Monday, July 4, 2011
Red, White and BLUE!
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Meet The Ponies!
Jessie, my perfect 'first' horse is now 26 yrs. old and a registered AQUA bay mare. Blue, my dominant Appendix, is a registered American Paint. Jessie loves her grass more than her mother and Blue loves eating (period) and 'herding' poor Jess. Both love eachother! Jessie is very smart and warned me of the fox who was within 7 feet of Callie.
LaQuinta, My Elegant and Athletic Egyptian Queen
While showing in Lexington, I stayed at the LaQuinta Hotel and all summer saw this poor cat who was too shy to be caught. On the third try, it took over an hour to convince her that she would be making a good decision!
Little Bear, Our First Baby
Mama Dog, a wild black lab mix who refused to be tamed, dropped two of her pups at our back steps of the new house. Little Bear rules all of her siblings and tries to rule her parents. She is a very good guard dog!
Nugget, The Boss of the Boys
Nugget arrived about a year after Little Bear. At first he refused to come in, so I would wrap him up in thick blankets during winter's cold nights. He is the best dog, and so gentle with children. But, his growl sounds like some monster from a scary movie, no kidding!
Rocky, Mama's Mountain Lion!
While photographing the huge Rockefeller barns at the Rolling Rock Hunt Club in Ligonier, PA, I sadly spotted a dead black cat near the road lying in the grass. When I stood up, an older kitten approached me sporting a white bulging eye. He let me pick him up and off we went to find a vet!
Coty, Everyone Wants To Take Him Home!
While riding Blue in the big field, I heard the dogs barking. My heart sank as I couldn't see well but thought I saw a coyote. We trotted across the field only to find a terribly thin stray in need of our home. Coty is a superb watch dog!
Sammy, Mama's Shy Boy
Sleak beautiful Sammy was watching over Black Jack on a little hill as he laid dead in the ditch beside the highway. He heard my screams of anguish as I picked up our gorgeous brother of Little Bear. Two months later, he chose to live with us.
Callie, My First Barn Cat
One June day, something thin and dark hesitantly showed herself near the entrance of the barn. With a weak meow, she told me she wanted to stay at the barn, pleasing me to no end! Callie is the most patient cat and the only cat who allowed me to put 'antlers' on her head for Christmas.
Cricket, My First Kitten!
Something told me Callie was pregant though she did not show. She was so proud to introduce me to my first and only Grandcat! I never had a kitten before and this cat has totally melted my heart! He is rotten to the core and frequently must be reprimanded with the dreaded 'Love Jail'. Grammie holds him like a baby and pets him gently despite the awful protests that escape his strong jaws. He only receives 'Love Jail' after a vicious tackle that includes biting his mother's back and knocking her over. After his release, he immediately rubs my leg with his 15-inch long tail!
Princess, A Gift from God
The day after Cricket was born, Little Bear let out a weird bark. I discovered a gorgeous long haired cat perched in the corner of the unfinished side porch where the dogs cannot access. Still beautiful despite being starved and bone thin, Princess has become just that...a princess! She does what she wants but she makes up for it by being the most affectionate cat in the world giving lots of kitty kisses.
Daddy Cat
Daddy Cat was wild! After a year of daily feedings, long begging sessions and quiet study while he hid safely under the horse trailer, I finally won his trust. He now resides in the barn separated from Callie and Cricket who stay in the tack room. Daddy Cat is extremely vocal and affectionate, always thanking his Mama for his new home.
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About Me
- Kritter Keeper at Farm Tails
- After living 15 years in a very beautiful urban setting on top of my husband's highrise, it became obvious that I was out of place. I began riding about 12 years ago, purchased an awesome sport horse and competed in novice eventing. I needed to find all of us a beautiful place to live so that I could be the one to care for my Jessie, not a hired farm hand at a boarding barn that might close on a whim. We were blessed to find our old historic 80 acre farm tucked away in the woods that surround scenic fields. Hailing from generations of Vermont farmers and horse lovers, I felt right at home. I could now have another horse, dogs, more cats, plant flowers, grow veggies, mow the yard, feed and hear the birds chirping, listen to frogs, walk in the woods, and do all the things we did as kids. Kudos to my awesome husband. Without him, I would not be able to experience these blessings that God has bestowed upon Woodfield and all of its inhabitants.
