Posted by admin | Feb 25, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
Tiny, the bottle lamb, took her first stroll outdoors late yesterday. At first, she stayed close to Dinah, the black farmcollie who’s adopted her. Dinah watched her like a nervous mama, too, and gently nudged her out the front...
Read MorePosted by admin | Feb 24, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
I found these two under a cedar tree at dusk Saturday. That’s Lamb Chops on the left. He weighed in at 7 3/4 pounds. He’s more than double his twin’s weight. We’re calling the little one on the right Tiny since she’s only 3...
Read MorePosted by admin | Feb 9, 2009 | Perspectives |
The evening light, when the skies are clear, shines a rich, amber gold light across the fields in the moments before the sun sinks below the western horizon. It’s not so flashy a view as the sunset itself, but it’s everywhere. ...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 19, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
About those dogs . . . see the farmcollie on the far right sneaking in for a playful nip? That’s Bebe. She tugged hard on a tuft of old Blue’s fur. Blue curled his teeth back in a snarl. It’s a very careful...
Read MorePosted by admin | Jan 18, 2009 | Birds and Beasts |
Even the chickens huddle up close to the fireplace when the temperature drops and the snow flies. Really, there’s a fireplace in this picture with the chickens — the back of one, at least. The wide base of the...
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