Son repaired a few spots where the wood had rotted and then loaded it up on the truck and too it to them.
Monday, November 26, 2018
Old Coop
We haven't used the small A frame coop much, except for the stray puppies, so decided to give it to a young couple at church wanting to start raising chickens.
Son repaired a few spots where the wood had rotted and then loaded it up on the truck and too it to them.
Son repaired a few spots where the wood had rotted and then loaded it up on the truck and too it to them.
Wednesday, November 21, 2018
Sunsets
Here are some sunsets that I enjoyed. It always amazes me that every sunset is different.
These were taken in September and October, mostly from our front porch. But there are a couple from our recent trip.
These were taken in September and October, mostly from our front porch. But there are a couple from our recent trip.
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| September 2 @ 7:38 pm |
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| September 13 @ 7:27 pm |
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| September 14 @ 7:35 pm |
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| September 15 @ 7:15 pm |
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| September 16 @ 7:22 pm |
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| September 25 @ 7:01 pm |
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| September 27 @ 7:04 pm |
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| October 1 @ 6:42 pm |
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| October 5 @ 6:53 pm |
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| October 8 @ 6:46 pm (Love Field Airport) |
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| October 16 @ 6:00 pm GMT (Henley, England) |
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| October 21 @ 6:07 pm GMT (Dublin, Ireland) |
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| October 23 @ 6:09 pm GMT (Berkshire, England) |
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| October 25 @ 6:18 pm |
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| October 25 @ 6:21 pm |
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| October 25 @ 6:31 pm |
Monday, November 19, 2018
Six Puppies
As we were about to turn into our driveway coming home from church the other day, we saw a couple of puppies in the middle of the county road.
So we had to stop and investigate.
The puppies ran off into the woods onto our property so we followed them and their little barking, and found more puppies. In all, we found six, yes SIX, puppies back in the woods.
At this point it occurred to us that the strange noises we'd heard the day before out toward that direction had been the puppies. Then I remembered there had been the sound of a vehicle idling, just out of sight, in that same area the day before. And our dogs had been barking all day at something in the woods we couldn't see. It all finally added up to the fact that someone had dumped a litter of puppies on our property.
Puppies are so cute. It's hard to believe that someone, a human person, would have the heart to dump them off out on a country road. It's heartless.
We gathered them all up and put them in the back of the car to get them to the house, afraid they might run further into the woods if we left and came back. We put them in a box, and later moved them to the empty chicken tractor. They were hungry, thirsty, wet, and cold. So we fed them and they climbed over each other to eat.
It looked as if the parents had been a border collie and a pit bull, based on the look of the puppies.
To add to our little problem, Guv'nor and I were leaving the next day for a "fortnight holiday" in England. So the pressure was on to deal with them quickly.
Monday morning I phoned around and found that the local animal shelter was open and would take the puppies. When I took them later, I had to pay a fee for their services. Luckily they gave me the "litter" rate of $75 (instead of the individual animal rate of $30).
The fact that dogs are regularly dumped out in the country angers me on several levels.
So we had to stop and investigate.
The puppies ran off into the woods onto our property so we followed them and their little barking, and found more puppies. In all, we found six, yes SIX, puppies back in the woods.
At this point it occurred to us that the strange noises we'd heard the day before out toward that direction had been the puppies. Then I remembered there had been the sound of a vehicle idling, just out of sight, in that same area the day before. And our dogs had been barking all day at something in the woods we couldn't see. It all finally added up to the fact that someone had dumped a litter of puppies on our property.
Puppies are so cute. It's hard to believe that someone, a human person, would have the heart to dump them off out on a country road. It's heartless.
We gathered them all up and put them in the back of the car to get them to the house, afraid they might run further into the woods if we left and came back. We put them in a box, and later moved them to the empty chicken tractor. They were hungry, thirsty, wet, and cold. So we fed them and they climbed over each other to eat.
It looked as if the parents had been a border collie and a pit bull, based on the look of the puppies.
To add to our little problem, Guv'nor and I were leaving the next day for a "fortnight holiday" in England. So the pressure was on to deal with them quickly.
Monday morning I phoned around and found that the local animal shelter was open and would take the puppies. When I took them later, I had to pay a fee for their services. Luckily they gave me the "litter" rate of $75 (instead of the individual animal rate of $30).
The fact that dogs are regularly dumped out in the country angers me on several levels.
Monday, November 12, 2018
Wheatgrass
Son read somewhere about the benefits of drinking wheatgrass and how easy it was to grow. So he bought the supplies and had a go growing it.
I have had wheatgrass added in small quantities to smoothies when ordering at a juice bar, but it never occurred to me that wheatgrass was just sprouted wheat berries. So, basically, the very young wheat plant. Made sense though when I thought about it.
The wheat berries sprouted quickly and grew a few inches in just a few days.
I have had wheatgrass added in small quantities to smoothies when ordering at a juice bar, but it never occurred to me that wheatgrass was just sprouted wheat berries. So, basically, the very young wheat plant. Made sense though when I thought about it.
The wheat berries sprouted quickly and grew a few inches in just a few days.
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