Animals
- Giving Oakley His Due
Those of you who have horses will understand when I say...keeping horses clean and groomed is like shoveling sand uphill. You bathe them....they roll in dirt.You brush them....they stand out in the rain.You get their mane or tail brushed out fluffy...another...
- It's Great To Feel Welcome!
It's late afternoon.The chores are finished.Before heading back to the house to make dinner,I take a moment to visit the pigs. "Hey MaryAnn!" "Hey, Ginger!" I call. The best of hostesses, they both come running... grunting their "welcome!"......
- Zen And The Art Of Pig Maintenance
Our Sammy is an unusual dog.Some days he is all about the fun.Some days he is just Zen. MaryAnn: "Hey Sammy..."Sammy: "Yes?" MaryAnn: "Wanna play?"Sammy: "No, I'm meditating." MaryAnn: "Come on, Sammy...let's play!"...
- A Day In The Life...
Sammy, aka "Bad Sammy" (not really bad....just a little naughty)requested that I show you a typical day in his life. I'm not sure there has ever been a happier farm dog than Sammy.Every day is filled with adventure for this little "dude." From running...
- Too Close For Comfort
Me: "Hey Ginger, MaryAnn... come out and play. It's a beautiful day!Ginger: "Sorry, I just ate. It's nap time." MaryAnn: "I'll come out, Mom. Got any peanut butter celery?" Me: "No, sorry... just Bobby...
Animals
Out On A Limb
My days are never boring.
No.
Never.
In fact, my days are so dang amazing that I could write a book.
If. I. Only. Had. Time!
The farm has taught me many lessons.
Perhaps the most important is this.
Never, ever go anywhere without your camera...
and a fully charged battery!
Seriously.
Because you never know what you might see in your travels around the farm.
What do you mean chickens don't usually nap with dogs?
That's nothing.
One of the first things I encountered on my way to do AM chores yesterday
was TomTom.
In a tree.
This was a first.
He usually greets me on the road and hops into the gator for a ride to breakfast.
Yesterday?
I have no idea!
Then later in the day I noticed that Sammy had been sitting in the same spot
on the edge of the woods...
which is quite unusual.
Sammy is usually off hunting, or visiting neighbors, or visiting his farm friends.
Yesterday?
He just sat there staring.
"What are you up to SammySam?" I asked.
Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed something in the trees.
It seems our Sammy (the Hunter) had run something up a tree.
I got a little closer...
I'm pretty sure that groundhogs don't usually climb trees.
(look at those claws!)
You've got to admit, he is kind of cute.
Groundhogs are a nuisance on farms.
The holes they dig can break a horse's leg...
so I usually don't mind if Sammy hunts them.
But this fellow?
Well, it didn't seem quite fair to let Sammy have him
after he worked so hard to get away.
So... I loaded Sammy into the gator and home we went.
To call the fire department.
"Hello? Yes, this is Bee Haven Acres. It seems we have a groundhog
stuck in a tree."
"What, you won't send a ladder truck out for a groundhog?"
"Really?"
So, you see....never leave home without your camera!
And if you want to understand why I write this blog?
It's because things like this just need to be shared!
- Giving Oakley His Due
Those of you who have horses will understand when I say...keeping horses clean and groomed is like shoveling sand uphill. You bathe them....they roll in dirt.You brush them....they stand out in the rain.You get their mane or tail brushed out fluffy...another...
- It's Great To Feel Welcome!
It's late afternoon.The chores are finished.Before heading back to the house to make dinner,I take a moment to visit the pigs. "Hey MaryAnn!" "Hey, Ginger!" I call. The best of hostesses, they both come running... grunting their "welcome!"......
- Zen And The Art Of Pig Maintenance
Our Sammy is an unusual dog.Some days he is all about the fun.Some days he is just Zen. MaryAnn: "Hey Sammy..."Sammy: "Yes?" MaryAnn: "Wanna play?"Sammy: "No, I'm meditating." MaryAnn: "Come on, Sammy...let's play!"...
- A Day In The Life...
Sammy, aka "Bad Sammy" (not really bad....just a little naughty)requested that I show you a typical day in his life. I'm not sure there has ever been a happier farm dog than Sammy.Every day is filled with adventure for this little "dude." From running...
- Too Close For Comfort
Me: "Hey Ginger, MaryAnn... come out and play. It's a beautiful day!Ginger: "Sorry, I just ate. It's nap time." MaryAnn: "I'll come out, Mom. Got any peanut butter celery?" Me: "No, sorry... just Bobby...