Animals
- It's Raining Cats And Donkeys
The saying goes..."be careful what you wish for..." Until this week, we had been very dry...no rain for weeks. This week has brought plenty of rain...and there's more on the way! We are spending most of our time indoors.(And of course there's...
- 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...
- Moonie, The Mooch
At the base of our driveway is a wonderful historic landmark....a 250 year old log cabin. Once a one room log cabin built over a spring,it was enlarged to include a second downstairs room and an upstairs. The date of this renovation is unknown. Although...
- In Need Of A Life Raft
Will someone please throw me a life preserver?I am afraid that very soonI might justfloat away...... After Sunday's snowstorm deposited 6 inches,we have had nothing but rain, rain, rain.The ground is super saturated and will soak up not a drop...
- Water Water Everywhere!
I am so happy to report thatafter three solid days of rain,our snow has melted! Our grass is even beginning to turn green. This may seem like no big deal.But, we have had snow on the ground,with the exception of one unseasonably warm weekin January,...
Animals
What Was Frozen Last Week Is Mud This Week
One of the differences between donkeys and horses,
aside from the obvious,
is the fact that....
horses (ponies, too) don't have enough sense to come in out of the weather.
They will stand out in the rain or snow or hail...
totally oblivious to the fact that it is precipitating.
"What rain?"
Whereas donkeys
(who I tend to think are of superior intelligence)
always know enough to stay inside when it gets nasty out.
"No way, we're not going out in this stuff!"
Perhaps it is just that donkeys are way vainer than horses.
At least these girls are.
They never roll in mud...
but prefer to keep their coats fluffy and clean at all times...
(except for pine shavings that end up on their backs from sleeping inside.)
With the showers we are experiencing, I thought it a good time to check out
our chain/rain barrel set up at the old log cabin.
It seems that this system works quite well in diverting the water off of the roof
and away from the foundation.
See how the water clings to the chain as it falls to the barrel?
(Not to mention how cool it looks!)
Some of us have no choice...
and have to go out in the rain.
Thank goodness for waterproof rain suits!
- It's Raining Cats And Donkeys
The saying goes..."be careful what you wish for..." Until this week, we had been very dry...no rain for weeks. This week has brought plenty of rain...and there's more on the way! We are spending most of our time indoors.(And of course there's...
- 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...
- Moonie, The Mooch
At the base of our driveway is a wonderful historic landmark....a 250 year old log cabin. Once a one room log cabin built over a spring,it was enlarged to include a second downstairs room and an upstairs. The date of this renovation is unknown. Although...
- In Need Of A Life Raft
Will someone please throw me a life preserver?I am afraid that very soonI might justfloat away...... After Sunday's snowstorm deposited 6 inches,we have had nothing but rain, rain, rain.The ground is super saturated and will soak up not a drop...
- Water Water Everywhere!
I am so happy to report thatafter three solid days of rain,our snow has melted! Our grass is even beginning to turn green. This may seem like no big deal.But, we have had snow on the ground,with the exception of one unseasonably warm weekin January,...