Good Bye to the Guard Dog

In the picture above Fluffy just getting back from one of his patrols around the farm. 

Fluffy past away last Saturday, he was a great guard dog and we will miss him very much!

 

More Storm Stuff!!!

Mom has a great account of the storm!  Go to my sidebar and click on The Farm Blog if you haven’t read it yet.

This is scrappy, he is sitting on my lap as I write, isn’t he cute?

7 Inches & Ice

 

 

Yesterday we woke up to 7 inches of snow on the ground and a little sprinkling out of the sky..….and then that sprinkling snow turned to rain, freezing on contact, coating everything in ice!

 

 That evening we lost power, we are still without power and probable will be for the next few days, as it continues to rain the trees get heavier and heavier snapping and popping  every which way, making line repair very difficult.  I will post more pics and fill you in on more of the excitement  later.  It’s crazy out there!!!!!

 

Little Snipe!

This morning while I was doing my chores, I happened upon this little one, near the duck pond. 

Common Snipe is it’s name, it hangs out in freshwater marshes and ponds. It seemed to be fairly brave, staying near the pond while I was working. 

I Did it Again!

Another Farm tragedy, due to my forgetful/sidetracked brain. 

A few night ago I went out to feed and put away my turkeys as I do every night…..but I missed that last step, I fed them but I forgot to go around and shut all their doors.

As I stepped off the porch the next morning I knew there was something wrong with the picture I was seeing. It wasn’t the free ranging turkeys that I noticed first, no, it was the small clump of white feathers on the ground, immediately I realized, “ Oh I left the turkeys out!!!!!!” As I got closer I saw more and more feathers here, there and every where.

The coyotes must have been waiting for this very opportunity, they killed and carried away two big toms.  One I didn’t really care about, but the other was my favorite.  I do have a replacement……but the fellow I lost was in his prime.  He had all his big boy feathers and he was so pretty and…...Oh well, that’s enough whining! 

The fact of the matter is I have a definite problem on my hands ~forgetfulness~ I try and have a routine so I don’t forget anybody.  Sometimes my brain runs on auto pilot and that’s where the routine helps it makes me think about what I’m doing, what comes next, it also makes me more efficient.  It doesn’t always work though, sometimes I think too far ahead and skip a step, or blend two chores into one.  Like when I pick up the bunnies from their bunny-tractor and go to put them in their hutch in the barn for the night, I try to put the bunny in the the dove pen cuz’ I was thinking about doing game bird chores at the moment! I’ve done that twice now.

I think the answer might be a sidekick, someone to follow me around and question my every move!  

I’m taking applications.  

Mink!

Recently I lost all of four my Dutch hook bill ducks.  (the smaller breed)

 

The Dutch hook bill are in front~And that’s a cat on my shoulder

The first night three were taken, then it came back for the last one the next night, carrying them up the wall of their shed and out through the gap between the wall and the roof….I have patched the gap!  I had been thinking it was a small raccoon that did the deed, but this morning I saw it! a little mink running along the edge of the pond, forgetting we had the little critter I never suspected it.  Its all so clear now! 

Take My Word for it

 

It’s a Red-tailed Hawk!

Habitat: Deciduous forests and open country of various kinds, including tundra, plains, and farmlands.

The Red-tail is the most common and widespread American member of the genus Buteo.

These are not leaves!  They are little birds, a very large flock of little birds, too far away to identify.

This Isn’t Good!

Today is not going so well so far!

I realized I haven't seen Forest Pig (a special cat) in a long time, I think the thing that makes me most sad is that I didn’t realize ‘till now.

I found one of my mom-hatched baby turkeys in the pond, the mama was doing so good keeping the three alive!

If that's not bad enough I also left my goat on the stand all night last night and that morning I had left her feet tied to it. I have to tie her feet to the stand to milk her, except this morning she was very well behaved!

I think need a side kick to follow me around and question every thing I do!

Goats & a Hidden Kitty

I know it’s not a very good photo but I just had to post it, ‘cuz Rory and Cricket are just so cute……….Cricket is is getting so big!

Can you see the kitty under the bench……?

Slacking Off Again

I took this pic in early spring, can you see the hazy rainbow above the barn!

I’m sorry I haven’t been blogging again…..time just keeps getting away from me and before I knew what happened it had been three months since my last blog post!  I’ll try not to let that happen again, because all sorts of fun stuff happens around here and I’m sure you would love to hear about it! I know I do.

Wind Storm on Wednesday

You can’t tell, but these clouds are racing by~~~~~~~~

I Have a Kid!

 

This is Cricket, my brand new baby girl! I’m so glad she’s finely here………I’ll post more pics and tell you all about her later, right now I’m going to rest from my long day of taking care of babies.   EBet the  Goatkeeper

sleeping habits

According to the last two mornings I have lost the ability to sleep in!  Yesterday morning I woke up around the usual time 5:30, wondering were I was, surely I’m not in my bed, why is my alarm not going off!  Oh wait, it’s the weekend, I don’t have to get up I can sleep in….. Sleep I did not, not completely any way, I tossed and turned, in and out of sleep.  This morning was the same except for the part about wondering were I was.  I like to sleep but obviously my brain prefers to stick to a schedule, I suppose it’s not all that bad!         

This is some one who can sleep any ol’ time!

My Post for The Day

I was going to tell you about my walk in the woods with the goat and the rat terriers, but my day got a little crazy toward the end……..with turkeys running away from home, an unexpected poo delivery and other little things that aren’t a big deal but make things take longer than they should!  so I’ll just leave you with one pic

Getting Back on Track!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I haven't been blogging,  and there’s no good explanation I’ve just been plain lazy! There are a lot of things I haven’t been doing…. Not that I have been doing nothing, just not as much as I should.  So from now on I’m going to post every day, maybe not here every day….. But on each of the blogs I’m suppose to contribute to!  And now I need to make up a punishment if I don’t get it done, maybe mom can handle that part!

A Gift For Me From Afar

From a Far_Side_of_Fifty to be exact!

This morning while I was……well hmm I don’t remember what I was doing. ????? Anyhow while I was doing what ever it is I was doing, the mail lady came and dropped off some packages.  They both where from one of my cousins, one for us, and one for one of the married sisters that she must not have the address for. Inside the priority mail box were some cookies and other goodies, I took a cookie and headed out to do my laundry. (Yes, I said out to do laundry, it’s in a separate house. This little farm house has no place for a washer or a dryer).      

As I was finishing up in the laundry house I saw the mail lady drive by again, when I got back in side I asked was there another package? Dad said “from Minnesota” I new instantly what it was, Mom was getting a wood carving from Connie at Far Side of Fifty!

Mom was opening her package when she said, “oh Bet, there’s something for you.”

I said, “for me?” I opened my package and there was my very own little wood carving!  That is it in the pic above…..I am so very very happy, thank you Connie it is so cute!    

Random ? Answer

 Our internet was having trouble again last night & this morning, that’s why I haven’t posted the answer ‘til now! anywho.

How many types of otter are there?

The answer you all have been waiting for!

You are correct if you guessed 13!

Random ? Tuesday

How many types of otter are there?

Is it…

• 7
• 13
• 25

Otter Be Happy

Watery Wednesday

With the temperatures in the low teens at night, and rarely above freezing during the day, the majority of the water around here is frozen. It makes for a lot of work, keeping every body fed & watered. Not so little, little miss La Nina sure is showing her stuff, call me crazy but I love it!

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