The fog creeps in on little cat feet.......

I love where I live.......

to the north

to the west......

Demons.......

I have an affinity for animals. Every since I was a little girl I have been dragging home some animal that was hurt or abandoned. Anything that was helpless seemed to find its way into my heart and my home.

It has not changed in all these years.

I lost a wild jackrabbit this morning. So sad. And so scary! I keep my hay, (until the barn is finished), in my horse trailer and while I am getting hay out inevitably, I drop some at the trailer door. Which in turn attracts all the wild rabbits, both jack and cottontail. I call it my "Bunny Buffet".

I love these little guys. They are funny and quick and have gotten surprisingly used to me moving around and do not run from me as they did at first.

This morning as I rounded the corner of the road to the pens, I saw a bunch of gray and one of my big Jacks struggling. Without thinking, I ran, as fast as I could, but alas. It was too late. And then, as I knelt to comfort as my Jack lay passing away, I realized........

THAT WAS THE BIGGEST BOBCAT I HAVE EVER SEEN!

That cat was as tall as Rhett dog, although not as long and much more buff!

What the heck was I thinking? That cat was huge so I went back and measured the tracks. Not quite, but almost the length of my fingers and as wide as my 3middle fingers.

I understand that I have moved into their territory. I understand that this is the way of nature. I understand that without predators, we would be over-run by rabbits.

I also understand that my Kitty Boys will forever be resigned to having to be in a kennel when they want to be outside. NO WAY will my kitties be bobcat or coyote food.

(not my bobcat, but one from the internet!)

https://youtu.be/KCO0gDb7ES0

Sprockett

Welcome little one........

Sprockett

 

sleepy boy

 

 

 

While visions of sugar plums dance.......

Christmas at my homestead......
      just a few pics to remember this year by.......

Pink, white and lavender...my favorite Christmas colors!

Christmas is never Christmas without a punchbowl full of snow balls..

One of these Christmas's I will remove those nasty lights from that gorgeous angels hands...

 

Glad tidings!

my signature white dove...did you know that dove mate for a lifetime?

Angels we have heard on high...

 

 

 

 

My kitchen widow sill scene...

cannot have a Victorian village without horses!

sledding children...

Bringing home the Christmas tree!

 

 

I usually do a Christmas decoration blog, but as I began the arduous task of taking my tree down, realized I had not posted any pictures. So here they are. I hope your Christmas was blessed by the presence of Christ and His marvelous grace.

 

Merry Christmas

Bless your heart! And Happy New Year!

Been thinking about doing a blog about a "personality disorder". Have even written 3 on the computer. And then? God steps in and gives me a word. So this is the best I can do. But I think you will get the point and I hope it helps you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My heavenly Father ALWAYS has the last Word. This hurts no matter who you are and who is attacking you but God says, "FORGIVE as I have forgiven you". Can we do any less? God says, "PRAY for those who persecute you". Can we do any less? Not if we love the Lord with all our heart, with all our mind and with all our soul. On that day, when we stand before a holy and righteous God, I will ask Him, God Almighty, that all that was done against me by YOU be not held against you. After all. I have Him. YOU have nothing but the lies. Repent. Before it is too late.

 

Happy New Year

 

 

 

 

http://personalitybuzz.com/10-hidden-signs-of-a-narcissist/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time for a party.....

Have not written for quite some time. Things have been really busy but the fall is always a fun time for me and you will rarely find me inside.

 

Between Siri` being sick and going back and forth to the vet, trying to get the posts in for Bo's new pen and the temporary round pen up, getting the fencing done for the dogs and the garden fence in, PLUS getting masks made for the facilities Halloweenie thingy....WHEW! Just reading this makes me tired.

 

So these are the masks.....

 

My friend JM

Both of us, although whomever said black is slimming was a big, fat liar........



 

We also welcomed a new member to our family, (another blog altogether when I figure out how to get these photos off of a new device I purchased)! I will be glad to welcome in November.

 

For now, I hope your October was as lovely as mine, albeit busy! And happy, happy November!

 





Scary things......

Scary things.

Things that go bump in the night.

Big hairy bugs on your ceiling.

Rattlesnakes on your front porch.

OR?

Coming home to find your horse in a puddle of blood.

Nothing like giving a horse mom a heart attack! I came home on Thursday to find my sweet Siri` standing in a puddle of bright red blood! And not just a little puddle! A HUGE puddle!

 

I checked her all over and could not find any injury. Good gut sounds, no fever, no raised heart rate, good respirations and good pink gums. But then it happened. Siri` squatted and urinated....TOTAL blood. So off to the vet we go. AND?

 

Nothing. We could not find a stinkin' thing wrong in the blood work, in the urine sample, NOT. A. THING. Nothing in the vaginal exam and all the other exams. So we sent blood off to the Equine Center in Las Vegas and they found nothing either.

 

What. The. Hay???

 

Friday evening it stopped. No sign of anything through the rest of the weekend. Siri` seems to be in good spirits and doing fine.

 

ME?

 

I have a few more gray hairs and a depleted bank account.

 

I love that girl!

 

 

 

8/30/2016 Addendum

Siri` again had blood issuing yesterday and last night. I took her totally off of anything but Bermuda hay and her pellets. I am worried. Please pray for my sweet Siri`.