Our Herd....

With Gpa Craig in town, our herd has grown by one! Blue-dog is back! That's him in front on the right....he missed us :) Blue-dog is a 7 yr old Australian Cattle dog....Ginger is right behind him....she is a black lab and the apple of my husband's eye...Ginger is 1 1/2 now, although she is twice the size of Blue-dog....far in the back is little Ms. Nina...Nina is Gma Kathy's toy Fox Terrier...I forget how old she is, but I do know what she IS full grown! Then there's the man of the farm, ole' Boomer....Boomer is a 1995 model and keeps everyone in check around here....I snatched him up as a young pup during my USMC tour in HI and he has been my loyal companion ever since...good dogs.





Ms. Nina striking a pose...





Blue-dog always looking for attentions...

Ginger resting her weary, fat a$$...

...and I can't forget our awesome barn cat, Jake! He and his sister, Delilah, keep our far rodent free! They are star performers.....Delilah was on the job this day, and unavailable for pics.

Fiddle is the best goat in the world...she is a pygmy and is going on 3 years old now....her partner, Banjo, died in an unfortunate accident....the mini-men keep her company now....

Speaking of the mini-men, here they are! Dually is on the left and his sole purpose in life is to provide friendship to Treasure (on the right)....yep, that's about all that little stinker is good for...he's an hornery little bugger.....seriously....Treasure is Randi's first pony, and he carried her through her very first lead-line class! He also pulls a cart and makes frequent trips to the local High School for show and tell...he's a keeper...

Potter is Gma Kathy's Quarter Horse gelding....I think he is about 10 years old now....can't recall for certain...he has a great personality and is super goofy....he is also the alpha male of the field and the other geldings worship the ground he walks on...it's good to be Potter.

Then there is Bo....Bo is about 23 years old now...give or take a year...we have Bo on indefinite lease from one of my former 4-H members....he's like part of the family...the Little Brat has learned to ride on him, as will the punks I am sure...he is also a bit goofy....in the picture below, he was trying to get a horse fly off his back...SUCH a drama queen!

...and below is another tactic he uses to rid himself of those dadgum bugs!

But alas, I did get one normal shot of the ole' fella....such a handsome man.

Fancy) is a 4 year old Quarter Horse mare owned and loved by our family....her foundation is in reining, however, she enjoys chasing cows and getting prettied up for showmanship at the local horse shows too.....Fancy is a sweetheart we hope to enjoy for years to come....

Happy Trails,

Leah