GARY ~ Thanks for starting the new June thread -- it's almost half over already!
I tried to come in a few times, and my PC was jamming on me this past week. Thankfully, my newer PC should be arriving around early July; just had a call from NUMPSTER (my sister) about it. Yes, I am much happier about packing this time; and have a lot more time as well. Have fun playing with you grand-daughter ...
LORI ~ yes, it's nice to see some of our old friends come back to see us here again. We're having hot temps way up here too; and we live up near the Hudson Bay (just below the James Bay which is off the Hudson). We're getting temps in the 90's here; which is very unusual for our area in May & June. We are so very blessed to have fans & air conditioners though ...
BOOTSIE ~ so sorry to here about your recent loss of a baby calf; simply becuz they are small and weak, the coyotes (and other preditors) go after them. We have to remember that the coyotes (which look a lot like our small red foxes here) are all hungry & have babies that they want to feed too. There is just not enuff food to go around. The farmers here try to keep their pregnant cows near the barn/house when they are close to birthing; and then they keep the babies in special stalls and/or fenced-in pens near or in the barns until they are older. I know the old ranch ways are to leave them in the wild, but you will loose some that way.
We have foxes, wolves, and bears here (and some smaller cats called Linx) that will go after small, young animals if they are really hungry; so the farmers keep them in the barns. Some people have even lost their small pets. A friend got pictures of a large bear going after her adult horses last year, which is very rare -- it was just so deliriously hungry. They eventually managed to scare it off, but it happens.
Am sending up some prayers for rain for Texas (and U.S. once again this year; seems they need lots of help with their weather. It's hard when you have to buy hay; the shortage sends the prices through the roof. That has happened here too, in the past. A lot of farmer's here raise beef cattle with only a few that still do dairy. Sending prayers that you can find some ways to protect your small animals and get some more water.
I lost some of my flowers recently -- apparently, our new landlord doesn't know the difference between flowers and weeds. He cut off 2 of my Daylily plants/bushes, some daffodils & some Irises. We put up some little fences so hopefully he notices next time. I'm not sure the Daylillies will come back, but I will transplant them to our new place and pray real hard that they'll come back for next year.
We did some more sorting & packing today; I am trying to do a couple of boxes each day or a few every other day as we can. I have a new motto for my packing -- BE RUTHLESS, RUTHLESS, RUTHLESS!
I don't want to take as much stuff this time; and I am donating a few furniture pieces as well that are big & bulky and just take up way too much space. The new house is a bit bigger than this place (with an extra bedroom that will be my very own Prayer Room/Office) and the basement has lots of space too.
I'll get this posted as I have a PRAYER REQUEST to put in for some friends that visited us recently; please check out the PRAYER WARRIOR'S thread for that. Have a great week and take good care ... Rosebud