{"id":1965,"date":"2016-06-28T17:30:24","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T22:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/clarksite.com\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2016-07-10T17:48:53","modified_gmt":"2016-07-10T22:48:53","slug":"here-goes-a-quick-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clarksite.com\/?p=1965","title":{"rendered":"Here goes a quick update."},"content":{"rendered":"

Still no eggs from the chickens. I expect we will see our first egg soon though. Kaden still thinks one of them might be a rooster. I know he knows better. He knows more about chickens than anyone I know. I think it is a tactic to get a rooster \u2013 which we don\u2019t need.Kaden has been taking good care of the chickens. He helps me clean out the coop and he lets them out every morning and puts them up every night by himself. I think I will hold off on the automation of the door for now. It\u2019s good for him to go out and tend to them, and he enjoys it. We did just switch them to layer feed.<\/p>\n

I have picked a few green beans and yellow beans. Enough for a good meal with a few leftovers. The seed Uncle Jim sent me all came up, so I am sure we will have plenty once they start producing. I will pull all my onions next weekend.<\/p>\n

I went for a business trip to San Antonio for a week. Won\u2019t give many details because I don\u2019t want to talk about work on here anymore if I can keep from it. Let\u2019s just say that it was wonderfully informative and a long week. I guess I am finally getting older. Technology is really changing in the Automation world finally \u2013 looking forward to the progress.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t help but wish I lived in the Hill Country area when I visit. I come back and start looking at land there \u2013 even though we can\u2019t buy any land right now. Never hurts to look \u2013 right?<\/p>\n

We even planned our vacation there this year. Rented a little private cabin down on the Blanco river. It is a small cabin that sleeps 6. It has a creek on the property, which is several acres, and 500\u2019 of river shoreline. Should be fun for all. Swimming, fishing, exploring, and relaxing. We have invited the parents to come as well. Mom said something about snakes\u2026???….it\u2019s Texas\u2026.not sure of a place in Texas that does not have something that will bite you\u2026and kill you.<\/p>\n

That reminds me of some wisdom I came across the other day. The first part is an old adage that we have all probably heard \u2013 the second part \u2013 rings even more truth. It goes \u201cWhat doesn\u2019t kill you, only makes you stronger. Except rattlesnakes \u2013 rattles snakes will kill you!\u201d.<\/p>\n

With that I will leave you with a few pictures.<\/p>\n