Pigeons

We had a fantastic Thanksgiving Day here on our little hillbilly farm. There was a lot of giggling and laughing coming from me, and a lot of teasing and tolerating that his wife has totally lost it coming from DH. I tell you some days I just can't keep from entertaining DH A LOT, and yesterday was one of those days...I even forgot to get the turkey that I had cooked earlier in the week out and warm it in the oven as I was getting everything else together...so it was heated in the microwave. See told you I had totally lost my mind! *giggle* (Yes I think if I hadn't of had it already cooked, I would have remembered it needed to be, but since it just needed warming....I forgot to get it in the oven on time, although its one of my favorite things to have on Thanksgiving...after the fruit salad.)

Oh but it was so nice to laugh a lot on Thanksgiving, (not just about the turkey LOL) I think it's one of my favorite Thanksgivings for several years...even though it was only DH and I here.


Yesterday afternoon I went outside and got a few photos of our pigeons, including one with two of our babies in it. Course they had their back turned to me, so I couldn't get a good one of their ugly little faces...that may be mean, but baby pigeons are UGLY when they are little, but they sure get pretty when they grow up. The first photo is, I think, the bird these babies belong to. I'm sure looking forward to DH getting their fly way finished, so we can see them outside enjoying it.



I just LOVE the green and pink on this ones neck, it has the most pink I think...and it's so pretty.

Well I better get going, hope you all had a great Thanksgiving too, and didn't eat TO much. It is sure nice outside today...got into the mid 60's. Have a great weekend! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Turkey Day to all of you in the U.S.!! I had to take a photo of the turkey shaped butter I made for tomorrow for my Happy Thanksgiving post...strange I know. LOL I do hope everyone has a safe and very happy holiday weekend! :)


I like to do a Thankful LO every year, and thought I was not going to make it before thanksgiving this year, but I managed to today between baking pies and getting some of the other food ready to go, along with other things I needed to get done. I made some "Thankful For" wordle word art for the LO listing some of the things I'm thankful for this year.

Naturally that's not everything I'm thankful for, but I don't think I'd have had room for everything, and also when I'm TRYING to think of things, I can't, so couldn't think of everything when I was typing in words on the wordle site. Of course I thought of a few more after I finally settled on this one but had spent so long getting this one figured out that I hated to do more. LOL I especially wanted Laughter in it, as I'm extreemly thankful for that, but...I guess there isn't really room for everything, so what I did put will have to suffice.

I may have to do some more LO's with wordart from the wordle site, cause I think it's kinda neat...but we will see if I ever get around to it. I'm so picky about how it looks it takes me far to long to get one I like...so it could be awhile before I do another. LOL

I used some freebie's I picked up at Raspberry Road Designs blog & store. I used some clusters from the Fall Basket Cluster Set that is free in her store for a limited time...I also used a background from the Enchanted Fall add on, and some elements from the Harvest Blessings Add on. All of that is free so far...but I don't know how long it will stay that way, so you better run and get it soon, if you want it!

I had fun playing...although was in kind of a hurry. I just LOVE Fall colors for my farm LO's, so I'm sure I'll be using lots more of those cool clusters when I get around to it. :)

I don't just think about all the things I'm thankful for at Thanksgiving, but this time of the year I tend to do a little more of it than usual. I'm especially thankful for the wonderful Man I married who is the light of my life. I'm also thankful for our farm and animals and all of our family, friends and acquaintances! That means YOU, if you are reading this. DH & I may not always agree with everyone all the time, but who does, so yes we DO love all of you, and hope you will have a Great Thanksgiving Weekend!! :)

Stay Safe if you are traveling!!

New Sunset/Sunrise Stock Photos

I just added 17 more sunrise and sunset photos to the stock photos in my store! Hope you enjoy them if you are in the market for that kind of a photo. :)

We also just received another deer, and since today was the last day of deer season I'm assuming that will be the last one we get this year. We will wait till tomorrow to process it, since we don't want to start it this late in the day...or evening. That means we will be busy tomorrow...and the next two days after that I'll be doing some extra cooking so I'm ready for Thanksgiving! It will be a busy week, least for the first part of it around here...and then the end of the week we will be trying to eat up all that wonderful food I just HAVE to make...since it's tradition. Course it will be nice to not have to cook all weekend! *giggle* I LOVE THANKSGIVING!!!

I hope you all had a great weekend. Stay safe if you are traveling this week! :)

Baby Chicks

DH found a chicken sitting on eggs in the barn a few weeks ago and the last couple of days her eggs have been hatching! This is one of those little baby chicks, aren't they so cute...I just love babies!


DH moved the mom and her babies into part of the brooder house today. He put them in a black tote because it's bigger and warmer than were she was at. I stood and watched them for a little while cause I just love watching a mother hen with her chicks.

