Jul 19
Mowing the yard…and the heavenly smell of fresh cut grass… Sheep bells ringing in the distance. Sharing Jackson Creek and a swimming hole with my dog and a friend and her dog.. Sitting with our feet in the cool creek water while the dogs play with abandon in the creek! Flying sand across our laps! …
Jul 11
The sunset this evening across the pond at Maple Grove Farm was Montanna’s… “There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings or walked its …
Jul 10
Today we laid my sweet girl Montanna to rest beside Amarillo. She lost her long time valiant battle with Hip dysplashia. In the last two days she was unable to walk with out my help and was starting to suffer with the pain. Montanna was 13 years 1 month and 7 days old. She was …
Jun 27
Drover, KAT Ballou and I traveled to Seven Mile Ford in Virginia and picked up the ram. All is well and the girls are quite pleased to be courted! On the trip up…I am all ways amazed by the mountains, their mystery, majesty, and beauty. The air was cool and pleasant. The sky was grey …
Jun 26
I am planning a BOO Drover Litter as soon as BOO comes into heat again. I expect she will be back in heat in the next 2 months or less. Stay tuned! I will have tris, shaded sables and a possible black and tan with this cross. All will be good working, biddable, smart dogs …
Jun 26
The cool night air moving slightly… The dark night sky lit by the stars and planets…the Milky Way visible…And the Lightening Bugs doing their part…to light the night. The outline of the mountains dark and purple …and reflected in the pond. Crickets singing and frogs too… The slight mist rising off the pond… The fresh …
Jun 26
NO NOT A DODGE! Drover and I are heading to the Virginia Mountains in the early morning hours to pick up and borrow a Katahdin Ram…The ram has business at Maple Grove Farm with some frisky Ewes! He will be on loan for 2 months or until the job is completed! Drover and I are …
Jun 25
I had not lost the eye to the wood cook stove! I knew it! But yet when we moved back to the farm in 1998 I could not find but 5 of the 6 eyes! So I used a pan and sat a pot in it and no one ever suspected! Okay the story! I …
Jun 23
Today we sold some of our Spring lambs. The buyer came Sunday and picked out what he wanted… Drover and I went down and sorted them about 6:30 PM…As we finished the buyer drove up in his truck with a trailer. I had him back up to the gate and Drover loaded the lambs! What …
Jun 21
The moon rose slowly, and brightly over Dutchmen’s Mountain. The clouds hung low and dark at times across the face of the moon but never blocked it. The birds were singing It’s Summer! It’s Summer! and having quite a time with their song! I have never heard such sweet, beautiful music. The evening seemed all …
