Animals
- Piggyback
A few words about yesterday's post... Although Red has been a stellar student, I have to tell youthat we have miles to go before he is done.We have much work to do with steering.He's learning....and it's a process....but I couldn't be...
- Life In The Barn
It never ceases to amaze me how comfortable our barn kitties are with life around the barn.I often see them wandering around through horses' legs...completely unafraid. Example...Here is TomTom, lounging in the dry lot, just feet away fromseveral...
- Morning To Evening....everything In Between Is Hot!
Farm work begins before the sun rises above the horizon.Right now, it's the coolest time of the day.Cool and foggy. We're in the midst of a heat wave...but one in which the nights are cool....so a layer of fog settles over the morning landscape....
- And Then There Were Fourteen
A week of rain has made outside work next to impossible.I did manage to get in an hour of weeding yesterday and completely cleaned up my asparagus patch. On my way to the garden, I stopped by the pond... a head count yielded 14 ducklings... down...
- You've Got To Have Friends
One of life's greatest treasures are our friends.The best of friends are those who are patient and kind,and tolerate (celebrate) our differences. One of the things that warms my heart here on the farm,is how our animals are trans-species friends.No...
Animals
Porcine Pedicurist
On any given day, on the farm, I wear many hats...
gardener, animal caretaker, landscaper, feedboy,
handyman, groomer, cook, laundress, housekeeper...
too many to count.
Yesterday I donned my piggy pedicurist hat,
and headed into the pig yard.
The grass had dried from earlier rains,
so I settled into a dry patch of hay and waited.
Eventually MaryAnn decided to settle down for a nap.
With me rubbing her belly, she quickly fell asleep.
While MaryAnn sleeps, I take each foot and carefully trim her hooves.
She's used to me fussing with her when she sleeps.
I usually clean the crusty exudate from the corners of her eyes
and the cracks of her snout.
I love the fact that these girls are so comfortable in their life that they
allow me to do just about anything for them...
all the while sleeping!
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We have one more sure sign of spring here on the farm...
duck eggs!
Our lady quackers only lay eggs in the spring and early summer,
so this is a welcomed sight indeed!
I am heading to town today to pick up Tyler and bring him back to the farm
for the weekend.
I am sure we will have a blast!
Hope your weekend is terrific, too.
Let's compare notes on Monday!
(I want to hear how you filled your weekend!)
- Piggyback
A few words about yesterday's post... Although Red has been a stellar student, I have to tell youthat we have miles to go before he is done.We have much work to do with steering.He's learning....and it's a process....but I couldn't be...
- Life In The Barn
It never ceases to amaze me how comfortable our barn kitties are with life around the barn.I often see them wandering around through horses' legs...completely unafraid. Example...Here is TomTom, lounging in the dry lot, just feet away fromseveral...
- Morning To Evening....everything In Between Is Hot!
Farm work begins before the sun rises above the horizon.Right now, it's the coolest time of the day.Cool and foggy. We're in the midst of a heat wave...but one in which the nights are cool....so a layer of fog settles over the morning landscape....
- And Then There Were Fourteen
A week of rain has made outside work next to impossible.I did manage to get in an hour of weeding yesterday and completely cleaned up my asparagus patch. On my way to the garden, I stopped by the pond... a head count yielded 14 ducklings... down...
- You've Got To Have Friends
One of life's greatest treasures are our friends.The best of friends are those who are patient and kind,and tolerate (celebrate) our differences. One of the things that warms my heart here on the farm,is how our animals are trans-species friends.No...