FRANCIS'S BLOG 03/09/2026
I won’t be back until St. Patrick’s Day ☘️, but I’ll miss you every day until then 😿 (and I have a video).
Good morning! I see Security Chief Onslow is keeping an eye on “Tux’s Dad.” I’m sure he’s been telling him to be more friendly; it hurts the cat-cops’ feelings when you run:
I’ll be on vacation all next week. I promise to share my pictures with you when I get back. I wish I were happier, but I’ll miss you all so much!
I’m working on a software change to the website that will let me take you with me and share my adventures as I go. . .
But I am a donkey, and working a keyboard with hooves takes extra time. 🐴
Oh, here’s a video of some wyandottes eating one of the olive-egger’s eggs:
Don’t tell the olive-eggers, please. 🐴
Let them NOT eat eggs! 🐎
Good morning! What crystal-clear water!
“The rain always works it magic. As soon as that camera goes away, I might go fishing!”
Now-now, Tails. No fishing. Anyway, what flavor Goo-Tube do we have this morning, Smudge? Chicken and cheese? Yuk and yuk!
Apparently Onslow likes it, too:
Speaking of chicken, poor Stormy had egg on his dinner last night:
The cat-cops forgot that his feed dish is the latest nesting site. 🙀
When the opportunity presents itself. . . (video) 🐴
Good morning! It looks like someone left the hay a little too close to the gate:
Oh, Stormy! You should be ashamed of yourself for not resisting temptation!
“You’re one to talk, Francis. . .”
That wasn’t me. That was my evil twin. 🐴
Mystery solved! 🐔
Good morning! Oh, excuse me for yawning!
Hey Greg, it’s bad enough that the cats sometimes eat chicken food—but that’s stale chicken food!
And remember when we told you somebody started laying eggs in Stormy’s feed bucket?
Is our little black hen the “depositor?”
A-ha! We have video evidence!
It’s ok if you do, little hen, just don’t make a poopie! 🐴
Eggs can be anywhere 🥚
Good morning! I’m so glad to see you, I only wish I had more news for you:
I asked Tiger what he was doing. He said, “Oh. . .not much. Just keeping the gloves warm.”
But somebody laid an egg in Stormy’s feed dish:Now this is an Ann’s Horse Farm first! 🐔
Hmm. . ? Maybe you ARE Tux’s Daddy (video) 🙀!
Good morning from Rose and myself! You know, yesterday, we said that we didn’t think the new stray was Tux’s father, because he didn’t have Tux’s cute white nose.
He showed up again this morning, and we got a better look at him (more after video):
Security Chief Onslow got a better look at him this morning:
Yesterday we reported that new kitty didn’t have white on his nose. We were wrong!
He has TWO white places on his nose! 😺
Are you Tux’s daddy? 🙀 (and a chicken video 🐓)
“Good morning. Please put down the phone, get out of the car, and feed us.”
Good job, Betty. Rose, RC, and Stormy say “Good morning, everyone!”
We love the cat-cops, but sometimes they need a “fire lit under them,” so to speak.
Here’s the best picture we have so far of a new stray:
He looks like Tux, except he doesn’t have Tux’s cute little dab of “nasal white:”
The sky this morning is full of chattering birds:
Speaking of birds, let's visit the chickens:
With the exception of Tom and Bart, these birds are quieter. 🐔
Well, howdy neighbor! 🐎 (and our latest YouTube)
Good morning! We have a neighbor that moved in two houses down. . .
And part of his pasture adjoins ours:
I’m sure we’ll be friends! 🐴
And here are Sophie and Anya in our latest YouTube video:
I don’t know if the game is “freeze tag” or “red light—green light.” 🐴