~ by Texas Homesteader ~
When it’s pear season, I like to use them to make fresh pear preserves. It’s a favorite of RancherMan’s for sure!
Preserving The Harvest: Pear Preserves Recipe
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Tag Archives: fall
Wordless Wednesday: Foggy Homestead Morn
by Texas Homesteader ~
I love enjoying a foggy morning here on the ranch – BEAUTIFUL!
History & Beauty In New Braunfels, Texas
by Texas Homesteader
It’s been a difficult year for our family with various severe illnesses and familial issues. We’re a very close family and we’ve all gathered around & supported each other through the hardships. But now that things are finally beginning to settle down we all felt we needed a break.
Its not unusual for us siblings to get together for vacations and this weekend we decided to rent a house in south Texas – a small town called New Braunfels. The claim to fame for New Braunfels is the Guadalupe & Comal Rivers that cut through the city.
Optimism When It’s All Out Of Your Control
by Texas Homesteader~
As I’ve mentioned many times before, our area of NE Texas is currently suffering through a third consecutive year of drought.
Like many of our neighbors we’ve been forced to feed hay to our cattle for months due to the pasture grasses burning & dying in the below-normal moisture coupled cruelly with the above-normal heat.
While nervously eyeballing the amount of hay remaining that we’ve been able to put back for those lean winter months, we’re trying to look forward in making sure we have plenty to feed our cows until spring.
Even after being hit with these hard knocks we’re still optimistic about the small amount of moisture promised in the next few days.
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Using Manure As Natural Fertilizer In Your Compost
by Texas Homesteader ~
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By now you know the amazing benefits of compost – both environmentally as well as botanically. Living on a Texas Homestead I’m blessed to have constant access to one of the most important components of my compost: Manure.
God’s Perfect Pallette
As I step out I feel a noticeably crisp feel in the air. I hug my sweater a little closer around me to ward off the chilly breeze. Along my way I can’t help but to notice the undeniable change of the season. Bright yellow leaves flutter …softly and silently downward to gather along the pathways and under the trees.
The blaze of brilliant color in various hues on the trees delights the senses and I stop briefly to take it all in. There are many talented and acclaimed artists that have painted masterpieces that are desired by many, but to me none can hold a candle to God’s perfect palette.
~TxH~
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Final Fall Calf
Well our fall-calving holdout finally presented us with this pretty little bull calf. This boy is the product of our Registered Hereford cow and a pure-blood Charolais sire. I love his coloring, it just screams “Fall” doesn’t it? Welcome to our ranch little one, you’re going to LOVE it here! ~TMR~
Fall Color Beauty – Changing Leaves
Now that our little A.I. calf has finally made his appearance, we’re trying to prepare for winter. The hay supplies have been stored, the winter pasture has been planted / fertilized and the cattle are being rotated through the pastures to… fully utilize the last of the summer grasses. But there’s always time to stop for a moment and enjoy the beauty around us. Fall is busy putting on her prettiest dress, take time to enjoy your view today!
~TxH~
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