Monday, September 25, 2017

Weeding.....


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Howdy from Oregon!

I am not at my sewing machine...





I'll be driving this little red beauty today...





The implement on the back is a

Bush Hog mower...





I am doing a bit of weed management...

mowing down tansy and blackberries.





The barn up ahead is used for

hay storage...





This is the back side of that same barn.






Just across the river, straight ahead,

is our place...

so I am not very far from home.





I mowed 4 fields today

and now I am heading for home.





It was a beautiful day spent outdoors,

you won't hear me complaining.





As a treat for mowing...

I dyed these bamboo socks....yummy!



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May Your Bobbin Always Be Full,

LuAnn Kessi


Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Sun Printing....Botanicals



Summer has gotten away from me this year...

It is nearly gone...

I gathered up the sun printing supplies

yesterday and got right with it!


I am using Pebeo Setacolors
1 part paint to 3 parts water
White cotton fabric


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Tree Leaves, Black Paint, Salt





Sweet Gum Tree Leaves, Black Paint, Salt





Leaves, Purple Paint, Salt












Tall grasses picked along the driveway,
Purple Paint, Salt






Grasses....Close Up View




Here come the ferns...


Ferns, Black Paint, Salt






Ferns, Lt Green Paint






Ferns, Dk Green Paint, Salt







Close Up View to show salt texture






Fern on left no salt

Fern on right has salt




Non-Botanical Sun Prints:



Ostrich Feathers, Black Paint, Salt





Close Up View





Ostrich Feathers, Purple Paint, Salt






Ostrich Feathers.....Close Up View





Round Plastic Discs






Cheesecloth scrunched, Black Paint





Close Up View



Today we spent the day in the bull field

building fence...


These are the yearling Shorthorn Bulls

we brought home in May...



I hate to play favorites....but,


This is Fernando....he is so darn cute!

He has a big, white, heart on his forehead.





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LuAnn Kessi

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Feeding Cattle...



In May we quit feeding hay to the cattle...



June and July...

Making more hay for Winter 2018






We feed round bales...





The bales weigh in @ 1,000 lbs. each



September 1st...Pastures are all dried up...


No more grass for the cattle.

Time to begin feeding hay...






We will feed more than 400 round bales

between now and next Spring.


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Feeding Cattle Video


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LuAnn Kessi