The grass looks pretty good for this late in the season, the cows look healthy and well fed, and the pictures make me want to saddle up and ride.
Thank you for posting.
I recall some discussion on Knapweed in a different thread this summer but I just came across this article and I was wondering if any of you can confirm that sheep and cattle actually do graze on Knapweed and that there are no adverse consequences.
Anybody tried training their cattle to eat...
RA:
The photographs are exceptional. The color is realistic but the black-and-whites are art.
BTW, I don't know how recent these pictures are but it looks like you are escaping the torrential rains that other parts of Missouri are experiencing.
Soapweed:
You live in a truly beautiful area. No one is likely to experience claustrophobia in Nebraska; agoraphobia, maybe. Thank you for sharing your photos.
Water wells in our area typically have a 6" surface casing for the first 20 feet with 2 feet of that extending above the ground level to prevent surface water intrusion. The remainder of the casing is 4" plastic.
I am thankful that I don't have to deal with the weather extremes that many of you have to live with. I have lived on the coast for nearly 60 years and frequently complain that "it rains all the time." Though this is a fact, we rarely get the gully-washers or never get multi-foot drifts of...