tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72097877176402053532024-03-13T06:18:30.565-05:00Out to Pasturethe Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05324252007318772858noreply@blogger.comBlogger180125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-85998439932752103522021-12-30T15:05:00.002-06:002021-12-30T15:11:21.574-06:00And none too soon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlbBTuGntZJp1CPUsJrkGxP7IQBAhlM-BN2raKLAynZdgU6Re64ytPqqcVKD12U4ypnaVViI2BjKbFK8McLPShuf6muYZVoQHym18T3_XvwxlKcqf58F7hARVB2j6JsTTsXF_oXhU4X0q9aZmhST8m-PnuTHewE18FddZ1TsDjdSD15tpVs9n9LEQ06g=s450" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="450" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlbBTuGntZJp1CPUsJrkGxP7IQBAhlM-BN2raKLAynZdgU6Re64ytPqqcVKD12U4ypnaVViI2BjKbFK8McLPShuf6muYZVoQHym18T3_XvwxlKcqf58F7hARVB2j6JsTTsXF_oXhU4X0q9aZmhST8m-PnuTHewE18FddZ1TsDjdSD15tpVs9n9LEQ06g=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span><b style="text-align: left;">Another weird, discombobulating pandemic year rushes to an end.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBTq9B8GRko65ow2czA3bTCPgr-3Az-mVGzIiamGK_5bEqpGS503y2rClK_zdNNsPbtZWfTAqYEYWynnDcnphWpG_sCuNPZX67UBAUWSr1Nt0dK1ipIk27KgpWf3oeehpmmYwCno6SvkpbKwjOf9WkGNoilOoPvQY8IjeAyPsDsrwhSg0MxaLn0pTXsQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjBTq9B8GRko65ow2czA3bTCPgr-3Az-mVGzIiamGK_5bEqpGS503y2rClK_zdNNsPbtZWfTAqYEYWynnDcnphWpG_sCuNPZX67UBAUWSr1Nt0dK1ipIk27KgpWf3oeehpmmYwCno6SvkpbKwjOf9WkGNoilOoPvQY8IjeAyPsDsrwhSg0MxaLn0pTXsQ=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Where did THAT AutWin go?</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu92CzJFViZmxQWOMV6P7OIUlYEuxyRb0HYBwyDmvxsKJJDNEdA0YjB2XZ54ONOpVMTDhRP85Q0YNZrbr29KGU3i6juI2RcAimM_0sK5pIK2GfCNtHiTXvJMUzvCzU017BBix1nkUGDeoCBSLA9G9PSzHWmlARFqeHjGenOSDh3Oz1KrfB-6DE-YHl-w=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="538" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhu92CzJFViZmxQWOMV6P7OIUlYEuxyRb0HYBwyDmvxsKJJDNEdA0YjB2XZ54ONOpVMTDhRP85Q0YNZrbr29KGU3i6juI2RcAimM_0sK5pIK2GfCNtHiTXvJMUzvCzU017BBix1nkUGDeoCBSLA9G9PSzHWmlARFqeHjGenOSDh3Oz1KrfB-6DE-YHl-w=w269-h400" width="269" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(AutWin is what our favorite naturalist Larry Weber calls the “awesome” season between </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjhbQq2kNf-pt1cK_syPvaCRxHIHP8e906EUyLFsgiYBbics6gj9Xw_BpJoqPkYGCj_vT_QKb7-sldTjTQwta2hkc1jm8HYNPEn9PpnNl7GKi9H9pO6QAY5iKEfH-MI4jMDB8uJ8avQs9HkC6Vs8yE3LI0VQm68xSZ3K9SCnDk-lLuJudvHHJBn9X0SWw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Blood tests confirmed that </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCyzwxzG6HOFHdIi6M4sqskHI7hLjG7xWS6j6XiZobJZKDy8vWuK5_7oVrT_SeTzR62AnWYyiNpdE_nOglU3-tjlD0MiqSMRonlfOy7SPSu5vNLdhbgNgijkmMjcetaeamnwBEDOjxPGkDfUiHmSxSmnkX29oRz-ZbUJtvzLrSLJHFQN-PawTj6MHYBw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="680" data-original-width="800" height="340" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhCyzwxzG6HOFHdIi6M4sqskHI7hLjG7xWS6j6XiZobJZKDy8vWuK5_7oVrT_SeTzR62AnWYyiNpdE_nOglU3-tjlD0MiqSMRonlfOy7SPSu5vNLdhbgNgijkmMjcetaeamnwBEDOjxPGkDfUiHmSxSmnkX29oRz-ZbUJtvzLrSLJHFQN-PawTj6MHYBw=w400-h340" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kuiper</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiR_eRnbIpvNqulRVi5gIm2IKZUDZXAmX1Zo1srd5Yo7mCCHF6gG3xhsnvvW0YYSj7sWVu-3wj1ti8vvLPoHu8TgR-bCPPGcYPhxd0DTsxDNJlCuBei0ua0vTLJAF2YlacffC15Xik00xlX98Al84ybKWMAdkibt5d7xom92PN0Dz9hUZbVKYW8IneOJA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwHTTzb3r4UGfVKR03Uyoim136fbHh6nmdLIk4ifS3FkYJ6dJxhlPokIuE8lo8WFkz6diDkYOadQnNoUC7GcS3J__oW2SEJOmq-PMhkkr4YXQwWXqgbQQMc6Q1RoQzHUG8OCOfTsYRmdXIkHRVaSZOEOlk5NGxx32doi_j0w7GWXsV_Ms1jsSUkrlN6A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="445" data-original-width="800" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiwHTTzb3r4UGfVKR03Uyoim136fbHh6nmdLIk4ifS3FkYJ6dJxhlPokIuE8lo8WFkz6diDkYOadQnNoUC7GcS3J__oW2SEJOmq-PMhkkr4YXQwWXqgbQQMc6Q1RoQzHUG8OCOfTsYRmdXIkHRVaSZOEOlk5NGxx32doi_j0w7GWXsV_Ms1jsSUkrlN6A=w400-h223" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which bales of hay they’ll eat and which they’ll snub.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2X95guXLgzYtvlzVZaLk_MGw6Brp3bJZ02JGEzoaZBOpNKXkS1PQY04YloAMPhkCkkQeVvksljXbrpu7hhEdJRDRTVB3CQRTLiJKENb9bx3mhe8GNGQ3IpTiutFrUngx6xfzzohNN6hsCfrpI9DP_wijgD7a2LhfZ1-HpNyI7Mn3ksSxK9U9wZRX9gw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2X95guXLgzYtvlzVZaLk_MGw6Brp3bJZ02JGEzoaZBOpNKXkS1PQY04YloAMPhkCkkQeVvksljXbrpu7hhEdJRDRTVB3CQRTLiJKENb9bx3mhe8GNGQ3IpTiutFrUngx6xfzzohNN6hsCfrpI9DP_wijgD7a2LhfZ1-HpNyI7Mn3ksSxK9U9wZRX9gw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With the first really cold weather most critters headed for the burrows they dug in our lawn. Pepe le Pew no longer pops into the barn to share Momma Kitty’s food and water dishes.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--JFLjI3M2mlqSRf-ldbOpJvo9Uf1vtkiklrdGxgDJP3Cp-FLV1E7iYjCS84v5_gRYHH1fltZ3-R5ntqqZOxsi7XF7gtF4JBEmfFNdTv_vZ0nkq-E-Ezg6nuIfRVfhl3j0ZX5bL9ijvBbGmOdWE-7cG5fKptEpDE2ejQ5SSsIpHQdMRUrRS7GE8E09Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="655" data-original-width="800" height="328" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh--JFLjI3M2mlqSRf-ldbOpJvo9Uf1vtkiklrdGxgDJP3Cp-FLV1E7iYjCS84v5_gRYHH1fltZ3-R5ntqqZOxsi7XF7gtF4JBEmfFNdTv_vZ0nkq-E-Ezg6nuIfRVfhl3j0ZX5bL9ijvBbGmOdWE-7cG5fKptEpDE2ejQ5SSsIpHQdMRUrRS7GE8E09Q=w400-h328" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now that bears are not a threat to the bird feeders, Barb puts out sunflower seeds and gourmet suets for her avian and sciuridaen customers.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXOmUiuTH5ivju5tipwoLmp5_Qbn5EEnDiM7SLmzgKi_4cr2o4WlbtsbcVq3WNRljDTE9IHxE7SOEI7xu0DTD8k2dc9hdeXHKNg49wn8cUiGmwRX23w7cyYEnPmtlKuBXQMqKqnW7bs5h3dvxl3J2jzJlwFuAsrJqsVdVY2G2TQAXPFdZ7YCkVxu3_QA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXOmUiuTH5ivju5tipwoLmp5_Qbn5EEnDiM7SLmzgKi_4cr2o4WlbtsbcVq3WNRljDTE9IHxE7SOEI7xu0DTD8k2dc9hdeXHKNg49wn8cUiGmwRX23w7cyYEnPmtlKuBXQMqKqnW7bs5h3dvxl3J2jzJlwFuAsrJqsVdVY2G2TQAXPFdZ7YCkVxu3_QA=w400-h264" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>pretending to be a vulture</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgVO2aLWPIWebkTyPUK1JsIFHScydQgd125rUMrb9RB8eYEREIoKwSEjzqazy9viA3ashCSUGNYweD0QluqK9sngQSkGdKa4m60VRLOnPKaEfEwnFHzqnKx9HVfgEAqI7WV2FjhtX7_XEklzAn-dzbcqAIAeReSlxi3X41g3xMocZBdDa0wcx03C2BjhQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiBD9Xz0REjwcJAJMJAl0-jMPHlSmnouaeX0Mc6cTaecBn4AM-5JsJIseXgkoigda6QtgNQSsBvarSJw1IdwkBLUPT7d88IK7zfsz9Hs3yo9KYnonisV1DEw8aLfRQsQRNK2WDv3ZmG57-SNrQJWmoSQyrzszm7ko808ETCJCaE4s4sl7l980EhMPVVQ=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="381" data-original-width="800" height="190" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjiBD9Xz0REjwcJAJMJAl0-jMPHlSmnouaeX0Mc6cTaecBn4AM-5JsJIseXgkoigda6QtgNQSsBvarSJw1IdwkBLUPT7d88IK7zfsz9Hs3yo9KYnonisV1DEw8aLfRQsQRNK2WDv3ZmG57-SNrQJWmoSQyrzszm7ko808ETCJCaE4s4sl7l980EhMPVVQ=w400-h190" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with easy access to her buffet nook and its bottomless bowl of Meow Mix.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our local greeting during the fall:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgllb_sT5Se5t31TskmJUZSHO_k0va6SP7X7arHdj1GOwDElUIg9RZbUl7XrO_uFidpSJtBSsbRRCDUWRD7zov3eTEJ3DKmJDbgnsqCztoGYIybtzU36oMPGt9fCkduLxA_HY1PqqwkTlygMNmOgFZ20N7MhXsmspNNmogqHrgB_88bK6_aMwJl05un6g=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Newspapers feature gruesome pictures of hunters posing with dead deer.</b></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim13QJOY2Ot-YklPzUAel-DeQgbrEJGijBVR7o_CBg3TPu980327kGlk4LeR3ZiQDmlXU5uEQU95zeYMjsdjUySXFeaC80uIQg1viXhlSvaCfSa7bkuGdX7hQXOiNRFARxlqtj2wOn3giYlMHSoUAVrkOjHjxFlSnwsiwFT5FO61_ya5YUwd6OGdT3xA=s498" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="294" data-original-width="498" height="236" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEim13QJOY2Ot-YklPzUAel-DeQgbrEJGijBVR7o_CBg3TPu980327kGlk4LeR3ZiQDmlXU5uEQU95zeYMjsdjUySXFeaC80uIQg1viXhlSvaCfSa7bkuGdX7hQXOiNRFARxlqtj2wOn3giYlMHSoUAVrkOjHjxFlSnwsiwFT5FO61_ya5YUwd6OGdT3xA=w400-h236" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fall is hunting season for Dustin, too. Early one morning he was hunkered down in the kitchen staring intensely under the refrigerator.</b></div></b><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHG4ae6hjvSLx735ppGhCngWCU8Irp3QYq1_lKhMeOLOYwiyyOU_Kj9RryE4ZMz_a_TwebJYYWNM_lcyGm0spcj01PLpqYQFpuBYPvUXpgTX_brdzQISTbqp9lXufeVhL1cStCxnhvGc15sDO62ID2rLoCP7EZMDPxoUNcgUTT_C4d-76w4P71HzZRCQ=s498" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="376" data-original-width="498" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHG4ae6hjvSLx735ppGhCngWCU8Irp3QYq1_lKhMeOLOYwiyyOU_Kj9RryE4ZMz_a_TwebJYYWNM_lcyGm0spcj01PLpqYQFpuBYPvUXpgTX_brdzQISTbqp9lXufeVhL1cStCxnhvGc15sDO62ID2rLoCP7EZMDPxoUNcgUTT_C4d-76w4P71HzZRCQ=w400-h303" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Following a loud commotion, he brought his trophy mouse into the study to show off before he trotted off to enjoy the feast in privacy.</b></span></div><div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="699" data-original-width="800" height="350" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh8Fo0qQt-qeDTbK9cALJOAfj-UCKIkEN_Q7A1KbBN5YQmFbDvnUMaUtLTrc-zuslAQwkut91v4glfL9tSR_Ueuw3ZTiv-e6vtg4Kx_6wZypSQQq-DS5FQH-sW6kyXttfY0e6b2PHi68fsX-DTwsfweZWjgLYIN-1flFQzvQN4DLNFek3YpV-j5iASN1w=w400-h350" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We celebrated a joyous Thanksgiving with friends Hilary and Rumbi (with the requisite visit to the goats).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0QuKklX2eADQ3sOXhR4Q5A1pRDt6p-WcbQMgEyQUv_5oOQIGun38Fk3WZKOxhnGyIoHwHXyt7hhS-_YUlHARz99hGUGyTv0x1_sN4-BKT2jJgMprweSZxlbhzNU2GlejLCh2HX4RTby4eg9123vPjCm_sw8QdsOpo1JLUSthvqUIsPNIJS3ToDODO2Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0QuKklX2eADQ3sOXhR4Q5A1pRDt6p-WcbQMgEyQUv_5oOQIGun38Fk3WZKOxhnGyIoHwHXyt7hhS-_YUlHARz99hGUGyTv0x1_sN4-BKT2jJgMprweSZxlbhzNU2GlejLCh2HX4RTby4eg9123vPjCm_sw8QdsOpo1JLUSthvqUIsPNIJS3ToDODO2Q=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our weird roller coaster weather continued to thrill. A few transient autumn snows fell, but not enough to relieve the persistent drought.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWgz_eQISUCSgEn4HfT51Cqv0WntcAf7VPpPySEBJEgtwNvZTLv6ttj4McHXmDQBI5GphA4ahSCXoLFrgTDe5FJ7mlRJZJyDhj3Vs-vdbHYlVPqbrIIqRofs6eFJmgHkk-Mk4P92X2JJnNGjR9D_LNSXRFHRvurkKpl379ftKF8ffi_r_wagjLyjJEkA=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjWgz_eQISUCSgEn4HfT51Cqv0WntcAf7VPpPySEBJEgtwNvZTLv6ttj4McHXmDQBI5GphA4ahSCXoLFrgTDe5FJ7mlRJZJyDhj3Vs-vdbHYlVPqbrIIqRofs6eFJmgHkk-Mk4P92X2JJnNGjR9D_LNSXRFHRvurkKpl379ftKF8ffi_r_wagjLyjJEkA=w400-h266" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>AutWin is a time of spectacular sunrises and sunsets as light slants across the cloudy horizon.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO8_ovVY8droGw6Y_8ECKkPJ8FsSBdqweswBcgaSu6lHgS932yE8ci8WPFiDuQKW9-By6KimQbqZ-99CVNwUJhReQj9htTrhqlUS57gjJU1w_HkJHZ0XR0hPSYzMucRd8aXmhMS4Jc_wAbVTfTlmxJ9u5G8IIpJajd_8PhNFHEbz0p7Phvym03So564Q=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="800" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhO8_ovVY8droGw6Y_8ECKkPJ8FsSBdqweswBcgaSu6lHgS932yE8ci8WPFiDuQKW9-By6KimQbqZ-99CVNwUJhReQj9htTrhqlUS57gjJU1w_HkJHZ0XR0hPSYzMucRd8aXmhMS4Jc_wAbVTfTlmxJ9u5G8IIpJajd_8PhNFHEbz0p7Phvym03So564Q=w400-h343" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We experienced a record high 49 degrees on Dec 15th – followed by a weather pattern that the National Weather Service described as “historic”</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6W_KIu3Oj62IbCYQTfGmwnBKP-oouLb3fKlRfumngfZulSlnvobnQks18v2VU_X-pqUHtbRhIHWwLAY3bMSnv75CfO3M-lS-CgidV_YGxVTdPQ-G2jpOHa5f-cEUDt5UavcpAN4lF5OUDr__scoHGn1nNegfXWh6FwkSyzlJ2BnkZkIY-WpKad2oTQg=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidwX38S_bm5uwDsV2tudacPHw0u0tECkZIpmboEhyxZLj4YWZyyEz9xWi9yIHc4OAj1gxu3t28Mx77lNMZKJAQ83PZhKDxhFdC_TbVsPK9mXiPXbol5vzgdztIZebkmpFEtkAj3MnUCazVIz4kKbrnbXodqScVvtbarsA0KwBAezH75HmyNoC9ocKgzw=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidwX38S_bm5uwDsV2tudacPHw0u0tECkZIpmboEhyxZLj4YWZyyEz9xWi9yIHc4OAj1gxu3t28Mx77lNMZKJAQ83PZhKDxhFdC_TbVsPK9mXiPXbol5vzgdztIZebkmpFEtkAj3MnUCazVIz4kKbrnbXodqScVvtbarsA0KwBAezH75HmyNoC9ocKgzw=w400-h225" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We’ll “enjoy” a high of -3 on New Year’s day, plunging to -24 overnight.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9769ANLkNtVZfCETUFTsVoFKTr-FhNN5fv-tkAcmhDpff3QP5-HQxknOkQTX97Y9tIObEet5f5-MsJYUOFUOEQwxDwchAJQGAOzGUE0OgkAv8YHKJJRGqjBKD2x6TvyQV9dBMLL-MGC6_8oJCOC_xRjKHB17XN7R8DRLBhL8EeXGGTnvK22kln3gu_A=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="394" data-original-width="800" height="198" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9769ANLkNtVZfCETUFTsVoFKTr-FhNN5fv-tkAcmhDpff3QP5-HQxknOkQTX97Y9tIObEet5f5-MsJYUOFUOEQwxDwchAJQGAOzGUE0OgkAv8YHKJJRGqjBKD2x6TvyQV9dBMLL-MGC6_8oJCOC_xRjKHB17XN7R8DRLBhL8EeXGGTnvK22kln3gu_A=w400-h198" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2022 is Year of the Tiger.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5BdCAZzDTdfYJoBLF5-X2mU-V1ezHP7Zlux4Hl7w8DS2m4vf8EKiXhVSbWJWR4IArnWhq5L8AB2-cNg8CSWyyOFtXxhlz2AzIHA_6pqOSqZvUFJ83KBsDttf-LwsCgZ6O1KpRt6lzWmhi3785XKKzmeLwlXSy947QoT_KwYIjgzc2jFbkWPPwPNft-w=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="782" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5BdCAZzDTdfYJoBLF5-X2mU-V1ezHP7Zlux4Hl7w8DS2m4vf8EKiXhVSbWJWR4IArnWhq5L8AB2-cNg8CSWyyOFtXxhlz2AzIHA_6pqOSqZvUFJ83KBsDttf-LwsCgZ6O1KpRt6lzWmhi3785XKKzmeLwlXSy947QoT_KwYIjgzc2jFbkWPPwPNft-w=w391-h400" width="391" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our favorite tiger joins us</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIJMltsaazLxE842KVM6Us_xT0_NVvKMSROLkEwldPFmk4f5g5QRx4mn_sT1ZRdtzOMfWbPrvZ8QrqgYKdlTmbxduQ6oDc-l7-ADnbgCmUARa2yO9vtJZta3EEjdPLqZA1cDwL9iCbLKbL_mg0YGqXajRJXCLfczVnve4GAqkSPGC1Gor6of-6MXQ1g=s800" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="574" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivIJMltsaazLxE842KVM6Us_xT0_NVvKMSROLkEwldPFmk4f5g5QRx4mn_sT1ZRdtzOMfWbPrvZ8QrqgYKdlTmbxduQ6oDc-l7-ADnbgCmUARa2yO9vtJZta3EEjdPLqZA1cDwL9iCbLKbL_mg0YGqXajRJXCLfczVnve4GAqkSPGC1Gor6of-6MXQ1g=w288-h400" width="288" /></b></a></div></div></div></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and Baby New Year Tzest in wishing everyone</b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqAqWydGdsQcxvCxa5-ibnUcJqYZ0bv-hk-kxGckSs8w2-7-i8jhpBMst6Sie1MtUUD4CnnQEyGF6GyUtNHP24VyEJw-GWGdwrGRjcdz-rz-uBC5JNVeMPgB2UJ8v1-OmDSoaKaNrnpjnAo0dhBsg0aFv1Evv3ANcjkwUbGTB589yMe_-LLFT8zlicA=s555" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="555" data-original-width="555" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgsqAqWydGdsQcxvCxa5-ibnUcJqYZ0bv-hk-kxGckSs8w2-7-i8jhpBMst6Sie1MtUUD4CnnQEyGF6GyUtNHP24VyEJw-GWGdwrGRjcdz-rz-uBC5JNVeMPgB2UJ8v1-OmDSoaKaNrnpjnAo0dhBsg0aFv1Evv3ANcjkwUbGTB589yMe_-LLFT8zlicA=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div></div></div></blockquote><br /><div><br /></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-62528361139408106042021-10-28T16:15:00.002-05:002021-10-28T16:36:31.412-05:00Long Fall into Winter<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgot-C9PXaA/YXrqpLz8DII/AAAAAAAAIBQ/AMldnMa97jUnEXQDHesuthdUbpb2zkuPwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1708" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cgot-C9PXaA/YXrqpLz8DII/AAAAAAAAIBQ/AMldnMa97jUnEXQDHesuthdUbpb2zkuPwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h334/a01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The “hottest summer ever in the northland”</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4-Vx6CnaXY/YXrqsooCkSI/AAAAAAAAIBY/BeUxH4cuud8DlS9EPimlFttUL_JugaPogCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4-Vx6CnaXY/YXrqsooCkSI/AAAAAAAAIBY/BeUxH4cuud8DlS9EPimlFttUL_JugaPogCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>gave way to a gloriously prolonged autumn –</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHLi0SQ_iFY/YXrqrduQKfI/AAAAAAAAIBU/qi7fLvnK5V0lhalIVn_Wf4-ObKvAdcV1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FHLi0SQ_iFY/YXrqrduQKfI/AAAAAAAAIBU/qi7fLvnK5V0lhalIVn_Wf4-ObKvAdcV1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h348/a03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXGvA27t73k/YXrqtTKlAlI/AAAAAAAAIBc/pJ8_NIEXutQ3FNy1olacFI9zgprqERvZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KXGvA27t73k/YXrqtTKlAlI/AAAAAAAAIBc/pJ8_NIEXutQ3FNy1olacFI9zgprqERvZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n7faA0LePTA/YXrquqUQPGI/AAAAAAAAIBk/pCJ-tPFkvqodTqdM0kHUpjvcADuzOHUEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a05-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n7faA0LePTA/YXrquqUQPGI/AAAAAAAAIBk/pCJ-tPFkvqodTqdM0kHUpjvcADuzOHUEgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h319/a05-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>also one of the warmest on record.