My G-g-grandfather’s Brother John Slaughter As In Texas John Slaughter. I Got Roots ‘round These

Rolling blackouts, in our case 36 hrs w/o electricity, left us w/o water for cattle. SO using a generator, a sump pump, and buckets we hauled water to cattle. It was an all day affair for 3 days. Sid Miller for Texas Governor.

Doc, I enjoy your blog!

Your blog is useless and lame, as are the ppl who follow you. Just delete it.

I might delete it one day. Today’s not the day.

Colocynth aka Vine of Sodom or colloquially known as 'Pie Melons'. Vines scrambled up a round bale and there you have it! The seed must have hitched a ride hundred and thirty years ago in someone's watermelon seed. (Kind of like Tumbleweed seed from the Russian Steppe hitched a ride in wheat grain) Originating in North Africa it tolerates great heat and drought, like our part of Texas, and was used as medicine by the ancient Egyptians.. too much will kill you but a little, supposedly, can relieve pain. Farmers hate them, cows don't eat them and pigs despise them.

3rd twin kicked off by its mom. Darn these fertile Angus. Season just started.

‘Texas alfalfa’ aka Red root pig weed! The bane of farmers! The love of ranchers! Colloquial name? Careless weed! It could care less where it grows! This is growing in a neighbor’s wheat field. They don’t last long on the ranch!

Nurse cow Elsie with her calf and 3 orphans. Gotta feel good to get all that milk out!

Walked in a place on the ranch I dont often visit at least on foot. Ran into a squadron of javelinas. Luckily this old dog, the one pictured not the one who took the photo, did not chase them BUT 2 of them did escort us away following us for 60 70 yards.

A Texas toad hiding under the cattle guard. South Texas is home to critters!

Good dads that will make you smile