Animals
- A Wind Chill Of 25 Below!
"UNCLE!"Isn't that what we used to say when we had had enough? That Arctic vortex has seemingly settled itself right over the farm,and it is cold beyond cold here!Everyone is staying indoors today....with lots and lots of hay... or heat lamps! Every...
- 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...
- A Tale Of Two Kitties
This is an all-too-familiar scene... Yes, that's Bobby, one of our barn cats, headed up the driveway to the house.For years now, Bobby has begged to be an inside cat.And for years we have ignored his pleading.After all, our barn cats have a great...
- Frosty Days
It seems that Autumn has packed his bags and moved onward...a bit premature for my liking! Ole Man Winter was only too happy to move himself right into Autumn's place.And he's warned us that he is setting up camp for an extended period of time...unlike...
- Nighttime Tuck-in
It is seven o'clock and the sun has long since set beyond the horizon. No remnants of its light are left in this part of the world. Tonight the moon is hidden behind a solid wall of rain clouds. I pull on my muck boots as I do every night at this...
Animals
Bone Chilling
It may look absolutely beautiful outside right now...
but like most of the central and eastern portions of the country,
it is brutally cold.
Bone chilling cold.
The kind of cold that blows right through your gear and pierces you with icicles!
Off we go...out to the barn to feed more hay.
And look who's following us in his thick winter coat...
Bobby...who just can't decide if he likes the heat lamp in the garage or one in the barn.
(He switches around from day to day.)
Amazingly, as long as the equines are eating...
they don't seem to mind the cold.
And so....
they eat....
and eat....
and
Daphne looks like a balloon.
And Chloe....that face....that adorable, huggable, kissable face!
We've been trying to keep the birds inside...keeping their gates closed,
so that they cannot get out to free range.
Heat lamps in their houses help to ward off frost-bite.
Sam's been very lazy lately...
opting for rides in the gator rather than running like he used to.
We were worried that perhaps he wasn't feeling well...
so Dr. Becky sent some blood for studies.
Everything came back ok.
Looks like Sammie has just opted for taking life easy!
- A Wind Chill Of 25 Below!
"UNCLE!"Isn't that what we used to say when we had had enough? That Arctic vortex has seemingly settled itself right over the farm,and it is cold beyond cold here!Everyone is staying indoors today....with lots and lots of hay... or heat lamps! Every...
- 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...
- A Tale Of Two Kitties
This is an all-too-familiar scene... Yes, that's Bobby, one of our barn cats, headed up the driveway to the house.For years now, Bobby has begged to be an inside cat.And for years we have ignored his pleading.After all, our barn cats have a great...
- Frosty Days
It seems that Autumn has packed his bags and moved onward...a bit premature for my liking! Ole Man Winter was only too happy to move himself right into Autumn's place.And he's warned us that he is setting up camp for an extended period of time...unlike...
- Nighttime Tuck-in
It is seven o'clock and the sun has long since set beyond the horizon. No remnants of its light are left in this part of the world. Tonight the moon is hidden behind a solid wall of rain clouds. I pull on my muck boots as I do every night at this...