Biblical rain

OK, maybe not to biblical proportions but we did receive a lot of rain. I heard on the radio this morning Tulsa had 22 consecutive days with rain. this was a record according to them. My yard is a swamp, the ground is so soft you sink when waling to the mail box. I am glad it has stopped for now. I prefer the dry season, give a drought any day.
I want to move to the desert.

Blackberry Wine Cake

The cake is fantastic. Super moist and has a slight kick to it.
I highly recommend it for any occasion.

Blackberry Wine

Searching thru the local package store's aisles of cheap wine I spotted this jug of Blackberry wine for $10. For that little of an investment I bought for a taste, if it is nasty I can use it for cooking. I was pleasantly surprised by this wine. Not too sweet, slightly on the dry side, and very sippable. I have a new favorite for a while. I may have to get these sweet cowhide koozies keep it cool.
I found a recipe for Blackberry Wine Cake I will try this weekend.

Quackers

Happy Earth Day! I try to be earth conscious in my my daily activities. I recycle most items and try to reuse everything I can find a use for. I also utilize animals to care for my lawn to reduce my use of fuel for mowing.
Some baby ducks were born a few weeks ago on the Tolly Ranch. One of them injured its leg, so we are caring for it. Here he is taking a bath in the sink.

Here's mud in your eye!

I have been neglecting the blog lately trying to stay busy with work, BLAH!To help bring in the Spring season I thought whats better than horespower, dirt, water, and total disregard for clean clothes.......Nothing! So I hosted a little off road challenge at White Water Park, that is below the Lake Keystone Dam. Just a few simple games to challenge drivers and their co-drivers. The blindfold and barrel races were very fun. We enjoyed ourselves so much I think we will go back in a few months and do it again.

Some photos from the Spring 4x4 games 2009

http://rcmain.com/4.html

Llama Cam

I found a cool website (ustream.tv)that offers live streaming for a very little investment. So I setup a webcam on the barn entrance. Now I can watch the animals do their thing live.
You can see the webcam here:
http://www.tollyfab.com/webcam/

Dinner

I am feeling rather unpoetic today, I just have food on the brain. I saw a dish on the Rachel Ray show 'Cobb Pasta' and it looked really good. So I have the recipe in hand and will pick a few ingredients up on the way home. So my focus for the day is make to the store and make pasta. Everything is a blur of nothingness.