I never have my camera handy when I really need it!  Lincoln was standing at the fence doing his loud, shrill, warning call.  I looked around but didn’t see any strange dogs, cats, or any other furry critter who didn’t belong on the farm. So I followed his gaze and saw a beautiful deer standing outside our property line. She was getting ready to run across the road when she stopped and spotted Lincoln our alpaca. I think she thought he was cute because she stood there gazing at him with those big beautiful brown, doe eyes with the long lashes!  She winked, he did his warning call. She flirted, he yelled louder. She nodded her head, he…that’s right…yelled more. I’m standing there scratching my head trying to figure out if she’s nuts or if he is! They look the same, they’re the same color and height, he’s handsome, she’s beautiful…it could work. He kept yelling, she kept flirting and I kept scratching my head until Biscuit came galloping towards us barking at the deer, which made her run. Too bad, I could have had a new daughter in law…sorta speak!!

I learned something new today, goats don’t like pickles. I thought they ate everything including tin cans! I gave Dillon a kosher pickle and he wallowed it around in his mouth, spit it out, stared at it, picked up the now slimy pickle again, took a little bite, squished it between his gums and tossed it out of his mouth once more. He then squinted at me like, ‘how dare you give me that horrid thing’ and trotted away.  Before I could throw it away, Biscuit ran up, grabbed it and galloped away with Mr pickle because he thought it was something yummy.  He spit it out in front of Bouncer who then grabbed it and ran with it.  Last I saw, the donkey was running with it towards the barn. Who knows where it’s at now!

True story…Scouts Honor!!

God just sent us a blessing…He is still on the Throne! He has not forgotten us or our critters!  

Been wondering, could I give my horse and Donkey a bath? I wonder……why, of course!  I’ll get Super Farmer right on it!  Heck, I’ll even help!  I will get the shampoo and brush out and ready for him.  Why, I bet he could do the goat and the llamas too!!  I can picture it in my mind…I will line them up, starting with the smallest…Dillon, followed by Laci the mini tank, then Dunkay, and the llamas close behind! It will be a farm ‘animal wash’. As soon as he gets to work, I will pull up a comfy chair and film it!  Sounds like the perfect way to spend a warm, sunny, Sunday afternoon!

Another fun memory from 2 years ago…

I  limped out to the barn today to see all the chicks and kittens that I haven’t been able to check on as much, because of my super duper sprained ankle that now lives inside a boot that is bigger than Laci’s head!  And its a good thing I went out there!  Laci our mini tank and Dunkay the donkey, broke through to the main part of the barn and somehow shut themselves inside.  Oh no….what did they do???  They knocked over the kitty box, ate a brand new bag of cat food, knocked off buckets, and other items from the work bench and destroyed the little area that is off limits to all creatures! There they stood, at the small gate that was shut looking at me with, ‘I didn’t do any of it, he/she did it all by him/herself’ eyes!! They knew they were in trouble and hung their heads in shame…or more like, ‘tee hee, we got away with it again’!

It’s funny how the animals know when there’s something different about you.  Because of my hurt ankle, I have to wear a big boot that makes me limp and look goofy (can you believe that???), it makes everyone living in the barn curious about that ‘strange’ contraption that mom wears on her foot.  The first time I dragged my aching foot that was squeezed inside the big plastic boot, out to the barn, they  all stopped eating (what!!?) and looked at me limping towards them.  The goats ran behind the chicken coop shaking in fear, the horse shrugged her shoulders and went back to what she does best, eat….the llamas ran in circles, bumping into each other…the chickens stopped clucking and stared in horror and Dunkay, well he ran over to me, looked me up, down and sideways, then tried to chew my boot! Luckily I had my cane, so I bopped him over the head with it to make him stop, I didn’t want to fall, possibly hurting the other ankle!  He looked up, thinking I wAnted to play, so he did a little dance, turned in a circle, pushed his behind up to me, and demanded a butt scratch!

Me and the clumsy boot am now old news to all the furry creatures, they don’t care about my pain and suffering or that I wear a boot that is bigger than their heads. They just want to be fed, now…right now!  I hear them loud and clear…”stop limping, hurry up and feed us NOW”!!!!

As most of you know…I sing to my animals. The dogs, chickens, turkey’s and yes, the llamas. I even have, on film, singing to the hens. Well, tonight when I got home from taking sunset pics, it was dark. I went around our little drive, stopped the Jeep, rolled down the window and sang my llama, llama, llama song because they were all standing there. I got done singing to the animals, put my Jeep in drive to go up the drive when I saw someone standing there. He was taking a night stroll complete with reflectors on his shirt and a flashlight.  I didn’t know he was there. If I did, I would not have sat there singing to my llamas!! I’m glad he couldn’t see me because I’m sure I was as red as my Jeep!  I think this neighbor falls under, “I love this farm, you never know what they’re gonna do next”!!

Yep, the funny farm.  True story.

Part 2…

OH MY GOSH! I’m not kidding…my dogs just barreled out the front door and are acting like rapid dogs at the fence! Guess who is walking past the farm!? Yep…the guy who was strolling past earlier who heard my llama song! First he hears the crazy farm lady singing to her llamas in the dark and now there are 3 dogs barking and running along the fence as he walks back home! I think he went to the ‘I hate that farm’ category !

One of my favorite things to do, is sit on the back porch with my coffee and cereal. I enjoy the sounds of the farm. Where else we can you sit and hear all at the same time…song birds chirping away, ducks loudly quacking, a donkey HEEE HAAAAWING, 2 dogs barking at a jogger, the young rooster showing off to the girls, the hens squawking as they lay eggs, a goat baaaawing for food, an alpaca yelling out his warning cry to the now running past the farm jogger, and Chippie growling on my lap!  I think I’ll go back inside the house for some peace and quiet.

I almost made it inside the barn today. I got as far as the door when the animals who were grazing in the far back pasture, noticed that mama was close by.  They thought that I had brought some tasty treats (cause they hadn’t seen me for days), so they ran, galloped, pushed, grunted and shoved each other trying to get to me first. But I am smarter than the average barn animal and had my cane with me!  I raised it up in the air and yelled, “WHOA LITTLE DOGGIES-STOP!!” It was like watching a cartoon, they stopped by thrusting their stiff front legs out, making deep ruts in the ground, The llamas who were bringing up the rear, fell into the front bodies, which made the whole herd cry out in sounds that you imagine you would only hear in the Twilight Zone!. After the dust settled, there was a pile of hooves and fur a mere 2 inches from me! I rolled my eyes, shook my head, turned around and limped my way back to the house as the ding bats untangled themselves.  From now on, Super Farmer is going out into the looney barn!  I’m sticking with ducks and rabbits!

I almost made it inside the barn today. I got as far as the door when the animals who were grazing in the far back pasture, noticed that mama was close by.  They thought that I had brought some tasty treats (cause they hadn’t seen me for days), so they ran, galloped, pushed, grunted and shoved each other trying to get to me first. But I am smarter than the average barn animal and had my cane with me!  I raised it up in the air and yelled, “WHOA LITTLE DOGGIES-STOP!!” It was like watching a cartoon, they stopped by thrusting their stiff front legs out, making deep ruts in the ground, The llamas who were bringing up the rear, fell into the front bodies, which made the whole herd cry out in sounds that you imagine you would only hear in the Twilight Zone!. After the dust settled, there was a pile of hooves and fur a mere 2 inches from me! I rolled my eyes, shook my head, turned around and limped my way back to the house as the ding bats untangled themselves.  From now on, Super Farmer is going out into the looney barn!  I’m sticking with ducks and rabbits!