Calhan Auction

Most Mondays you'll find me here. At the Calhan Auction. I've bought and sold a lot of stuff and animals here. Comet and Gypsy came from the auction, so did Sophie but we didn't know it at the time. I can't eat a chicken I've raised so when they get older or stupid I take them to the auction. I've bought and sold goats and sheep. Bought Ariel and Kusko there as well and their son, Jafar, might be making a trip to the auction soon.
In addition to livestock, the auction also deals with "stuff". It might be junk to you but it could be a treasure to someone else.
Sometimes the prices are to the benefit of the seller, sometimes the buyer. A friend of mine had a pig she took the auction. She ended up owing the auction money as the pig only sold for $5 which wasn't enough to cover the expenses of the auction. It was a really fat (not large, fat) pig.
The animals are sold by the head (horses, most goats) but most are sold be the head.
People also bring free kittens and sometimes puppies.
So if you have a free Monday come to the auction in Calhan. There is also a horse and tack sale the last Saturday of each month. I don't go to that one, it would be dangerous to my bank account.

County Fair

I told everyone we weren't going to the county fair this year. We did. We went for fun this year. Next year Andy and Alex will be in 4H so they will have projects. Andy wants to do rabbits, geese and chickens. Alex wants to do a steer. I think we will wait for awhile on a steer. Maybe dairy goats. It raines a little last night.
Back to the fair. Andy and Alex really liked the superslide. Alex went on a few high rides with Melissa but Andy wasn't a fan. And we didn't get a funnel cake or candy apple or even cotton candy.

When it Rains...

...it pours. Last night the rain started right after supper and quit about 11 p.m. We received, ready for this...almost 4 inches of water. According to the rain gauge.
I wore the flip flops to feed the horses because their feed buckets would be full of water and usually I get my shoes wet. The ducks and geese were still wet this morning. Most of the mulch dust is washed out of the bed of the truck. Course now I have to deal with muddy roads and water across the road. Try to get some pictures as we journey to the book mobile.