She was trying to teach them to eat feed this morning...and they were so cute. I loved how they would watch her so they could learn. The only problem is she should have picked some of the smaller feed...cause that piece of corn she has in her mouth is to big for them. LOL She would drop it, and they would peck at it...but couldn't of course eat it.


She has 13 of them so far, most of them were under her in that 2nd photo but then she moved so we could see more of them. It's amazing how so many can get under her to stay warm.


Needless to say I enjoyed going to visit them, they are so cute when they are tiny like this...but they grow fast and loose that new baby cuteness. LOL

DH thinks there might be at least a couple of the eggs that are left that are still good, so she could still have a couple more babies in the next day or two. She has a nice sized brood as it is now though. :)

Deer, Dogs & Rambles.

Our dogs are sure happy now, we got 4 deer given to us this weekend. Our two doxie's are fat and happy about the tidbits that they had thrown their way. Even Autumn got in on the act this year and had some...guess she got used to the taste of deer over the last year and started to like it. Last year she turned her nose up at it and Rascal got it all. LOL Rascal is funny to watch though, cause if a piece of fat is hanging over the side of the scrap bucket he will slowly edge up to the bucket, stretch his neck up slowly and pull on what is hanging on the outside of the bucket till he gets in off the bucket...all the while looking at one of us out of the corner of his eye to see if we are going to get after him. It's just funny how he does it, and I love watching him get his prize.

The LGD's of course got the bones which they loved. Course it didn't take them very long to get their fill, so now all they do is sniff them...and maybe chew on them for a very short time before they leave it alone again. They don't even guard them from the goats anymore...not that the goats want them, but at first they wouldn't let them come even see what they were...now they don't bother chasing them away. LOL

I went out to see the dogs and goats this afternoon, since the sun was out and it was pretty out, if a bit cold. While I was standing by the creek I got a photo of Shadow getting a drink...bet that water was cold. LOL



Yani sat on the bank in the sun watching...the goats...me...a truck go by on the road up the hill...and anything else that went on.


The goats just stood around nibbling on things, watching the dogs and me and sending me subliminal messages to go tell DH to get them some corn stalks!



Showgirl really got into it, she stood on a fallen log to get a little more up in my face, and sent thought waves my way..."Corn Stalks....we want cornstalks....WE WANT CORNSTALKS NOW!!!". *giggle* With being busy yesterday they didn't get any...and they were late today cause we were gone this morning. So needless to say I finally took the hint, and came inside and rousted DH telling him they and Mabel were about to revolt, if he didn't get out and get them some NOW! LOL They were very happy that he complied.

I've been noticing that Shadow is growing up and starting to do some of the "barking". Now we just have to get him to bark at the right things, this afternoon he sat in the corner of the pasture, staring at our cows across the driveway and barking at them. LOL It used to be that Yani is the one who would bark, and Shadow would either herd the goats back...or follow her...now Shadow may be seen out front barking at whatever is bothering him, with Yani following him to see what it is. It's good to see the changes in him and see him taking the lead now and then. I think Yani has been a good teacher, so eventually he may get it right and not bark at something that is suppose to be here, and only bark (during the day anyway) at things we need to know about. :)

More on the deer front:

We actually got three of the 4 deer on Saturday, but two of them were late, so they got left till the morning to get worked on. So Sunday we get up, and get started...and in the middle of getting the first one of the day processed a call comes in about another (our 4th deer) which means we had three deer to try to get finished up on Sunday. That made for a LONG day and we finally couldn't do any more, left some for Monday morning and went to bed a little early...but after a long day of cutting up meat we couldn't stay up any longer.

Thankfully yesterday we didn't get another one...course it was raining and snowing (only got about an inch of snow here and it's gone already) so I doubt anyone wanted to be out hunting in it...so we were able to take a break in the afternoon. So far today we haven't gotten one either, but since we weren't home this morning I'm kinda glad about that too.

In other news:

We had to make a run to the nearest cell phone office because DH's cell has been shutting itself off, and it's not cause of the battery dieing, so we wanted to find out if they could fix it. Last week we both had had trouble with our phones not working...not sure what they did with that, but DH said it was going to just be a band aid fix on the programing most likely...so we would have to go to the office anyway. So once there they said we had two options, either turn his phone in on the insurance and pay the deductible for a new one(we have been paying for that on the phones, cause DH's phone is out with the hay and farm dirt so it doesn't seem to want to last as long as it should...and this way we don't have to pay for a whole new phone) or we could sign up for a new two year contract, since our last one was almost over...and that way we would get new phones to. We decided to just do the new contract, since we could get cheap phones (we don't need fancy ones since we don't text or use the net on the phone) and after we get our mail in rebate back on the phones we got we will have paid far less than that 50 bucks we would have had to pay for the deductible...and got two new phones out of the deal, so I'm happy about that. LOL

