I Thought I'd Be Better By Now...
It is Well with Rae · 31:09 · 1 weeks ago
Rae struggles with a sudden infestation of tiny black bugs covering her barn door and crawling onto her skin, triggered by damp decaying wood after heavy rains.
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Barn door bugs — Microscopic black insects swarm the wood only, undetectable until visible on hands and legs .
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Rain connection — Recent storms left the door stuck and the wood moist, attracting the pests with no clear identification .
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Lime treatment — Rae sprinkled barn lime on the door to dry it out and reported the bugs gone the next day .
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Baby birds — Four house finch chicks hatched in the gardenia tree, bald and hungry after surviving a storm .
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Mini cow interactions — Chilly and Beans show new spots under shedding winter coats while refusing hand-fed cubes .
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Squash surprise — Volunteer plants thrived from pig and cow feed scraps in the overwatered pen area .
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Cat update — Splash now owns the yard and cat cave while Squirt vanished after two weeks .