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gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Beautiful summery weather.
Overall, today just felt like an accumulation of all the things needing my attention, and worry over things that I am not sure how to approach.
The panels for the round pen were delivered (the guy came more than an hour earlier than he said he would), and that went fine, but somehow we got two fewer panels than I thought I requested.
It might be fine a little smaller, but there was good reason why we ordered the number we did, so that we could get a specific diameter.
I KNOW that I said the right number several times to the person behind the ordering desk, but it seems that in spite of that, she didn't enter the right amount.
So, now if it means enough to me, we have to go back there with our trailer and pick up two more panels ourselves, thus more or less making this delivery pointless, since the WHOLE POINT of getting it delivered was so that we didn't wast a day going to town etc. It won't be worth the delivery charge for just two panels.
Sigh.
A lot of it is just stuff with the animals. It's weighing on me that Roxy has ups and downs with her leg. Sometimes she seems to be doing just fine on it, then later it looks like it's bothering her. Surgery is expensive and has a very long recovery time, and every surgery has risks and might not work.
I THINK I may have figured out why our goats are having weird false pregnancy symptoms that are never ending (yes, the vet came out). I have been feeding hay with alfalfa in it, and sometimes that can have what is called "phytoestrogen", just like soy beans since alfalfa is a legume. So, this hay has enough hormones in it that are causing false pregnancy in my two goats.
At least for that I have other grass hay that I've been holding back that I can start feeding them, and see if that helps.
I am sad for Wonder being alone, though I do my best by putting her out with Dandy for a while every day. My husband noticed some chewing on a board in her pen, and I hope the boredom isn't leading to cribbing.
Ursula (pony) had a limp when we got her, and according to X rays we had taken of her shoulder, there is some old injury damage that there is nothing we can really do. She manages okay in getting around and doesn't seem that painful, but it bothers me.
River was covered in mud today in a way that made me wonder if he's been trying to lie down in the mud at the edge of the swamp in their pasture to cool off. He doesn't do well in warmer weather. I'm worried that he might get stuck in there, and R shows no sign of wanting to do anything like fence off that swamp (most animal owners would do so, as it is unsafe because of the potential for animals to get stuck).
Sprite still has bald patches on her belly. I've taken her to the vet, did blood tests, and she's healthy enough. She doesn't seem in any pain and it could just be alopecia. It still concerns me. The probiotics we started giving her have pretty much eliminated her occasional vomiting, so that's a big plus.
I'm not looking forward to the incredibly long (15 ish hours the way I drive) drive to see family this week, and the general complex nature of leaving here for nearly a week, and hoping that my husband is able to take care of the animals.
I always end up getting there in the early morning, and that first day I don't really get any sleep. These days I have to get a hotel room because I don't want to sleep at other relative's places (people who are now virtual strangers to me) and try to cope with probably not getting any rest because of my sleep schedule.
No, I can't fly. A round trip would be over a thousand dollars, and I would still have to rent a car for the week because there is no way to get from an airport to the boonies (no, no one would come get me and then take me back).
I usually enjoy being home, though being around family is a mixed bag. It's tiring, stressful, occasionally rewarding, and makes me feel very out of sync with my usual life.
I went to see River (this is when I started worrying about the way he was solid mud almost all the way up his legs and on one side of his body, like he might have gotten stuck or fell over).
We did our work, and he was very slow again, but did the work. See, that's another ongoing issue with River, is whether or not there is anything I could be doing to treat whatever it is that's causing him to be so draggy all the time, or is it just something else, like he's ten years older than the person who sold him to me said he was (no paperwork to prove age). It bothers me.
I worked on elements to put into our freestyle.
Then I worked with Quidley, and he was very relaxed today.
I came home and let everyone out into their bigger pastures, and when my Sweetie came home we walked around for a while outside in the splendid weather.
We watched more "Boardwalk Empire".
So, all day today, I just kept feeling like there was so little I could to to make things better.
The Ivory Coast is another African country with coastline along the Atlantic. It is very populous (around 30 million) for it's relatively small size, with over six million people living in the former capital city of Abidjan.
"Before its colonization, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and was consolidated as a French colony in 1893 amid the Scramble for Africa. It achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. Relatively stable by regional standards, Ivory Coast established close political-economic ties with its West African neighbours while maintaining close relations with the West, especially France. Its stability was diminished by a coup d'état in 1999 and two civil wars—first between 2002 and 2007[10] and again during 2010–2011. It adopted a new constitution in 2016.[11]
Ivory Coast is a republic with strong executive power vested in its president. Through the production of coffee and cocoa, it was an economic powerhouse in West Africa during the 1960s and 1970s, then experienced an economic crisis in the 1980s, contributing to a period of political and social turmoil that extended until 2011. Ivory Coast has experienced again high economic growth since the return of peace and political stability in 2011."
As the name suggests, in the time of European traders, the region was mainly known for ivory. It was not as heavily affected by the slave trade as some of it's neighboring countries, and was not an area of repatriation, so it did not have that conflict with outsiders and tribes.
In current times, it is the world's largest producer of cocoa (chocolate), as well as rubber, coffee, and palm oil.
There are records of trade with Rome as far back as 8th century BC, when the Romans had trade caravans that moved through the Sahara.
The official language is French, hailing to it's time as a colony, but there are over 65 languages (mostly of traditional African tribes) that are spoken here.
It is very hot there, with wetter areas at the coast, and drier grasslands to the North. The coast itself is not heavily developed with hotels and resorts as there is not a lot of access to the beaches from inland, and it lacks good ports.
There are LOTS of plants and animals, of course.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
https://youtu.be/23ubg7QdebI?si=7_I1kHukwNwAxvgY
Beautiful summery weather.
