yard invaders

4 new trees were planted in the house yard this past summer by Travis ( 2 apple and 2 spruce), The apple trees were fenced to protect them from deer.  However the spruce were left unprotected and this past week deer came into the yard and used them to rub their antlers.  1 tree is destroyed and the other has some damage (it is fenced now).  Maybe the damaged tree will become a spruce bush.

In with the new

This is our new 2019 F350 Ford getting to work soon after bringing it to the ranch after having the hydrabed installed.  We have been without a truck for 3 weeks since the 2010 F250 had to be retired (wore out).  During it's first week it has brought 4 pallets of livestock salt and 4 creep feeders to the ranch from Chadron.  Then pulled the feeders to pastures after they were loaded with feed.  Then it pulled 3 trailer loads of cattle to the Crawford livestock auction ( 20 head).  Unfortunately in 8 years it will be wore out as well.