We are extremely saddened and heartbroken to share that our sweet kitty Samantha has left us for the Rainbow Bridge. She had fought on for a long time, but old age finally caught up with our senior girl. We've known for a while that she probably wouldn't make it to her next birthday, but we still had hope. However, she stopped eating and then drinking, and we knew … [Read more...]
Archives for April 2019
Snow Mountain is OUT!
It took us all by surprise when Snow Mountain was out - guess when - Easter Sunday!! The first guess for our contest was April 24th, so clearly no one, including us, expected it to be gone so soon! We knew it was almost there on Saturday, so Easter morning Luke and I went out to see if we could "navigate" through the gate to the small pen area. We are so thankful to … [Read more...]
You Know It’s Spring When…..
....the Guinea Hens are back in Luke's yard again! Once the snow is gone and the ground is clear, the guinea hens just can't stay out of Luke's fenced-in yard! Now poor Luke has to get the "all clear" before he's allowed out into his own yard (even though he swears he just wants to play with them). It's not always easy being a farm dog! Happy Earth Day! In … [Read more...]
Our Version of Ice-Out!
Those of you who live near lakes or ponds may be familiar with the concept of "ice-out". Ice-out is typically the term used to say when the ice has left a lake for the spring. Our big lake in New Hampshire, Lake Winnipesaukee, traditionally holds an ice-out contest each spring, where people can predict what the date of ice-out would be. They've been observing and recording the … [Read more...]
Digging for Treasure
It's so much fun to watch "the girls" scratching in the leaves and dirt looking for goodies! They have a routine: scratch, scratch, then the beak goes down to see if they turned up anything good! I like to find and collect old bottles and interesting things around our property, so I'm always telling them to "dig me up something good!". I think their version and mine of … [Read more...]
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