It's hot as hell today - as it was yesterday.  The farm stand went well and after we hung out in the bar, eating pizza, goat cheese, and  a salad I made from the left-over double-head of lettuce we forgot to sell. It was a delicious salad: fresh red lettuce, goat cheese, cashews, and French dressing.  I love the bar because I can treat it like my ( Read more... )

I finally found my ESB cord and was going to post a pic spam post of chickens, etc., but something happened last night to change it. Starting at about 10:30PM Andrew and I heard the horses, mule, and donkey next door making as much noise as humanly (equinely?) possible. We also heard coyotes, so we assumed that they were just alarming because of ( Read more... )

Yesterday, whilst I was at work Andrew decided to move one of the roosters over to the "adult" (or "cougar") side, but soon learned a lesson. First he moved the black rooster but, no sooner had the poor cock hit the ground, then the hens ran over and began savagely pecking him. Andrew, of course, had to rush in and save him. Next, he tried the big ( Read more... )

So today I was bitten by a horse... seriously.

There are two horses at the farm where I work: Shadow (who is 30) and Viento (which means wind.) Both are generally sweet, but Shadow is very, very old and kind of slow. Viento is about 20, but in fine shape.

So, today, they are in their makeshift pen that is only separated from the rest of the farm ( Read more... )

I've been feeling oddly non-verbal for the past couple of days - and not very social either. There's nothing wrong;I'm perfectly happy. I just seem to be craving quiet. So, in honor of being quiet, I give you:

( Summer Morning With Horses )