August 8, 2009

Saturday. Everyone was up early. Donny and Dusty had to work at the store today. A neighbor will kick the hay today.

I got my morning work done along with some typing and went out to do some spraying around the house. I also filled all the bird feeders. The birds go through the feed very fast and the Hummingbirds will drain a feeder in a day or two.

The afternoon was getting hot so I came in and worked on my typing. It came a little shower here but I don't know if it rained on the hay. When I went to let the dogs out, I noticed the fire trucks and ambulance going up the road to a nearby state forest. When I went to let the dogs back in I saw the fire truck and another truck in the hayfield and figured that they were preparing a landing site for the air ambulance. I knew that the helicopter would scare the horses and livestock so I went to the barn to make sure nothing broke through the fencing etc. The helicopter came in and went right over the horses and livestock flying very low. The horses did okay but the goats and sheep were pretty frightened and ran to the barn. They stayed around the barn until the helicopter took off again. The cows did not seem to mind.

Donny and Dusty came in later. The hay did get rained on a bit but it will be okay. We finished feeding and Donny fed the geese. Dusty, Tony and Courtney went dancing but got in early.