8/25/2020
(Above: This is an especially verdant section of Malabar Summer spinach displaying its pokeweed-like berries. They have the same dyeing property, but are not poisonous.)
Summary: Today began with calisthenics, piano practice, neatening my abode, and a beef pasture inspection with Padre. On my way back to Jacobhouse, I stopped by the garden, harvested some greens* for lunch, weeded for a few minutes, and then returned indoors where I wrote for much of the remaining morning. At 11:30 AM, I began making lunch preparations, and I tended to some UF-related shenanigans including the purchase of 1-sememester online Ebook for $125.00 from McGraw Hill. Indeed, I paid $125.00 for something that I will only be able to access for 4 months and that has no physical resale value. Scholastic swindling aside, the remainder of the morning was spent grilling-and-searing a couple Master Blend shoulder steaks alongside two raisin-zucchinis found in the bottom drawer of the refrigerator**. The midday meal consist of the aforementioned beef, desiccated zucchinis, a large salad, and a large scoop of the chocolate ice-cream I produced yesterday evening.
(6:03 PM Update:) This afternoon was initiated with Master Blend correspondence, writing a portion of today’s entry, performing research for my writing, and rest. I next ventured into the outdoor steam-broiler to help with cattle-related activities which included: moving feed buckets, checking the beef pasture for bovines that we needed for breeding & embryo transfer and finding a calf in need of an IV whilst doing so. The IV was ensued by our searching for another cow’s missing calf and finding it up in the feed barn. Padre and I commenced to load that calf into wheelbarrow, and I dragged it all the way back into the field (all beneath the scorching sun).
After all those shenanigans were complete, the gathering clouds finally covered the sun and rain began to fall. The remainder of the afternoon proceeded as it was originally meant to. We tended to most of our recipient cows, checked the barn for ailing animals, and gave more fodder to the animals in need of it. I returned to Jacobhouse at 5:50 PM, and after a cold shower, I am now putting together today’s entry.
A spider that would not hop off of my arm (even after I poked it). 
This is where I found the newborn calf during today’s farm shenanigans. Seeing as this is drainage area where two cow-herds worth of filth funnels through, it is a far from ideal location for a bovine literally born yesterday. 
The same calf after a bumpy ride through the pasture in a wheelbarrow.
Final Note: After the completion of this entry, I will be riding with Padre and Madre to an out-to-eating at Mesa de Notte. I look forward to seeing what daily specials they have—pictures of which will likely be placed in tomorrow’s entry.
*Jewels of Opar and Malabar Summer Spinach. Though both plants are experiencing late-summer fatigue, there is still plenty of edible leaves available. Insects do not seem to favor either plant.
**I almost threw them out, as they had been in that drawer for about 1.5 months, but I’m glad I did not. They possessed a concentrated zucchini flavor which paired very well with steak.