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Wpn9hCNGHo/YXrquBnsURI/AAAAAAAAIBg/xOBCfY7AXEM8KZRAl-ec-KTNXc_zq5f7ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Wpn9hCNGHo/YXrquBnsURI/AAAAAAAAIBg/xOBCfY7AXEM8KZRAl-ec-KTNXc_zq5f7ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This fall was quite a contrast to last year,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cD5bawCJ5jI/YXrqu3HgWpI/AAAAAAAAIBo/xbIzqVsdmRYWAcklSy6ChrRms7MfBs5CACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cD5bawCJ5jI/YXrqu3HgWpI/AAAAAAAAIBo/xbIzqVsdmRYWAcklSy6ChrRms7MfBs5CACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>when the first snow fell on Oct 17 – and the white stuff kept coming a few more times,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nle9WW3jErE/YXrqvXGCYXI/AAAAAAAAIBs/rGeIm_nNTa8MFyvQjfW6T_S_Fbn9JEzUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a08-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1516" data-original-width="2048" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Nle9WW3jErE/YXrqvXGCYXI/AAAAAAAAIBs/rGeIm_nNTa8MFyvQjfW6T_S_Fbn9JEzUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h296/a08-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>making for the second snowiest Oct on record.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wa_XRon_sA8/YXrtEpGVbWI/AAAAAAAAIGw/dRDepb0YOEQZVFVZ0xoxxxW9V4bVVoOmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/bad-music-its-a-wonderful-life.gif" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="364" data-original-width="500" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wa_XRon_sA8/YXrtEpGVbWI/AAAAAAAAIGw/dRDepb0YOEQZVFVZ0xoxxxW9V4bVVoOmwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/bad-music-its-a-wonderful-life.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: 700;">(We love our records!)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AcawjolpvA/YXrqwjvEPCI/AAAAAAAAIBw/fPnVJ5zlKmM0g1c59GRqEYykH8o7kojCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1277" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4AcawjolpvA/YXrqwjvEPCI/AAAAAAAAIBw/fPnVJ5zlKmM0g1c59GRqEYykH8o7kojCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h250/a09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And it was the polar opposite of the Halloween blizzard of 30 years ago that dropped more than 3 feet of snow on Duluth which the wind whipped into impassible drifts.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AFJ4Rd-IoE/YXrqzYIhQuI/AAAAAAAAIB4/gcs-xryy4m4Y5zWA6O4QJ5TFZX6DQ211QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1269" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9AFJ4Rd-IoE/YXrqzYIhQuI/AAAAAAAAIB4/gcs-xryy4m4Y5zWA6O4QJ5TFZX6DQ211QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/a10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We had to climb out the window of our house in order to shovel the doors free for an exit.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PBFw6RxEPSQ/YXrqyx3Ag1I/AAAAAAAAIB0/8yXaj3dsB2EKREgrxUZxdSE6_0OHbPIqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1918" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PBFw6RxEPSQ/YXrqyx3Ag1I/AAAAAAAAIB0/8yXaj3dsB2EKREgrxUZxdSE6_0OHbPIqACLcBGAsYHQ/w375-h400/a11-11.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>As expected, colors were not as spectacular as in previous years because of the drought,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZIOlxdkMeU/YXrq20IAYOI/AAAAAAAAIB8/unbOdvzYNl0BKJu6ATT--5hFjIB60gSKACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZIOlxdkMeU/YXrq20IAYOI/AAAAAAAAIB8/unbOdvzYNl0BKJu6ATT--5hFjIB60gSKACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a12-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iU_skaY3_DM/YXrq7JvkeAI/AAAAAAAAICI/8n_zpkevLoU_6rAiXjME9WrQ6BXD6I3XwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1303" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iU_skaY3_DM/YXrq7JvkeAI/AAAAAAAAICI/8n_zpkevLoU_6rAiXjME9WrQ6BXD6I3XwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/a15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8xnxWLCxpE/YXrq8KuJgFI/AAAAAAAAICQ/BqCTEDNysJk5jI2s40pAVT55GuvuYbFaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1357" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V8xnxWLCxpE/YXrq8KuJgFI/AAAAAAAAICQ/BqCTEDNysJk5jI2s40pAVT55GuvuYbFaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/a16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lwdFNbsLmM0/YXrq-pHGC6I/AAAAAAAAICY/6K4bm2ch4mwIbZ6y3O3LsrAg3BIiIoWgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lwdFNbsLmM0/YXrq-pHGC6I/AAAAAAAAICY/6K4bm2ch4mwIbZ6y3O3LsrAg3BIiIoWgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/a17-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The herd took advantage of the prolonged autumn to enjoy their outings</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DA3ZhNKL7-s/YXrq-HqEDTI/AAAAAAAAICU/cFIAY2oHmOUVWtWAASYwFhdjfWbVH6sDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1178" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DA3ZhNKL7-s/YXrq-HqEDTI/AAAAAAAAICU/cFIAY2oHmOUVWtWAASYwFhdjfWbVH6sDACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h230/a18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>then head back to the barn to sneak a treat.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MUaVkUKuJos/YXrq_8hXYdI/AAAAAAAAICc/O1dWaShHlFceH2N24Fmwx0rT1uXqKzY-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MUaVkUKuJos/YXrq_8hXYdI/AAAAAAAAICc/O1dWaShHlFceH2N24Fmwx0rT1uXqKzY-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a19-19.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb’s photo of a thieving Nine was selected for the <a href="https://www.widdesfeed.com/" target="_blank">Widdes </a>2022 calendar.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dG4pwiOAUB8/YXrrAKFmqDI/AAAAAAAAICg/Zj6RClCtDoMkwDUJQ4eW6doTTN93MuBowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dG4pwiOAUB8/YXrrAKFmqDI/AAAAAAAAICg/Zj6RClCtDoMkwDUJQ4eW6doTTN93MuBowCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We're grateful for an abundant season from <a href="https://www.northernharvestfarm.com/" target="_blank">Northern Harvest Farm</a>.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBTkFcm2EGs/YXrrAL0ljAI/AAAAAAAAICk/rubwtVlYPhA3w_VXTEvI6sHP8H3EB7AtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1244" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HBTkFcm2EGs/YXrrAL0ljAI/AAAAAAAAICk/rubwtVlYPhA3w_VXTEvI6sHP8H3EB7AtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h243/a21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tomatoes are now sauced and put away for the winter, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2b2SPRc-3U/YXrrBDPJO1I/AAAAAAAAICo/lxqu41us6ggxSOFoC_0q6CBO_wpfYkecgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-K2b2SPRc-3U/YXrrBDPJO1I/AAAAAAAAICo/lxqu41us6ggxSOFoC_0q6CBO_wpfYkecgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h343/a22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and the few apples that deer and blue jays left are dried and bagged.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rq5eTYpLW2E/YXrrDsah7NI/AAAAAAAAIC0/VuGo4cqQggEkVwJpULtdISm2541K4m07gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1595" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rq5eTYpLW2E/YXrrDsah7NI/AAAAAAAAIC0/VuGo4cqQggEkVwJpULtdISm2541K4m07gCLcBGAsYHQ/w311-h400/a23-23.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fall was fairly social for us fully vaccinated folks, compared with the previous pandemic year. We enjoyed a visit from Barb’s brother Dave (up from Baton Rouge)</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u4XeJy1b3cU/YXrrCsVgjXI/AAAAAAAAICs/-ESe6HzBD_wGVhZ0mP8Fk1ovmqqZtXPygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u4XeJy1b3cU/YXrrCsVgjXI/AAAAAAAAICs/-ESe6HzBD_wGVhZ0mP8Fk1ovmqqZtXPygCLcBGAsYHQ/w259-h400/a24-24.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>who took a cane pole out to the front pond and supplied us with some nice meals,</b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LwRYO5mrVGI/YXrrDBYp6HI/AAAAAAAAICw/YlzHtFpEvkwtlfYhIwcT86YTBqZGf_G2gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1453" data-original-width="2048" height="284" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LwRYO5mrVGI/YXrrDBYp6HI/AAAAAAAAICw/YlzHtFpEvkwtlfYhIwcT86YTBqZGf_G2gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h284/a25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and the annual visit from Steve's siblings and their spouses,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wpBdcAcywnw/YXrrJDnTUTI/AAAAAAAAIC4/vEVEDYvULuE0gq-o2Xq861zZgoQs11lpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a26-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wpBdcAcywnw/YXrrJDnTUTI/AAAAAAAAIC4/vEVEDYvULuE0gq-o2Xq861zZgoQs11lpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a26-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and a delightful day at the <a href="https://arb.umn.edu/" target="_blank">Minnesota Landscape Arboretum</a></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swWWmHCbveI/YXrrKF45BII/AAAAAAAAIC8/rIQxilOcNdkQtKxAZNTHmMY4HlOwjHCmwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-swWWmHCbveI/YXrrKF45BII/AAAAAAAAIC8/rIQxilOcNdkQtKxAZNTHmMY4HlOwjHCmwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b4inAl-stP0/YXrrLUXkp_I/AAAAAAAAIDA/VHgyrxwF91g0PhlsBTjAZmnnW3CEeAN3ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b4inAl-stP0/YXrrLUXkp_I/AAAAAAAAIDA/VHgyrxwF91g0PhlsBTjAZmnnW3CEeAN3ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a28-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>to celebrate Janet's birthday</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFobV1DSSlQ/YXrrNbSKWsI/AAAAAAAAIDI/0KEs3xqwBG4dSaRpWmpOeOztRh3xmfXJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a29-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="353" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oFobV1DSSlQ/YXrrNbSKWsI/AAAAAAAAIDI/0KEs3xqwBG4dSaRpWmpOeOztRh3xmfXJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h353/a29-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(a friendship lasting over 70 years!) </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t55x6CouKXU/YXrrMwuJfII/AAAAAAAAIDE/7XD9zaMFMtEhIo9sJBl3yEnMza8mT8mOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a30-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1411" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t55x6CouKXU/YXrrMwuJfII/AAAAAAAAIDE/7XD9zaMFMtEhIo9sJBl3yEnMza8mT8mOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/a30-30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and get-togethers with friends and neighbors.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YJx5Quplum4/YXrrNy639FI/AAAAAAAAIDQ/1DHOuv9FTikc-2V8zTE_aNXuwyAknwzZACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2048" height="228" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YJx5Quplum4/YXrrNy639FI/AAAAAAAAIDQ/1DHOuv9FTikc-2V8zTE_aNXuwyAknwzZACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h228/a31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Foliage seemed to hang around forever</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8DIYpvi7Ws/YXrrUulxPHI/AAAAAAAAIDs/nXHJiW15pZoeAOzYBYkbdnjuEEiIImCZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a34-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U8DIYpvi7Ws/YXrrUulxPHI/AAAAAAAAIDs/nXHJiW15pZoeAOzYBYkbdnjuEEiIImCZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h274/a34-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>including the asparagus tree in front</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4gbhbMd30Ds/YXrrTn54ZfI/AAAAAAAAIDk/vWaUL9U7PPM3CP0r-UYcBw1pPwWjTjATwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a35-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4gbhbMd30Ds/YXrrTn54ZfI/AAAAAAAAIDk/vWaUL9U7PPM3CP0r-UYcBw1pPwWjTjATwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a35-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>that sparkles in the dew and morning sunlight</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRAIee4XAp4/YXrrUqXMyII/AAAAAAAAIDo/fFiwEyNKrjczg4vCmEaDoodsAeLa-OiHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a36-36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XRAIee4XAp4/YXrrUqXMyII/AAAAAAAAIDo/fFiwEyNKrjczg4vCmEaDoodsAeLa-OiHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h313/a36-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and Barb's luxuriant flower boxes -- </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9QhCHQs5yE0/YXrrV5t1fFI/AAAAAAAAIDw/rQputtPY2DYXZB_b-LdCZZMmXTUFlagWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a37-37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9QhCHQs5yE0/YXrrV5t1fFI/AAAAAAAAIDw/rQputtPY2DYXZB_b-LdCZZMmXTUFlagWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h230/a37-37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>until they were zapped when freezing nights finally arrived in late Oct.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qFBy989Gf1E/YXrrXM3VApI/AAAAAAAAID0/3qzgFAlAe40en7M9FwgcvvkzeM9_FTKcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a38-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qFBy989Gf1E/YXrrXM3VApI/AAAAAAAAID0/3qzgFAlAe40en7M9FwgcvvkzeM9_FTKcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/a38-38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>According to the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Snowbirdbob/posts/i-posted-the-farmers-almanac-winter-2021-2022-outlook-yesterday-grey-area-means-/364063548625389/" target="_blank">Farmers' Almanac</a>, we're in for a harsh winter.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6IQqw3DJfCo/YXrract7BGI/AAAAAAAAIEA/ro6AXu5xx-grs6i_Uf1qvDB9xctgnbTrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a39-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1978" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6IQqw3DJfCo/YXrract7BGI/AAAAAAAAIEA/ro6AXu5xx-grs6i_Uf1qvDB9xctgnbTrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w386-h400/a39-39.jpg" width="386" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WV1Q3JhpLE/YXrrYGKcP0I/AAAAAAAAID4/Z3env2hCRIEu3EeJ2xeOcMIJ6gEZeEkMwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a40-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6WV1Q3JhpLE/YXrrYGKcP0I/AAAAAAAAID4/Z3env2hCRIEu3EeJ2xeOcMIJ6gEZeEkMwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h360/a40-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Most of the usual suspects are still hanging around,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M6Q8gJD8rE4/YXrrc5KdEGI/AAAAAAAAIEE/IzNaakeJKgsw9LeiTjfeJMf5J-V00MU1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a41-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M6Q8gJD8rE4/YXrrc5KdEGI/AAAAAAAAIEE/IzNaakeJKgsw9LeiTjfeJMf5J-V00MU1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a41-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but the Franklin's ground squirrels are already snoozing away below deck and the Pepé Le Pew family continues to dig winter burrows all over the lawn.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ne0-h8mWaA/YXrrdAYX_sI/AAAAAAAAIEM/6Uxj9H4mG7og9U2-1h7emxGS_dUam6lbwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a43-43.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1583" data-original-width="2048" height="309" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ne0-h8mWaA/YXrrdAYX_sI/AAAAAAAAIEM/6Uxj9H4mG7og9U2-1h7emxGS_dUam6lbwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h309/a43-43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0yfrO9sY7U/YXrraIylgpI/AAAAAAAAID8/87f6ueUzv-4DnzinnZpvQrbWzHiII6ZBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a42-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1939" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O0yfrO9sY7U/YXrraIylgpI/AAAAAAAAID8/87f6ueUzv-4DnzinnZpvQrbWzHiII6ZBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w379-h400/a42-42.jpg" width="379" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Asian lady beetles sneak into the house and congregate in ceiling corners and dish cabinets.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9CRsQ3VVfs/YXr8u5MgP2I/AAAAAAAAIG4/RqGqGBtuQEQpe4hzyiE3UwnzFQBT6rziQCLcBGAsYHQ/s500/7KvP.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="280" data-original-width="500" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q9CRsQ3VVfs/YXr8u5MgP2I/AAAAAAAAIG4/RqGqGBtuQEQpe4hzyiE3UwnzFQBT6rziQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h224/7KvP.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Usually by now mice have entered the basement in search of a meal and warm bed, but none so far this year. Apparently word is out that the area is patrolled by</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zsx_Ci2dNo/YXrrdOuIBzI/AAAAAAAAIEI/Zi3hbB4TZmE3lVakY7db22U5JDavKFPrwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a44-44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1282" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9zsx_Ci2dNo/YXrrdOuIBzI/AAAAAAAAIEI/Zi3hbB4TZmE3lVakY7db22U5JDavKFPrwCLcBGAsYHQ/w250-h400/a44-44.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>a lean, mean, mouse-eating machine.