Animals

Horsing Around

I thought you might enjoy this slideshow of our horses. I took these photos yesterday while doing afternoon chores. Becky's three bays are spending a lazy afternoon at the arena. My Bigs and Littles are hanging out in the front pasture as I do a bit of pasture cleaning. Ollie and Red love to help! Watching these beautiful animals through the eye of the camera forces one to really "see" them....incredible creatures that they are!

The music for this slideshow is George Winston's "Living in the Country"

- Equine Ice Capades
This is a familiar afternoon scene on the farm. It might look like three horses walking alone down the road, but buried in that mass of brown fur and hooves is Dr. Becky. Her horses Sid and Duffy, along with Shirley (pony and sister to my Donnie and...

- And More Snow.....
Here are a few more pictures of our weekend snowfall. We were lucky enough to have Amanda and Tim snowed in with us. We spent Saturday making lasagne, baking, watching "White Christmas" and working on a puzzle. Sunday we all took the girls for a walk...

- Inseparable
Ordinarily when two beings are as close as my Littles are, I would say they are joined at the hip. However, in the case of Red and Ollie...they are most often joined at the lips! These two adore each other and spend a good deal of the day playing. They...

- Rainy Silliness
Yesterday afternoon I ran to town to do some Christmas shopping. I left the Littles in the front pasture for the afternoon, as the weather was cold and cloudy. Sometime while I was in town, however, it started to rain. This is what I came home to......"Hey...

- Getting Along Famously!
The "littles" , as I call them, are getting along with each other quite well. Actually, they love, love, love each other! They are spending a good part of the day in the pasture beside the "bigs". Sadly, the "bigs" are both on a weightloss program...they...

Animals