What Breed are YOU?

Posted on January 29, 2009 by Dayphoto

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What breed are you?
I’m a Tuxedo and Monkey is a Ragdoll

How old are you?
I’m 5 years old and Monkey is 3 years old

What is your full name?
Sammy and Monkey is Monkey

Do you have any nicknames?
Sammy-Sam, Sammy Sue, Shadow Sam, Monkey sometimes goes by Monkey-Moo

Where do you sleep?
I sleep…hummm, I sleep upstairs under the sofa and one of the beds, and I sleep on a special blanket that Mom puts on the big bed so I don’t leave fur every where, but if I decide that Monkey is looking too comfortable I make her leave and I sleep there. That pleases me greatly…taking her bed. Monkey has her own special blanket, but sometimes I decide that I want that blanket also.

What is your favorite thing to do?
I am a hunter! I love to go outside and stalk things, I even have been known to walk across the hay field AND the corn field, which is 23 acres, to check on Misty’s house. I won’t let her catch me (even if she tries) but sometimes I just get tired of seeing the same old mice and birds. Monkey is a mess. Just a mess, I tell you, she refuses to go outside ‘It scares her’ she says, will even claw her way back inside. What a weird cat. Sure there are ‘things’ out there, but man, that is what is so interesting!

What is something unusual or interesting about you?
Well, according to Monkey it is the fact I CAN NOT use a potty box, I JUST CAN NOT! Give me the wide outdoors, the soft corral soil….ahhhhhhhh!

Who is your best friend?
Monkey and Mom. Monkey tried to make Mom her best friend but we had a discussion about it, so now she is Dad’s best friend. Sometimes I take Dad, just to show Monkey I’m the king of this house. This sounds like I don’t like Monkey I do, I even bring her mice and birds, and let her lick my ears and my face. I don’t always get to bring those delicious tid-bits into the house, because Mom doesn’t like wounded animals getting loose. Geez, they wouldn’t be wounded long and Monkey really does need more fur and bones in her diet. Sheesh!

Dad and I have issues sometimes, because he doesn’t like hair balls. Mom just starts to hear the herk herk sound and she rushes me outside. That works. Dad just gets mad and says….That Darn Cat! And calls Mom. She rushes me outside and takes care of the mess, what’s so hard about that?

Geez, he ought to try eating mice and birds and keeping his fur clean and see what happens! Of course, Mom does give us that neat stuff that dissolves hairballs, but sometimes I just have ….well you know too much hair!

Did you go to obedience school?
I didn’t know cats’ could/should/would/can go to obedience school.

Can you do any tricks?
Well, I can make Dude run, I like to jump at him and he jumps and barks at me. Then I pretend to be mean and he leaves. Oh, I guess that isn’t running, but I win and that is what it is all about, isn’t it?

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on January 28, 2009 by Dayphoto

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The Second Rooster Leaves Home for Greener Pastures

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Dayphoto

In the beginning I had three roosters. Three is just too much! Too much for the hen house, to much for the girls, to much for the feed bin, just too much!

So one rooster left to go live with a little girl who wanted a beautiful rooster for her 4-H project and to keep her one hen company, he has a wonderful life.

As time wore on, the hen’s girl’s backs wore out so the second rooster just HAD to go to someone who needed a Rooster!

(Roosters are great protectors of their girls, find little bits of good food for them to share, AND they have their favorite hens, although they are protective of all the flock.)

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TWO roosters became too much, again. The roos were great buddies, shared everything, (including the girls), didn’t try to attack me, took turns keeping watch, but the favorite hens…..well; let’s just say two roosters are too much.

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So Rooster number two went to live in Paonia, and these girls had never SEEN such a handsome Dude! He has a good home now and lots of entertainment. (And, yes that is a duck and other fowl in there.)

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Even a guardian Llama, if he decides to talk to someone else once in a while!

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Clifton to Delta in a Combine

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Dayphoto

Finally I was able to get the photos off my phone and onto the computer.

Instead of putting all the pictures onto this blog I am just showing you Terry fueling up, getting ready to leave Clifton.

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And the scary drive down the main four-lane highway to Delta. Here a semi is passing the combine. Terry is on the shoulder…

The combine is large but driving on the highway with a semi next to it makes the combine look like a baby.

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Boy, I’m glad that job trip is over!

We are Melting!

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Dayphoto

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Instead of snow

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the latest system brought us rain!

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Am I complaining…NO! Have a happy weekend!

Linda

Ice Climbing in Ouray, Colorado

Posted on January 21, 2009 by Dayphoto

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For my birthday Terry and I went to Ouray for dipping and to watch the ice climbers.

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The Ouray Ice Park is a 2 mile long stretch of the Uncompaghre Gorge that has been designated for public ice climbing. http://www.ourayicepark.com/

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It was pretty amazing to watch those fearless people

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but I enjoyed ‘dipping’ in the hot springs pool more. Once in the water you can float looking up at this mountain.

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Daylight

Posted on January 19, 2009 by Dayphoto

It is finally getting light(er) in the mornings so I can sort of see to do the chores. (Without and outside light!) YEAH! Only 8 more weeks until Spring!

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NEW to Us Combine

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Dayphoto

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Terry bought another combine (bigger/better/diesel), the problem with getting it was getting it home. The combine lived in Clifton, Colorado 44 miles away from our house, 13 miles of back country roads, 31 miles of BUSY four-lane highway.

After waiting and waiting for a good day, with no snow on the roads, we took off to get it….and I FORGOT L MY CAMERA!!!! L

I have the photos on my camera phone, but I can’t figure out how to get them off, but that is another story for another time.

Terry D.R.O.V.E. the combine home with me following with the lights flashing. It was a four hour trip, averaging a speed of 12 miles an hour. What a long Saturday afternoon that was.

There were scary moments when a semi got too close to the combine, a driver of a car decided to flip us off and in general be a jerk, but we made home.

Whew!

(And we have even MORE mud!)

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Happy Birthday to Me-And the Mud is Coming Back

Posted on January 14, 2009 by Dayphoto

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60 Years Old!

Boy is that hard to believe. I can remember thinking my grandparents were old and they were in their 50’s at the time.

Today I am 60, now that I am here I can say I don’t feel old, every day is a new day full of hope and wonder. I am blessed and grateful to live 60 years on the face of this earth. I have a wonderful family, great friends, new and old, and even amazing enemies, who have helped me grow and expand more than I would have ever thought I could when I was 30.

I have wrinkles and age spots and grey in my hair, but I have earned them all!

And if I weren’t so afraid had more courage I would post my today photo…but, maybe when I’m 70, older.

For now, Thank you each and every one for helping me celebrate this Happy to be 60 Birthday!