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UB-Cwtp-mUA/YXrriSNoN2I/AAAAAAAAIEY/8Fd9GthtJ2Ijccvecx9G36HOk4oULbNZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a45-45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1050" data-original-width="2048" height="205" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UB-Cwtp-mUA/YXrriSNoN2I/AAAAAAAAIEY/8Fd9GthtJ2Ijccvecx9G36HOk4oULbNZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h205/a45-45.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We're preparing for winter, too -- with a final lawn-mowing,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KB1DSg7pr9A/YXrrgNqK6xI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/QDxo5G4FQCMEEu88SnCpWuBn_kK3RDD0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a46-46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KB1DSg7pr9A/YXrrgNqK6xI/AAAAAAAAIEQ/QDxo5G4FQCMEEu88SnCpWuBn_kK3RDD0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/a46-46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the season's propane pre-purchased,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWzYB7_iDig/YXrrgic1AjI/AAAAAAAAIEU/jJB8hS4Gprs3T0QZAaVTG8VQtY-0RytaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a47-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="2048" height="219" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eWzYB7_iDig/YXrrgic1AjI/AAAAAAAAIEU/jJB8hS4Gprs3T0QZAaVTG8VQtY-0RytaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h219/a47-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>yucky fly strips taken down in the barn,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3DVqnspvM8/YXrrjrP0o8I/AAAAAAAAIEg/ZgeliHsJT3YM3UljBBMUi3q4MwfZOL8YACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a49-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1778" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-g3DVqnspvM8/YXrrjrP0o8I/AAAAAAAAIEg/ZgeliHsJT3YM3UljBBMUi3q4MwfZOL8YACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h348/a49-49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and heated water buckets cleaned and ready to be plugged in.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fLwpM4fuQOw/YXrro71nLqI/AAAAAAAAIEk/562YRvIBpqQWke1QIDCG_F2GRkRlIlQSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a50-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fLwpM4fuQOw/YXrro71nLqI/AAAAAAAAIEk/562YRvIBpqQWke1QIDCG_F2GRkRlIlQSQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a50-50.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Anticipating the Christmas rush</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4POAdBdjyfY/YXrrpTPIJiI/AAAAAAAAIEo/bJBLjsFCJOIax8XD9rBWwXC4GAoWHKJPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a51-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1531" data-original-width="2048" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4POAdBdjyfY/YXrrpTPIJiI/AAAAAAAAIEo/bJBLjsFCJOIax8XD9rBWwXC4GAoWHKJPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h299/a51-51.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZZlIM55ehk/YXrrq1MfAsI/AAAAAAAAIEs/o2fr-HGIv1UJJtuIDW_A14DaL6CqXGTxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a52-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sZZlIM55ehk/YXrrq1MfAsI/AAAAAAAAIEs/o2fr-HGIv1UJJtuIDW_A14DaL6CqXGTxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a52-52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb has been crafting batch after batch of gorgeous new soaps</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwhcowRcrTA/YXrrsjcsLEI/AAAAAAAAIE0/2YTQ7TohWbIX4BwhR7WeUvO6k3tSS2BhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a53-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1406" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EwhcowRcrTA/YXrrsjcsLEI/AAAAAAAAIE0/2YTQ7TohWbIX4BwhR7WeUvO6k3tSS2BhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/a53-53.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uqt8AtXK9zI/YXrrufiF3DI/AAAAAAAAIFA/zB7CN_auGKoIk_OKWN09wCGmVNuFFD_GwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a54-54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1080" data-original-width="2500" height="173" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Uqt8AtXK9zI/YXrrufiF3DI/AAAAAAAAIFA/zB7CN_auGKoIk_OKWN09wCGmVNuFFD_GwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h173/a54-54.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which are available from her <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymPFDD7ABG4/YXrrvPDUhTI/AAAAAAAAIFE/MrS_2Pu6ZVcqAPNScbFXk7DvjA2nQd63ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a55-55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1679" data-original-width="2048" height="328" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymPFDD7ABG4/YXrrvPDUhTI/AAAAAAAAIFE/MrS_2Pu6ZVcqAPNScbFXk7DvjA2nQd63ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h328/a55-55.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kuiper zipped down to <a href="http://www.poplarhillfarm.com/" target="_blank">Poplar Hill Farm</a> for a rendezvous with a handsome buck</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGEGL5jUJtI/YXrrwdiYtYI/AAAAAAAAIFM/YMBCmFmdea41YteB4-rba2tLec2o6PerwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a56-56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1075" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UGEGL5jUJtI/YXrrwdiYtYI/AAAAAAAAIFM/YMBCmFmdea41YteB4-rba2tLec2o6PerwCLcBGAsYHQ/w210-h400/a56-56.jpg" width="210" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>while Nine entertained the mellow Fiddle, visiting from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Crystalwaterdairy" target="_blank">Crystal Water Farm</a></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3Zl2oTLOBU/YXrrzfUU0AI/AAAAAAAAIFY/bZLz6oUj_AAX0Q3TAjecZFwZRwDJllj2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a57-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1828" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-W3Zl2oTLOBU/YXrrzfUU0AI/AAAAAAAAIFY/bZLz6oUj_AAX0Q3TAjecZFwZRwDJllj2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h358/a57-57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>(his curlicue scurs resemble a party hat).</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>We hope the ladies spend the winter incubating cute babies for spring delivery.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8jNx3Tn3tM/YXsTeWOWqmI/AAAAAAAAAkk/4n8HoShmAsQm-YSJsyua5ssw19hvZ0-YwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/Tzest2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--8jNx3Tn3tM/YXsTeWOWqmI/AAAAAAAAAkk/4n8HoShmAsQm-YSJsyua5ssw19hvZ0-YwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h316/Tzest2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tzest so far has shown no interest in becoming a mom.</b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3cx7yva5c0/YXrry0eYIXI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/-Bxn8K15kOggG-ATabhQIHAhHrsLWO_PQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a58-58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1204" data-original-width="2500" height="193" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t3cx7yva5c0/YXrry0eYIXI/AAAAAAAAIFQ/-Bxn8K15kOggG-ATabhQIHAhHrsLWO_PQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h193/a58-58.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZOnjzIhYCk/YXrr0Kws7YI/AAAAAAAAIFc/Z-rAKVsLPYo9o2ZjYUUokgZ4MxoKdKbgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a59-59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fZOnjzIhYCk/YXrr0Kws7YI/AAAAAAAAIFc/Z-rAKVsLPYo9o2ZjYUUokgZ4MxoKdKbgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a59-59.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dustin’s autumn routine involves catching the morning rays in his window bed,</b> </div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zh4-qRG9JlE/YXrr3TN1PoI/AAAAAAAAIFg/K61eXMfVBbMXQORFUbB1GcaW-X-gH35-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a60-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1785" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zh4-qRG9JlE/YXrr3TN1PoI/AAAAAAAAIFg/K61eXMfVBbMXQORFUbB1GcaW-X-gH35-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h349/a60-60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9I2ihwEmdyI/YXrr3zfmBNI/AAAAAAAAIFk/bSMtGNZ5zMMiOEJbWBgGyCVb91S2P5lHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a61-61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2048" height="276" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9I2ihwEmdyI/YXrr3zfmBNI/AAAAAAAAIFk/bSMtGNZ5zMMiOEJbWBgGyCVb91S2P5lHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h276/a61-61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and then moving to a cozy bed near a heating vent</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1JIN-01Eb0/YXrr5MvBuuI/AAAAAAAAIFs/_-m-MscQC-wTFdX8FrttDj0GucMDnMBdACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a62-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1782" data-original-width="2048" height="348" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-c1JIN-01Eb0/YXrr5MvBuuI/AAAAAAAAIFs/_-m-MscQC-wTFdX8FrttDj0GucMDnMBdACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h348/a62-62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>where, inspired by Captain Kirk, he dreams of becoming</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kivVELhvpUM/YXrr66q6fKI/AAAAAAAAIFw/XccnCNeUdyQbIBvYOl_qlKCHKJ53dscdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a63-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-kivVELhvpUM/YXrr66q6fKI/AAAAAAAAIFw/XccnCNeUdyQbIBvYOl_qlKCHKJ53dscdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a63-63.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the oldest feline to travel into space, or -- even better --</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZxXynOnEbw/YXrr7lABsVI/AAAAAAAAIF0/sqibhNJzxJ0Vi2EZroe2aZmWV14RMqiPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a64-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2020" data-original-width="2048" height="395" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2ZxXynOnEbw/YXrr7lABsVI/AAAAAAAAIF0/sqibhNJzxJ0Vi2EZroe2aZmWV14RMqiPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h395/a64-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the Zamboni driver for UMD Bulldog hockey games.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SU4DogZianE/YXrr7x8KS9I/AAAAAAAAIF4/fEZOt_LMHJIM0CGy_uuNnvyT86MV5lUyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a65-65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1679" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SU4DogZianE/YXrr7x8KS9I/AAAAAAAAIF4/fEZOt_LMHJIM0CGy_uuNnvyT86MV5lUyACLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h400/a65-65.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This year for his favorite holiday</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Argua5t2okA/YXrr98qvFNI/AAAAAAAAIGA/MFwNTbcM3cgmQnqERjNJnpwMnKA1VA6NgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a67-67.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Argua5t2okA/YXrr98qvFNI/AAAAAAAAIGA/MFwNTbcM3cgmQnqERjNJnpwMnKA1VA6NgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a67-67.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>he can’t decide which costume to wear.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eMfPgtSuIDY/YXrr-1AT3QI/AAAAAAAAIGE/JjwY66Ztz-Ez-Emp--rsq17L4UafYzK-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a68-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eMfPgtSuIDY/YXrr-1AT3QI/AAAAAAAAIGE/JjwY66Ztz-Ez-Emp--rsq17L4UafYzK-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a68-68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1394" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EDaqXocmLI8/YXrsBFBV_TI/AAAAAAAAIGQ/Ska6rTwh-DAFxv2r8fB5RJ28fmyAoVYjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w273-h400/a71-71.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>He joins the Weird Sisters and us in wishing everyone</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7RUPLkrHaaU/YXsLofLmDVI/AAAAAAAAIHI/AdhaisNomW0pjnjEuZGab7g96ERknd_yACLcBGAsYHQ/s600/jack-o-lantern-burning-fire-happy-halloween-animated-gif-image.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7RUPLkrHaaU/YXsLofLmDVI/AAAAAAAAIHI/AdhaisNomW0pjnjEuZGab7g96ERknd_yACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/jack-o-lantern-burning-fire-happy-halloween-animated-gif-image.gif" width="400" /></a></div><br /><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-24973394507020828682021-08-30T12:29:00.007-05:002021-08-30T14:17:03.603-05:00Sahara North Summer<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5HoYq3uNYrQ/YSvuzKmgT6I/AAAAAAAAHwE/GcEppBdv5XoYjb0nsIrrJloFappVPFqrQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1808" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5HoYq3uNYrQ/YSvuzKmgT6I/AAAAAAAAHwE/GcEppBdv5XoYjb0nsIrrJloFappVPFqrQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h354/a01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq2Sy4WUd3s/YSvuzu287mI/AAAAAAAAHwI/UywEr5_cWB0Loaf61XHE6AICNu2ZpYxtwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1783" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mq2Sy4WUd3s/YSvuzu287mI/AAAAAAAAHwI/UywEr5_cWB0Loaf61XHE6AICNu2ZpYxtwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h349/a02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>One of the driest and hottest summers on record </b><b>shrivels to a close.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjRPN8PfCOU/YSvu1Ol_NYI/AAAAAAAAHwM/0fIsbTP_Z0I1r9DDALY8YTyPc4vkAA8SgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjRPN8PfCOU/YSvu1Ol_NYI/AAAAAAAAHwM/0fIsbTP_Z0I1r9DDALY8YTyPc4vkAA8SgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The water level of the front pond is the lowest we've ever seen it.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uy-DBs8SjqU/YSvu5pdKt6I/AAAAAAAAHwY/15PU_36nTh0MJrStAklV2YUgDF55jwSFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uy-DBs8SjqU/YSvu5pdKt6I/AAAAAAAAHwY/15PU_36nTh0MJrStAklV2YUgDF55jwSFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPF1mwZNVp0/YSvu5bdLlII/AAAAAAAAHwQ/zLOqBZ0ZTKwpVQGHGId65tq4GQWLVheBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a05-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPF1mwZNVp0/YSvu5bdLlII/AAAAAAAAHwQ/zLOqBZ0ZTKwpVQGHGId65tq4GQWLVheBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a05-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The receding water has left mudflats around the island.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fg6GRKUs74Y/YSvu5fbj7KI/AAAAAAAAHwU/M_iP0G3ePXExSyhTULazfxhvAbKmwiutgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fg6GRKUs74Y/YSvu5fbj7KI/AAAAAAAAHwU/M_iP0G3ePXExSyhTULazfxhvAbKmwiutgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>To beat the heat, Nine has been excavating a tummy-cooling hole in the barn. She will soon have the entire foundation uncovered.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_evMobCk7s/YSz-e4PxcqI/AAAAAAAAH1c/JEh1B36oAVYdUOk0STzNRJvRfUWC8axFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s650/09d90af096ee93aae1cecbb338d43020.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="372" data-original-width="650" height="229" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_evMobCk7s/YSz-e4PxcqI/AAAAAAAAH1c/JEh1B36oAVYdUOk0STzNRJvRfUWC8axFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h229/09d90af096ee93aae1cecbb338d43020.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Or maybe she’s digging a tunnel to meet her Chinese counterparts.</b><b style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Soq8jdQH2rc/YSvvAPQWnII/AAAAAAAAHwk/ukCN9icajdUaCNfG60_bDHL0bP37xv_JgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Soq8jdQH2rc/YSvvAPQWnII/AAAAAAAAHwk/ukCN9icajdUaCNfG60_bDHL0bP37xv_JgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Despite the drought, Barb’s lamppost flowers still look good in a sea of brown;</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JS8qfbPnPAY/YSvu_2STh9I/AAAAAAAAHwg/O3rwvlJKhMwdh1IdYT8uozfHcfzTD_YZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a08-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JS8qfbPnPAY/YSvu_2STh9I/AAAAAAAAHwg/O3rwvlJKhMwdh1IdYT8uozfHcfzTD_YZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/a08-8.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>they get occasional drenchings with the goats’ waste water.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pEBsm8KBWMY/YSvu9W8WVRI/AAAAAAAAHwc/g5kJ9aJuwnMiSGtdPr4bF0hFoBOwGGoCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pEBsm8KBWMY/YSvu9W8WVRI/AAAAAAAAHwc/g5kJ9aJuwnMiSGtdPr4bF0hFoBOwGGoCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Two of the apple trees have no fruit – mainly because they were zapped by a late frost that nipped the blossoms.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jECHxK3ta_c/YSvvA0LyeYI/AAAAAAAAHwo/mnaHTIi9JLAbjbHEEHw5wTKTJzUwiQNuQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jECHxK3ta_c/YSvvA0LyeYI/AAAAAAAAHwo/mnaHTIi9JLAbjbHEEHw5wTKTJzUwiQNuQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The 3 other trees display a remarkable output in spite of the drought.