Wow! The wind is really really really in a hurry today. I was out mowing for a couple of hours and had to come in to get out of the wind for a bit. It blew one of my deck chairs to the far north corner of the deck last night. Not sure if I can get all the grass that has blown into my hair, ears and eyes out. I ate a grass salad while I was mowing.
I got about an inch of rain last night. There was quite a lightning show during the night. Grateful I was spared the tornado activity. No damage that I have noticed around here.
Legend had not run off since I brought Roxy home and put her in the garage pen. Neither one were happy with me for penning Roxy up. While I was mowing this morning Legend helped Roxy break out of the pen. They stayed out of my sight while I was in the yard mowing. When I came through the garage after I was done with my mowing I noticed her pen had been broken into and Roxy was missing.
Down by my chicken coop is where I used to have a garden. It has some tall grass on the west end of it. I saw Legend out there but didn’t see Roxy. I fixed the chickens their greens and headed that way. Roxy was curled up and keeping her head down so I wouldn’t see her. Unfortunately for Roxy Legend was standing over her licking her which gave away her hiding spot.
I admit defeat and will allow Roxy to stay out of the pen. I think she will heal faster being with her best friend. Trusting he will let her rest and will not hump her any more.
I had lots of straw from inside the chicken coop outside in the chicken yard today. I have been leaving their little door open at night. Guessing the winds were strong enough last night to make the straw circle around inside their pen and fly out the little door. Their coop has two windows and both are opened. The windows have screens on them though. The board I use as the chicken ramp from their little door to the yard had blown down to the fence. The chickens didn’t seem to mind as I picked up 13 eggs this morning before noon. That is more than I usually get this early in the day.
Got three bedrooms cleaned this morning before I went out to mow. Just need to do the main living area and kitchen and my house will be ready for my house sitters. With this wind it seems pointless to dust. I told someone the other day next time I buy new furniture I need to get dust-colored end tables so no one notices if they are covered in dust.
Sat up for over an hour during the middle of the night watching the storm. I love watching them roll in and I enjoy watching the lightning unless it is really close. I could tell last night I wasn’t in danger. Such power in Mother Nature.
May go into town this afternoon to get one more sack of dog food and a bag of chicken feed. I’m pretty sure I have enough to last until next Wednesday but I don’t like to run short. I can’t ask my house sitters to have to go to town to restock if I run out.
My mentor had a glitch in his on-line class yesterday and only one person got in to see it. He is going to do a repeat class next Tuesday. We will be driving home that day but if we time it right we might be able to watch it if we can find some place with Internet on the road. He will tape it and we can listening to it that way if needed. I was glad to hear the glitch was on his end and not mine. I never know for sure what I am doing with technology stuff and usually assume I am the one doing something wrong.
Windy day on the prairie today. Roxy is with her buddy. House is almost clean. All is well!