Got up at 6:45 a.m. today and hit the ground running. Overcast, but temperature was mild. Fed, watered, and hayed the gang then joined Tom on the road frontage, picking up TWO TRASH BAGS of trash on the side of the road. Also found in the field was a tire, complete with rim (bent) and brake caliper. The guard rail was hit (again) and other assorted car parts from a Jeep were strewn about, too.
Beer cans (mostly Bud Light), cigarette detritus and fast-food debris were in abundance. Miscellaneous other crap that had been thrown or blew in Saturday's wind storm, too. People are pigs, eh?
After that we started our bonfire, which we kept going all day, until I left around 4:00 to see a friend and hit the Safeway before dinner and feeding the gang out back.
In the meantime it rained or sleeted on us. Tom weed whacked the trees in the pasture, clearing out the Honeysuckle, Multi-Flora Rose and Blackberry. I raked and carried this stuff to the bonfire. Also burned up bank statements, old checks and other stuff that we usually shred, but I broke the shredder. I'm pooped, looking forward to going to work tomorrow to get some rest!
On Sunday we rode from noonish to about 4:30, so I'm a little bit stiff right now. Old age is hell, right? Had a great weekend, just tired right about now. Have to go out to the barn to put heavy coats on the boys. It is snowing, calling for 4 - 8 inches by tomorrow morning - o joy....
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