Rose gets an upgrade 🐎, and Tux gets bugged 🙀!
Good morning! It’s going to be another scorcher. Other than that, let’s have a heart:
“These hearts are still cool from being in the tack room:”
I wish we could all fit in the tack room, Stormy. Anyway, Tux has caught a praying mantis:
Last night, Rose’s feed bucket served it’s last meal:
Don’t worry, Rose. I opened a work order with “maintenance.” They’ll see what they can do. . .
“Thanks, Francis! I love my shiny new feed dish!” 🐎
Lots of stuff to start off September (and a Stormy video)! 🐎
Good morning! What do you have there, Rose?
Oh, it’s just a little leftover sawdust. Ann must have cleaned the coops last night:
And if setting my feed dish on me was supposed to be funny—I AM NOT AMUSED!
Anyway, it looks like Eva is planning to “bless” us again:
That was fast, Eva. They might be born before your previous “blessings’” first trip to the you-know-where, for shots and fixing:
Finally, it’s very important to keep this gate tied up. . .
Stormy checks it every day:
🐎
A little “this-and-that” to finish August 🐎
Good morning! The heat’s coming back, but this morning at least there’s a nice breeze:
“Good morning, everyone, too! I’ve been told my name is ‘Charlie.’ Francis, can you please get a cat-cop to change this water? They seem to be dragging their paws this morning.”
I’ll “light a fire” under them for you, Charlie—and that’s a good name. You’re named after one of our beloved horses who we lost too soon 😿:
Speaking of getting things going, we can’t eat until you get in your own stall, Rose:
Oh, I see the cat water has been changed. Chin seems to be enjoying it. . .
Or is that Bolt? I can’t tell. 🐴
Donkeys strive for accuracy (video)! 🐴
Good morning! I should have a happier look on my face (because YOU'RE here); it’s just the way the camera caught me.
It’s raining, here and there. Between our friend Mike hacking down weeds, and Ann doing some mowing with the tractor, we’re finding a lot of new grass:
The chicks are talking amongst themselves while waiting to be let out:
I guess we can still call them chicks, because they haven’t started to lay eggs, but they are certainly grown hen size. 🐥
Here they are, being let out for this morning:
OOPS!—my mistake! This video is from last Thursday, when the sun was out. 🐴
It’s a doggie day! 🐴
The doggies wish you, “Good morning!”
Who’s that in the tool shed?
Oh, it's Patches and Marbles:
Onslow is doing his part to keep the apple tree sparrow-free:
And we’ve discovered that the front pasture is “closed for maintenance” today:
But we understand, because our friend, Mike, is busy clearing more weeds, which helps to expose more grass for eating! 🐴
Happy clean-mask Friday! 🐴
Good morning!
This is a first: Dad and a cat-cop are in the garage at the same time.
”If my kids aren’t scared of people, I suppose I shouldn’t be either.”
Smart move, Dad. Speaking of kids, Eva is joining us for breakfast (nosing away her kitten, Chin). You’ve been rather secretive Eva. Management suspects you’re about to “bless us” again:
Anyway, you recall the chicks were presented yesterday with seed block:
They worked around the edges overnight. 🐔
The Lake of Rose 🐎
Good morning! I hope you’re feeling as good as I look!
Goodness, baby cat, where is everyone this morning?
I see “catering” is trying out a seed block in the chicks’ coop (so far, no takers):
Please stop making such massive pee-pees in the stall, Rosie:
Any more “water,” and the cat-cops are going to need a BOAT to get to your feed dish! 😹
We are so sad 😿
Good morning. Our dear Danny Fairbrass went to Duck Heaven overnight. Here is his last photo, with his constant companions, Patrick and Aoife:
He came to us from the hatchery way back in March, 2017:
Here he is, in his finest moment, just after he fought off a vicious predator:
Rest in Peace, Danny. You will always be our hero. ❤️
The burn pile is burnt 🔥
Good morning!
The chicks will have to find a place to play other than the burn pile. . .
It was burned last night:
Watch your little chicken feet, chickens, the ashes are still hot! 🔥
”Has anyone seen my fly mask?”
It’s right where you left it last night, Stormy:
That water looks refreshing, Rose:
“I’ll save some for everyone, Francis!” 🐎
Angry Tiger face 😾 (a video and a YouTube)
Good morning! We’re always happy when our Ann is here to serve us breakfast ❤️!
We’re all in line to greet her (pay attention, Stormy):
What happened to your body, Tiger?
The above bit of silliness aside, I’m afraid the only other thing we have today is a pan-around video of the cats:
And our latest YouTube in case you missed it:
You shouldn’t be upset, swallows, Luna was just passing through. 😺
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