Life On the Farm
Fival
Bad picture of him, but meet Fival the baby mouse. Maverick found him last night and started to lick him. When I figured out what he was licking I noticed poor Fival’s back legs were paralysed. I put him in … Continue reading
What IS that smell!??!??!
Leo is as curious and playful as they come. He INSISTS on sniffing the manure wagon everytime I take it out to empty it. Horses curl their upper lip up for 2 reasons; either it smells funny (as in this … Continue reading
A girl and her pony!!
Jen came to visit her pony this weekend and is getting her back into shape! Nothing a little lunging can’t cure! Here’s Jen lunging Delilah and then showing her how much she loves her!! awww…..
Spidey
With Fall comes lots of WEIRD looking spiders on the farm. This guy looks more like a hermit crab with a pretty shell, but I assure you he’s a spider alright!
Impromptu pony rides
Last weekend my nieces and nephews came for a visit and brought a friend. The girls were so excited to ride Chevy. It occured to me that Maverick’s never ridden so I even threw him up there for a minute.
The Storks visit
Not sure if you can see it really well, but I came out one morning and found this guy in my back yard!!! He’s beautiful! If he left any babies anywhere I couldn’t find them!
new vs old
Not sure you can see the difference very well, but this is a glimpse at how the fresh manure (left) turns into excellent soil (right). They (whoever “they” are) call the soil “black gold” because it’s so dark and rich. … Continue reading
A good back scratch
Patty was on a mission when I turned him out Saturday morning. He just needed a good back scratch. Mav got all excited and ran over to him to play but I was afraid Patty would roll over on him … Continue reading
Muckin buddy
Now that the weather has cooled off, Mav enjoys hanging out in the barn with me while I do my chores. I got my little barn buddy back again! 🙂
Using what we grow
The garden is just about done, so it’s time to harvest all the leftover peppers and tomatillos! So far we’ve made three batches of salsa. Still have plenty of ingredients for three more! I brought this into work today so … Continue reading