Animals
For some unknown reason, Leo prefers to lounge in the second floor of the barn.
He always heads down the ladder at mealtime, however...
which would explain his chubby belly!
- Things To Do On A Hot Summer Day
It seems that most of the country is experiencing a heat wave this week.And we are no exception...however, we are luckier than some.Our high temps are just in the low nineties...it could be much worse. But still, for animals that are used to temps in...
- Beating The Heat
"Hey there Grammie....you're looking a little worn out!" Thanks for the vote of confidence, there, Daphne! I guess when your animals start to look at you this way, you know you are looking a little haggard! I typically think of myself as a...
- Three Days And Counting....
It's been hot and sticky here all week.High humidity...thanks to all of the torrential downpours that have accompanied thunderstormsalmost every other day.I think in the last two weeks we have received at least 10 inches of rain. We are quite soggy,...
- Surf's Up!
With the advent of warmer weather came the necessity for some way for our dearpiggy girls to cool off.Apparently, pigs don't sweat and are not good at getting rid of heat,so hot days are hard on them. The solution?A piggy pool, of course. And yesterday...
- Happy As A Pig In Mud!
Summer gave us a preview yesterday as temperatures soared to 85.Part of why I love Pennsylvania so much is the change of seasons.But, usually the change is a little more gradual.Not so, it seems, this year.Spring arrived ahead of schedule,and it looks...
Animals
An Afternoon At the Pool
We are having a hot and humid week,
with a threat of thunder showers daily.
Yesterday afternoon the thermometer was in the 90's.
When the weather is this warm, the pigs get a little uncomfortable,
so they head for the coolest place they know...
the pool!
MaryAnn prefers the "clean" water of the pool,
while Ginger always picks the mud puddle beside it.
(Every morning I clean out their pool and dump it into the mud puddle,
so that they both have fresh bathing water each day.
MaryAnn gets in the pool and starts rocking,
creating waves.
Although I did not catch her "surfing" in this video,
you can definitely see how she loves her pool.
Within 5 minutes of this video,
the sky turned dark....
thunder rumbled and the heavens opened up.
We got a great rain shower that lasted a half hour.
The dry earth lapped up each drop...
sending it to the thirsty roots of our grasses, trees, and flowers.
(And luckily, the hay bales were removed from the hayfield just before the rain began!)
Yesterday, Terri C. asked about Leo.
Realizing that I had not published a photo of him in a while,
I headed to the hayloft (his favorite hangout) for a photo shoot.
And now you can see why I rarely get a picture of him.
Fluffy little Leo refuses to hold still for even a moment...
making all of the pictures quite blurry.
For some unknown reason, Leo prefers to lounge in the second floor of the barn.
He always heads down the ladder at mealtime, however...
which would explain his chubby belly!
- Things To Do On A Hot Summer Day
It seems that most of the country is experiencing a heat wave this week.And we are no exception...however, we are luckier than some.Our high temps are just in the low nineties...it could be much worse. But still, for animals that are used to temps in...
- Beating The Heat
"Hey there Grammie....you're looking a little worn out!" Thanks for the vote of confidence, there, Daphne! I guess when your animals start to look at you this way, you know you are looking a little haggard! I typically think of myself as a...
- Three Days And Counting....
It's been hot and sticky here all week.High humidity...thanks to all of the torrential downpours that have accompanied thunderstormsalmost every other day.I think in the last two weeks we have received at least 10 inches of rain. We are quite soggy,...
- Surf's Up!
With the advent of warmer weather came the necessity for some way for our dearpiggy girls to cool off.Apparently, pigs don't sweat and are not good at getting rid of heat,so hot days are hard on them. The solution?A piggy pool, of course. And yesterday...
- Happy As A Pig In Mud!
Summer gave us a preview yesterday as temperatures soared to 85.Part of why I love Pennsylvania so much is the change of seasons.But, usually the change is a little more gradual.Not so, it seems, this year.Spring arrived ahead of schedule,and it looks...