Animals
- Tuesday For You....friday For Me!
I can remember as a child my Nana talking of the "Dog Days" of summer.Although I was never quite sure which days were of the canine persuasion...I guessed they were the hot and muggy ones that usually accompanied August. If you asked me now...I'd...
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- Evening
We've been gifted with a few absolutely perfect days in a row.After weeks and weeks of intense heat and humidity,we are currently enjoying sunny days in the 70's with nights in the 50's to 60's.Perfect weather.Perfect! Finally I can spend...
- Happy As A Pig In Mud!
Summer gave us a preview yesterday as temperatures soared to 85.Part of why I love Pennsylvania so much is the change of seasons.But, usually the change is a little more gradual.Not so, it seems, this year.Spring arrived ahead of schedule,and it looks...
- Food For Thought
Some days I get a bit overwhelmed with the amount of work that it takes to keep a farm going. I am having to change the way I view these tasks to keep my sunny outlook. In the past, I would work until the work was done, and then I would play. If I took...
Animals
Sunny Days Are Made For Play
Forgive me for going on and on about what an absolutely magnificent summer we are having.
It has been the most perfect summer of my life, I think...
or at least for the years in which weather was so important.
I can hardly believe that we have only used the air conditioning two days this whole summer.
We sleep each night under a quilt with temps dropping into the low 60's and 50's.
Morning chores are often done with a sweater on.
Morning fogs, leftover from nighttime rains, are gone by noon...
leaving the sky picture-perfect.
I consider this a gift of the highest order...
especially for me (a non-lover of hot weather).
Yes, it's true...my love of the heat has waned over the years...
due mostly to the necessity of outdoor work.
I breeze through the winter months all bundled up in layers,
but wilt in the summer with not enough layers to remove.
(Naked farm work is generally frowned upon... and dangerous, too!)
Animals and humans alike are quite comfortable with the present conditions.
The weather, combined with lots of hard work makes this possible...
It's what's for dinner!
As for the animals...everyone has much more energy when it's not terribly hot.
The pigs have had no need to swim...
keeping cool enough just lying in the shade.
I may have mentioned some time back that the pigs have a special language that they
seem to use only with me.
They always grunt a greeting when someone comes in for a visit.
But occasionally they "talk" to me as if they have something really exciting to say.
Sunny afternoons are the perfect time for a little play.
Annie-Oakley love to play fetch...
and for the most part they take turns nicely.
Sam, on the other hand favors contact sports....like petting.
Panting, they all come over to the shade of the gazebo for a rest.
And, guess who shows up to join us?
Wherever the fun is...
that's where you'll find Tom and Chuck!
They are most definitely our party animals.
- Tuesday For You....friday For Me!
I can remember as a child my Nana talking of the "Dog Days" of summer.Although I was never quite sure which days were of the canine persuasion...I guessed they were the hot and muggy ones that usually accompanied August. If you asked me now...I'd...
- What Happened To Summer?
I have to tell you...it's been a weird summer! The weirdest (although I am not complaining one bit) weather I have experiencedin all of my life has been ours all summer long.Cooler than normal temps with more than average rainfall has made this...
- Evening
We've been gifted with a few absolutely perfect days in a row.After weeks and weeks of intense heat and humidity,we are currently enjoying sunny days in the 70's with nights in the 50's to 60's.Perfect weather.Perfect! Finally I can spend...
- Happy As A Pig In Mud!
Summer gave us a preview yesterday as temperatures soared to 85.Part of why I love Pennsylvania so much is the change of seasons.But, usually the change is a little more gradual.Not so, it seems, this year.Spring arrived ahead of schedule,and it looks...
- Food For Thought
Some days I get a bit overwhelmed with the amount of work that it takes to keep a farm going. I am having to change the way I view these tasks to keep my sunny outlook. In the past, I would work until the work was done, and then I would play. If I took...