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E7rbPuGtL_c/YSvvEqYp7ZI/AAAAAAAAHw0/QaKYUpcC23YTM7DDi4fn_1gjC60FaKDowCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1701" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E7rbPuGtL_c/YSvvEqYp7ZI/AAAAAAAAHw0/QaKYUpcC23YTM7DDi4fn_1gjC60FaKDowCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h333/a11-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The gnarled old survivor in back</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHGgv5kwaqo/YSvvDYlZypI/AAAAAAAAHww/ER20WER54VQHQT24oN67QraDvUx0rG2TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uHGgv5kwaqo/YSvvDYlZypI/AAAAAAAAHww/ER20WER54VQHQT24oN67QraDvUx0rG2TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a12-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2puykcr-sug/YSvvFS7p-wI/AAAAAAAAHw4/PNiu97j924YORvNb3X5wYPY87U5o8RRWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a13-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2puykcr-sug/YSvvFS7p-wI/AAAAAAAAHw4/PNiu97j924YORvNb3X5wYPY87U5o8RRWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>is especially prolific this year, as the blue jays have discovered.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Am5wi8rubZA/YSvvFf4ZC5I/AAAAAAAAHw8/TDAEBahgh0kV1a-CvjCAxVwZ8oUQzqckwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1758" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Am5wi8rubZA/YSvvFf4ZC5I/AAAAAAAAHw8/TDAEBahgh0kV1a-CvjCAxVwZ8oUQzqckwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h344/a14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Wildfires to our north add to the smoky air drifting down from Canada</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv3TFxNlM4c/YSvvGcuqHgI/AAAAAAAAHxA/sZO_-9z-T1AgxBdSzTCqhTLJ3Ns41KLJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1723" data-original-width="2048" height="336" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Dv3TFxNlM4c/YSvvGcuqHgI/AAAAAAAAHxA/sZO_-9z-T1AgxBdSzTCqhTLJ3Ns41KLJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h336/a15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>prompting frequent air quality alerts.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ewenO2WmA8/YSvvHJQ_gYI/AAAAAAAAHxE/EFcf6_cV4u0mJOUxDQb2oxsCpYyqaHYPQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1249" data-original-width="2048" height="244" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ewenO2WmA8/YSvvHJQ_gYI/AAAAAAAAHxE/EFcf6_cV4u0mJOUxDQb2oxsCpYyqaHYPQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h244/a16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWqoxOixfcs/YSvvHxz97ZI/AAAAAAAAHxI/BmmPyXrGKOo8LEDVPLxWhYty0L3Znq9tACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GWqoxOixfcs/YSvvHxz97ZI/AAAAAAAAHxI/BmmPyXrGKOo8LEDVPLxWhYty0L3Znq9tACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a17-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We might as well be smoking Camel non-filters.</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--aM8gnbTogs/YSvvIahx7EI/AAAAAAAAHxM/hKft_8tKWgIpVszFrrELWpk1OdtlY3F1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--aM8gnbTogs/YSvvIahx7EI/AAAAAAAAHxM/hKft_8tKWgIpVszFrrELWpk1OdtlY3F1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/a18-18.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>For all our lack of rain, we did have one thunderstorm – that took out our cordless phone/answering machine. </b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODepRlffpAA/YS0BpHBeBiI/AAAAAAAAH1k/SOECNP8rNS0nSJNdWTb-MEKgecaaWaF8QCLcBGAsYHQ/s220/angry-inside-out.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="124" data-original-width="220" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ODepRlffpAA/YS0BpHBeBiI/AAAAAAAAH1k/SOECNP8rNS0nSJNdWTb-MEKgecaaWaF8QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/angry-inside-out.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After lightning fried an older system a year earlier, </b></div></b><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YFX6a8rUFy4/YSvvIu9bojI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/bM4CzJODC0E7dq9F52All-BjQY_YgVqbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1270" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YFX6a8rUFy4/YSvvIu9bojI/AAAAAAAAHxQ/bM4CzJODC0E7dq9F52All-BjQY_YgVqbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/a19-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>we plugged the replacement (along with the office computer and printers) into an expensive, well reviewed surge protector, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKaZ3LtCAuI/YSvvIjh48fI/AAAAAAAAHxU/Z2y0IlJ8okgKWhWNR84cbOQwIfALnF5igCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1260" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vKaZ3LtCAuI/YSvvIjh48fI/AAAAAAAAHxU/Z2y0IlJ8okgKWhWNR84cbOQwIfALnF5igCLcBGAsYHQ/w246-h400/a20-20.jpg" width="246" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which was in turn plugged into a 3-hole outlet. We naively assumed that all 3-hole outlets are grounded.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raOC6zawlPQ/YS0CplekL6I/AAAAAAAAH1s/0x5fzU8Yw_gIXHfu9KhO_ZRe7_kSY1rrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/giphy.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="320" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-raOC6zawlPQ/YS0CplekL6I/AAAAAAAAH1s/0x5fzU8Yw_gIXHfu9KhO_ZRe7_kSY1rrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h264/giphy.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Apparently we were wrong.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_RVo0wgVrA/YSvvKHSqm6I/AAAAAAAAHxY/27gVuI5DjP8NLF3RyBGmnugziwcnvBzsACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C_RVo0wgVrA/YSvvKHSqm6I/AAAAAAAAHxY/27gVuI5DjP8NLF3RyBGmnugziwcnvBzsACLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/a21-21.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Until we can get an electrician to run a new grounded line from the electrical service panel to the outlet, we unplug everything at the first rumble of thunder.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FcZq1DbUF5A/YSvvMUAVEOI/AAAAAAAAHxc/d4KfPoNq840r343zCYM10W2DiMqHtorQQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="944" data-original-width="2500" height="151" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FcZq1DbUF5A/YSvvMUAVEOI/AAAAAAAAHxc/d4KfPoNq840r343zCYM10W2DiMqHtorQQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h151/a22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The MeadowWild herd is down to the smallest it’s been</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwvRYsWLilQ/YSvvPfAmh-I/AAAAAAAAHxo/s1b97N4EbosavMBhd0dnrhnDNXOJXcOWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PwvRYsWLilQ/YSvvPfAmh-I/AAAAAAAAHxo/s1b97N4EbosavMBhd0dnrhnDNXOJXcOWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a24-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>since Barb got her first two goats in 2007.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ljT8_lQonxQ/YSvvOM-8ysI/AAAAAAAAHxk/u3-aS5IrK3AXd96_0KxpenGb449A8_OzQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1471" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ljT8_lQonxQ/YSvvOM-8ysI/AAAAAAAAHxk/u3-aS5IrK3AXd96_0KxpenGb449A8_OzQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/a25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The current roster consists of grande dame Kuiper</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZR5XwQwUTQs/YS0uW_0ZVPI/AAAAAAAAH18/Y4jD658Mag83qRSZvDFhQNYZb2QDwxIIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s842/P1040517%2B%25282%2529.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="588" data-original-width="842" height="279" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZR5XwQwUTQs/YS0uW_0ZVPI/AAAAAAAAH18/Y4jD658Mag83qRSZvDFhQNYZb2QDwxIIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h279/P1040517%2B%25282%2529.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>her daughter Planet Nine</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGiLolCZhzo/YSvvS-yhmeI/AAAAAAAAHxw/6DT6bAaapdEglG33j_QljLeR4VVPzwBIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1361" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xGiLolCZhzo/YSvvS-yhmeI/AAAAAAAAHxw/6DT6bAaapdEglG33j_QljLeR4VVPzwBIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and Cheeky’s orphan daughter Tzest.</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jqi3e_TxBnk/YSvvN9FYiGI/AAAAAAAAHxg/y5gdYspN72cLeidZWCA5X5amgocV7uLDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1088" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jqi3e_TxBnk/YSvvN9FYiGI/AAAAAAAAHxg/y5gdYspN72cLeidZWCA5X5amgocV7uLDACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h213/a23-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The ladies enjoy their daily forage outings.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-MRkEqOj94/YSvvRR-OOeI/AAAAAAAAHxs/C3e0UD4K7d0wamBestczWhWnw-DD3HNEgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f-MRkEqOj94/YSvvRR-OOeI/AAAAAAAAHxs/C3e0UD4K7d0wamBestczWhWnw-DD3HNEgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a28-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With this year's explosion of milkweed, we're hoping for an explosion of Monarchs.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EG0yznKA5VY/YSvvUZtSrDI/AAAAAAAAHx8/1qYLWxmqrKMb0YjrV_hjGjauorl1MgyAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a29-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EG0yznKA5VY/YSvvUZtSrDI/AAAAAAAAHx8/1qYLWxmqrKMb0YjrV_hjGjauorl1MgyAgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/a29-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RyclQg6OMA8/YSvvdYwGMPI/AAAAAAAAHyY/6R75rbdZwvgOc4-2WU-eAaSTdTV6Hf-PACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a36-36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1551" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RyclQg6OMA8/YSvvdYwGMPI/AAAAAAAAHyY/6R75rbdZwvgOc4-2WU-eAaSTdTV6Hf-PACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h303/a36-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>takes a bath, and then heads for her cozy refuge on top of hay bales in the barn.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YFyiksxSuV8/YSvvgZpoZ_I/AAAAAAAAHys/6WaWaCre5vYrZzXFAM2iWza8BViuCkKFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a37-37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YFyiksxSuV8/YSvvgZpoZ_I/AAAAAAAAHys/6WaWaCre5vYrZzXFAM2iWza8BViuCkKFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a37-37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Despite Covid warnings, Dustin made his annual trek to the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1IBrsnDaUhw/YSvvhcnyJZI/AAAAAAAAHy0/i39nv6nl6ZwYH6Fg2vmN4MAq2fH1ncqXwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a40-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2036" data-original-width="2048" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1IBrsnDaUhw/YSvvhcnyJZI/AAAAAAAAHy0/i39nv6nl6ZwYH6Fg2vmN4MAq2fH1ncqXwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/a40-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(in honor of Richard Thompson).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5m170Pp2vY/YSvvhI3nzMI/AAAAAAAAHyw/qb_RcPzimGUkrYNOowvVwwYDlV6pgRfIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a41-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1538" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-F5m170Pp2vY/YSvvhI3nzMI/AAAAAAAAHyw/qb_RcPzimGUkrYNOowvVwwYDlV6pgRfIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a41-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It broke down near Summerset and he flew the rest of the way home out of Rapid City. Alas, he tossed down too many Shirley Temples during the flight and grew belligerent;</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4BrYJCNl4g/YSvvionEK-I/AAAAAAAAHy4/E8FOeIpcfks6N80HWJKawOpIMwd8gPT-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a42-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1530" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m4BrYJCNl4g/YSvvionEK-I/AAAAAAAAHy4/E8FOeIpcfks6N80HWJKawOpIMwd8gPT-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w299-h400/a42-42.jpg" width="299" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the crew had to duct-tape him to his seat.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZiGE8Vi1DRY/YSvvjNR1dSI/AAAAAAAAHy8/qhGY-Fd_9rQsHNs_1Ok3hjhwC_dnmgOyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a43-43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZiGE8Vi1DRY/YSvvjNR1dSI/AAAAAAAAHy8/qhGY-Fd_9rQsHNs_1Ok3hjhwC_dnmgOyACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/a43-43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Fortunately, he didn’t acquire Covid in Sturgis, but he did return with some handsome new ink:</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1556" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-okfMBDACz6Y/YSvvkpekw0I/AAAAAAAAHzI/pUeSdvcu_8Eq5J6Jcafk6hSrOiovVdM8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w304-h400/a46-46.jpg" width="304" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dustin’s comment on the latest feline research:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0raFASFSXsk/YSvvlpwAgcI/AAAAAAAAHzM/qe0aZoifDBET8DnCfJU8S9Fy1ITjEvL_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a47-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1985" data-original-width="2048" height="388" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0raFASFSXsk/YSvvlpwAgcI/AAAAAAAAHzM/qe0aZoifDBET8DnCfJU8S9Fy1ITjEvL_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h388/a47-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>“DUH!” </b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next up on his “to-do” list:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdnZ0nMejyI/YSvvmSetgPI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/Qt4840msxv8koMzknaDupXGNDINGxsEDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a48-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1830" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wdnZ0nMejyI/YSvvmSetgPI/AAAAAAAAHzQ/Qt4840msxv8koMzknaDupXGNDINGxsEDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w358-h400/a48-48.jpg" width="358" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>a Brazilian Butt Lift</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n7QjJO2Sz3M/YSvvprXXbuI/AAAAAAAAHzU/25b68AP4ADM1Mv2gr8tZBabDJICQBrFCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a49-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2044" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n7QjJO2Sz3M/YSvvprXXbuI/AAAAAAAAHzU/25b68AP4ADM1Mv2gr8tZBabDJICQBrFCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/a49-49.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and a viral video of his Milk Crate Challenge effort.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1905" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Y8fwSVehWko/YSvvuWwpCNI/AAAAAAAAHzw/ITV2h3bW1tQoMxJmc5OQsh48N9vmuegmQCLcBGAsYHQ/w373-h400/a56-56.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>we’re skipping this year because of threats posed by gun enthusiasts</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZn1k6xLAww/YSvvvqx06sI/AAAAAAAAHz0/nE1qm_wha4kPoWGE49I_WFUtc86Y0usRgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a57-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1556" data-original-width="2048" height="304" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wZn1k6xLAww/YSvvvqx06sI/AAAAAAAAHz0/nE1qm_wha4kPoWGE49I_WFUtc86Y0usRgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h304/a57-57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and those freedom-loving folks who won’t get vaccinated and refuse to wear a mask.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4XRnnJJKHMc/YSvvwJX3OEI/AAAAAAAAHz8/w99lu5A_URUS89CymTiNn9DbeD_nMBPrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a58-58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1935" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4XRnnJJKHMc/YSvvwJX3OEI/AAAAAAAAHz8/w99lu5A_URUS89CymTiNn9DbeD_nMBPrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w378-h400/a58-58.jpg" width="378" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>If they do contract Covid, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eX2OdYJqiRk/YSvvx6f7ZzI/AAAAAAAAH0I/sqbdDdMB1ioCg0JNXWVylv-I0KMYWf1-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a59-59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eX2OdYJqiRk/YSvvx6f7ZzI/AAAAAAAAH0I/sqbdDdMB1ioCg0JNXWVylv-I0KMYWf1-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h334/a59-59.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>our goat medicine cabinet is stocked with Ivermectin.