A Walk Around the Pasture

We finally have had a couple of days without rain, so I thought I’d go check out the pasture.  It certainly looks like spring is way behind this year.

shadow/spring

I wanted to see how green it was and check fence.  Of course, the first thing I noticed was a squirrel.  From the pile of walnut shells beneath the tree, I’d say this has been his home all winter.

spring/mosaic

There is water in the waterways.  That’s a relief.

Weekend Reflections/spring

There isn’t a lot of water in there yet, but we’re supposed to have rain several days this coming week too.

old/shadow

I have a lot of old trees along the waterway, but it doesn’t look like they have realized it’s spring yet.  Hopefully today’s sunshine will help.

old/glow

old/glow

I had to check along my fences too.  I did find a panel that must have been blown down, so I’ll have to repair it before I turn goats out.

shadow/spring

The grass is turning green, especially where the hay was made.  It doesn’t have the tall dead grass on it.

spring

The geese are enjoying the green by the old fence.

old/spring

Does it look like this one is smiling at me?

shadow

The boys are also enjoying the grass.  They have been turned out to the small front pasture.

Marley, Fionn, Boeris
spring/shadow/smile

glow/spring

smile/Weekly Top Shot

Cinnamon doesn’t seem to think it’s fair that the boys have nice grass and she’s in the muddy barnyard.

not a smile

I’m linking to Ashley’s Scavenger Hunt Sunday where the topics are:  glow, old, shadow, spring, and smile.  I’m also sharing with Shadow Shot Sunday2, Weekend Reflection, Weekly Top Shot, and Mosaic Monday.

 

Winners and Fences and Skies

I am honored to have so many people be supportive and express interest in my novel.  I did a random number generator and drew the name of Pat at Mille Fiori Favoriti and a second name, Alicia at Happily Married to the Cows.  They will both be getting a copy of my book.  If you didn’t win and would like another opportunity, you can visit Patty at Broken Teepee.  She read and reviewed the book and is also hosting a giveaway.

Now to our regularly scheduled post.  It’s been nice enough the last couple of days for me to go walk in the pasture.

The geese are enjoying the water and ground that isn’t muddy.

They still aren’t happy to see me, even out in the pasture.

I did find evidence of spring!  There was a red-winged blackbird.  It sounded like spring!

Silly robins were everywhere, but they didn’t want to show me their lovely orange breasts.

I also saw on my walk that there was some old fence that my helpers missed last year.  We’ll need to get this removed this summer.

As much as I dislike working with barbed-wire, it is good for keeping the cattle from leaning on the fence.  It’s also good just for taking pictures.

Finally, I just about didn’t notice the squirrel above my head.  He was taking off by the time I got his picture.  I’m not sure if the bird was bounced off the tree by the squirrel’s jump or what.

It also looks like the magnolia tree is getting ready to blossom!

Spring is certainly here!

Linking to Friday’s Fences, Skywatch Friday, Farmgirl Friday and Camera Critters.

Snowy Barn

Our rainy weekend turned into snow.  I don’t want to complain about the moisture.  We do need it, but I wish it could soak into the ground.   The birds were happy I filled the feeders before the snow started.

“Ingrid” effect by pixlr

I think the geese are the only ones happy with all the water/snow.

“Soft” texture from pixlr

Unfortunately, it’s still frozen, so we have a wet, sloppy muddy mess.  The goat are not happy.

Coral is really unhappy because her sister, Clover, kicked her out of the Love Shack.

“Sand” texture by pixlr

Everyone is hiding and wishing things would dry up.

“Snow” texture by Mother Nature

Sugar is really hoping things are better when she has her kids in a couple of weeks.

“Dusty” texture by pixlr

The really bad part about the water staying on top of the ground is that it runs beneath the door of the barn.  They are flooding.

I do wish I could come up with a way to solve this problem.  I hope it improves before the girls start kidding.

Another reminder that I am holding a giveaway for a copy of my novel that was just published.  You can click the cover below to enter.

Linking to Barn Charm, Ruby Tuesday 2 and Tuesday Muse.