The new phones are just a basic flip phone...although they do have a camera, but that won't do us much good when we don't do the net, and they don't have a card in them...not sure how to get the photos OFF the camera without a card. LOL That's ok, we didn't use the last phone's camera either, so...we don't really care. I'm just glad they still had some more basic phones, since a lot of people seem to be wanting those pda full keyboard kinda phones...which isn't any use to us, if the net doesn't come free with our plan since I refuse to pay to have e-mail service on my phone. *giggle* We don't travel enough to bother with that...and while it would be "cool" it's not worth the extra money to me. Before we paid for that...we would pay for tv service, and that isn't going to happen any time soon...so doubt the phone internet will ever happen...unless it comes for free.

I know Kali, I can hear you now...we are just a couple of old fogies, stuck in the last century at least when it comes to cell phones...and satellite tv...and....ummm pretty much everything huh. *snicker*

Oh well, I love technology too, to a point...but not enough to pay big bucks for all the latest gadgets, I guess I never bought into the concept of "he who ends up with the most toys wins". LOL Or is it a "keep up with the Jone's" thing...not sure. Anyway neither is me...or DH thankfully!! Besides to keep our Hillbilly reputations, we can't get to many of them new fangled gadgets...THEY might start thinking we are coming up in the world...or NOT. *giggle*

Ok better get off here and stop rambling on about stupid stuff. LOL I guess I'm just so thrilled to have had a break from the deer that I couldn't shut up...yet couldn't think of anything interesting to write about. Sorry! I AM thrilled we got the 4 deer though, and am hoping for another one or two...three tops...but we will see what happens. There is still plenty of time. Going to have more good eatin' this winter...like we did last with what is in the freezer already! Yippee!!!!!!! :)

Deer Season

The knives have been sharpened, and the cutting boards are waiting...


The freezer is empty... (except for a couple dog bones and some jars of cream and milk in the door)


The tenderiser is chomping at the bit...


We've already gotten several calls from people saying they may have extra deer...

...so we are ready!!! Deer Season starts this weekend...and I'm ready to fill our freezer again. If we get some from everyone who has talked to us so far...we should be able to fill it...if we get more calls...we may have it coming out our ears, does anyone want any extra if we have it? *giggle*

If you don't hear from me next week, you know what we are doing...trying to stay one step ahead of the deer that people are giving us, although hopefully we won't be so busy that I won't have time to chat a little.

I'm trying to finish up some things I need done before we get to busy today...and already even though the day isn't half over yet, have to say it's going to be one of THOSE days, the kind that nothing seems to go right in...so I'm posting this now, in case it starts affecting the net and I can't do it later, although I would really expect for the day to get better...usually Friday the 13th is good to me, so I'm looking forward to a good afternoon. LOL Have a great weekend! :)

P.S. Not that I'm superstitious or anything...didn't even realize it was "Friday the 13th" till I read it on a blog this morning...and by then it had already started. *giggle*

Another one kit call's LO's.

These LO's are some I did for another one kit call I found at dst, one of those I tried for this weekend and won! Looking in the calls thread at DST is not something I spend a lot of time doing, because I just don't think about it usually, but I thought it would pass some time and who knew I'd actually win them anyway.

I happened upon a thread with a kit called Serenity and liked it, so answered the call...and got the job!! Yippee!! *giggle* It's not often anymore I get a kit (besides the ones from my ct teams of course...which I still LOVE), that isn't free...with all the farm related expenses we seem to have now with so many different animals, so I was in hog heaven having an extra kit to play with...before it even got into her store.

I got a couple LO's done with some photos we took, when we were driving around the countryside this last spring. There are a lot of elements I haven't used even, so will be able to do more with the kit, if I ever get the chance to. I just love those Lanterns in the kit, and had so much fun playing with it!! Thanks so much for letting me Rena! :)

Kit Credit: Serenity by Rena Designs You can find her blog here if you would like to keep up with her new kits. :)

In other news if you would like to read a funny farm story you should go read my DH's blog post from yesterday. I was laughing so hard I was crying when I read it...he does have a way with words. You can read it here if you are interested. :)

I hope everyone is having a good week so far. It's been nice and warm here, although today was kinda windy and less sun. From what I saw out my window this morning...I'd say Yani may be having puppies in a couple months so that should be interesting! I adore puppies and can't wait to watch them grow!! We used to have puppies every once in a while when Crystal was younger, and sure miss them, cause growing up we would have them now and then too. It's been far to long since I've been able to watch a brood grow up, Autumn & Rascal only ever had one brood several years ago one of which you can see here. I'm sure I'll share photos if we have some from Yani, although they won't be as tiny and cute as doxie puppies would be! :)