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3mLbXfKdPQ/YSvvxgRr-kI/AAAAAAAAH0E/hfKuBBxATj4GX296QCZQQv1Xy542FsggwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a60-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-G3mLbXfKdPQ/YSvvxgRr-kI/AAAAAAAAH0E/hfKuBBxATj4GX296QCZQQv1Xy542FsggwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a60-60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Other signs of seasonal change include ripening apples,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxn1Yd5ZrG4/YSvv1gOBGbI/AAAAAAAAH0M/STcggiDjXEo3ji8wcjP3QtPCYe8Ut8IGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a61-61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1129" data-original-width="2500" height="181" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zxn1Yd5ZrG4/YSvv1gOBGbI/AAAAAAAAH0M/STcggiDjXEo3ji8wcjP3QtPCYe8Ut8IGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h181/a61-61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>apples knocked off the lower branches by deer,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oIVn2dYQzGY/YSvv7ROw5qI/AAAAAAAAH0Q/57MKaF891KEiN681xD8nd7Ni9b4LsCUzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a62-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oIVn2dYQzGY/YSvv7ROw5qI/AAAAAAAAH0Q/57MKaF891KEiN681xD8nd7Ni9b4LsCUzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a62-62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and critters burrowing down for the winter. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O3fWw-KDNCM/YSvv8bBjELI/AAAAAAAAH0Y/J8tKoNfQg8UIgt-qiuiAYYQ_AhDPYqW4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a63-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O3fWw-KDNCM/YSvv8bBjELI/AAAAAAAAH0Y/J8tKoNfQg8UIgt-qiuiAYYQ_AhDPYqW4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a63-63.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVCoJcypND4/YSvv71IyTTI/AAAAAAAAH0U/tcTCdAcsUe0d_RwrIdD98PnAcMziKA61wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a64-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LVCoJcypND4/YSvv71IyTTI/AAAAAAAAH0U/tcTCdAcsUe0d_RwrIdD98PnAcMziKA61wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a64-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They’ve got 32 acres of meadow and woods to bed down in,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-st_1xVSv0UY/YSvwBqZyuvI/AAAAAAAAH0o/8hpjDAd8Ydkg7hUmsxdqSCRKoF8FUdKoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a65-65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-st_1xVSv0UY/YSvwBqZyuvI/AAAAAAAAH0o/8hpjDAd8Ydkg7hUmsxdqSCRKoF8FUdKoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a65-65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>so of course they have to rip up the already parched, pathetic lawn around the house.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_oBSgsaK00/YSvwAU5l8CI/AAAAAAAAH0k/dHLYZqlLqtUG5nq-YaYrzl9Ercl3hu1PwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a66-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1945" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s_oBSgsaK00/YSvwAU5l8CI/AAAAAAAAH0k/dHLYZqlLqtUG5nq-YaYrzl9Ercl3hu1PwCLcBGAsYHQ/w380-h400/a66-66.jpg" width="380" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>The month and season concluded on a joyous note with a celebration of Barb’s aunt Evelyn’s 100th birthday. </b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vD7iySUlvyc/YSvwEa1Jz-I/AAAAAAAAH0w/2RCQlg7D7OAc_-QJKvoJ4YwBjDCqWMIIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a69-69.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1919" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vD7iySUlvyc/YSvwEa1Jz-I/AAAAAAAAH0w/2RCQlg7D7OAc_-QJKvoJ4YwBjDCqWMIIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w375-h400/a69-69.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KIp1QnHVpz0/YSvwFKyNoLI/AAAAAAAAH08/ViSOfjROqQsiuRJULwayjOSYwSn9r07BgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a70-70.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1608" data-original-width="2048" height="314" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KIp1QnHVpz0/YSvwFKyNoLI/AAAAAAAAH08/ViSOfjROqQsiuRJULwayjOSYwSn9r07BgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h314/a70-70.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Friends and family gathered to congratulate her on staying vigorous, sharp, and wonderful for over a century.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oV1KrH_61Rg/YSvv_qlfu4I/AAAAAAAAH0g/XZUX6DVSC-UBlLvIqTluMYqrqv0FEI87gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a67-67.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oV1KrH_61Rg/YSvv_qlfu4I/AAAAAAAAH0g/XZUX6DVSC-UBlLvIqTluMYqrqv0FEI87gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a67-67.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AXF_IfEpqUs/YSvwCr0AKKI/AAAAAAAAH0s/2I-vzzlS-uo5lL2XJe9T7XAk2di7gD4OQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a68-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AXF_IfEpqUs/YSvwCr0AKKI/AAAAAAAAH0s/2I-vzzlS-uo5lL2XJe9T7XAk2di7gD4OQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a68-68.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb crafted mini-soap keepsakes for attendees to remember the happy occasion.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFdsRTlLpOk/YSvwE-EhvlI/AAAAAAAAH00/VfkIKiS5i18yV_wTvXr3RHQ07qE-Al65wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a71-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bFdsRTlLpOk/YSvwE-EhvlI/AAAAAAAAH00/VfkIKiS5i18yV_wTvXr3RHQ07qE-Al65wCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/a71-71.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We’re looking forward to your 200th birthday in 2121, Evelyn! </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(Photos courtesy of Cindy)</span></b></div><p></p></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-49022581322608412392021-07-31T12:04:00.011-05:002021-08-01T11:21:13.585-05:00Apocalypse Now(-ish)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xWfePxKBzmw/YQRBPAaWmiI/AAAAAAAAHh0/oBXMLkUY9UIUbGw8UieuTs-0kkpHpt4DACLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="918" data-original-width="2500" height="148" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xWfePxKBzmw/YQRBPAaWmiI/AAAAAAAAHh0/oBXMLkUY9UIUbGw8UieuTs-0kkpHpt4DACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h148/a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>July began with a road trip to <a href="http://www.echolightfarm.com/" target="_blank">Echolight Farm</a> near Lake Michigan on the Upper Peninsula.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1ip0D-Y3mM/YQRBSoz03cI/AAAAAAAAHh4/zsStCGMH4Icoq82dLqjA0wt8Gqnkrd1OgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1814" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C1ip0D-Y3mM/YQRBSoz03cI/AAAAAAAAHh4/zsStCGMH4Icoq82dLqjA0wt8Gqnkrd1OgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h354/a2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charon boarded the Goatmobile for leg one of the long voyage to her new home.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S4BF9pYttbk/YQRBqOYJ1JI/AAAAAAAAHiI/C_gAWZ9PSpgeAM2hwi8M47cIsqLZkjXzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1490" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-S4BF9pYttbk/YQRBqOYJ1JI/AAAAAAAAHiI/C_gAWZ9PSpgeAM2hwi8M47cIsqLZkjXzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/a3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Echolight was only an overnight stop. Here she is in her luxury accommodations</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-yr2oBuO0c/YQRBtjCQSPI/AAAAAAAAHiQ/1M4dF0TNGmcSptWEZO39Qrwng2eerRU4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1271" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-yr2oBuO0c/YQRBtjCQSPI/AAAAAAAAHiQ/1M4dF0TNGmcSptWEZO39Qrwng2eerRU4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h249/a4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>checking out the resident</b>s</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-kZpywusok/YQRB85rwDsI/AAAAAAAAHiY/lYwiy3UrfjEJrUxbprw--UcWiaSYVqNNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y-kZpywusok/YQRB85rwDsI/AAAAAAAAHiY/lYwiy3UrfjEJrUxbprw--UcWiaSYVqNNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/a5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>who included MeadowWild alumni Chill (off chilling under a shady tree) and the gorgeous Tzugamushie.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeDmhOkM0e0/YQRCTbAvXTI/AAAAAAAAHio/uUIvsL_mVRoJBdMIp-uYsRx3OoUGNe-5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1480" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeDmhOkM0e0/YQRCTbAvXTI/AAAAAAAAHio/uUIvsL_mVRoJBdMIp-uYsRx3OoUGNe-5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/a6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Mooshie was one of Cheeky's triplets from 2018.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V06c3mHzl6k/YQRCSJUBzVI/AAAAAAAAHik/PgwYYAYyHwABERswNWetEX2O5xKOl87lACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1544" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V06c3mHzl6k/YQRCSJUBzVI/AAAAAAAAHik/PgwYYAYyHwABERswNWetEX2O5xKOl87lACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h301/a7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sElp5swrFU/YQRCX9WW30I/AAAAAAAAHis/3ViRPCmuwWUj7R27J7xBUPuaw3GYYSQrACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1915" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0sElp5swrFU/YQRCX9WW30I/AAAAAAAAHis/3ViRPCmuwWUj7R27J7xBUPuaw3GYYSQrACLcBGAsYHQ/w374-h400/a8.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Echolight is also home to the cutest puppies in the world. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jyt7FWHKzE4/YQRCrikPbXI/AAAAAAAAHjA/bdPRVDQpI6UDqLom1q3f1VmsjsoP8XzhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1846" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Jyt7FWHKzE4/YQRCrikPbXI/AAAAAAAAHjA/bdPRVDQpI6UDqLom1q3f1VmsjsoP8XzhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w360-h400/a9.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5t5-ZwNXWs/YQRCtw7A4HI/AAAAAAAAHjE/m7J1H0RcdxAK3JWsNv7pf90c8uBCgH5ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1521" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5t5-ZwNXWs/YQRCtw7A4HI/AAAAAAAAHjE/m7J1H0RcdxAK3JWsNv7pf90c8uBCgH5ZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/b1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Barb was tempted to smuggle one out under her shirt, but resisted the urge.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6XRQ0QjF-wg/YQRCqgocYlI/AAAAAAAAHi8/sDR1lqQ6aCI7KReMsMAKMkp55VdN7cdngCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1367" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6XRQ0QjF-wg/YQRCqgocYlI/AAAAAAAAHi8/sDR1lqQ6aCI7KReMsMAKMkp55VdN7cdngCLcBGAsYHQ/w268-h400/b2.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Road construction and occasional one-way bottlenecks made for a much longer day than anticipated; we left at 6:50 am and didn't return until 10:00 pm.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUAAI_v8NPI/YQRDNBjeTMI/AAAAAAAAHjU/t8s0h6LImtAQf9b-H6PzwtV7EwLO7AUxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LUAAI_v8NPI/YQRDNBjeTMI/AAAAAAAAHjU/t8s0h6LImtAQf9b-H6PzwtV7EwLO7AUxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/b3.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The next morning friend Kirsten kindly transported Charon from Echolight to Coldwater, MI , where she was picked up by her new goat-mom Lauren</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8qNr_DMFC0/YQRDNLgbyXI/AAAAAAAAHjY/PPp-GDK4zFEnoZVzKOjK2TnkxQceaQGbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1866" data-original-width="2048" height="365" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N8qNr_DMFC0/YQRDNLgbyXI/AAAAAAAAHjY/PPp-GDK4zFEnoZVzKOjK2TnkxQceaQGbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h365/b4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>and ferried the rest of the way to her wonderful new home at <a href="https://www.findhopefarm.com/" target="_blank">Find Hope Farm </a>in Pataskala, OH,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>where she got used to her surroundings</b></div></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DT02_0qnCb4/YQRDTHE6fUI/AAAAAAAAHjc/Qr85s2sbB303KY9V6L2V1EpeM79T2r0wwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1858" data-original-width="2048" height="363" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DT02_0qnCb4/YQRDTHE6fUI/AAAAAAAAHjc/Qr85s2sbB303KY9V6L2V1EpeM79T2r0wwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h363/b5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and met her new herd mates</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Rj4gtBwSsk/YQREGou_DqI/AAAAAAAAHjw/YDiUvnisHOM_TkYHW03hBifn7RDZmS6OACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1701" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8Rj4gtBwSsk/YQREGou_DqI/AAAAAAAAHjw/YDiUvnisHOM_TkYHW03hBifn7RDZmS6OACLcBGAsYHQ/w333-h400/b6.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b>and goat-dad Todd. </b> </div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photos courtesy of Lauren)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcTUOllQ5_4/YQRDsPROzvI/AAAAAAAAHjo/MmV7WuR0cxMLL24RPKqCFtpC2Gre--UQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1603" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcTUOllQ5_4/YQRDsPROzvI/AAAAAAAAHjo/MmV7WuR0cxMLL24RPKqCFtpC2Gre--UQACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h313/b7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>With Charon gone, her former roommate Tzest rejoined the ladies in the barn;</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-87AngvZA1b0/YQRESF66rrI/AAAAAAAAHj0/qhvahVXANoMnAmhBnAUGxqm-QhA5UGMrACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1026" data-original-width="2048" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-87AngvZA1b0/YQRESF66rrI/AAAAAAAAHj0/qhvahVXANoMnAmhBnAUGxqm-QhA5UGMrACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/b8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><b>she loves to provoke them and she’s young, quick and agile enough to evade punishment.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KeObnjfh6aE/YQRBdt-HxXI/AAAAAAAAHh8/bW0OrotAbIkc8sFqdakezK2crbxqQSVtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1338" data-original-width="2048" height="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KeObnjfh6aE/YQRBdt-HxXI/AAAAAAAAHh8/bW0OrotAbIkc8sFqdakezK2crbxqQSVtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h261/a18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We planned to move the now mature Niñeos (Asgard and Mongo) into the empty Gentlemen’s Club; we walked the whole herd over to that area, intending then to sneak the ladies out and secure the boys in their new lodging</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBBhqnDZpeY/YQREqua3ODI/AAAAAAAAHkM/boW6xo4QZPQWBrVo2VPEOeYtj_ALZlkUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZBBhqnDZpeY/YQREqua3ODI/AAAAAAAAHkM/boW6xo4QZPQWBrVo2VPEOeYtj_ALZlkUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>but as they neared the back door, the goats unaccountably went wild like slam dancers in a mosh pit, </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsc1IiOqwIY/YQRW5W0O1JI/AAAAAAAAHqM/NPnkWi4Hg7EdhEA8ZgYXj5xZVoPPdYOBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s480/9A17by.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="360" data-original-width="480" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qsc1IiOqwIY/YQRW5W0O1JI/AAAAAAAAHqM/NPnkWi4Hg7EdhEA8ZgYXj5xZVoPPdYOBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/9A17by.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b>running and jumping madly, yelling, and refusing to be restrained. </b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55W8dE4yD8A/YQREVFSOkqI/AAAAAAAAHj4/voaDcy9T9-k3rTwtwQjPH1LR_byQFVO_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1509" data-original-width="2048" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-55W8dE4yD8A/YQREVFSOkqI/AAAAAAAAHj4/voaDcy9T9-k3rTwtwQjPH1LR_byQFVO_ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/c1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Then Barb felt a sting on her hand. Turns out that yellowjackets</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5XyAo2JItw4/YQREh7d6yNI/AAAAAAAAHkE/70AG0UC8vAwfTj86iBKBhBsI-ItLcx58gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5XyAo2JItw4/YQREh7d6yNI/AAAAAAAAHkE/70AG0UC8vAwfTj86iBKBhBsI-ItLcx58gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/c2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(maybe from UW-Superior across the bay) </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9eaasbtmeY/YQREzgONaHI/AAAAAAAAHkQ/1iXVjb0IopMTHc_kPQm8pi0-J5CiMFzEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-e9eaasbtmeY/YQREzgONaHI/AAAAAAAAHkQ/1iXVjb0IopMTHc_kPQm8pi0-J5CiMFzEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/c3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>had just established a nest in the Gentlemen’s Club wall, coming and going through gaps the goats had created over years of chewing on the siding boards.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QHHF8-nH44/YQRE5P2qPPI/AAAAAAAAHkU/M_-oQ_PQRR4Anl383YLen9ANcwrhp6HPgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5QHHF8-nH44/YQRE5P2qPPI/AAAAAAAAHkU/M_-oQ_PQRR4Anl383YLen9ANcwrhp6HPgCLcBGAsYHQ/w300-h400/c4.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Walls make a perfect site for wasp nests, which are hard to to eliminate because they’re so well protected.