Archive for the ‘Animals – Pets’ Category
September 4, 2009 – Maizie Ready for Makeover
Mazie must be tired of the same old monochromatic black and white look.
When I was painting the barn and went in the house for a glass of water, I found that Maizie grabbed the paintbrush out of the stain can and decided it would be great to rub on. Now she’s sporting a rather stiff barn red look!
one year ago…”Thingamajig Thursday #131″
August 2, 2009 – Girls Make Their Own Photo Shoot
The girls were inspired with the recent photo shoot and took their own cameras and creativity outside.
The kitten named Oragif (ora) on the Farmall Cub seat.
Jill takes in the essence of sunflower.
Fun on the clothesline.
Hangin’ by the barn.
Hiding behind the trees.
one year ago…”Envirothon Part 2: Touring Arizona”
July 7, 2009 – Have They Bonded?
Do you think Martin and the new kitten have bonded?
Oragif is very friendly and can’t get close enough to her people! Martin is showing her how to play in sand. The other cats and dogs are starting to get used to the idea on a new cat on the farm.
Here’s a “self-portrait” Martin took of himself and Oragif. Looks like he got a lot of the cat and not so much of himself.
one year ago…”Settling in at Kawishiwi Lodge”
July 1, 2009 – “Oragif”
A kitten recently wandered on the farm.
We’ve named this kitten “Oragif” in honor of the recently deceased cat “Figaro” (in case you missed it – Oragif is Figaro spelled backwards). Figaro was a black cat who lived here for many years after mal-adjusting to city/house life. So when this black kitten came, it had to be named after Figaro. I thing Oragif is a bit of a mouthful, so it’s already been shortened to something that sounds like “Aura.”
one year ago…”Martin’s Birthday”
February 15, 2008 – More Fun on the Road
The plow has been by a number of times and the road is now at full width, but there are 6-8 foot banks of snow along parts of the road.
On the back sides of the banks on a downhill slope, Martin has spent many happy hours sliding, driving his Tonka truck, and pushing his truck down the drifts, kind of like the Hot Wheels jumps I made as a kid, only this is a much larger scale
one year ago…Thingamajig Thursday #61″
February 6, 2008 – More Snow
What’s left to say. Another day, more snow. Another day without school. This round of weather started yesterday and ended today around noon. I am liking the tractor and blade!
I think April has the right idea. Find a sheltered spot out of the wind, wait for a bit of sunshine and sleep!
one year ago…
November 24, 2007 – Change of Season
The shorts and straw hats are now packed away and out come the layers of clothes and boots to replace them.
Last Thursday’s snow recedes from the fields as well now that we are in the unofficial season between winter and fall. Shall this season be called “finter” “wall” “fallter” “wintall?” It’s getting too cold to work on some outdoor projects, but not cold enough to make you cringe when stepping outside.
August 22, 2007 – Dog Agility
Emma loves her dog – Maizie.
Here she is working with Maizie on some dog agility maneuvers. For a little dog, she can really jump – she can regularly clear the top level of the jump. She’s now about two and starting to settle down a bit and learning what it takes to be a good dog here. A couple of rounds of dog obedience lessons, some videos from “dog whisperer” Cesar Millan, and she’s on her way – not there yet, but much closer than a year ago.
January 28, 2007 – A Boy and his Fish
Martin is very proud of his fish. If you look closely, you’ll find a gold and grey goldfish in the bowl. There is much “discussion” of fish ownership between Martin and the girls, who want to hone in on the fish ownership. Martin said “I started the conversation about getting the fish.” The conversation started more like “Dad, can I get an animal in a cage in my room?” Hamsters, rats, ferrets, and guinea pigs were all squashed and he finally seemed a bit shocked, when we agreed to fish. He was one happy boy to get them. It was worth at least two days of perfect co-operation!
December 15, 2006 – Dog House Upgrade
The 50 degree days continue. Was able to get more stuff put away/cleaned up and begin to renovate the 2 buck doghouse. First order of business was the roof.
Here it is after the old roof is lifted off.
The insulating panels are put in place.
Finally, the new steel roofing (leftover from the corn crib- now three sides of the corn crib are done). All that remains on the doghouse is the siding on the walls, but that will wait for a while.
June 16, 2006 – Bad Dog!
We have a bad dog! Yesterday we had a message on our answering machine from a neighbor telling us our dogs had been down chasing the sheep at his place. He also has very small dogs and was rightfully worried. These are things best discussed face-to-face, so I drove down and confirmed it was our dogs and told him I understood and would take steps to prevent it from happening again.
The first step was to buy a doggie trolley to keep Mazie chained up, yet give her some room to move. Next, we’ll get out the training collar and try to teach property boundaries.
March 1, 2006 – In Like a Lamb
March welcomed us with a nice 60 degree day. The most capricious of months, the temps in this neck of the woods in March range from a low of -35 (in 1996) to 90. The math comes out to a 125 degree range, the largest range of any month.
Today I got the pasture overseeded, the small fruit trees to the north pruned, and a load or R board hauled in the trailer – it was just right to carry 24 4×8 sheets with the cargo net – much better and easier than the truck.
Emma took the camera today and took this shot of Skunk. Skunk was the runt of a litter and has finally put on some weight.
November 5, 2005 – Date Night at High Hopes
Today we went to fetch Billy. He and Blaze “hit it off” right away. Blaze’s tail was wiggling and happy to see Billy. We’ll have Billy for about a month before he moves on. Hopefully Paullina’s time will come as well. We can sure tell there is a Billy here – it really stinks in the barn now.
Today Maizie entered the stinking dog sisterhood by finding and rolling in something disgusting. The girls gave her a couple of baths to try to remove the smell.
It was probably a good thing after coming home from the shelter – she is reported to be much more fluffy now.
October 29, 2005 – Maizie It Is
The pup has been named Maizie. Linda noticed a striking resemblance to “Nipper” the dog in the RCA logo. It’s not a perfect match, but definitely similar.
Old RCA Logo featuring “Nipper”
High Hopes New Puppy “Maizie”
