Fainting goats Laverne and Shirley tolerate Tucker as long as he stays on his side of the fence. Shirley is just curious about Tucker. Laverne wants a piece of him! Today Laverne and Tucker got into a little disagreement. In this case, good fences ...
August Rainstorm
We are socked in with smoke from all the wildfires burning in California. Our hearts go out to all those who have suffered losses and we pray for the safety of our firefighters. We got a brief respite from the smoke on Saturday as a series of ...
Lilacs, oh my goodness
I have always loved lilacs but have never grown them. I always thought of them as an east coast plant, adorning the estates around Martha's Vineyard. Ina Garten has lilacs. Martha Stewart has lilacs. Mary O'Brien? Not so much. That was before we ...
Magpie Mayhem
I was working on my computer on Monday morning. Tucker was doing what he does best on the daybed in my office. I sensed something was going on outside and looked up to see at least a hundred pretty birds with yellow beaks on the hill outside ...
The need, the need for speed.
This website has been out of my control since Saturday morning. Four whole days. No funny animal posts, no recipes, no photos, no nothing. We were unhappy with the speed of this site so we decided to upgrade to a faster service. We hit the button to ...
Night Falls
A tech report on my favorite morning news show piqued my interest in a small time-lapse camera made by Brinno. The more I researched, the more I wanted one. So I bought one. It arrived a couple of days ago and we have played with it a bit. The first ...
My rose garden
Michael and I converted a neglected garden bed in front of the house to a rose garden. I bought some lovely old style roses that work well with the farmhouse. Looking down from the porch. Today I had time to take a few quick ...
Donkeys on the Run
Jack and Diane were full of piss and vinegar yesterday. They have been lazy all summer but the weather was cool, there was a nice breeze and they were feeling their oats. ...
Where there’s smoke…
there's turkeys. I got a good scare today. I was in the kitchen when I saw a huge cloud of smoke blow by the window. California is tinder dry right now and wildfires are always a concern. I hurried to my office for a better look out the French ...
Pasture Morning
The farm animals are at their best in the morning. The chickens are noisy, the donkeys are goofy, the emus silly, and the goats clumsy. I love my mornings in the pastures feeding the animals. I offered to trade shifts with Michael the other day, but ...
Mean Girls
If you have seen the movie or are watching the current season of Big Brother, you know all about mean girls. Emu sisters Chica and Loca are having a bit of a mean girl issue at the moment. Chica has been displaying adult female behavior for many ...
Blackberries, Donkeys and Deer
There is a large blackberry patch on the front of our property. I have been patiently waiting for the berries to ripen so I could pick them all. I had visions of jams, jellies, cobblers, pies, and scones. Today was the day. The hot weather has ...
Unintentional practical joke.
I hate practical jokes. Always have, always will. I would just as soon stay in bed on April Fool's Day as get up and run the risk of being the fool. It seems like practical jokes rely on making a fool out of someone, embarrassing someone, or scaring ...
Bedskirt Obsession
When you saw the title, you probably thought I was obsessing over what bedskirt to buy. I wish it were this simple. It's not me with the bedskirt obsession, it's Tucker. It started about three weeks ago. I found him in my room with his face ...
Intruders
Lately the locals have been making pests of themselves on our property. I know this because I relocated my office temporarily to my upstairs bedroom until the downstairs air-conditioning is replaced next week. Being upstairs all day has ...
They were faking lazy.
Laverne and Shirley, our fainting goats, are lazy goats. They spend all day like this. Or like this. They might lift their heads from time to time. Sometimes they watch The Nature Channel, lying ...
The night shift.
The routine animal chores take place twice daily at the Buck 'n Run Ranch. Scratch is tossed out for the chickens, the emus and goats are fed, and the donkeys get a carrot and their fly masks put on or taken off. I am a morning person so I take the ...
4th of July, 2013
Last night Michael, Tucker, and I packed the Jeep and took the mile and a half trip from our house to watch fireworks. The gated community across the road from the ranchos where we live hosts a big fireworks display every July 4th. They detonate the ...
Lowell Ego lights
I have wanted a pair of Lowell Ego lights for tabletop photography since I first saw them. Frankly the price and the reviews scared me off. People described the assembly of the lights to be quite an ordeal, requiring the assistance of a second ...
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