Overall, today just felt like an accumulation of all the things needing my attention, and worry over things that I am not sure how to approach.
The panels for the round pen were delivered (the guy came more than an hour earlier than he said he would), and that went fine, but somehow we got two fewer panels than I thought I requested.
It might be fine a little smaller, but there was good reason why we ordered the number we did, so that we could get a specific diameter.
I KNOW that I said the right number several times to the person behind the ordering desk, but it seems that in spite of that, she didn't enter the right amount.
So, now if it means enough to me, we have to go back there with our trailer and pick up two more panels ourselves, thus more or less making this delivery pointless, since the WHOLE POINT of getting it delivered was so that we didn't wast a day going to town etc. It won't be worth the delivery charge for just two panels.
Sigh.
A lot of it is just stuff with the animals. It's weighing on me that Roxy has ups and downs with her leg. Sometimes she seems to be doing just fine on it, then later it looks like it's bothering her. Surgery is expensive and has a very long recovery time, and every surgery has risks and might not work.
I THINK I may have figured out why our goats are having weird false pregnancy symptoms that are never ending (yes, the vet came out). I have been feeding hay with alfalfa in it, and sometimes that can have what is called "phytoestrogen", just like soy beans since alfalfa is a legume. So, this hay has enough hormones in it that are causing false pregnancy in my two goats.
At least for that I have other grass hay that I've been holding back that I can start feeding them, and see if that helps.
I am sad for Wonder being alone, though I do my best by putting her out with Dandy for a while every day. My husband noticed some chewing on a board in her pen, and I hope the boredom isn't leading to cribbing.
Ursula (pony) had a limp when we got her, and according to X rays we had taken of her shoulder, there is some old injury damage that there is nothing we can really do. She manages okay in getting around and doesn't seem that painful, but it bothers me.
River was covered in mud today in a way that made me wonder if he's been trying to lie down in the mud at the edge of the swamp in their pasture to cool off. He doesn't do well in warmer weather. I'm worried that he might get stuck in there, and R shows no sign of wanting to do anything like fence off that swamp (most animal owners would do so, as it is unsafe because of the potential for animals to get stuck).
Sprite still has bald patches on her belly. I've taken her to the vet, did blood tests, and she's healthy enough. She doesn't seem in any pain and it could just be alopecia. It still concerns me. The probiotics we started giving her have pretty much eliminated her occasional vomiting, so that's a big plus.
I'm not looking forward to the incredibly long (15 ish hours the way I drive) drive to see family this week, and the general complex nature of leaving here for nearly a week, and hoping that my husband is able to take care of the animals.
I always end up getting there in the early morning, and that first day I don't really get any sleep. These days I have to get a hotel room because I don't want to sleep at other relative's places (people who are now virtual strangers to me) and try to cope with probably not getting any rest because of my sleep schedule.
No, I can't fly. A round trip would be over a thousand dollars, and I would still have to rent a car for the week because there is no way to get from an airport to the boonies (no, no one would come get me and then take me back).
I usually enjoy being home, though being around family is a mixed bag. It's tiring, stressful, occasionally rewarding, and makes me feel very out of sync with my usual life.
I went to see River (this is when I started worrying about the way he was solid mud almost all the way up his legs and on one side of his body, like he might have gotten stuck or fell over).
We did our work, and he was very slow again, but did the work. See, that's another ongoing issue with River, is whether or not there is anything I could be doing to treat whatever it is that's causing him to be so draggy all the time, or is it just something else, like he's ten years older than the person who sold him to me said he was (no paperwork to prove age). It bothers me.
I worked on elements to put into our freestyle.
Then I worked with Quidley, and he was very relaxed today.
I came home and let everyone out into their bigger pastures, and when my Sweetie came home we walked around for a while outside in the splendid weather.
We watched more "Boardwalk Empire".
So, all day today, I just kept feeling like there was so little I could to to make things better.
The Ivory Coast is another African country with coastline along the Atlantic. It is very populous (around 30 million) for it's relatively small size, with over six million people living in the former capital city of Abidjan.
"Before its colonization, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and was consolidated as a French colony in 1893 amid the Scramble for Africa. It achieved independence in 1960, led by Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled the country until 1993. Relatively stable by regional standards, Ivory Coast established close political-economic ties with its West African neighbours while maintaining close relations with the West, especially France. Its stability was diminished by a coup d'état in 1999 and two civil wars—first between 2002 and 2007[10] and again during 2010–2011. It adopted a new constitution in 2016.[11]
Ivory Coast is a republic with strong executive power vested in its president. Through the production of coffee and cocoa, it was an economic powerhouse in West Africa during the 1960s and 1970s, then experienced an economic crisis in the 1980s, contributing to a period of political and social turmoil that extended until 2011. Ivory Coast has experienced again high economic growth since the return of peace and political stability in 2011."
As the name suggests, in the time of European traders, the region was mainly known for ivory. It was not as heavily affected by the slave trade as some of it's neighboring countries, and was not an area of repatriation, so it did not have that conflict with outsiders and tribes.
In current times, it is the world's largest producer of cocoa (chocolate), as well as rubber, coffee, and palm oil.
There are records of trade with Rome as far back as 8th century BC, when the Romans had trade caravans that moved through the Sahara.
The official language is French, hailing to it's time as a colony, but there are over 65 languages (mostly of traditional African tribes) that are spoken here.
It is very hot there, with wetter areas at the coast, and drier grasslands to the North. The coast itself is not heavily developed with hotels and resorts as there is not a lot of access to the beaches from inland, and it lacks good ports.
There are LOTS of plants and animals, of course.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast
https://youtu.be/23ubg7QdebI?si=7_I1kHukwNwAxvgY
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