Animals
- Hot, Hazy, Humid With A Chance Of Thunderstorms
We've reached the tipping point of summer...where the humidity and the temperature are both in the 90's. Evening thunderstorms drive moisture into the ground;which then ascends the next afternoon, hanging in the air like a heavy velvet curtain....
- Donkeys By Daylight......
At the end of the day,when the work is done,and the sun is sinking low on the horizon... The fly masks come off,and it's time for fun and frivolity. With no regard for the "hat hair" that results from the fly masks,we donne our tiaras... and our...
- 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...
- A Lazy Morning
Outdoor work has halted....except for the essentials, due to extreme heat. Yesterday morning I took a little time before the temperature climbedto unbearable to take some photos around the farm. I always have the best intentions of setting out with my...
- Fly Masks, Dinner And Other Woeful Tales
Fly Mask Woes If there is one piece of horse gear that is absolutely essential in the summertime, it is a fly mask! Without one, a horse suffers constant attack on his eyes and face. If you have ever set out to find fly masks for mini horses, you will...
Animals
Mystery Solved
Our neighbors, Jim and Kathy,
(and our faithful farm help as well)
were telling me the other day that they had been having a mysterious nighttime visitor.
On their side porch, where their two kitties live, they have a plastic container of cat food,
that has been repeatedly broken into.
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| Max |
I suggested they borrow the trail camera to see who their unwanted guest is.
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| Chloe |
The mystery was solved within 24 hours!
Thank goodness it was a raccoon and not a bear!
Although I have to admit I was a little disappointed.
I've received a lot of questions about how we use the produce that we grow.
We'll talk about that subject tomorrow.
I had a question last week that I have been meaning to answer.
Last week when I was in the front pasture picking up manure, a few of you noticed that the horses did not have fly masks on, but the donkeys did.
Why?
On that particular day, we started the day with showers.
I leave the horses' fly masks off when it rains.
The bugs don't bother them when it rains, and also I don't like for them to have to wear a soggy
fly mask all day....
The sun came out in the afternoon, so the fly masks went back on as soon as the horses
left the field (right after I was done scooping poop.)
The donkeys?
Well, donkeys have enough sense not to stand out in the rain.
No, they prefer to wait out the storm under shelter.
So....fly masks went on them in the morning, knowing that they would not end up soggy.
And then there is Scarlet...who is another story all together.
This little Houdini will not keep a fly mask on to save her soul.
She rolls and rolls until she gets it off...and there it lays in the pasture for the rest of the day.
I've given up....tired of chasing down fly masks.
Everyone else has the good sense to leave their masks on.
But not Scarlet!
- Hot, Hazy, Humid With A Chance Of Thunderstorms
We've reached the tipping point of summer...where the humidity and the temperature are both in the 90's. Evening thunderstorms drive moisture into the ground;which then ascends the next afternoon, hanging in the air like a heavy velvet curtain....
- Donkeys By Daylight......
At the end of the day,when the work is done,and the sun is sinking low on the horizon... The fly masks come off,and it's time for fun and frivolity. With no regard for the "hat hair" that results from the fly masks,we donne our tiaras... and our...
- 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...
- A Lazy Morning
Outdoor work has halted....except for the essentials, due to extreme heat. Yesterday morning I took a little time before the temperature climbedto unbearable to take some photos around the farm. I always have the best intentions of setting out with my...
- Fly Masks, Dinner And Other Woeful Tales
Fly Mask Woes If there is one piece of horse gear that is absolutely essential in the summertime, it is a fly mask! Without one, a horse suffers constant attack on his eyes and face. If you have ever set out to find fly masks for mini horses, you will...