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Every once and awhile something new shows up in the pasture next door.

Sometimes it is a fox or a beaver. Sometimes 6 bulls become 12 cows. Sometimes deer meander through on their way to the 180 forested acres behind the pasture. Yesterday – another new arrival…

He (or she) is about the size of my dog CoCo right now which is around 70 pounds. I don’t think this will last long. These cows grow incredibly fast so I am enjoying the look of the “baby” while I can.

Add a little bit of black and I would have to think this calf is a Raiders fan!

I can’t imagine England without its villages. Anyone who has watched even one Midsomer Murders will quickly see that village life in England, outside the fictional murders of course, is definitely worth saving.

Unfortunately, those who grew up in villages are now faced with not being able to afford to live there as adults. And with numbers like these, you can see why:

Throughout the South East region the average house price is around £267,573, more than 12 times the average wage.

In rural areas that gap becomes even worse, with the average home costing over 14 times local incomes. In rural parts of the South East region, there are 49,892 households waiting for an affordable home.

Possibly adding to this problem is the number of expensive second or holiday homes in English villages. From my own rural environment in the US I can see where this leads to often empty homes, city income able to afford the village’s best – for a long weekend or so, and little real benefit to the village itself for the long-term.

It sounds from the article, that at least someone is paying attention to this problem. I hope they are successful.

Animals you will most likely encounter on a trip to the country….

If you’ve been eating almonds to help balance your pH, the news below is “all good.”

“US almond growers achieve court victory”

If you want to know more about how almonds can help reduce pH acid levels in your blood, here is some good and basic information – along with this handy pH scale chart.

pH Scale – Acid versus Alkaline

You’ll also find some other interesting facts about pH and how balancing your blood alkaline and acid levels can drastically improve your health.

Check in with Phion for a huge line of products that can make this process easier to implement.

Remember, disease can NOT survive in a body with balanced pH.

Please take a moment today to think about the poor citizens of Russia who are dealing with some of the worst fires the country has ever experienced.

A record heat wave of temperatures around 104 degrees Farenheit (normal for this time of year is closer to 80 degreesF), makes this situation even worse. Over 600 separate wildfires have killed an unknown number of animals, over 50 people, and have left nearly 3000 people homeless. Approximately one-fifth of the country’s grain crop has been destroyed.

Read more here.

Watch the video taken by volunteers heading to the area to provide assistance.

I have to admit to being a great fan of mustard. This is sort of the condiment version of the old “vanilla or chocolate” ice cream question – which is used preferred – ketchup or mustard?

At least one person on the planet leaves no question as to his condiment “leanings.” He is mustard – through and through…

Read his story here and have a great weekend!

Quite often you can’t find what you need to tend your country yard, garden, or farm. Tractor Supply is a good place to visit online for all those hard-to-find items.

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Coming up on 3 months into this oil catastrophe.

Visit the International Bird Rescue site to see the latest toll to the Gulf’s birds.

They do great things for abandoned (big) cats…Vote and help them win $250,000!

Find out more about this organization here.