WARNING: THIS STORY MIGHT BE TOO MUCH FOR THOSE READERS WHO ARE SENSITIVE OR EASILY MADE QUEASY My friend Tracy's sweet, mildly geriatric goat Leanna got an infection in her eye that Tracy noticed on the

I have been absent from Steemit for the last several weeks, but I am hoping to get back into the habit of posting regularly. It's been the usual holiday madness, compounded by a serious case of the winter

Casper was born on my friend Tracy's farm and went into the brush herd when he was old enough. He retired from the working life when Tracy left the business. We have always jokingly called him the unfriendly

I have gone dark over the last couple of weeks, both here in Steemit and in life in general. I have been feeling an overwhelming amount of stress, and although I'm sure some of it has to do with the time

I took these pictures a couple of weeks ago, when we were in the middle of an unseasonable cold snap. Our average first frost is in mid-November. It hit a little early this year, and I can't say I enjoyed

Here are a few fall-themed reds. Things have been busy and I've been feeling a little overwhelmed, so I haven't been taking many pictures. I woke up to a very chilly 28 degrees this morning, which meant

The last week has been so routine and uninspiring that I haven't managed to come up with anything to post. It's been rainy and dark and gloomy and more than a little depressing, but the sun has emerged

I took these pictures yesterday and was going to post them, and then I remembered it was Thursday. Oh well. I can't be on top of the calendar all the time. I was out checking on the goats and doing a little

Yesterday I mentioned picking tomatoes. My friend's garden is huge and still going strong, and she just can't keep up with all the produce, so she's given me permission to come and pick whatever I want.

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Trixie, our big dog, loves to go on goat rounds with me. She is ten years old, and has no patience with the puppies and their rambunctious anarchy. Going on rounds with me is her mini vacation. I am happy

Sunday was the annual apple cider pressing party at my friend Tracy's house! It's one of my favorite events of the year, and the weather was absolutely perfect. One year it rained the whole day, which

Farmer Dan added a young bull and two steers to his herd earlier this week. I happened to be there when he pulled in with the trailer, so I helped him close everything up so they could be locked in the

Yesterday we went out to the family farm because there is a new little bull calf who needs to become a steer. Making steers is my job now, although I've only done it once. That time, it was really easy

Yesterday was a big day! The goats moved out of their trailer and into the barn for the winter. Last year we had them set up at the front of the barn, but this year Farmer Dan has his heifers in the front

The trees are only beginning to turn color, so I guess autumn is just getting its feet wet, so to speak. We are in bipolar weather season, when it can change from sun to rain in five minutes or less. Here's

I woke up this morning to a nice soft misty rain. When it got light enough to take pictures, I went out to capture more water droplets, because I can't help myself. Since the spiders are in full gear,

So long, summer! It seems like just yesterday I was complaining about the heat, and now it's over. The last couple of years, summer has departed like a criminal skipping bail instead of the gentle segue

It's been another age since I posted anything. I go out and take pictures, but when I look at them later I can't seem to find a narrative to go along with them, so there they sit. I am still trying to

I was so tired last night that I was in bed by eight, and then got up at three this morning. It was raining when I got up, and aside from a few little breaks, it has been raining all day. We've had almost