12/30/19
(Above: This is the old feed bunk / water trough that I painted in the Master Blend freezer room today.)
Active Summary: This morning began in the usual manner with creative writing and a ride around the beef pasture. After these activities, I performed some Jacobhouse maintenance, including: the installation of hardware cloth over the end of the pipe where the dehumidifier drains, cleaning/covering a couple small rust spots on the container’s north side with J.B. Weld, and weeding the garden.
I next ventured to the Master Blend freezer room where I taped around and painted the old feedbunk / water trough an ‘organic garden green’ (the same color as Jacobhouse). To finish off the morning, I wrote a little bit more, harvested some arugula, and harvested/thinned some of the excess broccoli plants.
(5:57 PM Update:) This afternoon I helped with miscellaneous cow & calf catching, grain feeding, vent disassembly (the one I removed from the freezer room), and a pasture check-up. I also attached a board onto the top of a low post, so Padre now has a nice place to sit and observe Holstein heifers in the morning.
TIL: Today I learned a couple interesting pieces of information. Firstly, when painting, it is always best to paint sides before surfaces – i.e. places that are not so likely to get touched followed by places that are more likely to get touched. This lesson was learned when I painted the top of the feed bunk before I had painted the inside of the feed bunk; thus, I had to cower against the south wall while painting the inner portion, lest my arm would have been coated green.
The more interesting fact I learned today was that arugula is excellent when cooked. I gathered quite a lot before lunch today and then, following the pan-frying of a few mutton chops, commenced to sautee those greens for about 30 seconds in the meat-greased skillet. The result were some incredibly delicious lambs chops laid atop a bed of greens* that were as if not more delectable.
Commentary: It has been another warm day outside accompanied by clouds and a persisting humid breeze. As far as highlights go, I would have to mention once again that painting really is an easy way to vivify old construction. With the addition of green to the freezer room, the last of the old, dirty white has vanished and has been replaced by something quite new – as novel and fresh as bed of newly sprouted rye. I have also included a picture of lunch in the slideshow below, because it really was tremendous:
Pan-seared mutton chops laid atop a bed of wilted (cooking method) fresh arugula and young broccoli. A delicious and crunchy cucumber salad dwells in the background. 
The new dehumidifier drain cover versus the old one. I think potential pests will have a much more difficult time fitting through today’s version… The only thing the new cover is missing is the black widow’s nest. 
An exhibition of all new colors: organic garden green, brushed orange, and primer-white. 
The magic of painter’s tape.
Final Note: I have yet to determine if I’m painting the doors green or leaving them white. In the meantime, I think I will be cleaning up the red paneling/gates in the freezer room and seeing if I can paint them a new and enlivening color that is neither green or white or orange.
*The greens included some of the harvested/thinned broccoli greens, too.