Well, it's snowing again, I'm not sure how much we are supposed to get but it doesn't matter much as we aren't going anywhere. It always looks so pretty when the snow is on the ground, cold but pretty.
The snow also allowed me to see what it was that Guinness was chasing today. Normally when he goes out, he'll sniff the air to see what is out there, then chase off and we rarely see what he is chasing - if anything. If it's deer we see the white tails or in the dark we may hear their hoofs. Today it was a fox he was chasing. I saw it clearly against the snow on the ground. We don't like foxes on the property as we have lost ducks to them, the same with coyotes. And as we have chickens we don't want to lose them to the foxes. The ducks were silly & wouldn't go in to their house at night despite valiant attempts on our part. we would get them to the door then they would fly off. We found that they couldn't fly far and worse still the couldn't see very well in the dark. So there they were, sitting ducks, now they are gone. The chickens on the other hand have a run they stay in and it has predator wire around the perimeter, but we are well aware that if a fox or other predator wanted at them they would manage to get in, thus we shut the chickens in their house at night. They have enough sense in their little heads to come in! So it is with appreciation that we watch Guinness chase the fox from the chicken proximity! Good old Guinness!
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
January 25 2009
It's Sunday afternoon, it's snowing and pretty cold outside. I am challenging myself to learn new things this year and this is my first challenge! A great opportunity on a cold, snowy Sunday.
As I sit at my computer I look out onto one of our fields where last night 11 deer were grazing on the grass. I know not every one loves looking at deer, but we look upon them as offering them a safe haven as we don't allow hunting on our property. There may be the day when we would like a deer in the freezer, but currently we like looking at them. Guinness, our dog, likes chasing them, but when it's this cold we let them get some grass before Guinness has to go out. There isn't much food out there for them.
We get a lot of wild life here, earlier in the week we think we saw a bobcat. We haven't seen one of those before, but Guinness was curious all day about strange scents outside & was barking in every direction. He likes the wild life to know he is Alpha, and that he will chase though he is gentle. He's pretty swift when he gets going. He protects the property- when he is out, and he does prefer to be outside, but when its this cold he needs to be indoors otherwise we'll find him frozen to the ground! He loves lying on the snow or making snow dog angels!
As I sit at my computer I look out onto one of our fields where last night 11 deer were grazing on the grass. I know not every one loves looking at deer, but we look upon them as offering them a safe haven as we don't allow hunting on our property. There may be the day when we would like a deer in the freezer, but currently we like looking at them. Guinness, our dog, likes chasing them, but when it's this cold we let them get some grass before Guinness has to go out. There isn't much food out there for them.
We get a lot of wild life here, earlier in the week we think we saw a bobcat. We haven't seen one of those before, but Guinness was curious all day about strange scents outside & was barking in every direction. He likes the wild life to know he is Alpha, and that he will chase though he is gentle. He's pretty swift when he gets going. He protects the property- when he is out, and he does prefer to be outside, but when its this cold he needs to be indoors otherwise we'll find him frozen to the ground! He loves lying on the snow or making snow dog angels!
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