Keeping it wild
Thursday, July 7, 2022 To lawn or not to lawn, that is the question. Once growing season starts here there is a perpetual debate about mowing lawns, pruning trees and keeping growth under control. Can you guess who is on … Continued
Summer beauty
Wednesday, July 6, 2022 As I’m watching my alpaca friends post photo of their new crias, I’m happy to be enjoying the beauty of our maturing herd. Babies are sweet of course but the no stress summer is suiting me … Continued
Quiet Tuesday
Tuesday, July 5, 2022 A nice quiet Tuesday is just what our dogs need. Actually it sounds pretty good to me too. I can barely stand to read the news today. I do and I will because I feel it … Continued
Happy 4th of July 🇺🇸
Monday, July 4, 2022 Happy 4th of July! Local fireworks continue to terrify the animals but we made it a fun day nonetheless. Early this spring we fenced off the girls’ favorite pasture to let it rest and reseed it. … Continued
Saturday vibes
Saturday, July 2, 2022 Friday night was free of fireworks except for the ones at the rodeo and those are far enough away that it’s not terrifying to the animals here. yay One down 3 to go. And then of … Continued
Colored skies, quiet or noisy? 🌈
Friday, July 1, 2022 Happy July! Even though our state is a “tinderbox” they have not restricted any fireworks, so we’ll be comforting our pups a lot this weekend. Poor Blue is most affected and we simply cannot bring him … Continued
Healthy snacks
Thursday, June 30, 2022 Our recent late afternoon thunderstorms usually come with some pretty good winds. And those winds usually bring a few branches of our big willow tree down. Farmer Ed, being the neat and tidy one of the … Continued
Cat and Dog cooperation
Tuesday, June 28, 2022 I know of old farmers who will not feed barn cats. “If ya feed ’em, they won’t catch mice” they say. Nonsense I say. We do feed our barn cats of course and they get a … Continued
Thunder dogs
Friday, June 24, 2022 Our big boy Blue does NOT like thunder, and we don’t even want to think about fireworks. Well yesterday evening a little thunderstorm rolled in and I could see the concern in his face. So we … Continued