Animals
- A Pony Cart For Red
I don't remember a summer with so many spectacular daysas we have had this year.Seriously. Beautiful. Weather. I awoke, yesterday, to a cool morningand sped through morning chores in a long sleeve shirt. By 9AM, my required work was...
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- For The Love Of Longears
Daphne and Chloe, our donkey gals, have been with us almost four months now,and I've got to tell you.... I love miniature donkeys! These two girls are the very bestest of friends....never going anywhere without the other. Each morning, they go...
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The Good What a beautiful weekend we had on the farm.With the exception of one unfortunate incident (which I will talk about later),the weekend was perfect in every way... perfect weather, fun guests. This weekend was moving day for the piggies. For...
- The Big Day
After months of waiting for the completion of the arena,the big day finally arrived last week. New Year's Eve day, I led Moonbeam, my filthy, muddy, in-need-of-a-little-maintenance horse, out of the pasture and into the barn for brushing, ...
Animals
Where Did This Week Go?
Thanks so much for chiming in yesterday and offering advice
on our little "situation".
I must tell you that the plan is this:
get photos of the truck and the license plate,
get in touch with the State Troopers.
Sadly, we don't have local police here due to a lack of funds.
So in case of emergency, the State Police respond.
Also...we do have "No trespassing" signs along the road,
as well as "duck crossing" signs and a "video surveillance" sign.
Hanging a game camera alongside the road was a great suggestion...
(and we actually have one of those.)
Yesterday morning brought a stellar sunrise...
the clouds looking as though they were on fire!
Since it was "trash day", I drove the gator to the end of the barn driveway
under the guise of picking up the trash cans and also
taking sunrise photos.
Here I patiently waited for the "perp" to make his daily drive-by.
Under cover of the gator and trash cans I planned to photograph
his vehicle and him as well.
As luck would have it...
no drive by.
I will keep vigilant over the coming days, camera ready,
in hopes of achieving my goals.
I will keep you posted.
The rest of my day was splendid.
Temperatures are rising this week, making outdoor work quite pleasant.
I took the opportunity to catch up on hoof trimming,
grooming and bridle path clipping.
If you look closely at Moonbeam, you will see that he is sporting a sort of mohawk
where his bridle path should be.
(The bridle path is the area right behind their ears known as the poll....
that portion of mane is shaved so that the headpiece of the bridle or halter
can comfortably rest there assuring a secure fit.)
For some reason, over the past 5 years, Moonbeam's bridle path
has gotten larger and larger.
(Who's been clipping this horse?)
So, at the end of summer, I decided it was time to let it grow back and
shrink the size of his clipped area.
Thus.... a mohawk.... temporarily, I assure you!
Look who came to the barn to visit the donkeys....
This is the first time that Tom and Chuck have come the whole way
through the barn and out the back door to the donkeys.
Daphne and Chloe were quite curious about these strangers.
It's Friday.... where this week went, I have no idea!
Have a great weekend.
We are having a visit from Tyler this weekend!
We'll be back on Monday with more Tails from the Farm.
- A Pony Cart For Red
I don't remember a summer with so many spectacular daysas we have had this year.Seriously. Beautiful. Weather. I awoke, yesterday, to a cool morningand sped through morning chores in a long sleeve shirt. By 9AM, my required work was...
- Out And About
For weeks now, Daphne and Chloe have lived on a very narrow path from their house to their water and food area.Back and forth all day...refusing to go off the path. Unlike the horses, who trudge through the snow, no matter how deep,these gals will...
- For The Love Of Longears
Daphne and Chloe, our donkey gals, have been with us almost four months now,and I've got to tell you.... I love miniature donkeys! These two girls are the very bestest of friends....never going anywhere without the other. Each morning, they go...
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
The Good What a beautiful weekend we had on the farm.With the exception of one unfortunate incident (which I will talk about later),the weekend was perfect in every way... perfect weather, fun guests. This weekend was moving day for the piggies. For...
- The Big Day
After months of waiting for the completion of the arena,the big day finally arrived last week. New Year's Eve day, I led Moonbeam, my filthy, muddy, in-need-of-a-little-maintenance horse, out of the pasture and into the barn for brushing, ...