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RE: Monday Red - Equinox edition

in #homesteading5 years ago

I'm telling your doctor!!
No, no, but I'm loving the goats and the "Where's Waldo" challenge of the Red Clippers:

Love the flower (is it a primrose...) and all the reds, especially the old barn. Why are barns so often painted red? It began because BLOOD from the slaughter was used as paint. (Sorry. You knew that, but how many other people know?)
Still freaked out all these years later

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I thought you were on my side! That's pretty gruesome about using blood as paint. It wouldn't even stay red for very long. All the barns would be brown and covered in flies. I have been informed that the flower is a hibiscus.

Usually the goats will follow me everywhere I go, but since I left my clippers at the top of the hill, they knew I wasn't doing any work on their behalf, so they just stood up there and gave me the stink-eye while I was taking pictures. You would think our long history together would get me a little more respect, but no.

More respect! We all want it, but even the goats aren't grateful after years of feeding and caring for them. You know I was kidding about telling the doctor what a bad patient you are - I think it's GOOD to be "BAD" patient because I tend not to believe that sitting still or lying around will make us better. Use it or Lose it.
That's how I see it. But I'm a mom, and we all know mothers don't get sick days. Keep moving.
Those goats giving you the stink-eye. What a comical image! What a day of judgment!
Your posts always entertain me, and your goats. :)

Blood-Red Paint

Wealthy farmers added blood from a recent slaughter, and as the paint dried, it turned from a bright red to a darker, burnt red. Moreover, ferrous oxide or rust was often added. Rust was plentiful on farms and is a poison to many fungi, including mold and moss, which were known to grown on barns.
https://www.printmag.com/imprint/why-are-barns-red/