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Another week of doing the routine stuff that must be done to keep the farm. It is a losing proposition. It races ahead of any effort one can manage. Keeping stuff working is a full time job. We got the screen door screening replaced. I replaced the tines on the TroyBilt tiller. I also got some mowing done.

I arrived Monday afternoon and managed to get the grass mowed around the old house. I used the finish mower with the old thicker belt I need to go back and sharpen the blades but after a little warm up, it mowed the whole yard. I had planned to bush hog around the old barn but rain came in Tuesday morning and continued until almost 3pm. So Wednesday I was able to do a lot of little items.  I got the brakes sorted. Again. I also took care of 2 groundhogs David let me know we got the big one this evening. Maybe it will make a dent. 

 The reduced power problem has continued. Yesterday and today, I could barely get the work done. I finally gave up and went to see Preston. While we were looking around, I pulled the distributor cap off and he saw that the points weren't opening up. He said he didn't see how it would even run like that. He opened them with a screw driver and immediately the little tractor could start easily and pulled the little bush hog with ease. I got the Chestnut Orchard finished and mowed the field above the pond.  I did some mowing with the finish mower but I think the belts are near breakage and began to slip a little. I'll need to check the tightness before using them again.

  After my recovery period for Covid, I went to Cullman on Monday the 8th and started catching up on the mowing and farm stuff. Pretty much everything needed mowing. The big tractor made short work on the main north fields and David helped me with the field across from the pond.  The grass had grown quite long and with the two week absence, I simply started and mowed all of them. There is always some mowing to do. At least no trees had fallen. There were some indoor projects pending. A couple of shower fixtures had to be replaced. The screen door latch didn't hold and had to be improved. The old JD mower needed a bit of tuning so it would climb better and the mowing deck replaced. And the garden needed to be disked and more corn and okra planted.  David should have had a shot on the groundhog at the old house but forgot to check his ammo. The hammer fell on an empty chamber. I got the conibear traps out and caught one of the groundhogs that lived by the spring. David had finished u