Yesterday brought a quiet, drizzly morning. The day promised increasing wind and dropping temperatures with a chance of snow, so I took my time getting outside to do deer and chicken chores. The weather radar showed a slight clearing in the next hour so I decided to wait for that opportunity to tend to the … More Rainy Day Punkin
Tukker, the orphaned buck fawn we raised in 2019, and released January 16th of 2020, spent most of the spring enjoying his freedom. He never ventured far, though we knew he had crossed through barbed wire fencing, as his back was scraped to the point it was often more bloody than hair-covered. Fortunately, at some … More Tukker’s Yearling Summer
I have written, more than once, about how the Eeyore in me tends to look first to the down side of everything. For instance, when FD’s mother passed away in March, all I could see around me was a lot of chaos and overwhelming work to do. The house she lived in had not been … More Tukkered Out
The kitchen window is often the spot through which I see all sorts of wildlife passing by. Ms. Foxy trots along the neighboring fence line each morning around ten o’clock. The red-tailed hawk perches in the old hackberry tree most mornings, and the little sparrows hang out in the forsythia bush just below the kitchen … More Crash Landing
One enduring thing about me, is that I always have a plan for the day – even when down with a physical injury, I still create some kind of a list of doable projects. Around here, the weather often dictates the plan for the day and, thanks to fairly accurate weather forecasts, I have an idea … More Saturday Workday Detour
One evening last week, I got a call from a man about two opossum babies that he and his wife had rescued. The caller did not give many details about the situation – only that the mother had been killed and these two were now without a mother. Since FD and I had taken our nephew Sid, from … More A Pair Of ‘Possums
Lately, I have noticed hoards of Brewer’s Blackbirds congregating in the trees around the ten-acre ranch. They make their arrival well known as they fly in, finding perches in the tallest of trees, and making quite a racket all the while. I used to find the clamor of chatter and “chucking”, accompanied by shrill squeals, quite … More The Twenty-Four Hour Gift
It has been a long, dry spell since I was last able to spend an entire morning walking with Daisy deer. Having lost both her fawns by early July, Daisy had been free all summer to run with the local herd of wild deer. Not seeing her around our home much, I suspected she was … More An Unusual Rescue
For those of you who do not reside in the United States, Sonic Corporation is the nation’s largest chain of drive-in restaurants. We have a Sonic restaurant located in our city, and FD and I have been known to grab a quick meal there once in a while when busy with an outdoor project and … More Saving Sonic
I had not given much thought to the subject of unwanted puppies in a long time. I cringed the last time I saw a couple at the Wal-Mart parking lot with puppies loaded up in a clothes basket and a FREE PUPPIES sign attached to their truck. I wondered what kind of homes those puppies … More Discarding Unwanted Animals
Not quite a year ago I got involved with JCCARE (Japanese Chin Care and Rescue Effort) when a plea came for help in fostering incoming Chin. Fostering proved to be a learning experience for both FD and me. We thought we would just be providing a home for these sweet “chindren” until someone chose to … More Chyann’s Story…
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