10/11/2020 – Frog Butt

10/11/2020

(Above: The hind end of a Cuban tree frog sitting atop the central stem of a papaya just tree south of Jacobhouse.)

Summary: Today began with calisthenics, piano practice, and writing. This was ensued by a beef pasture inspection and then a return to Jacobhouse. On the way back to my abode, I stopped at the garden and neatened it further for about 15 minutes. I next stepped indoors and there wrote for an hour before deciding it was time to order some seeds for planting. This year’s selection will be: Arugula, Dinosaur Kale (kale cultivated since the 1700’s), salad burnet (described as “mildly cucumber, a bit tart, a little hot”), and some Misato Rose radishes that I acquired last year. The remainder of the morning was quite leisurely, and at noon, I produced some delicious Master Blend burger-steaks for lunch.

Jacobhouse garden on the morning of 10/11/2020.
For the past two mornings, fire ants have invaded the boot box and taken up residence in the footwear therein. I still do not know why they have decided to do this.
I found this outside of the office window just before lunch.

(5:01 PM Update:) Afternoon activities were initiated with leisure after which came farm-related tasks, including: the attempted unplugging of a bovine sewage pipe, moving feed buckets, pitch-forking feed, and checking calves out in the field. A 1.5 hour break at Jacobhouse occurred afterward where I wrote the majority of this entry and prepared pizza ingredients for tonight’s dinner. Next, at 6 PM, I returned outdoors where I helped Padre with a few final farm tasks including the feeding of a calf and performing the day’s final beef pasture inspection.

This image was taken on the way to visit the papaya trees just south of Jacobhouse.
The fruit were still about the same size, but I was surprised to see that there was still a plenitude of flowers.
One of the aforementioned flowers. They bear a pleasant vanilla-like fragrance.

Final Note: On concluding this entry, I intend to put together a pizza. It shall consist of sourdough crust, a sauce of garlic & bacon drippings, and a few unique toppings[(bacon / diced onion (carmellized) / baked potato (sliced thin)].

Bonus video: Best burgers in the world.