Let's start with an announcement. It's been at least two weeks since I noticed any non-hetero (for him) pictures over at Bubba's place so I think I should maybe move his link back up into the "Cool Kids" section. I will think on it over night but unless someone comments that they have seen the offending pics posted and I missed them I think it is a done deal.
The crazy hits from an unknown source continue and peaked up to over 3500 in one day over the weekend. All going to the top two rated posts now. I still can't figure it out as no spam comments have appeared along with the increased traffic and no trace to the usual net crawler sites either. Also they seem to be coming from Europe with hits from France and England almost tripling as well.
Seedlings are sprouting out but one cat in particular has been doing more than his fair share of damage to them. We started them late so not sure what I am going to get this year or even when I am going to actually get the garden in anyway. We didn't bother with any cooler weather crops this year at all. I usually put in some peas, broccoli, cauliflower and kale but not this year. Two weeks ago it didn't look like we were even going to see Spring it was so cold and I just didn't get kick started in time.
I did get one raised bed turned over and started building a new one so something will be getting planted soon. Also it appears my strawberries did not survive Winter which means I have two full beds to re-plant now.
All the ewes and yearlings are now back into one flock and locked in the barn. Actually I opened one door up for them today so they could use one of the yards since it isn't suppose to rain. Annual shearing day is scheduled to happen this Saturday and I am suppose to help the shearer guy so I can kinda learn how to do it. The sheep are not suppose to get wet for about a week or so before shearing which is why we brought them all inside but since there is no rain in the forecast I felt sorry for em and let em out. The two rams are in their private stalls and Frasier the youngest ram is not happy at all. He destroyed his water bucket today and tried to head butt me when I went in his stall to get it.
I can't really blame him. We took all his bitchez away and placed him in solitary confinement just when the weather started turning nice. That ram has always been a bit unpredictable with women especially but I was usually able to turn my back on him without worrying about him taking a cheap shot. If he continues to be aggressive however he might be in for a surprise or two. He knows to stay away when the monkey grabs a stick.
Minor barn repairs are finished and so are sheep movements so it looks like tomorrow is back to bee hive construction.
It's wonderful to be able to get some work done in comfortable temps once again.
Keep Prepping Everyone!!!
I 've had some real wonky hits from over seas as well, and Senior was getting some from Russia.
ReplyDeleteI planted seeds last month, the radishes are coming up but only two or three carrots have sprouted and I planted around 20-30 seeds. : (
JuGM - I used to get hits from Russia but here lately they have slowed down. Not sure if that means anything though :)
DeleteAt this point I am putting bees, livestock and permaculture stuff ahead of the garden, at least the puny cold weather stuff. It's generally iffy around here at best.
My long nightmare is almost over:)
ReplyDeleteSTRV - Ya I know you were heartbroken over it :)
DeleteI just bought beets and potatoes today, nothing is going to happen for awhile, too cold and wet. Too cool to start seeds indoors but maybe next week.
ReplyDeleteSf - I always start taters late here. I don't start em anymore until the rains are over because otherwise they just rot in the ground. I should try beets though.
DeleteWe can't plant here until end of April or early May.
ReplyDeleteRob - I sometimes can get stuff in by Mid-April but it's risky and usually only the hardier stuff like beans really like it. In normal times I usually shoot for the first of May but I like to get a tilling done before the rains start if I can.
DeleteWe can't plant until first week in June....or until the Locust trees bloom. They have gotten fooled and frosted more than once, so I take that with a grain of salt. Consider yourselves lucky, guys.
ReplyDeleteTewshooz - Locust around here start blooming in May usually which is about when I like to get the entire garden in. I certainly wouldn't call us lucky for the cool weather crops though the problem with the broccoli and cauliflower is they may be cold hardy but they are not as cold hardy as they need to be for around here. If I plant em early enough to produce before the heat kills em they usually die of being under snow as seedlings. Last year we had 12 inches of snow on the 23rd of March. Yet if I wait till April they get hit by the heat before they produce.
DeleteOne reason I am not stressing over em this year.
When I was researching spam, trying to figure out how to get rid of it, I watched a video on why people do spamming. One of the things they do is go to your blog, then they send a spam using some kind of program and when people look at their counter widget, it shows the spam coming from your blog. I have no idea how it works, or how common it is, but I wonder if something like that is going on. The huge number of hits would indicate that someone is using your blog for something, and that can't be good.
ReplyDeleteMaybe. I am not sure what good it would do them honestly and it's been going on for over a month now I think if it was spamming and pointing back to this blog you would think I would have heard something by now. They are hitting two specific posts but no link backs or spam on the posts.
DeleteBut then again I don't worry about spam and stuff that much. It's a fact of internet life and for me far easier to just ignore it and go on. Someday this blog will be lost in and gone forever anyway when the power goes off for the last time.
I used to get traffic from what Harry is commenting on. I think it was at that point I realized that traffic count is pointless.
DeleteOr maybe it was when another very occasional prepper-blog poster was talking how his hits went down Google de-listed him, and I realized that Google was sending traffic his way because he was signed up for commercial advertising.
LOL, I took my young calf "outside the wire" on a halter to graze a while. This made a big impression on his best bud the ram.
ReplyDeleteLater, after returning calf to the group I took a tractor load of whatever into their field. The ram saw his opportunity and hit the open gate running. I finished my chores "inside" then called the dog to help with the ram.
Pupper got him moving and as he ran past me I made a grab. Got hold of him and he thrashed me around pretty well until I was able to roll over with him landing on his back, helpless. Then I put a rope on him and tried to escort him home.
He was completely unwilling until Pups jumped on his back, then it was yes sir. Got him back where he belonged and next morning he came right up to me for a briskit scratch which he loves.
And he has held no grudges and realized I am the Big Boss with Pups a close second, LOL.
Winston
You might be getting a fair few hits off my family as I introduced them to your blog. I had a lot if positive comments about it. I am still trying to convince them that we should have a family blog for our business but it's hard work. We seem to have a strong luddite gene from somewhere! I have also forwarded a link to a few farming friends so who knows!
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