OK. It is now officially spring. I went out to feed the cows at the crack of dawn as usual. This morning I didn't put a coat on for the first time in months. It was up to 38 degrees and is supposed to hit 70 today. I am going to start irrigating this afternoon. The shift from winter chores to summer chores is about to begin.
Spring has sprung
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Good thing I started irrigating yesterday. It is pouring out there this morning and from the looks of the driveway it rained hard during the night. There was a 50% chance of light showers. Once again the weather guessers missed it.
One of the neighbors has a branding scheduled for today. I think that might need to be canceled. Oh well I am busy with other things and wasn't going.
One of the neighbors has a branding scheduled for today. I think that might need to be canceled. Oh well I am busy with other things and wasn't going.
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Older Whiskey
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1.2" is great! That should green up the hills. If I remember correctly, you irrigate because you love bull snake encounters.
Faster horses
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The best reason to cancel a branding: RAIN!!
Puzzled
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Because the voices in your head told you to.
I irrigate the hay meadows because 12 in of annual rain is considered a good year. Next week I will get serious about doing it. It is a daily chore from now until mid September with a little break for haying around July 1.You are irrigating because it has been dry with not much chance of rain and not much chance of this wind abating. It's like when we mow our swamps and get 2" on a 0% chance.
Congratulations on the good rain!!!
Nicky
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That is so not fair!!!!! We barely got a sprinkle
Well you know how that is around here you have to be under the right cloud. Just a couple miles away and it is a huge difference.
Faster horses
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In SE MT, friend got .6. Just over the hill from him they got 5". YES. 5 INCHES! It is flooding there now.
We wound up with 2" out of this last rain/snow storm. Yesterday mid-morning our hills were white clear
down to the yard fence. We love it! It shouldn't hurt calving much because it was about 36 hours long. Didn't go on for days as April storms have done in the past.
Older Whiskey
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Just wind here and thousands of seed pods making my place look like a war zone. Rain, but gentle and any value is Gone With the Wind. Frankly dears, I do give a damn, but not enough to start working clean up. 
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