Animals
- Frozen Poopsicles And Portion Control
We've reached that point in the winter when daily chores seem to take forever.While there are less chores to be done,the ones that remain take much longer...complicated by the ice on the ground. Because the equines eat so much more hay in the winter, they...
- It Really Is....
...beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas around here! I spent much of yesterday decorating for Christmas.At this point I can show you the living room tree... Woodland critters is the theme for the living room. The mantle above the fireplace......
- Shooo Fly!
One of my favorite after-dinner things to do on a summer eveningis to take a chair into the donkey pen and sit with the donkeys as the cool of nighttimesettles over us. You've gotta love donkey kisses....these gals are very affectionate! Whe...
- Donkey Dust
It's a hot, dry, dusty afternoon in the barnyard...the kind of day that sends you and me into the air conditioning. The horses hang out in the barn in front of the fans.The donkeys? They seem to revel in the heat of the sun.And there is plenty of...
- Friday Smiles
For today's post I have a few pictures to share with you...things that make me smile! Like... the piggies... they always make me smile.Yesterday I was doing a little maintenance in the goat pens and I glanced into the pen where the pigs...
Animals
Donkey Dilemmas
"Oh, Donkey Girls!!!" I say in my sing-songy voice.
"Come on, Donkey Girls...it's time to come it....."
I repeat.
If someone heard me they'd think me crazy.
I am, I suppose...just a little.
But the donkey gals have come to expect that call.
And when they hear it, they begrudgingly start their trek back to their yard.
Their willingness is rewarded...
with brunch.
Yesterday they were hesitant, however.
You see, there was a large gang of very scary guineas dust bathing right in front of their gate.
Hmmmmm.....
what to do?
I repeated their call and still they ignored me.
I had to intervene if we were to get on with things.
And that's all it took.
Back into the yard they came.
They checked out brunch.
Daphne was uninterested and preferred to investigate the much bucket.
I'm not sure why, but everyone always wants to check out the muck bucket.
Or, the yuck bucket as I call it.
"Daphne, the yuck bucket is not to be worn!"
Daphne loves to accessorize.
Silly longears!
"Oh, those guineas make me weak in the knees!" says Daphne.
Chloe is unconcerned and continues her dust bath.
Did you notice how lovely these gals have become this summer.
I clipped them at the beginning of summer,
and they have finally finished shedding out their winter coats.
Now the cross on their backs is quite prominent.
The only problem is...Daphne's only distinguishing mark (the white spot on her forehead)
shed out along with the rest of her.
Now, except for the fact that her belly fur is a little longer,
there is no way to tell the two apart!
- Frozen Poopsicles And Portion Control
We've reached that point in the winter when daily chores seem to take forever.While there are less chores to be done,the ones that remain take much longer...complicated by the ice on the ground. Because the equines eat so much more hay in the winter, they...
- It Really Is....
...beginning to look a whole lot like Christmas around here! I spent much of yesterday decorating for Christmas.At this point I can show you the living room tree... Woodland critters is the theme for the living room. The mantle above the fireplace......
- Shooo Fly!
One of my favorite after-dinner things to do on a summer eveningis to take a chair into the donkey pen and sit with the donkeys as the cool of nighttimesettles over us. You've gotta love donkey kisses....these gals are very affectionate! Whe...
- Donkey Dust
It's a hot, dry, dusty afternoon in the barnyard...the kind of day that sends you and me into the air conditioning. The horses hang out in the barn in front of the fans.The donkeys? They seem to revel in the heat of the sun.And there is plenty of...
- Friday Smiles
For today's post I have a few pictures to share with you...things that make me smile! Like... the piggies... they always make me smile.Yesterday I was doing a little maintenance in the goat pens and I glanced into the pen where the pigs...