34 comments:
This is great! I have wondered about you. Maybe you can catch us all up this winter : )
There is always so much to do! I never catch up - of course, I don't try too hard any more :-)
Have a happy week!
Good to hear from you. Glad things are going well, and hope you have a great show!
I'm glad to hear from you. Sounds like life has you busy right now. Have a great time at the show.
It is good to see a post from you--Summer is really a busy time and not that it's July, it seems like it's going a bit too quickly!
What a great picture!!! Blue looks like a sweetie!!!
I hope you and Blue have a great time at your show!
That picture reminds me of Mr. Ed! lol.
I love Blue Great picture.Cheri
Ha!!! What a GREAT picture!! LOVE it!!! Your horse is just so beautiful!! I think summer is just to busy to blog for people who love being outdoors...I'm having a hard time keeping at it most days. Great for you to stop in! :)
Good luck at your upcoming show! Love the hat on Blue!
Blue is looking good, very stylish hat he’s got there, happy 4th of July hope you had a good one. You do sound very busy, but I am glad all is mostly well, good luck with your up coming show I am sure you and Blue will make an awesome team when you are done getting him ready, have fun and take care till next time.
Regards
Edward
It's a busy time in our busy world!
Great picture - even his eyes are looking patriotic!
Great picture! Hope all your projects are going well. Sorry about the dogs chasing off the deer. :/ Hope you had a great 4th!!
Glad to hear things are going well!
Let us know how the show goes and so happy to hear everyone is doing great!
I love the picture of Blue!!! What a beauty!!! Lots of love, Debbie & Holly
I've missed your posts, and how did I miss this?! Lovely picture of patriotic Blue. Sorry about the strays chasing the fawns. I thought about you recently when I had a close encounter with a fawn walk/running within a very few feet of me while I was in the backyard. (Did I tell you that already?) It was such a wonderful moment and I wished for the camera! I hope he/she found their mama! Best wishes with your show and all your busy-ness! -Tammy p.s. love your header.
Such a nice picture to express the joy and the freedom we have to celebrate being an American! I had to come take another look as I passed through...see you later.
He's a Yankee Doodle Dandy... and a pretty good sport!
Love the photo-hope your 4th was a good one!
Hey you, go check out my latest post especially the bottom~ I have a surprise for you!! ;-)
Send me an email! Ranchgirldiaries@gmail.com
xo
Very cute! Just stopping in for a visit....I enjoyed my stay here. :) Hoping you can drop by my farm and say hi too!
Hope all went well at the show for you and your lovely Blue! Life takes over for a while, but I'm sure you'll have a lull and time to blog soon!
Thank you for your lovely comment about the hedgehog! They are a European animal, so sadly they do not range in the US. 'She' hasn't visited for the last couple of nights - but I'll keep putting out food and water and cross my fingers!
Best wishes
Rose H
Nice to know I'm not the only one that has trouble getting the posts posted (I'll never figure out the every day-ers though ;o)
Love that hat Blue!
I dropped over from Jen's blog. Your horse Blue reminds me of my horse Blue. I think they look alike around the eyes. Sorry about the deer being chased.Have a great time at the show.
Hi there,
I've been remiss at blogging myself and am just trying to get back into it too. when you have animals, there is never enough time for anything else; they are tons of work!
I thought id stop by your blog and say hello. And i hope your enjoying the beautiful fall weather that has begun. Richard from Amish Stories.
What a funny picture! your blog is very interesting. thanks for your posting.
What a great horse photo!!
I would love to have you pop by and say hi :-}
Lorraine
Awesome pics. I am glad that are you making more time for the blog. I know it takes a lot of time and energy, and I appreciate it. These postings and these pics make my day :)
Whats with the long face! Gorgeous horse and lovely shots too!
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WONDERFUL Post.thanks for share..
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