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Break in the Rain

5/30/2017

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Working on the farm is a 24/7 job. You don't get any vacation and you don't get any breaks. You must tend to the animals no matter what the weather. Today it was raining, one thing goats absolutely despise is rain.

They’re kinda like the Wicked Witch of the West

……I'm melting….

except it happens with one single drop of rain, the biggest babies I have ever seen.  Of course, I am speaking of the does (sorry ladies), the bucks at least will tolerate a light drizzle before retreating.

But I have wandered off my story…..

Anyway, working on the farm can be rough, and the rain makes it even more difficult.  Because after a rain you have MUD.  We have 6 seasons here in Preston County.  Spring, MUD, Summer, Fall, MUD, Winter.  This year Spring was in March, interrupted by Winter in late March followed by MUD.  We were seeing the light at the end of the tunnel in late April and a return to Spring, just in time for MUD to come back.

​Between all the rain there are beautiful sights on the farm, like the picture above.  That was taken after an all-day annoying rain.  It just reminds me that there will always be a little rain in everyone’s life, but the beauty after the rain is well worth it!

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The Chair of Gathering

5/21/2017

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This is a picture in our den and this is "The Chair of Gathering". You see in the den, we have two recliners with the nice warm wood stove in the winter and the cool breeze from the ceiling fan in the summer. So this is the place to go and relax. They will not rest alone in the chair, this is after all the chair of gathering, but do know, if you sit in this chair, they will come (kinda like "Field of Dreams", without ghosts). 

They wait, to hear that sound.....the creak of the chair and the whoosh/click that the footrest has risen. That's when the first one comes, then the second, finally the third.  Sometimes even the dogs get involved, which makes for quite the full chair.  

​They will not leave anytime soon. So if you choose to sit in the chair of gathering know that they are not far away... 

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Duck to water

5/6/2017

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You have heard the expression "Like a duck to water"...well we have some "special ducks" and they did not get the memo. These are ducks that were given to us, they are not the same breed as our Muscovy ducks, Our Muscovy Ducks love the pond, but most are too lazy to walk or fly up to it. They just hang out by the coop and use the splash pool in the yard.


This troop of "special ducks" are a group unto themselves, over the past few years they have been exploring more areas of the farm. They found the drainage ditch by the road. This is not an approved area to go, but they love playing in the ditch so much. So we thought, "if they like the ditch they will love the pond". It did not work out that way. You see, we herded them up to the pond and they just looked at it. I had one of the Muscovy take a swim to let them see how it is done. They just looked at her like she had something wrong and then went on their merry way.

They still go up to the pond but the water is much too scary!

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