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HHSNpjxtSMw/YQRE62Sz0hI/AAAAAAAAHkY/wEX_TAFbuhQ2pFByTvhfoel7qrWsRi3vACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HHSNpjxtSMw/YQRE62Sz0hI/AAAAAAAAHkY/wEX_TAFbuhQ2pFByTvhfoel7qrWsRi3vACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/c5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Other wasps are building a condo under the eaves in the back of the house, but they don’t pose a threat to the goats.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y9SNQhzz8m0/YQRFc7XFgqI/AAAAAAAAHko/l-svhj9GixQQOH50lET84cWBbZHHRuS4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y9SNQhzz8m0/YQRFc7XFgqI/AAAAAAAAHko/l-svhj9GixQQOH50lET84cWBbZHHRuS4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/c6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We managed to get everyone out of danger, and returned the boys to their pen on the north side of the barn.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty67OKiD724/YQRFnE3GhrI/AAAAAAAAHkw/pMgt7jE4n3068Qww-_fCjyqit1wt463wgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ty67OKiD724/YQRFnE3GhrI/AAAAAAAAHkw/pMgt7jE4n3068Qww-_fCjyqit1wt463wgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/c7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>They were escape artists from birth,</b></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbCcVI_-n-8/YQRFlYTwjzI/AAAAAAAAHks/vKZ03twzAmYnwfC1i90PuYrBlxOAEMiFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zbCcVI_-n-8/YQRFlYTwjzI/AAAAAAAAHks/vKZ03twzAmYnwfC1i90PuYrBlxOAEMiFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/c8.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OBv0xM1gao/YQRF0LAL8QI/AAAAAAAAHk0/UhvDl5WRyCU8v98t-ppocsu6CyxMGbNdwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/c9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1494" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4OBv0xM1gao/YQRF0LAL8QI/AAAAAAAAHk0/UhvDl5WRyCU8v98t-ppocsu6CyxMGbNdwCLcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/c9.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>regularly sneaking through fences</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KL0o5-H-wng/YQbIUcOkjjI/AAAAAAAAHqc/rFO83HuEoFYaIPDKr0z_-_JX68PHx7HuACLcBGAsYHQ/s920/Nine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="673" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KL0o5-H-wng/YQbIUcOkjjI/AAAAAAAAHqc/rFO83HuEoFYaIPDKr0z_-_JX68PHx7HuACLcBGAsYHQ/w293-h400/Nine.jpg" width="293" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and out of frantic mom Nine’s control.</b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQPx0C-vcLY/YQRGIAoeamI/AAAAAAAAHlE/yEglA_QxYZE4TPB5RJQfwKw8BWBAHEHGQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1491" data-original-width="2048" height="291" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TQPx0C-vcLY/YQRGIAoeamI/AAAAAAAAHlE/yEglA_QxYZE4TPB5RJQfwKw8BWBAHEHGQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h291/d2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Sure enough, they also managed to break out of the barn before dawn one morning and go for a walkabout, nibbling on the rose bush among other treats. We chased them unsuccessfully through the dusk, finally propping their pen open and waiting for them to return for breakfast on their own before we snuck up and secured them again (for the moment).</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cn79_02Udtg/YQRGK-zctII/AAAAAAAAHlI/jicFikSV49kvH-5EXgNPVJc76NLV2sXzwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cn79_02Udtg/YQRGK-zctII/AAAAAAAAHlI/jicFikSV49kvH-5EXgNPVJc76NLV2sXzwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/d3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>July was unusually hot & dry all month.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqrTg3S5WEI/YQRGlCLZd7I/AAAAAAAAHlU/Y2THiPnhzEonFJJcGkF_h1NJD_TBhhwvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1751" data-original-width="2048" height="343" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KqrTg3S5WEI/YQRGlCLZd7I/AAAAAAAAHlU/Y2THiPnhzEonFJJcGkF_h1NJD_TBhhwvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h343/d4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Gooseberry Falls above Duluth partially dried up</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69s4RMnitq8/YQRG38ca76I/AAAAAAAAHlg/66aL_Q9k58cSpx58Ko_NwIgx3eEmfpPiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-69s4RMnitq8/YQRG38ca76I/AAAAAAAAHlg/66aL_Q9k58cSpx58Ko_NwIgx3eEmfpPiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/d5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and the pond next to us is low.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CP2rSsuIjUY/YQRG0BAjTdI/AAAAAAAAHlY/A-KPGqrYmGUEQcOJfu2pyyo-iC15LyxjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1831" data-original-width="2048" height="358" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CP2rSsuIjUY/YQRG0BAjTdI/AAAAAAAAHlY/A-KPGqrYmGUEQcOJfu2pyyo-iC15LyxjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h358/d6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We’re concerned that our shallow well might fail</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8VFuK1qhIs/YQRHBgi_U7I/AAAAAAAAHlk/FUD1joXvDjonujHtkbfaL4bGCx05hIFGACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1065" data-original-width="2048" height="208" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8VFuK1qhIs/YQRHBgi_U7I/AAAAAAAAHlk/FUD1joXvDjonujHtkbfaL4bGCx05hIFGACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h208/d7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>forcing us to haul in bourbon, beer and wine to substitute for water.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOR-Yr-Zo4E/YQRHCf54cNI/AAAAAAAAHlo/y0BBgPU8CNUv_8h3iY7zYBZxlYS6v4igACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cOR-Yr-Zo4E/YQRHCf54cNI/AAAAAAAAHlo/y0BBgPU8CNUv_8h3iY7zYBZxlYS6v4igACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/d8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Lots of Monarchs are flitting around</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aem4VQysoKI/YQRHcpSSrDI/AAAAAAAAHmE/AgREaASQiE8Em7YGS2ZaQA_kBtMbP4X-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/d9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aem4VQysoKI/YQRHcpSSrDI/AAAAAAAAHmE/AgREaASQiE8Em7YGS2ZaQA_kBtMbP4X-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/d9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>the abundant milkweed, a drought-tolerant plant that has proliferated at MeadowWild this summer.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U7KcsBfizLk/YQRHVXApoLI/AAAAAAAAHl8/S9tHnNajvKoExBqEDW1izjBN4rANyXCFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U7KcsBfizLk/YQRHVXApoLI/AAAAAAAAHl8/S9tHnNajvKoExBqEDW1izjBN4rANyXCFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/e1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Less welcome flying visitors include the aforementioned wasps and the inevitable flies that buzz the goat barn</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mabiu3F7Lp0/YQRHW3PhrbI/AAAAAAAAHmA/aXFyMnInnBYkAEMfmlwHBFlpbQXNq7XRwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Mabiu3F7Lp0/YQRHW3PhrbI/AAAAAAAAHmA/aXFyMnInnBYkAEMfmlwHBFlpbQXNq7XRwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/e2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which has begun to resemble Mammoth Cave, with fly strips in place of stalactites.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rokRwfo7eGM/YQRHovTzD3I/AAAAAAAAHmY/PecRk24DLgIOEIow-sesGBfktwLw322SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rokRwfo7eGM/YQRHovTzD3I/AAAAAAAAHmY/PecRk24DLgIOEIow-sesGBfktwLw322SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h274/e3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This little guy has been hanging out in the barn (while kindred frogs and toads multiply in the grass and trees).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__ouG42IU3s/YQRHjO2KgtI/AAAAAAAAHmI/H8lJHZBZj3cO2uz52rgm51s-OfxGgmkFQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-__ouG42IU3s/YQRHjO2KgtI/AAAAAAAAHmI/H8lJHZBZj3cO2uz52rgm51s-OfxGgmkFQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/e4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>If only we could import Wallace's flying frogs from Indonesia, they would sail around the barn and help with fly control.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zvc1lZeTNQc/YQRH7E2OcEI/AAAAAAAAHms/XXVg0ht6k4kqmA-0rxmxkSPAf6BOGL13QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/e7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1092" data-original-width="2500" height="175" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zvc1lZeTNQc/YQRH7E2OcEI/AAAAAAAAHms/XXVg0ht6k4kqmA-0rxmxkSPAf6BOGL13QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h175/e7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Spring babies have grown into teenagers, including the goslings on the pond (as big now as their parental units)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aov42PTSwUA/YQRH_0SKKjI/AAAAAAAAHm0/roRcTg6BogQiTWR5rKmjNiz24kedNsgQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1314" data-original-width="2048" height="256" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Aov42PTSwUA/YQRH_0SKKjI/AAAAAAAAHm0/roRcTg6BogQiTWR5rKmjNiz24kedNsgQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h256/e8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hug8JdHecYk/YQRIGyNRAUI/AAAAAAAAHm8/fnbxghrAc1U3BjOGKIezZraUuL35x9c_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1405" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hug8JdHecYk/YQRIGyNRAUI/AAAAAAAAHm8/fnbxghrAc1U3BjOGKIezZraUuL35x9c_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/e9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and fawns who traipse by the house at all hours.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mw9BZeOxvzs/YQRHoO7M79I/AAAAAAAAHmU/mOqajxzR4ngOC4ZH9DDskBnIqvWZ7JejQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mw9BZeOxvzs/YQRHoO7M79I/AAAAAAAAHmU/mOqajxzR4ngOC4ZH9DDskBnIqvWZ7JejQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/e5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Elders from the nearby Fond du Lac Reservation have proposed re-establishing elk (omashkooz in Ojibwe) in NE Minnesota. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXhqV-iLaT8/YQRH_yV8EMI/AAAAAAAAHmw/-8G_vZlvrFEbqnK0lc8XnD9g6KMpL2I3wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/e6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nXhqV-iLaT8/YQRH_yV8EMI/AAAAAAAAHmw/-8G_vZlvrFEbqnK0lc8XnD9g6KMpL2I3wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/e6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>When they arrive, they’re sure to be welcomed by the MeadowWild herd.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Gk71yvdeEU/YQRIGJ3RyKI/AAAAAAAAHm4/Mp0AG5Quwr49wMrfu-bAbq5AuawvYzRqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Gk71yvdeEU/YQRIGJ3RyKI/AAAAAAAAHm4/Mp0AG5Quwr49wMrfu-bAbq5AuawvYzRqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h231/f1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We often hear coyotes yipping and howling nearby and occasionally see them mousing in the back meadow. The field cam caught this visitor checking out Mount Compost just west of the barn</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzKOyF4_ImsYM9zBFoCbWfZI8nCUKw1jmvVAPvURz1lxFhM-gsSV9jb-PDhuLdjq-alrWNaypPm5m8uKkK1aA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and playing with the goat-poop-infused waste hay.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XBdYRLvqRsE/YQRIHqpPKII/AAAAAAAAHnA/IhS6kpSM0LAMQn4VheqRS2lfPhd8hCG_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1566" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XBdYRLvqRsE/YQRIHqpPKII/AAAAAAAAHnA/IhS6kpSM0LAMQn4VheqRS2lfPhd8hCG_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/f2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our drought is reminiscent of the Depression Era and brings with it</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGnQJCnfBbs/YQRII0KAQoI/AAAAAAAAHnE/pd8PQe-fhVI4M9fSA7BShDKVw_pK4jbswCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1072" data-original-width="2048" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VGnQJCnfBbs/YQRII0KAQoI/AAAAAAAAHnE/pd8PQe-fhVI4M9fSA7BShDKVw_pK4jbswCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h210/f3.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>extreme fire danger.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIB6QMeR7aE/YQRILuQ2HgI/AAAAAAAAHnI/7B-zB93UOlccWnM5BwPsmHbgM5wzRv-5gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1464" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LIB6QMeR7aE/YQRILuQ2HgI/AAAAAAAAHnI/7B-zB93UOlccWnM5BwPsmHbgM5wzRv-5gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h286/f4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We would pack up the Goatmobile</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4u8a8IhkElU/YQRIMNGnv2I/AAAAAAAAHnM/CmZM5kVPOlAZJbJRLfhGzb-Fl1ywSSXtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4u8a8IhkElU/YQRIMNGnv2I/AAAAAAAAHnM/CmZM5kVPOlAZJbJRLfhGzb-Fl1ywSSXtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/f5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and join the Joads’ caravan to the Promised Land,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDaPWdg0Vfg/YQRISx47jlI/AAAAAAAAHnc/L1bzqhLgoCE_rTtpDBtUxlzm8bEDZzYDwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tDaPWdg0Vfg/YQRISx47jlI/AAAAAAAAHnc/L1bzqhLgoCE_rTtpDBtUxlzm8bEDZzYDwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/f6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YI45O0UzjNQ/YQVeItEq-RI/AAAAAAAAHqU/G1lvTlaxxisgVy8eqLo7SVYHodHUbYipQCLcBGAsYHQ/s360/1927l9.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="268" data-original-width="360" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YI45O0UzjNQ/YQVeItEq-RI/AAAAAAAAHqU/G1lvTlaxxisgVy8eqLo7SVYHodHUbYipQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/1927l9.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but California is on fire again.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oOTBel6-qsk/YQRIPxpg02I/AAAAAAAAHnY/YJdHRBjGVys7toHH-5XDMCubr1pMEyrbgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1981" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oOTBel6-qsk/YQRIPxpg02I/AAAAAAAAHnY/YJdHRBjGVys7toHH-5XDMCubr1pMEyrbgCLcBGAsYHQ/w388-h400/f7.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>In addition to conflagrations in our own BWCA, we’re getting smoke from Canadian wildfires.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACtjThjWWvc/YQRIUmGx5xI/AAAAAAAAHng/RhF329aNNKYHyfYCOkNnDtVksmgxrhbXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ACtjThjWWvc/YQRIUmGx5xI/AAAAAAAAHng/RhF329aNNKYHyfYCOkNnDtVksmgxrhbXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6wf2E9UJwg/YQRIjQfpn3I/AAAAAAAAHn8/zuFzOov3SYkDnW1vUfb86jnU_UG2ZFxjACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/f9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-L6wf2E9UJwg/YQRIjQfpn3I/AAAAAAAAHn8/zuFzOov3SYkDnW1vUfb86jnU_UG2ZFxjACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPQtbGUT4Yg/YQRIb5wx4_I/AAAAAAAAHns/BYm8NEFKdDk5q_QGwREMlhZCy4ZdP0L4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-LPQtbGUT4Yg/YQRIb5wx4_I/AAAAAAAAHns/BYm8NEFKdDk5q_QGwREMlhZCy4ZdP0L4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Skies are hazy and the air hard to breathe.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dd8IpP1skms/YQRIhOe-05I/AAAAAAAAHn0/K75KXJfYkl0126FHTnQ8_dFifCYooEHvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dd8IpP1skms/YQRIhOe-05I/AAAAAAAAHn0/K75KXJfYkl0126FHTnQ8_dFifCYooEHvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h213/g2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our neighbors don’t seem to mind</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44ZyIoPPddY/YQRIv90Ig9I/AAAAAAAAHoI/iOWQWT3cL5YzkatwZ3aNNNXuYdLuvjtAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1059" data-original-width="2048" height="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-44ZyIoPPddY/YQRIv90Ig9I/AAAAAAAAHoI/iOWQWT3cL5YzkatwZ3aNNNXuYdLuvjtAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h206/g3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(at least they’re not saying much about the air quality)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jtRxijs0J9c/YQRIp0CW9SI/AAAAAAAAHoA/ZL8j0hKdGtwxiUQaSYnJNFHlRJk9vWRBgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1633" data-original-width="2048" height="319" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jtRxijs0J9c/YQRIp0CW9SI/AAAAAAAAHoA/ZL8j0hKdGtwxiUQaSYnJNFHlRJk9vWRBgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h319/g4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>but constitutionals around the neighborhood are probably doing our lungs more harm than good.