Yesterday afternoon, I knew a friend was coming from out of town with a rather large trailer full of stuff that needed to be unloaded and he could use some help. Vince and I had just finished dinner when the friend got in so we went over and helped him unload the trailer. It had just sprinkled . . not enough really to make the ground wet but just to make it so darned humid that the mere thought of working caused me to sweat. I was the lucky one because my main job was unpacking the coolers and putting all the meat in the freezer . . the nice cold freezer! We were there about an hour and when we got home, Vince was heading straight to the shower and I said I was going to try to cool off before I got in the shower so I took the iPad out and was reading email on the porch. I had a note from another friend that said we could come get rabbit poop for the garden if we wanted it so I grabbed Vince before he got in the shower and we got a truck load of rabbit poop. There were 18 buckets and that was all we could fit in the truck.
Rabbit Poop
Vince dropped me off at the house so I could change from flip flops into boots to help him dump the buckets in the garden. By the time I got my boots on and got out with my phone, he had already taken some of the buckets out.
We dumped those buckets and went back to get more. I think we got 30 buckets total, and I told them I’d come back in a day or so and help them shovel more.
Fashion Statement
On the way back for the second load, I looked down and said “Oh, no! I have on my boots, shorts and no socks and we’re going to someone’s house!” Vince said . . that’s ok . . you should see your hair. Curly hair. Rain. Humidity . . the boots were the least of my problem.
Our friends raise these cute little bunnies . .
Baby Bunny
Grow little rabbit! You need to produce lots of fertilizer for my garden! 🙂
From the time Vince got home for work, except for when we sat down to eat dinner, he didn’t stop. Taking care of the chickens, fixing a leaning persimmon tree, helping a friend unload a trailer, picking up two loads of rabbit poop. It was after 9:00 p.m. when we got in the house and by the time we had showers, picked up a bit around the house, it was time for bed. No time for sitting and watching TV. No time for knitting . . just work, work, work outside. I’m so ready for shorter days.
Joyce says
I don’t think the longer days is the problem…it’s all the stuff (that you like to do). If you didn’t have the big garden, the chickens, a bunch of fruit trees, etc. you could spend more time knitting and sewing. I don’t think you’d be really happy, though. I think you would miss all those things that keep you so busy outside.
JudyL says
Yep, we’re doing what we want to do . . it’s just a whole lot of work this time of year.
Sherrill says
Maybe you could just put a stop alarm and when it goes off, inside you go to chill, knit, play with Boots, sew, whatever. Like 7pm, no more outside work!! HAHA I know that’ll never work for you two. And I don’t even wanna know what they do with the bunnies when they get big! 🙁
JudyL says
Stopping at 7 p.m. would mean not much gets done. It’s too hot during the day to do much outside. I go out about 6 a.m. and work outside til about 10, then I can do whatever I want to do inside while it’s too hot to work out. It’s usually 7 p.m. before it’s cool enough to go out again and we work til dark.
As far as the bunnies, they’re show bunnies. They live in a climate controlled garage and have a rather cushy life. I think their rabbits live til they die of old age. Don’t jump to conclusions . . not everyone is as barbaric as we are! 🙂
Diana in RR,TX says
At this point Judy we would gladly trade.
Susan says
I see your point. =) At least you CAN do it all, though. That’s a blessing. And then you’ll enjoy the fruits of your labors, literally. That’ll take more work, but it will be so nice when it’s winter and you want something delicious. I’m not saying anything you don’t already know, of course!
JudyL says
Yes, there will come a time, probably sooner vs. later, when we cannot do it all. When that time comes, there will be great satisfaction in knowing we did it and enjoyed it all while we could and then we will settle into another phase of life.
Ranch Wife says
I hear you! We are completely give out by the time it gets dark. I don’t know what it is that keeps us from shutting things down before then, but we just can’t do it. As long as its light out, there’s things to tend to and like you, the shorter days can’t get here fast enough.
Our weather’s been unseasonable cool for NM in June and that’s made it rather pleasant to be working outdoors.
Joyce Wilson says
It sounds good to me. I regret its already solstice come and gone and I am still trying to plant my garden. Between health issues and things people plan for us grandkids graduations, and school stuff, potlucks, weddings, funerals, campouts, I just can’t get it all done. I don’t enjoy havesting, but I do like to plant, and weed and watch it grow. Fall will come to fast and I will be concerned about the ice, though winter slowdown is enjoyable and when we had a growning family that was our family season.
Love the bunnies. Bunnie manure and goat are the best there is. We did that. I would have some oberhalsi goats again, but for the banding and dehorning! And they really do eat alot.
Have fun with it Judy while you can. Time enough later when your hands are the only things that will work.
cindy says
oh, judy, i just had a good laugh. when i was reading the story about the rabbit poop, the commercial came on right under it and was for bandages with a little old lady diving into a dumpster full of poopy looking stuff. it was so hilariously coincidental!
Joan says
Oh, Judy, be so thankful you live in Texas! We have 22 hours of daylight each day here in Alaska right now,mand I think I spend a full 20 hours of it in the garden. I try to come inside at midnight, but if often does not happen. Then the sun comes up at 3:00 am and I am back at it. I complain a bit, but I truly do love it. Winters here are for knitting, sewing, cooking…and sleeping!