Update/iPhone Pics

At the top is just one small part of the FDR Memorial -- quite impressive.  Korean War Memorial was also unbelievably moving.  Think every member of Congress, upon being elected, should be required to go to each memorial in DC and read all that has been said by real statesmen.   Was in DC with a friend/colleague in July for a conference.  

XNA--Embarrassing to say the least.

Daisy had a little girl late June but sadly one day about a month later, I came home from work and couldn't find Little Nell anywhere.  Searched for two hours in 106 degree heat, but never found a trace.  Fox?  Hawk?

Cows or water buffalo?  It got so hot, the cows broke into pond area and when the little calf (you can see its head toward the rear of the red cow) followed its mother into the pond, I thought it was going to drown.  I was about ready to go in for the rescue, but after it went under a couple of times it started swimming back to shallow water.

One of my new summer babies.

Patch with his horn stuck in a ring on the bucket.  This was when I had grass way back in May before record-breaking days and days and days and days of over 100 degrees.

Well, I put off as long as I could the tortuous job of weaning my babies born earlier this year.  Excuses included: can't do it by myself, it's too hot, no grass so what will I feed them, I don't want to hear them calling out to each other all night.  Yesterday, after buying two very lousy bales of hay for $80 per bale ($35 last year) from a scumbag opportunist, I made my plan and this morning, after tricking some and dragging others by the horns, I managed to get them separated.  Went out a while ago and one of the babies had escaped through a space between the fence and another gate (warped earlier in the year by one of my bucks who was trying to butt its way to the girls on the other side--you wouldn't believe how strong those guys are).  The challenge this evening is catching Minie (as in EenieMeenie and Mo) and hoping I can find my earplugs for a good night's sleep.