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMtGPxzjsDA/YQRIxevOsjI/AAAAAAAAHoM/zyUXwYBfgjcF595WUC-rRpA4joEo8ATiQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2048" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uMtGPxzjsDA/YQRIxevOsjI/AAAAAAAAHoM/zyUXwYBfgjcF595WUC-rRpA4joEo8ATiQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h274/g5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>What with drought</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJ5zPVabrBc/YQRIyQXYQTI/AAAAAAAAHoQ/yguA6yRL_BU7si5ro230Bm2oQJOlVPl_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1363" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OJ5zPVabrBc/YQRIyQXYQTI/AAAAAAAAHoQ/yguA6yRL_BU7si5ro230Bm2oQJOlVPl_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>wildfires</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDEdfCaaLNw/YQRI4NV7CyI/AAAAAAAAHoY/o-DjZro0yBAzr4Wcow0ShlPmGdppX0dRQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZDEdfCaaLNw/YQRI4NV7CyI/AAAAAAAAHoY/o-DjZro0yBAzr4Wcow0ShlPmGdppX0dRQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h240/g7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>global warming</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3s1GuYhQUpM/YQRI23YGd5I/AAAAAAAAHoU/x6TADBhQIKU_SUEd79FrkROiWjzi5MgWQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1147" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3s1GuYhQUpM/YQRI23YGd5I/AAAAAAAAHoU/x6TADBhQIKU_SUEd79FrkROiWjzi5MgWQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h224/g8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>pestilence</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zq6uQXDLJak/YQRJC8aIJ7I/AAAAAAAAHos/fSrRltsROGslFIcGjqaiBeOF_wHvMS-nQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/g9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1364" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zq6uQXDLJak/YQRJC8aIJ7I/AAAAAAAAHos/fSrRltsROGslFIcGjqaiBeOF_wHvMS-nQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7I_ripV1wT0/YQRI_3ozOBI/AAAAAAAAHog/KVhdHCmr2lILUCTR_ZSttoI3gPbTRjQcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7I_ripV1wT0/YQRI_3ozOBI/AAAAAAAAHog/KVhdHCmr2lILUCTR_ZSttoI3gPbTRjQcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/h1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and a major party trying to overthrow democracy,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tAmeH-8pnMc/YQRJDhfOYlI/AAAAAAAAHow/J6ZIAGfNVS8RZLrgZnJBebRi18IgSTd7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1325" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tAmeH-8pnMc/YQRJDhfOYlI/AAAAAAAAHow/J6ZIAGfNVS8RZLrgZnJBebRi18IgSTd7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w259-h400/h2.jpg" width="259" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>it’s easy to imagine that the end is nigh</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6KsnLjU3ks/YQRJKwvWjcI/AAAAAAAAHo4/NQgh5Xq3_ogG1xH_HmYP6j1MJPJt7TK5wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q6KsnLjU3ks/YQRJKwvWjcI/AAAAAAAAHo4/NQgh5Xq3_ogG1xH_HmYP6j1MJPJt7TK5wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h321/h3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>-ish.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>But just when despair sets in,</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3srjTM_0Mq0/YQRJN1VqCvI/AAAAAAAAHpA/80gDqUgYHZAmAHLh_Whhtbitb5T879SnQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1175" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3srjTM_0Mq0/YQRJN1VqCvI/AAAAAAAAHpA/80gDqUgYHZAmAHLh_Whhtbitb5T879SnQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h230/h4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>Barb bakes a coconut goats’ milk pie </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>and Dame Julian’s assurances seem plausible again:</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDor7eJprCc/YQRJNlpjynI/AAAAAAAAHo8/1nZPwMnbudMWYCdS6cvmm0UPA7GY6mnMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MDor7eJprCc/YQRJNlpjynI/AAAAAAAAHo8/1nZPwMnbudMWYCdS6cvmm0UPA7GY6mnMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/h5.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gAwmjSFZaXw/YQRJRK2fZHI/AAAAAAAAHpI/S6sy_ITsPXw8KrWRdjXoBl3A2t5q1cy3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1280" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gAwmjSFZaXw/YQRJRK2fZHI/AAAAAAAAHpI/S6sy_ITsPXw8KrWRdjXoBl3A2t5q1cy3QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h250/h6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Also, Dustin offers a model of Stoic calm and unconcern in the face of conditions beyond one’s control.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w1pN1_iSSsg/YQRJkzsE1fI/AAAAAAAAHpo/kUuuy5nIVYont8u3ouL7VsOhad230ZZhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1414" data-original-width="2048" height="276" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w1pN1_iSSsg/YQRJkzsE1fI/AAAAAAAAHpo/kUuuy5nIVYont8u3ouL7VsOhad230ZZhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h276/h7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>He goes about his day peacefully meditating</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Rt6FFmB3Ik/YQRJc4lNj7I/AAAAAAAAHpU/4u6HTphqPxEOSnPBPdy1Enu6zGe8Qb0dQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1704" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Rt6FFmB3Ik/YQRJc4lNj7I/AAAAAAAAHpU/4u6HTphqPxEOSnPBPdy1Enu6zGe8Qb0dQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h333/h8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and keeping up with the latest cat research on the interwebs:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21XpIz7ytgo/YQRJY107vuI/AAAAAAAAHpQ/iScldsuCD0E-NemuwCQc9kHaHdEx5WVQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/h9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1110" data-original-width="2048" height="216" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-21XpIz7ytgo/YQRJY107vuI/AAAAAAAAHpQ/iScldsuCD0E-NemuwCQc9kHaHdEx5WVQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h216/h9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>"<a href="https://www.ladbible.com/news/latest-study-says-cats-hated-us-spending-so-much-time-with-them-in-lockdown-20210708" target="_blank">We got some responses</a> that the cats were put out with their owners being home all the time and invading their space.”</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yV11d4sF-gs/YQRJjv-NaPI/AAAAAAAAHpk/uFYWTOaDGk4-qOezDlZBA_5gs6mxf44SQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/i1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1137" data-original-width="2048" height="223" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yV11d4sF-gs/YQRJjv-NaPI/AAAAAAAAHpk/uFYWTOaDGk4-qOezDlZBA_5gs6mxf44SQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h223/i1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>“Cats are as motivated by food and shelter as many humans, and there is an evolutionary advantage to them<a href="https://www.salon.com/2021/07/25/does-your-cat-love-you-heres-what-the-science-says/" target="_blank"> feigning interest in their masters </a>in exchange for such things.”</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5n3lluWM2Vo/YQRJw3epwLI/AAAAAAAAHpw/veCprJbAtfsfnxuBNB35C5YOLdshyGhOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/i2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1909" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5n3lluWM2Vo/YQRJw3epwLI/AAAAAAAAHpw/veCprJbAtfsfnxuBNB35C5YOLdshyGhOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w373-h400/i2.jpg" width="373" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/28/science/cats-genome-health.html?campaign_id=29&emc=edit_up_20210729&instance_id=36561&nl=the-upshot&regi_id=16117005&segment_id=64775&te=1&user_id=6b08070aa964d8177e8f8b3c88a82b8c" target="_blank">“Cats rule. Dogs drool.”</a></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M21xq6wUEqI/YQRJrbLYF0I/AAAAAAAAHps/sCAf18Yk3D8mFC0ZGMHe3uNf-D_j2764QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/i3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1801" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M21xq6wUEqI/YQRJrbLYF0I/AAAAAAAAHps/sCAf18Yk3D8mFC0ZGMHe3uNf-D_j2764QCLcBGAsYHQ/w351-h400/i3.jpg" width="351" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Like Whistler’s Goddam Cat, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UNCewvmQtyM/YQRJ3zXeRBI/AAAAAAAAHp4/J5d0V98rDzQby60ASFvZWozpC3yDPBCvACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/i4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1995" data-original-width="2048" height="390" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UNCewvmQtyM/YQRJ3zXeRBI/AAAAAAAAHp4/J5d0V98rDzQby60ASFvZWozpC3yDPBCvACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h390/i4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Dustin demonstrates an uncanny (but not uncatty) ability to intuit what chair you want to sit in and beat you to it. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqoBzydtPRU/YQRJ5YGYN_I/AAAAAAAAHp8/uIvW341mVIsXbSdK2Yf4HHp2E0AUkPHjACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/i5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tqoBzydtPRU/YQRJ5YGYN_I/AAAAAAAAHp8/uIvW341mVIsXbSdK2Yf4HHp2E0AUkPHjACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/i5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>And then he looks outraged when he’s gently moved to a different location. </b></div></b><p></p>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-57942941685597611752021-06-30T15:12:00.008-05:002021-06-30T15:34:33.868-05:00Ch-ch-changes<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EFLIrlB_7Js/YNynEsZPHXI/AAAAAAAAAcA/xrnmr4Tc3E0q_71Cq1zGVL98VsD2izijgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EFLIrlB_7Js/YNynEsZPHXI/AAAAAAAAAcA/xrnmr4Tc3E0q_71Cq1zGVL98VsD2izijgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The transition from spring to summer might be the most enjoyable time at MeadowWild.</b> </div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yzxXecsckIQ/YNym5whK2bI/AAAAAAAAAb0/_t4OKEe4yggoLa7m0Y_0mNwWpEJttACpQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yzxXecsckIQ/YNym5whK2bI/AAAAAAAAAb0/_t4OKEe4yggoLa7m0Y_0mNwWpEJttACpQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h316/untitled02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ7AdwCqPO4/YNymt5H0MYI/AAAAAAAAAbw/2fXvAnHyr5YWfbxRUz44marDH0NrP8OAwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qZ7AdwCqPO4/YNymt5H0MYI/AAAAAAAAAbw/2fXvAnHyr5YWfbxRUz44marDH0NrP8OAwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The kids require relatively low maintenance after the hectic birthing and bottle-feeding season</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulVdDEYoBiY/YNynCbxYFsI/AAAAAAAAAb8/s7Yv2b5lr8kTQcdhbCeVChSV1E7xsl48QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulVdDEYoBiY/YNynCbxYFsI/AAAAAAAAAb8/s7Yv2b5lr8kTQcdhbCeVChSV1E7xsl48QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h303/untitled04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>and they’ve reached their peak cuteness.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8BYkKLSM1A/YNynhUfG2vI/AAAAAAAAAcc/aVX7z47hxaUAl9ihxmXyJ4tSWrAV5eVrACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1837" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i8BYkKLSM1A/YNynhUfG2vI/AAAAAAAAAcc/aVX7z47hxaUAl9ihxmXyJ4tSWrAV5eVrACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h359/untitled06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They’re playful, energetic, entertaining.</b></div></b><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6gpzdiP2NqE/YNynfaHrDiI/AAAAAAAAAcY/XYeTANOxz14_KU_r0WI_rQQM8SjsUDaZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled05-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1625" data-original-width="2048" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6gpzdiP2NqE/YNynfaHrDiI/AAAAAAAAAcY/XYeTANOxz14_KU_r0WI_rQQM8SjsUDaZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h318/untitled05-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><b>This year’s class turned out amazingly healthy despite their rough starts, growing into strapping teens.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n015M5WbBNE/YNynUo_ZglI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/kkPm5RxRtMAWXEbMp78cTm81ytgvBVvFACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n015M5WbBNE/YNynUo_ZglI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/kkPm5RxRtMAWXEbMp78cTm81ytgvBVvFACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/untitled07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Now it’s full summer and they’re moving on to colleges, careers and new homes.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SiO1o9UIi20/YNyneVCSAhI/AAAAAAAAAcU/aHQzD4ugpbUEAbKUc02GN3G1fSpGEIC3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled08-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1731" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SiO1o9UIi20/YNyneVCSAhI/AAAAAAAAAcU/aHQzD4ugpbUEAbKUc02GN3G1fSpGEIC3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h338/untitled08-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The meteorological roller coaster careens along</b>.</div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mpvTliMPlk/YNynwPYhLPI/AAAAAAAAAcs/hZz8MMpjLpsPLO2bbXvNFHbrwN1jtpJCgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1375" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8mpvTliMPlk/YNynwPYhLPI/AAAAAAAAAcs/hZz8MMpjLpsPLO2bbXvNFHbrwN1jtpJCgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/untitled09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>From unseasonable frosts in late May </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4cxH7zigQQ/YNynseVxIBI/AAAAAAAAAcg/8YDv2k7uYyE9RlVcgiHJa5B40MxeMmCKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-q4cxH7zigQQ/YNynseVxIBI/AAAAAAAAAcg/8YDv2k7uYyE9RlVcgiHJa5B40MxeMmCKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h321/untitled10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3iZWKLldhw/YNyoNzJuDsI/AAAAAAAAAdU/BKBb27mX0WcwRTIoF35RE_me3GVl-gYywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled13-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1787" data-original-width="2048" height="349" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j3iZWKLldhw/YNyoNzJuDsI/AAAAAAAAAdU/BKBb27mX0WcwRTIoF35RE_me3GVl-gYywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h349/untitled13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Parked in the garage, Lightning Bolt feels forlorn and neglected because the grass has needed mowing only twice this year.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeChFnEwz90/YNyoMGRdMgI/AAAAAAAAAdM/TtrI2r_GR_Az7R-HZBsaFCvE8hAwOOBEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1951" data-original-width="2048" height="381" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SeChFnEwz90/YNyoMGRdMgI/AAAAAAAAAdM/TtrI2r_GR_Az7R-HZBsaFCvE8hAwOOBEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h381/untitled14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tzest and Charon got treated to some fresh ear ink – the herd tattoos required for the May 29th MDGA Best in the Midwest Show.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwMY8lOGu84/YNyoNWzMm-I/AAAAAAAAAdQ/gSRHeBIn1dIjlMeyoU2ZHCCvIgOuvXSDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WwMY8lOGu84/YNyoNWzMm-I/AAAAAAAAAdQ/gSRHeBIn1dIjlMeyoU2ZHCCvIgOuvXSDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They hopped aboard the Goatmobile for the trip to Sauk Centre, MN </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XNasADIgZiQ/YNyoa1h650I/AAAAAAAAAdY/5QxodH7vGWs1nDJkhgcCx2nsSaumY3VTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1452" data-original-width="2048" height="284" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XNasADIgZiQ/YNyoa1h650I/AAAAAAAAAdY/5QxodH7vGWs1nDJkhgcCx2nsSaumY3VTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h284/untitled16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bby6KqdvQ_o/YNyokyuSQbI/AAAAAAAAAdw/SOtvHvhedls9BAiGhs_eYAXPZEMi6ke-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2032" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bby6KqdvQ_o/YNyokyuSQbI/AAAAAAAAAdw/SOtvHvhedls9BAiGhs_eYAXPZEMi6ke-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h400/untitled17-17.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>where Charon won second place in both rings.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b72eX2UnFjk/YNyogY9p3EI/AAAAAAAAAdo/FY7jHzJTWdYYA1x2c8f6bDXNp7b1Lm6bgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1676" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b72eX2UnFjk/YNyogY9p3EI/AAAAAAAAAdo/FY7jHzJTWdYYA1x2c8f6bDXNp7b1Lm6bgCLcBGAsYHQ/w328-h400/untitled18-18.jpg" width="328" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tzest didn’t do as well</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTAHzcFxKuw/YNyogTZ4WHI/AAAAAAAAAds/KeKkq171FJ02ngf4KANoa12e2G7WG4UeQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zTAHzcFxKuw/YNyogTZ4WHI/AAAAAAAAAds/KeKkq171FJ02ngf4KANoa12e2G7WG4UeQCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/untitled19-19.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but she would have been voted Miss Congeniality had there been such a designation at the show.