8/4/2020
(Above: At 10 PM last night, I was enjoying some gaming when I heard a loud tonk on the sliding glass door beside me. It was startling and reminiscent of a bird crashing into the window, so my first thoughts were ‘bird‘ or ‘bat‘. When I peeked through the curtain, however, I saw a large pale form right in front of my face with a couple gleaming eyes poking out from either side. I quickly closed the curtain, obtained the flashlight, and inspected the apparition more closely. It turned out to be a very sizeable Cuban Tree Frog.)
Summary: Today began with calisthenics which were promptly ensued by my venturing out to the beef pasture where I helped Padre and Wag bring a calving heifer up to the treatment chute*. After aiding in the birth process, a typical morning ensued where Padre and I performed the beef pasture inspection before I returned to Jacobhouse for about 2.5-3 hours worth of writing. There were only a couple interruptions: a Master Blend customer and a beef delivery. Lunch occurred at 12:10 PM and consisted of baked potatoes, Padre-seared steak, springmix salad, and watermelon.
I did not take any pictures of lunch, but here are pictures of the completed pastry from yesterday evening:
(6:37 PM Update:) Afternoon activities began with my preparing a Thursday Master Blend order, revising some writing, and 30 minutes of leisure. This was followed by my helping with farm-related tasks, including: catching embryo recipient cows, checking the beef pasture / barn for ailing creatures, and taking care of a tad more Master Blend correspondence. A seltzer break followed this, and then I returned to Jacobhouse where I tended to the majority of this entry before engaging in 30-minutes of writing and 30-minutes of leisure.
Final Note: I have just returned from the evening beef pasture inspection with Padre. It is now 6:41 PM, and I am presently finishing up today’s entry before heading out to eat with Padre and Madre at La Cuisine of Ocala. I am looking forward to it quite a lot. Pictures of the meal will be posted in tomorrow’s entry.
*The bovine was just starting to calve last night, and we thought that she would be fine seeing as Wagyu calves are tiny. This Wagyu, however, was attempting to come out backward. Fortunately (and against our expectations), despite the heifer attempting to push it out all night, the calf was still alive. It started breathing after a pause of 5-6 seconds of being outside.