Last week our neighbor got to uproot some old non fruiting peach trees with his tractor. He was hampered by the wire, siding, bus lights and junk entwined into the trunks of these trees and roots. It took time picking up all the trash that killed these trees. Now that these unhealthy trees are gone you can see the garage, barn and pastures. There is now a view of a spectacular oak trees.
This week we were moving dirt around our neighbors place and up walked a fawn. She was not too afraid of us working so close to the high grass with two tractors. After looking us over she bound off into the high grass and forest. It was nice to see wildlife in the middle of the day. One of the joys of living in the Ozarks.
This past Sunday we had very high winds and rain storms. The wind tore off the roof of our city hall and police station. Several trees were blown down on houses, fences, and out buildings. We lost power for a day. Within hours we saw our power company working hard to get the power going again. We are so lucky to have such great linemen out here in the Ozarks. The linemen are kind, hard working and very caring of our town and our people.
Hercules had the fifth labor of cleaning the Augean stables. He used a river to flush out the stables. Today we helped our neighbor clean the years of goat manure left in a barn. He bought a property where the previous owners never cleaned their goat barn. This old manure is wonderful for our gardens but a pain to move. We used both our tractors to haul out tons of at least 30+ loads of manure. And we still have about that much left to do. You can see the manure level as rust on the sheet metal. It is about 4 feet deep in spots in this barn. Our neighbor is also replacing the broken sheet metal to save this barn. It will be usable once the manure is removed and the floor leveled. This is a herculean task but the weather is helping. Dry manure is easier to move than the wet stuff. After this there is a second barn to do. And Hercules only had only one stable to clean.
