8/15/2020 – Western Dawn

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8/15/2020

(Above: There seemed to be an inordinate amount of light as I stepped outdoors this morning, and on peering westward I found this enormous cloud glowing with the ‘unborn’ sun’s illumination. Due to its towering figure, the cumulonimbus was brighter than the east horizon for a brief time.)

Summary: Today began with calisthenics, a few housekeeping tasks, and a beef pasture inspection with Padre. This was ensued by my filling 8 Moo-Magic bags, tending to a Master Blend customer, preparing a couple thick beef shanks for lunch, and starting those shanks at 300 degrees F along with some onions and potatoes. Writing came afterward. It was a productive span of about 2.5 hours and ended at 11:55 PM with my deciding it was time for a break and to cut up watermelon. The melon was cut and the beef-dish was complete at 12:30 PM whereupon both were brought over to the Studio for a delicious midday meal.

  • Lunch today: Slow-roasted beef shank, a piece of Padre-made bread, and a fresh salad.
  • Last night’s mushroom / sausage / cheddar pizza dressed with yesterday’s mentioned garlic & calamint sauce.
  • The actual first view after exiting Jacobhouse this morning. It was such an impressive cloud, however, that I decided to take another picture (the one posted above) from a different vantage.

(5:24 PM Update:) This afternoon was initiated with leisure and Master Blend bookkeeping & correspondence.  I next aided in farm-related tasks, including: checking the beef pasture for ailing & active (in-heat) animals, breaking up fodder via pitchfork, moving feed buckets, and inspecting animals in the barn for ailments. Before making my way back to Jacobhouse, I took a brief seltzer-break with Padre, and on returning, I tended to a package that arrived in the mail whose nature will likely be revealed in tomorrow’s entry.

For now, here’s a picture of my post farm-time snack:

Big ole fingers going in for a lil piece of melon.

Final Note: After concluding today’s post, I intend to enjoy some leisure time, check the beef pasture with Padre, and eat a dinner of baked potato, leftover salad, and watermelon.