Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[robbyr]

A little more brisk today.

 

[SirReal63]

A little more brisk today.

We will get our first freeze tonight, thankfully not a hard one.

 

[robbyr]

Possible here but better chance tomorrow night. I always get mixed up on the high and low temps. As in are the low temps for the wee hours of that day or for that night/early hours of next day?

 

[SirReal63]

24 hour period beginning at midnight, if I understand it correctly, which is always questionable.

 

[two_bit_score]

A little more brisk today.

Hooray!

 

[two_bit_score]

Yeah we have trapped on and off over the years too but have the place leased out for cattle,so don’t won’t calves getting in them. I keep them run out by shooting some but they always get a night or two in before get the time they are showing up. But few nights of 20 hogs does a number to the pasture,then next time it’s new place and so on adds up.

I fully understand. Luckily we had very few calves get in the traps but it can happen. I thought that particular trap design was interesting. Haven't seen it in action but it's definitely different. They claim they can get an entire sounder in one trap with that system.

 

[bindian]

Finally,
A nice weekend.:cloud9:
hugs, Brandi

 

[lostcreekranch]

We had 4+" of rain last Wednesday and 1 1/2" the week before. Burn bans over, in Colorado County, and both tanks within 2-3" of being at full level.

With calm conditions, I started igniting my 9 huge burn piles. Got two smallest ones done yesterday and hope to get 1-2 done today, while we have no wind.









Hope everyone enjoys this excellent fall weather ... this weekend!

 

[robbyr]

You have a very nice looking place Rick.

 

[lostcreekranch]

You have a very nice looking place Rick.

Thanks Robby! Patricia decided that the front, road facing, side of the ranch would "look like a park" so .... it is as requested.

When we bought this place, in 2006, we had a $1M crop of goat weed, etc. We've pretty much eliminated all the goat weed except along perimeter fence where seed blows in from neighbors.

 

[robbyr]

Did you eliminate the goatweed by annual mowing or spraying?

 

[lostcreekranch]

Did you eliminate the goatweed by annual mowing or spraying?

Mowing multiple times per year. I have one pasture that, other than fence lines, has not had any herbicide applied. It's been an experiment that's worked very well.

 

[robbyr]

That’s pretty. It does look like a park.

 

[SirReal63]

Mowing multiple times per year. I have one pasture that, other than fence lines, has not had any herbicide applied. It's been an experiment that's worked very well.

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I love it! We do not have enough grass to ever get looking that awesome.

 

[robbyr]

Took the wife, daughter, and two grandkids to Santa's Wonderland in College Station Saturday night. I was impressed. We did the horse and carriage ride which was by far the best thing to do. Over 8 million lights. I've driven by that place many times in the daytime during its offseason and never realized the extent of it. Neat place.

 

[two_bit_score]

One of our traditions is a circle through Johnson City for the Blanco County courthouse lighting, Trail of Lights on Lake LBJ in Marble Falls (pie at Bluebonnet Cafe) and work in a stop at Cooper’s BBQ in Llano.

Thanks robbyr for the suggestion in BCS when we are over that way.

 

[bindian]

We did the Trail of Lights two years ago, then ate a fine meal overlooking the river.
hugs, Brandi