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Halloo everyone. We are also in an extended dry spell. However it's been misty/soggy in the mornings which has been enough to start sprouting the grass, which has been dead brown all summer. Sadly, had to close the horses off from their nibbling area, as we're entering Founder Season here.

We had a gargantuan yellowjacket nest in the sawdust shed exterminated this week. I knew they were in there somewhere but didn't realize I'd been walking through their face-height flight path every day to fetch sawdust for the stalls! We will open the wooden box that the nest is in probably tomorrow. I'm dying to see it! Will post a picture if it's impressive enough.

My "big" task this weekend will be staining the last section of deck. Maybe today. Then Sunday maybe we'll have a barbecue. Chicken wings in the Weber kettle. Tonight will be a big salad.

The usual weekend hoofie trimming too, just mostly swiping the rasp around the edges a time or two. Oh, and starting to unpack all our wildfire evacuation go-stuff.

Happy birthday Remington! Tell Aubie you deserve that steak!
 

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Eek, @dogpatch- yellowjackets are what landed me with a prescription for an EpiPen. That gives me chills to look at. Can you estimate how many might be living in there?!
I can only imagine it was in the thousands, with gallery upon gallery of larvae, and some newly emerging adults as we tore the thing down! I have thankfully never had an allergic reaction from a sting, but if I had ever riled the nest (which I don't know how I avoided!) I'm sure I'd have ended up in a hospital, since I'm not much at running anymore!
 
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