Farm Boy

Our dear friend setup a GoFundMe with the blessing of my wife and I am reluctantly sharing it because many have asked. What I ask is you learn from my experience, love you family and appreciate the blessings that surround us even on our bad days. gofundme.com/f/fight-fire-w…

@JGordonBramer We have three.

@HemmerleinLee How many do you have?

Emu wants you to know he is watching those who scroll by without showing love. He is a very judgy bird, but he is happy that you got to see him.

@JGordonBramer I haven't had any issues with them.

@HemmerleinLee Are they as temperamental as I'm told?🤣

@Netpetjet1st @JMURR2012 Personally, I would go with sheep.

@HemmerleinLee @JMURR2012 A serious question, are they a lot of work and how much space do they need. We are going to be adding to our hobby farm and we are between emus, alpacas, or sheep.

@TheCrabbyCake No names

@HemmerleinLee Does he have a name? A mate? What snacks does he enjoy?

@coybowaco11 They could be dangerous much like any large animal. I haven't seen ours aggressive towards humans.

@HemmerleinLee I heard they have huge talons and can eviscerate a lion. Any truth to that? I took my daughter on a field trip 30 years ago and the grandfather at the farm said he would never turn his back on one.

@OldFarmersGirl I had an interest a few years ago and found a lady who was moving.

@HemmerleinLee How did you come to have emus?

Went to a Chinese Buffet. I think my fortune cookie was broken.

@Batenswytch We lost two cows to prolapse this year. I can't remember it ever happening on the farm before.

Things we don't talk about. One of our bremer cows delivered a calf and prolapsed. She was wild as a march hare, even with... all that... hanging out. She was the definition of High Headed Bremer Bitch. Hubs and his HS best friend had to chase her with the ranger, rope her

@CyndiHull I guess they would want doctors to register as sex offenders if they make women uncomfortable also. Or a farmer who provides stud service be charged with prostitution.

youtube.com/watch?v=rABxb6… Yeah, THAT crazy this world has gotten. ~rolls eyes~ wish I could say I think ppl will vote it down

@jluck7220 We used to raise them for meat, eggs, and oil (a product of their fat). Currently the ones we have just judge.

@HemmerleinLee What do Emus add to the farm, other than judging everything.

I still think it is funny how X pushed articles for a bit on a platform that has an attention span less than 30 seconds.

@BlizzardArmsLLC You would likely love all of the resources on the farm.

@HemmerleinLee I mentally note their locations because they are valuable pieces of wood for milling or carving purposes

When walking in the woods and you find unique trees do you stop and pay attention to them or is it just something else in the background. I find these little oddities absolutely fascinating.

@Prayerlogue @mulberrytreeapp Yes some people use hooks for engagement.

@HemmerleinLee @mulberrytreeapp Just fyi. I've noticed that posts that get lots of views and responses either ask questions (that people feel compelled to answer) or ask people to share pictures. Such as, what's the cutest calf you've ever seen, or the most unusual colored calf, etc. Just an observation.

@Bi35912376Bills I seem to go through stages where I get people interested in my posts and then they dwindle down a bit.

@HemmerleinLee You have a good number of followers. Every time I get to 2000 followers I lose a couple hundred. Knocked down every single time. idk how all this works. But I have fun anyway and learn a thing or two here and there.

I realize it is just the nature of this platform. But sometimes I feel as though once my posts start getting seen there's an update to the platform and then my views tank. Oh well here are some cute cows.

@jcenerizio That is interesting.

@HemmerleinLee Same! …but also, this: When in Nature, Always: Stop. Look. Listen

@JGordonBramer Sometimes I wonder if there are ever real people as they present themselves that just get deleted from my DMs.

Cleaned out my unread DMs from the outsiders. It's curious people would write me directly yet not follow me. Don't they want to know something about me before they write? Evidently... NO! Whew, what a journey. I was called "Mistress," worshipped in various ways with requests to reveal specific body parts, got lots of rather hilarious photos/mug shots, a proposal, and a suggestion for in-person tarot readings only they don't care about the tarot reading part. I must say, I've got to give all the African guys props for just being themselves vs. the annoying bots who pretend to be widowed surgeons and naval officers. But no, I'm not responding to any of you.

@SandraD_Farmer @beckymarie1776 I believe those are the same.

@beckymarie1776 @HemmerleinLee Is that the same as a shag bark hickory? Dad said that was where you would find morel mushrooms.

@mulberrytreeapp Yes we do and it will not be long until we start to see them.

@HemmerleinLee I look for the unique mushrooms on the ground. We have a lot of cool ones in the Ozarks

@Thin_r3d Digital Cowboy - This is How We Roll

@HemmerleinLee Great song. Who is the artist? Your cows are beautiful!!

Cows for a morale boost. Happy Thursday, let's see what the world has to complain about today.