Discovering new things

Went for the weekly egg pickup at the farm. The enormous egg recall makes me even more thankful for these terrific eggs. Big sign in the shed saying no extra eggs for sale, only egg share people (that's me) can pick up. The chickens are molting. That's when they lose their old feathers and grow new ones - evidently egg laying goes way down for the duration of this process. The sweet faced cows were in for their daily milking, and a flock of growing turkeys had been moved to a field within view. The kids sure seemed entertained - what a great way to grow up. I know, I'm looking at the romance of it all, not the work.
Fishing report - mediocre right now. Mark remembers August being not great last year as well. Sept picks back up - and that's right around the corner - how did this happen? The college is back in session Monday and the stores have been full of students buying supplies. That's a good thing, the town needs the support. Where did the summer go?
We went to explore the other part of Star Mt - the 350 acres across Carbon Creek where hunting is allowed during season. Amazing that we hadn't already done this. We found where the head gate is to be repaired by the river and hiked up about two thirds of the mountain. Great views from the other side although our house is hidden. There's a sign-in box (which had a mouse living in it - he liked the sign in sheets, having chewed them all up) and trails for atv's or hikers in our case. An unexpected pretty part of the creek, which Mark says looks fishable, and a beaver pond with beaver present while we were there. That's giant thistle I'm in - all the thistle around the county is considered a noxious weed - we've not seen any this big! We'll go back, it's so great it's 2 minutes away, just not during hunting weeks.
Finished book #44 another by Lynda Robinson - Eater of Souls. These are the murder mysteries set in ancient Egypt. They're all entertaining...
Company comes tomorrow - hurray! It's been quiet around here for a couple of weeks. Ralph, Janice, & Duane driving all day from Texas, will be here all next week. Bring on the fun...