ranching – Dinky on the Farm

Day in the Life # 3 The Shopping Trip

The adventures of the morning have lead me to get out money bag and go shopping. I absolutely hate to go shopping and I hate to spend money on anything but having fun. Well, I will just make the day fun. I am going to need energy for the day so I am stopping atContinue reading “Day in the Life # 3 The Shopping Trip”

Day in the Life #2 – Visit to the Pecan Orchard

The second part of my day is to chwck on the cows. I grab my keys and my back pack and hop on the four wheeler. I check the pond. It is not deep enough for fish. I see turtles in it sometimes. It is a good water supply for the cows. There is aContinue reading “Day in the Life #2 – Visit to the Pecan Orchard”

The Greenhouse

The other day I bought some discounted plants from the Lowe’s Hardware store. I bought them the day before we had a winter storm. I also bought seed to put in seed starter kits. The next day Texas received a winter storm. It dropped to the low 20s. I built a green house last summer Continue reading “The Greenhouse”

Petunia

Hello all. I would like to introduce ya’ll to Petunia. She is not my favorite heifer today. Let me give you the full story. I turned 60 on the 27th of December. I was really going to make this a stellar birthday. I made reservations at the best hotel in downtown Fort Worth. I alsoContinue reading “Petunia”

Picking Pecans again…and again

Today is a beautiful day. I spent the morning searching for a cow that supposedly has been roaming the neighborhood. I will share more on that story later. So the jest of it is that I was down in the back 40 of the place here on the four wheeler. I love the four wheeler.Continue reading “Picking Pecans again…and again”

And Then There Were 6

Please be prepared for a very attention deficet story… One day I went to Whataburger for a chicken apple cranberry salad. They are out of this world good. I was in the drive thru and a very polite man backed his SUV into my Nissan. He apologized and we exchanged insurance information. I took myContinue reading “And Then There Were 6”

OMG The Girls are Looking Thick aka PG

Welcome to the Overstreet Farm. This is a picture of my bull. His name is Cupcake. In December I had to purchase Cupcake because my old bull was unable to service my female cows properly. If a bull or husband for that matter does not perform his duties or hops fences to join other females,Continue reading “OMG The Girls are Looking Thick aka PG”