Monday, May 04, 2009

Flood Patrol

We had severe thunderstorms and 4.5 inches of rain yesterday.

Hal on flood patrol this morning.


The field across and the creek look like one big lake.


Bass pond and ponded field next to it are almost like 2 big lakes.

Sunday, May 03, 2009

Before the Thunderstorm

May 2nd, 2009.
Weird light before the exciting weather arrived.


A Piece of History

Saturday, May 2nd, 2009.
The Smith brothers came by to revisit the farm that used to belong to their grandparents some 60-ish years ago. A piece of history is unfolding. The first picture, Larry and Jerry Smith in the living room with the same cement floor they used to sleep on in their childhood. It's one of the last 2 rooms in the house that still has the cement floor.


Harold, Larry, and Jerry in the kitchen.

Big Al Makes a Comeback

May 1st, 2009.
After hibernating through fall and winter, finally Big Al shows up at the last place we saw him, the catfish pond. He looks slimmer. He was having a sun tan on the bank and I was on my 4-wheeler almost ran over him apparently. All I knew was something charged into the water swiftly. I waited to see what that was cause the speed amazed me. About a minute later, Big Al surfaced up and we said hi. LOL. I got to get Hal from the tractor to welcome Big Al.

Saturday, April 25, 2009

The Biggest Hog so far




April 23, 2009.
Hal shot the biggest hog we've ever seen around here.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Radar Riding

Today morning.

The chauffeur is ready to take his master runs his errands.


"Hey, where is he? What took him so long?"


"Where are you, Master? Are we going or not?"


"There you are... Let's go! I can't wait to see Buster and Vern."


Buster & Vern are Mikey's pets.

Pig in Harness


April 19, 2009.
Thinking of taking the piglet for a walk, Hal got it a harness and trained it to get used to it.

High Water after Rain

April 19, 09.

Hal's fishing spot (marked by a stake on the right) is under water.


Water went up to the two green gates.


Water reached the cypress trees.


Water almost reached the sunflower field.