug down 3-4", used my pruning lopers to cut, covered with dirt, and then covered the entire area with cardboard, filled up my tow wagon with mulch and totally covered the area with it. Now NOBODY has to mow there for a few years.
Maybe there are some weed seeds to deal with later, but those saplings are a real pain when they get out of hand, which they have south of the garage along the old fencing.
I mowed down the south pasture. There are a LOT of 2nd year burdock, but, more importantly, I have been removing and burning all of the limbs that I cut in March so they I CAN mow. Should be a really good burn today.
I can see about poisoning some burdock today.
It will be a GOOD day!!!
Hoping this is not a mistake. I think there is room where I am going to tell the guy to unload. I started another area of the garden about 20 feet long and 3 feet wide weeded and dirt turned.
). almost done, can see the light at the end of the tunnel [for that garden].
