Fall has arrived

 

 

Everything is turning brown around here but I'm happy that the cattle and horses are going into winter with full bellies and a bit of pasture grass to keep them happy for awhile.

It's almost time to haul some calves to the sale barn...

 

 

The cows are bred, I'm interested in seeing what kind of calves the new bull throws next spring.  He's been a gentle bull and seems to be happy staying in the pasture with the girls.

 

 



 



The horses are doing well...

The eldest of the trio had me worried last winter. I might bring her into the farm pasture closer to the house for the winter so I can keep an eye on her.

The old windmill is clickin' along... maybe it will last through the winter with no problems.  I'm keeping my fingers crossed. :)

Looking at these pictures....everything looks so serene. I forgot what a trying day that was.  Locked the pickup keys in the truck, had to hoof it home for another set. The danged breeze was so cold. lol
Then the truck blew a hose and over heated....steam was shooting out from under the hood. I hung my head out of the window to see where I was going. When I reached the top of the hill I coasted the rest of the way to the farmhouse in a fog of smoke. lol  Guess I was just happy that I made it home. :)

Biscuits and Gravy

Another camp breakfast.
This was on the last day of my camp out. I had already packed the tractor tire rim so I cooked breakfast on this little charcoal cooker.
I butter a couple of foil pie pans, place the biscuits in one and top them with the second pan, then wrap the whole thing in foil to hold them together.

For the gravy, I brown some sausage in the skillet. ( I like spicy sausage )...

I let those hang out over the coals, flipping and turning the biscuits every so often for even cooking.

add flour, seasonings and milk to the skillet gravy and cook til smooth and bubbly...

Since the cooker was too small to hold everything, I removed the gravy and fried some hash browns...

and scrambled eggs...

gave the gravy a quick reheat...

The biscuits turned out pretty good. At least I didn't burn them. :)

The biscuits and sausage gravy, hash browns, strawberries ( to make it look healthy :)), and scrambled eggs..

It was a nice ending to the few days of camping.  I really can't wait til next summer. Maybe I can make a few short runs to the lake on mild weather days this winter.