Fed hay to the cows then removed the front hay spear and rear hay fork. Attached the grapple bucket and box blade. Picked up the bucket with the grapple bucket and headed south. Topped off a burn pile with a dead cow and lit the burn pile.
Recently I learned that in Texas dead livestock must be disposed of within 24 hours by burning, burying under 3 feet of earth or disposed of in a compost pile with 2 feet of compost under, around and over the animal. I asked a local rancher about it and he never heard of it. Like most ranchers, the deceased bovine is dragged by a chain about the neck to a remote corner of the property and given a "sky burial". The buzzards and coyotes dispose of the remains. This one got cremated.
Then we switched from the grapple bucket to the bucket and repaired a creek crossing that had washed out. Fearless Rat Terrier Spunky supervised.
Then we put the grapple bucket back on, crossed the creek and began building up another burn pile.
Whew, I'm beat.