Left Behind!
The weather is sunny and beautiful, quite the contrast from the severe thunderstorms and flooding 2 days ago. Our rain gauge froze and cracked so I’m not sure how much rain we got, but about 10 miles
Since December 2022
Colonel's Blog
322 posts on farm life, food freedom and raising real food in the Missouri Ozarks. Fighter-pilot habits applied to livestock, with the wins and the failures both written down.
We're EXPANDING!
The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. These pics were taken last week as a couple of Strike Eagles did max performance takeoffs from RAF Lakenheath, UK. The weather is cool and
Splenda is WORSE THAN SUGAR!
The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle with our very own Hannah “HAIL” Slayton in the front seat. This photo captured her as she was about to touch down after a flight returning fr
Farmer Tie
We’ve been experiencing beautiful spring weather recently. Today has a few popup thunderstorms but is still a nice day. The big news on the farm is the beef herd is on the move and grazing! We started
Better than the Alternative!
The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle. This pair is flying low through the mountains of Wales, this week. The first two pics are proof that we, too, are actual astrological expe
New Enterprise!!
We’re in the middle of a few days of rain but we have some 80 degree days in the near future! Great news for grass farmers! So much is happening on the farm these days! The Ava Farmers Market on Satur
Farmer Win, AGAIN!!
The fast jets today are the Mighty-Mighty F-15E, courtesy of our resident F-15E pilot, Hannah “HAIL” Slayton (daughter #2). The pics were taken from Hannah’s jet as they transited the United States, l
FARMER WIN!
Thankfully, the severe storms that passed through yesterday night only brought rain to the farm. The weather is going to be cooler for the next couple of days and then begin to warm again. WOW! Things
FARMER FAIL!!
The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E Strike Eagle flying low in Wales this week. These photos made me think, it’s amazing the different ways clouds form. One way is from high-G turns which cr
Don't Appear "PUBLIC!"
We awoke to temps in the mid-30s with windchills in the mid-20s, escorted into the area by over 2 inches of rain yesterday. Needless to say, the creek is flowing! The pics today are the dairy herd. I’
And So It Begins...
The fast jet today is the Mighty-Mighty F-15E flying low in Wales this week. Hannah, our daughter who is also an F-15E pilot, continues to do well. She is currently temporary duty in the United States
Open the Door!
The temps this morning didn’t feel like spring, although the calendar says it started today. We awoke to a heavy frost and 22 degrees. The top pic is Shelley and I back in our winter gear for the morn