Wednesday, March 27, 2013

In The Bush

A friend got a new llama but it got away. Happy to say they are together again. The bush is fairly thick where they are and it would have been easy to get lost.

Thursday, February 28, 2013

Goose Egg

Peep, our barn goose, left us an offering today for the first time in months. Does that mean that spring is on the way?


February 28 Snow




It was one of those mornings when one cannot believe how beautiful the land one lives on all the time can look.

Saturday, February 23, 2013

Saturday, February 23

Well, I am having a good day so far today. I started off with what was supposed to be a 25 km run. It turned out to be only 24.76 km but I did not complain about it or run around the parking lot to make the full distance either. I am pleased to still be able to walk around this afternoon.

After the run, I went to the SPCA to get our new dog. Fleur-Ange went early yesterday and had the first walk with her and paid for her as a birthday present for me even though I thought we were splitting the cost as we do for most things. Turns out that this dog is a very special present indeed. OK, we might just be in honeymoon period, but our first afternoon together has been very nice. Our new dog, a shepherd/lab cross, is female and 2 1/2 years old. She is very friendly and met most of our animals already with only long looks and offers to touch noses. Only Gertrude, our older goat, took up Sadie on the nose touching but it seemed to go well. Our donkey, Leroy, and Alice, our younger goat, kept their distance but Sadie did not bark at them at all. She also just looked at the chickens and did not look like she wanted to do any chasing. Not sure where Peep, our goose, was hiding but I am sure we will see her later. When Sadie tried to touch noses with Princess, our indoor cat, Princess swatted her. Sadie just backed off and then did not get close to her the next time she passed by. We have not seen our ourdoor cat yet. Inside, Sadie walks about quietly and has only knocked a few things down with her happily swinging tail. No problems yet.


I am not sure how good this photo is as my glasses are in at the shop and I have a choice of very old glasses or my contacts and neither give me the sharp vision I need for camera or computer work. Looking forward to new glasses early next week.

Monday, February 18, 2013

Monday Morning

Several cardinals, some chickadees, two crows, and a great horned owl greeted me as I had a short walk to enjoy the -12 temperature before breakfast this morning.