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To all my friends out there in blog land I have been reading your blogs and loving the photos and stories...but for some reason Google blogger is not letting me leave comments! It's been going on for a few days but I wanted you to know I was not ignoring you!

I'm having a....

Buzzy kind of day :o)

A little color...

Today I bring you a little color

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The wind is blowing, it's 97 degrees F. and I'm having Macro withdrawl...So I grabbed a spray bottle and went outside for a bit to see what photos I could capture!

Working hard...

on our project!

We need to get this area free from rocks, grass, twigs and level.

He doesn't look like he's working hard but he was and doing a good job! I really loved his outfit...rubber boots, hat and gloves...You go Michael!!
Hopefully in the next week or two our project will be done or 90% done. We are pretty excited!

Honestly...

No photos this weekend...Not one!

Fred was home and I didn't want to listen to him whine about me and my camera so I put it up! We were busy and then again we weren't. We basically were home all weekend except for a few errands we ran Saturday morning in town. Saturday we drove down to the property to see if the hogs had been there, as I haven't seen them here for a few days. No hogs but we did see a lot of wild turkeys.

Today, Sunday, we worked on our project down at the property. I so wanted to take a photo but I didn't have the camera with me, sigh! Maybe tomorrow. We kept having to change out implements on the tractor and it was a real pain. Each implement or piece of equipment fits the tractor differently so we weren't having much fun re-adjusting everything.

Charlie, the German shepherd, has followed me around all weekend. He's such a sweet dog but he has a few problems. The main one being he doesn't like Jake, he growls and snaps at Jake through the fence. I caught him chasing the chickens and they are really upset, and the cats are totally freaked out with him around. I've had to keep Charlie out of the yard because of that reason. I really want to keep him but Fred and I have talked and we just can't afford another animal. I sure wish he would have fit in here but he hasn't. He totally adores me and Michael. I feel so bad but tomorrow I'm taking Charlie into the vets office to have him checked for a microchip. I put an ad in the paper for him Friday and haven't heard a thing. It breaks my heart but more than likely I will pay to have the vet put him down. I can't see him going to a shelter where he will be penned up and more than likely not adopted out. You may think it's cruel of me but I'd rather know they are not being abused or mistreated and that they are at peace. He's had a good weekend. I took him down to the creek thinking he might like to swim and play but he just followed me around. It's really tearing me up and I'm hoping I can get through tomorrow. I just wish people would take care of their animals and not abandon them for somebody else to have to deal with.

I hope y'all have a great week and I will try to get some photos posted tomorrow. I'm going to start shredding/mowing the pastures so it's going to be a very busy week.

Shaking my head...

It just never ends...We must have some type of animal magnetism as they just keep coming...and no I do Not leave food out.

This German Shepherd came in about 3 weeks ago. He's been running the neighborhood and making rounds as I know of others who are or were feeding him. He's shy but not aggressive. I've seen him walking down the road and tried several times to get him in the back of the truck. He's been to the house a few times and hasn't bothered the chickens or cats, I find that amazing as he is starving and all skin and bones. Well today when I got back from trying to find the feral hogs he was sitting at our yard gate. He didn't run this time. He just sat there. I went in and got him some of Jake's food and a bowl of water. He ate (more like scarfed down) the food and drank some water and then just laid down, sigh! Poor guy. I didn't attempt to pet him but he did come over to me. I just talked to him. He has no collar and I would like to take him into our vets office to see if he has a micro-chip but I don't want to push him either. I sent Fred the photos and Fred fell in love. So if he stays around and I can get him in the truck we'll take him into the vet to get checked over. I don't want him around Jake until we have him checked over. He does have an eye infection, is limping on his left leg and is malnourished but I didn't see any ticks on him and hopefully he doesn't have mange either. I really didn't want another dog right now but maybe God has other plans, we shall see.

I'm declaring...

War on the Feral Hogs! They've taunted and teased me enough! Last night they were right directly in front of the house rooting up the pasture! Michael and I set the new Hog trap and then 5 minutes later watched a raccoon set it off, grr...So not only do I have to set the Hog trap, which this new trap is a pain to set, I have to put out the live animal trap and catch a raccoon. I'm sure there is more than one raccoon out there too, ugh! The animals seem to be taking over.

This morning right before taking Michael to school I watched 20 to 30 Feral hogs, 7 Cows and about 6 deer out in the pasture. And there was nothing I could do...I had to get Michael to school and I can't shoot the Hogs when they are mixed in amongst the cow and deer, sigh!

I came back home called Fred to tell him what I was doing and grabbed the 270 and went for a walk...I walked and sat quietly for 2 hours and didn't see or hear a hog, it figures!! I told Fred if I had not taken the gun and just grabbed the camera I would have run into them, just my luck!

On a positive note I did find a Hawks nest...too cool! There were two baby Hawks in the nest and one sitting on a branch near the nest. I'm not sure but I'm thinking they are probably Harris Hawks, they are not Red-tail hawks

So something positive did come out of my walk, just wish it had been a few dead feral hogs!