Spring Craziness

There’s lots of different ways people know spring is in the air.  Around here, it’s when Lucy leaves the warmth of the other chickens in the coop and returns to where she prefers to sleep—the goat shed. And that’s exactly …

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It’s Funny Photo Day

Around here, there’s a very deep blanket of snow on the ground and more is forecast for the NEXT FIVE DAYS.  Of course, it is February in Colorado, so what should I expect?

Actually, we usually get a big dump …

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Filed Under: Around the Barnyard, Chickens, Doink and The Goats, Keela

Doink Is Not A Morning Pig

Oh, mornings.  They’re not easy.  I slog out of bed, have two espressos, a cup of hot tea and check my e-mail from the comfort of the couch.  Once the sun is up, I head out to feed the animals.  …

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Quiet Afternoons With Jasmine

There’s nothing I like more than sitting in the barnyard and observing my animal family. After a while I completely forget they’re animals.  They’re each so different, so individual, so special.

Jasmine has gotten my attention lately.  She’s a …

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Napoleon’s Frostbite Story

Recently, the mood started changing around here.  The animals and I have less of that “we’re hunkering down” look.  We’ve made it through the worst part of winter, and we’re starting to think about spring.  The blogs I read are …

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Doink Has A Boo Boo

If you follow me on Facebook, (You do, don’t you?  Please?) you’ll know Mr. Doinkers somehow injured himself. He got a booboo.  An owie.  And I can tell you, when the pig ain’t happy, nobody’s happy. Especially me.

Sometimes he was resting with his purple blankie.

Sometimes

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Ten Reasons I Love My Pig Doink

In an attempt not to drown in photos, I’ve been trying to make sense of my iPhoto library. I’ve divided it in two, so now I have a library full of photos of humans and one full of photos of …

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