With the help of girlpower,

I slid the tractor engine out of the side of the van on a 4" piece of lumber and back into the tractor. Tonya looks like she had fun in the pic but she really didn't.

Trins cooked me an excellent breakfast with farm fresh eggs and bacon from a local farm while I was looking up chicken regulations and Kenna posed for the picture.

Fabio helping his big brother feed the kids while Otto checks things out.

Occasionally the creek turns into a river after a big rain and the vehicles can't cross (unless you want to buy a new engine) so you have to cross the old fashioned way in order to feed the animals.

"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had..." for those who like the A R.  If you raise the the point of aim (I used a 1" riser) it's immensely easier to bring it closer to the center of your body.  It significantly changes the feel, it's the higher point of aim that makes the S CAR so comfortable.

Y3K prep is paying some dividends.  We discovered coliform in the water, while we're working on a solution drinking water is filtered thru ceramic elements, the silverware in the bottom of the top bucket makes sure the bacteria is killed if not filtered.  The bottom bucket collects the cleaned water and the kid on the right consumes it.

I caught this mini Asian rice farmer trying to sneak up on me.

Some really big goats showed up today.