(Above: Dawn of 9/1/2021: About 45 minutes before the arrival of rain.)
8/29/2021: A day beginning in the high 70s and proceeded to warm into the mid 90s.
Morning of 8/30/2021: A glimpse of the herd from a distance. 
A view of the herd from their midst. 
Lunch today consisted of a Padre-made & Madre-dressed salad along with Jacob-wrought Belgian Blue country fried steak. 
I took a break this afternoon during which I put together some dough and toppings for baking-steel pizzas. These are the first ones I’ve made in a while, but they turned out excellently. 
Dinner consisted of the aforementioned pizza along with some salad.
8/30/2021: A day of no rain and temperatures ranging from the high 70s to the mid 90s.
Morning of 8/30/2021. Cows graze while the day is still cool. 
Speaking of grazing… here is some delectable vegetation served to me at Lorito’s Italian Kitchen (where Padre, Madre, and I ate lunch). 
Mid-afternoon of 8/31/2021. 
Padre patting the Queen Gaur atop her smooth (polled) head. 
We received a couple cartons of eggs and note from my second-cousins. The note was slightly difficult to see, so I turned down the brightness, upped the contrast, and upped the saturation. Now it is very legible. It appears that the heat has been taking a toll on the hens. 
Dinner: A Belgian Blue shank steak slow-roasted for 6 hours at 225 F. It was so tender that the entire steak fell apart on being removed from the pan.
8/31/2021: A breezy day with temperatures ranging from the mid 70s to the low 90s.
Morning of 8/31/2021. A picture of the Mexicow #671 3 weeks before Padre, Madre, and I meet my brother in Mexico. She is named the Mexicow due to her being born during our first trip to the country 11 and a half years ago. 
The early day feeding. 
Later on in the morning, I went grape-picking. This is the underside of the vines. There are many fruits still ripening. 
After having a stillborn calf, this Brahman has adopted a young roan heifer–effectively giving the little creature two mothers. 
Queen Gaur displaying the back line distinct to her specie. 
A late afternoon activity: Filling 11 Moo-Magic bags for the compost stand. 
For dinner, I baked a loaf of french-style bread and enjoyed about 1/3 of it along with a mixture of eggs and homemade tomato sauce with Swiss cheese and Parmesan melted over the top. 
A terrific meal.
9/1/2021: A day beginning the high 70s and warming to the low 80s. A light, drizzly rain fell throughout.
Dawn of 9/1/2021: About 45 minutes before the arrival of rain. 
Morning of 9/1/2021: About 20 minutes before arrival of rain. 
Morning of 9/1/2021: About 3 minutes before arrival of rain. The shadows of these bags was caused by the sun which would not be seen again until after 6 PM. 
As it rained, I wrought a hearty repast consisting of a chuck steak topped with chopped onions and potatoes. The beef was frozen, so after covering this dish with foil, I had to let it cook for 1 hour and 40 minutes on 400 F. 
Midday in the central beef pasture. Bovines repose on the rain-dampened grass, thoroughly contented. 
Dinner this evening was taken at Morevino on the Ocala Square. This was a starter: a beet salad topped with goat cheese, dried cherries, and pine nuts. The vinaigrette was flavorful and not too sweet. 
Another starter: Conch Fritters in a peppery syrup. Delectable and surprisingly filling. 
This is Madre’s Wild Mushroom Risotto. From the small taste I had, it seemed remarkably rich and creamy, and the mushrooms bore excellent flavor. 
My main course was the Lauren Salad which consisted of a salad adorned with chicken, pine nuts, roasted peppers, goat cheese, bacon, and the same delicious vinaigrette as the beet salad. 
Dessert: A three-berry cobbler topped with homemade ice-cream. The juxtaposition between warm cobbler and cold ice cream was terrific.
9/2/2021: A day beginning in the mid 70’s and warming to the low 90s. Rain fell at midday.
Dawn of 9/3/2021: Ibis flying over bovines wandering across sodden soil. 
Lunch today consisted of a delicious Master Blend Mystery-Breed sirloin (no label) and a Wagyner Blue skirt steak. This was accompanied by a Padre-made and Madre-dressed salad. 
Dinner consisted of toasted home-bread, fried eggs (garnished with Pecorino cheese & homemade tomato sauce), and a Padre-made / Jacob-dressed salad.
9/3/2021: A day beginning in the high 70’s and warming to the low 90s. The humidity was slightly less this day, and along with a breeze, made it comparatively pleasant.
Dawn of 9/4/2021: Padre, my uncle, and myself caught and loaded 52 (or 54) young Wagyu cattle onto a semi-trailer before 8 AM. 
A foggy morning in the central beef pasture. 
I took this picture because Padre and I both believed that large Blue #273 looked as if she would calve sometime during the ensuing day. 
Ritsabittle #35: Today I visited Salt Springs where I played accordion for a little while before swimming. I found this coffee weed less than three feet from where I usually sit under an oak tree on the springs’ west side. 
For lunch today, I tried out Off-Duty Tavern. There, I enjoyed the day’s special salad (topped with strawberries, roasted pecans, apple,& chicken and topped with a creamy poppy seed vinaigrette) and a cup of some of the best chili I have ever tasted. 
On returning home, Padre notified me that #273 had given birth to a 90 lb Gaur-Belgian Blue hybrid bull. This is likely the first such cross that has ever been seen. 
Later on in the day, I prepared and reverse seared this Master Blend Wagyu Sirloin Tip roast. 
It was cooked to a nigh perfect medium rare. 
The beef was served along with some toasted home-bread and Padre-made & Jacob-dressed salad.
9/4/2021: A day beginning in the low 70s and warming to the high 80s. Low humidity and, overall, very fine weather.
Morning of 9/5/2021. With a temperature of 70 F, it was cool – actually cool – during this morning’s beef pasture inspection. 
One of this morning’s projects included adding a frame and a plywood bottom to a nursery wagon that will likely be utilized for feeding in the pasture directly beside Jacobhouse. 
Lunch consisted of a delightful repast procured from Sushi Bistro. We added dried seaweed to the onion soup today, and it matched very well with the meal. 
A sky reminiscent of that which can be found in early autumn. 
Dinner: A Master Blend Belgian Blue chuck steak served alongside a Padre-made and Jacob-Dressed salad.
Final Note: Here’s an especially vivid quote from Epictetus that I found near the end of Ritsabittle #35 during my visit to the library. There’s no use wishing for fresh figs in winter.
