Animals
- Even Turkeys Recognize True Beauty
Yesterday morning I found the turkeys outside their houseat the far end of their yard...staring at the horizon.Literally...staring! I turned and faced the horizon myself... "Well, no wonder, Tom and Chuck...that is one magnificent sunrise!" Sadly,...
- On Dressing Dogs
With Winter's early arrival,I have had to start putting dog coats on the dogs in the morning for chore time. Oakley and Sam are used to this routine. Oakley was oblivious... Sam, mildly annoyed... Annie, spastic (at first)... It took a half hour...
- Bobby Meets Ginger And Maryann
Earlier this week, I posted this picture. This is Bobby...one of our "barn" cats.Actually, Bobby is a garage cat. He left the barn years ago, hoping to move into the house,but with three dogs, there was just no room.So, Bobby took up residence in the...
- The Price Of Freedom
Yesterday was Annie's first day off leash since her surgery. She has done quite well...but was really eager to get a little more activity. We stopped to say hi to Ginger and MaryAnn. Annie was content to visit from the other side of the fence....
- A Tender Story
This is a little tale about Annie Oakley... Every morning, the dogs and I go out "to work." Just announcing that it's time for work puts everyone into a tailspin of excitement.Oh, how they love to run! I head to the barn and the dogs run ahead of...
Animals
Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This....
Most days come and go with a peaceful sense of contentment.
And then, just once in a great while,
a day comes along that turns my world on its side.
I should have known what I was in for early yesterday morning.
I should have gone back to bed.
Or hid my head...
In the future, I just might.
But yesterday.... well, yesterday was just one of those days...
and I had no idea when it first started out!
Let's play a game...
I'll give you two hints that pertain to how yesterday began,
and you see if you can guess.
OK?
Hint #1:
Hint#2:
Could you guess?
If you have read my blog for a long time,
you might be able to put two and two together.
Yep... that's right...
Oakley got skunked....again!
He'll never learn.
Never. Ever. Ever.
Luckily, I have the perfect skunk kit...works every time!
But wait, there's more!
Usually when I am working around the barn,
the scene in the yard outside is this...
yesterday, however, there were no dogs.
We all left the house together.
They ran alongside the gator.
But at some point, I realized they had gone on without me... to where?...who knows!
Oakley, I would soon find out, was skunk hunting.
Annie and Sam had disappeared into thin air.
When chores were finished, Oakley and I went home.
(and got de-skunked)
A couple hours passed and no Annie or Sam.
Then, the mother of this lovely young lady...
(whose senior portraits I shot around the farm last Friday)
came to pick up her photos.
She remarked that she had seen Sam and Annie about 3 miles up the road...
almost to the next county!
Needless to say, I hopped in the car and drove up the road to find
the two of them, knapsacks over their shoulders...
hitting the open road...
off on some cockamamie adventure.
Said adventure was abruptly interrupted,
and two dogs were loaded into the car and taken home.
Three dogs are now on house arrest.
As if all of the dog adventures weren't enough....
mid morning I received a call that Hubbs had been taken to the ER.
Luckily, he had been working in the hospital at the time...
was overcome by vertigo and nausea.
So, I hopped back in the car and drove to the city to pick him up.
So, I hopped back in the car and drove to the city to pick him up.
He's fine now...medications worked wonders.
So, you see, while my world was sideways, his was turned upside down.
All's well that ends well.
I ended my day at Tyler's soccer game.
Yes, it's that season again.
If you remember old "Crazy Legs" from last year...
not much has changed.
Except perhaps the fact that this year he loves the little girls!
- Even Turkeys Recognize True Beauty
Yesterday morning I found the turkeys outside their houseat the far end of their yard...staring at the horizon.Literally...staring! I turned and faced the horizon myself... "Well, no wonder, Tom and Chuck...that is one magnificent sunrise!" Sadly,...
- On Dressing Dogs
With Winter's early arrival,I have had to start putting dog coats on the dogs in the morning for chore time. Oakley and Sam are used to this routine. Oakley was oblivious... Sam, mildly annoyed... Annie, spastic (at first)... It took a half hour...
- Bobby Meets Ginger And Maryann
Earlier this week, I posted this picture. This is Bobby...one of our "barn" cats.Actually, Bobby is a garage cat. He left the barn years ago, hoping to move into the house,but with three dogs, there was just no room.So, Bobby took up residence in the...
- The Price Of Freedom
Yesterday was Annie's first day off leash since her surgery. She has done quite well...but was really eager to get a little more activity. We stopped to say hi to Ginger and MaryAnn. Annie was content to visit from the other side of the fence....
- A Tender Story
This is a little tale about Annie Oakley... Every morning, the dogs and I go out "to work." Just announcing that it's time for work puts everyone into a tailspin of excitement.Oh, how they love to run! I head to the barn and the dogs run ahead of...