gibsonlp wrote:WOW, that's beautiful CJ, so much green and mountians around,
I am not trying to be nice, it's simply breathtaking, especially for someone like me from Israel - we don't get to see such views very often.
So if I got you right - you downsized from a 500 acres land to a 20 acres land? 20 acres is not that small too, are planning on doing anything with it? where is your new home? is there a spare room for unwanted guests from Israel?
Yeah, we had to sell the farm, which was 500 acres, all irrigated. And yes, 20 acres is not all that small, but it really is a matter of what you are used to, it's been decades since we've lived anywhere near that small. We spent a lot more than we should have, but it will be a nice place. It's kind of embarrassing, we really tried to find a place in the 5 acre range, they just seemed so small and closed in...
Those pictures were taken about 1 month ago, in a year with a longer, cooler spring than usual, so things were still very green. It's gotten hot now, 85F-95F (30C-35C), so things are drying out and the green is changing to brown, at least the grasses are.
Our old farm is near the town of Malta, Montana, in the north eastern part of the state. The new place is about 450 miles away in the southwest part of Montana, about an hour south of Missoula.
We've still got a couple of horses (used to have about 40) and we're going to keep some of the sheep. The 20 acres is irrigated pasture so should be good for raising some sheep (which will keep the brush and grass mowed down to reduce the danger from fires). Nah, I can't
totally give up the farming/ranching stuff...
I have NO idea what to do with those skinny stringed things... I'm just a bass player...
Hey, after living on 500 acres, 20 is actually pretty small. 