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6xYsx77L2o/YNyo5784CuI/AAAAAAAAAeA/kzYJ62F6W-0Tr_WQZ3tywZc5uPH1hsXVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j6xYsx77L2o/YNyo5784CuI/AAAAAAAAAeA/kzYJ62F6W-0Tr_WQZ3tywZc5uPH1hsXVACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Approaching maturity, the bucklings Ultima and Tzat's Amore moved to the Gentlemen’s Club where they could access the back pasture to browse, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AeM6SJvYbM/YNyo7FUzy_I/AAAAAAAAAeE/LRGW9YlINFAkukTa_ox6ThjluVwXhJ_TACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1726" data-original-width="2048" height="338" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8AeM6SJvYbM/YNyo7FUzy_I/AAAAAAAAAeE/LRGW9YlINFAkukTa_ox6ThjluVwXhJ_TACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h338/untitled21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>play on the furniture,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gI_pGXuPNxk/YNyo-adTNzI/AAAAAAAAAeI/EZNGxbxyOdwi1iTd9fkWI3o0Sj2p9ZdOACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="353" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gI_pGXuPNxk/YNyo-adTNzI/AAAAAAAAAeI/EZNGxbxyOdwi1iTd9fkWI3o0Sj2p9ZdOACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h353/untitled22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and trim trees like little lumberjacks.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-8owOXflyk/YNypCNyYhNI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/IURj5r81ZhEeAgOp7zc1PYoLuqMsZWjDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d-8owOXflyk/YNypCNyYhNI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/IURj5r81ZhEeAgOp7zc1PYoLuqMsZWjDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h326/untitled23-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On June 21st they were rousted from the Club, hopped aboard the Goatmobile,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mZeubFyJfR4/YNypA9e3h1I/AAAAAAAAAeM/TdjlbJYXa_oqipLHFeMfUaqXr_kDyu7zQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mZeubFyJfR4/YNypA9e3h1I/AAAAAAAAAeM/TdjlbJYXa_oqipLHFeMfUaqXr_kDyu7zQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled24-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and set off for their new home at <a href="http://www.poplarhillfarm.com/" target="_blank">Poplar Hill Dairy Goat Farm</a>, where they will enjoy much more female company than they saw at MeadowWild.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(photo courtesy of Sarah)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yHn6QqMnpEk/YNypHkL-acI/AAAAAAAAAeY/sKFIOg9I1XEOwV73OYHOGXZUwV_FS2dQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yHn6QqMnpEk/YNypHkL-acI/AAAAAAAAAeY/sKFIOg9I1XEOwV73OYHOGXZUwV_FS2dQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h360/untitled25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: right;"> </span><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9d3JDpXiZ8/YNypGnrPJnI/AAAAAAAAAeU/n_7ta5kd1hwKnGK6zPUO0eojLmdiN63ggCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled26-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9d3JDpXiZ8/YNypGnrPJnI/AAAAAAAAAeU/n_7ta5kd1hwKnGK6zPUO0eojLmdiN63ggCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled26-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>In their place, Tzest and Charon moved to the Gentlemen’s Club for weaning</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nREMIqKu-84/YNypJeb47OI/AAAAAAAAAeg/-yT_u-kejLA30vOMNyFYc1f4U5Ht4q_GQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1659" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nREMIqKu-84/YNypJeb47OI/AAAAAAAAAeg/-yT_u-kejLA30vOMNyFYc1f4U5Ht4q_GQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h324/untitled27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(we should probably change the sign).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DYme3VDRjx0/YNypMiFaWhI/AAAAAAAAAeo/JXSqCiPogAEfOpln_rQMLkCO6XGS8BdEACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1968" data-original-width="2048" height="385" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DYme3VDRjx0/YNypMiFaWhI/AAAAAAAAAeo/JXSqCiPogAEfOpln_rQMLkCO6XGS8BdEACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h385/untitled28-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charon heads off to her new home in Ohio on July 1.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s2hWTEViYJk/YNypMhCeE2I/AAAAAAAAAes/wEsp63jfNNcJtAklW9JrNaumE1oYStQkQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled29-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s2hWTEViYJk/YNypMhCeE2I/AAAAAAAAAes/wEsp63jfNNcJtAklW9JrNaumE1oYStQkQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled29-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tzest will then rejoin the older ladies </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9kT_LsxS2M/YNypRBoQ7zI/AAAAAAAAAe4/XOI0F_PfZBwDM8gIPsaYGU5b99Vd3pJaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled30-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2044" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-n9kT_LsxS2M/YNypRBoQ7zI/AAAAAAAAAe4/XOI0F_PfZBwDM8gIPsaYGU5b99Vd3pJaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w399-h400/untitled30-30.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and the (momma’s boyz) Niñeos,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tH41b7HFpCU/YNypQiZFkSI/AAAAAAAAAe0/IHEih7Thr0gXMcHwXFOPHpW9_tHnU3oXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1306" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tH41b7HFpCU/YNypQiZFkSI/AAAAAAAAAe0/IHEih7Thr0gXMcHwXFOPHpW9_tHnU3oXACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/untitled31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Asgard and Mongo, will move to the Club as the last babies to be weaned</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPrVOlxxxrE/YNypPw-Z_iI/AAAAAAAAAew/aOVdyOMMAY4hF7PbKXdGdFpImOLHNry0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled32-32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KPrVOlxxxrE/YNypPw-Z_iI/AAAAAAAAAew/aOVdyOMMAY4hF7PbKXdGdFpImOLHNry0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/untitled32-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2048" height="224" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-nF6nhgPJm9w/YNypkQOb_lI/AAAAAAAAAfo/nTxUurh4U80Xg1mOp4Go8Euh7gHKCcpsQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h224/untitled43-43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmhEvTPRKro/YNypoo3ncuI/AAAAAAAAAgA/vsC1wvL-e7Q6LY0W2f1QjBGDhga0IZuHACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled44-44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DmhEvTPRKro/YNypoo3ncuI/AAAAAAAAAgA/vsC1wvL-e7Q6LY0W2f1QjBGDhga0IZuHACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled44-44.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb spiffed up the Farm with flowers.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xqrxAlPR_0/YNypoGnfYGI/AAAAAAAAAf4/JJnYzM8Vcgk0BaU0SyTVKAANSlRFPlgIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled45-45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5xqrxAlPR_0/YNypoGnfYGI/AAAAAAAAAf4/JJnYzM8Vcgk0BaU0SyTVKAANSlRFPlgIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled45-45.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjOMcju0hbM/YNypt_AltBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/_2YdkepANOQqX7C4iOXByCuUOIP_ErzGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/untitled46-46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1144" data-original-width="2500" height="183" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjOMcju0hbM/YNypt_AltBI/AAAAAAAAAgI/_2YdkepANOQqX7C4iOXByCuUOIP_ErzGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h183/untitled46-46.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A serpentine resident left its winter coat outside the entrance to its condo in Mount Compost</b>.</div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a80zGJn9CcU/YNyptoEvWiI/AAAAAAAAAgE/fgIkcLCtWjwSSWLfp4bIiZfGo6A5ZtZaACLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/untitled47-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="2500" height="121" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a80zGJn9CcU/YNyptoEvWiI/AAAAAAAAAgE/fgIkcLCtWjwSSWLfp4bIiZfGo6A5ZtZaACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h121/untitled47-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POOTi6wppco/YNypu6kSa9I/AAAAAAAAAgM/wit9DjbRIAofAvT8SoXxDtpapfqpSpM7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled48-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-POOTi6wppco/YNypu6kSa9I/AAAAAAAAAgM/wit9DjbRIAofAvT8SoXxDtpapfqpSpM7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled48-48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The 34" skin probably belongs to one of the black mambas or Australian death adders that hang out in the compost pile and snack on other residents. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CggSYhQAY6E/YNypyZwnSlI/AAAAAAAAAgU/K4Q7sBLaoM8psfvqhIMJ9C-8xQItm3DtgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled49-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CggSYhQAY6E/YNypyZwnSlI/AAAAAAAAAgU/K4Q7sBLaoM8psfvqhIMJ9C-8xQItm3DtgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h236/untitled49-49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Other wildlife abounds, including the usual deer who peek in on </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cD1YSK42iUY/YNypysLqQxI/AAAAAAAAAgY/6ozA73PnEV8u0XExXhiKcJyHmp1BhdSVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled50-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1241" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cD1YSK42iUY/YNypysLqQxI/AAAAAAAAAgY/6ozA73PnEV8u0XExXhiKcJyHmp1BhdSVwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h243/untitled50-50.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dustin snoozing in the study window</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-35MhaHuWwqI/YNypyQWVrbI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/HEc7mLIGkS45bZHpDuVysWQ-8R2hQON5ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled51-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1195" data-original-width="2048" height="234" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-35MhaHuWwqI/YNypyQWVrbI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/HEc7mLIGkS45bZHpDuVysWQ-8R2hQON5ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h234/untitled51-51.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the usual inescapable skunks,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZHBEM77h5U/YNyp3JAEjKI/AAAAAAAAAgg/uKalvx_u-eck7HRtDviG7zgsmH7ba-ZSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled52-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1528" data-original-width="2048" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aZHBEM77h5U/YNyp3JAEjKI/AAAAAAAAAgg/uKalvx_u-eck7HRtDviG7zgsmH7ba-ZSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h299/untitled52-52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and an invasion of turtles up from the pond to lay eggs in the sandy soil of our front lawn.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHCpUAHVC_I/YNyp4D7SZ0I/AAAAAAAAAgk/2kt0XXJRr5QCwW2Sj0KRmM10RpII-zA5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled53-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WHCpUAHVC_I/YNyp4D7SZ0I/AAAAAAAAAgk/2kt0XXJRr5QCwW2Sj0KRmM10RpII-zA5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled53-53.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A notification from USPS indicated that we received a delivery of coffee from <a href="https://nortecafe.shop/" target="_blank">Norte Café</a>, but next day the mailbox proved open and empty. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_T6Ez6zDcY/YNyp5MFIEBI/AAAAAAAAAgo/tSyt0zMR0KYhC6Ac-4MchCNchCwtA1j4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled54-54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P_T6Ez6zDcY/YNyp5MFIEBI/AAAAAAAAAgo/tSyt0zMR0KYhC6Ac-4MchCNchCwtA1j4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled54-54.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>About 30' away, we discovered an unusual mess.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeS90jKxfv0/YNzKks4NZnI/AAAAAAAAAjY/jC-bToTT3jcytwlGXr6GK-f1C2UMOqzvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s480/bear.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="480" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YeS90jKxfv0/YNzKks4NZnI/AAAAAAAAAjY/jC-bToTT3jcytwlGXr6GK-f1C2UMOqzvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/bear.gif" width="400" /></a></div></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b7X64SMmifE/YNyp9FF3kmI/AAAAAAAAAgw/MutKj05kqpUrbtwNkykyvl9-tMYXJgTjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled57-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1673" data-original-width="2048" height="326" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-b7X64SMmifE/YNyp9FF3kmI/AAAAAAAAAgw/MutKj05kqpUrbtwNkykyvl9-tMYXJgTjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h326/untitled57-57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On the avian front, we keep hoping for an osprey nest by the pond like the one near the Munger Trail</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zfm1724r6k/YNyqCLakrwI/AAAAAAAAAhI/V0vVaROXhQYJtaVAIpG3BP0lbTbcpqZ2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled58-58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2046" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Zfm1724r6k/YNyqCLakrwI/AAAAAAAAAhI/V0vVaROXhQYJtaVAIpG3BP0lbTbcpqZ2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/untitled58-58.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>but have plenty of other birds instead.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-coX7XSrZqEY/YNyqCED8KDI/AAAAAAAAAhE/9G-SPEslM0oxOqrZOkgkeQu1F5r6oWFyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled60-60.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-coX7XSrZqEY/YNyqCED8KDI/AAAAAAAAAhE/9G-SPEslM0oxOqrZOkgkeQu1F5r6oWFyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled60-60.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Momma and Poppa Robin set up housekeeping just outside our back door</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PUwgzfvD6I/YNyqAALSbLI/AAAAAAAAAg8/jPOW_UNfVQg-9QpnI6HyroG_Ealwh-4CQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled59-59.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1903" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2PUwgzfvD6I/YNyqAALSbLI/AAAAAAAAAg8/jPOW_UNfVQg-9QpnI6HyroG_Ealwh-4CQCLcBGAsYHQ/w371-h400/untitled59-59.jpg" width="371" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and have a nest full of young ‘uns</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgoHbGQUa3k/YNy3TcSFJBI/AAAAAAAAAjA/CfAZYbeVftA7BBkGhtHdtOwyLjuPy_fhACLcBGAsYHQ/s650/Gerber.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="584" data-original-width="650" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pgoHbGQUa3k/YNy3TcSFJBI/AAAAAAAAAjA/CfAZYbeVftA7BBkGhtHdtOwyLjuPy_fhACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h360/Gerber.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>they keep well supplied with baby food.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylUxeI9ig2Q3bmU39kzyuYCBTBkvW-3pQszFcTszHZR9NIFUmUKgotqMsK12EJHr9LDjsD6tTAGqXn3iKoig' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjuHtEf4a6I/YNyqEFl0PDI/AAAAAAAAAhM/kw3r5xPqV1g5WYIM9AfG7A7LBRA-KXCWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled61-61.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1915" data-original-width="2048" height="374" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zjuHtEf4a6I/YNyqEFl0PDI/AAAAAAAAAhM/kw3r5xPqV1g5WYIM9AfG7A7LBRA-KXCWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h374/untitled61-61.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The location is inconvenient for us, since we can’t use the back door till the kids have fledged, but it’s a better choice than kingbirds have made in the past </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWhc02JJ1rw/YNyqHcupkDI/AAAAAAAAAhU/S4dIe4IfwdAyp_STwRK41oyQGDq1zHrVACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled62-62.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EWhc02JJ1rw/YNyqHcupkDI/AAAAAAAAAhU/S4dIe4IfwdAyp_STwRK41oyQGDq1zHrVACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled62-62.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>including our rain gutter in 2012, when their nest was washed away in the Great June Flood</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGNHlv50kIQ/YNzB-KEZWcI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/rAYkMhTySyoy88wcYg3J0YkPY1w2vowNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s668/Screenshot%2B2021-06-30%2B135419.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="668" data-original-width="594" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QGNHlv50kIQ/YNzB-KEZWcI/AAAAAAAAAjQ/rAYkMhTySyoy88wcYg3J0YkPY1w2vowNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w356-h400/Screenshot%2B2021-06-30%2B135419.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8aIE5hXbKw/YNyqJsvvC2I/AAAAAAAAAhY/MBrCFx5bSSI0fDS8nDq1NenxdvJ21KeNQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled63-63.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1769" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8aIE5hXbKw/YNyqJsvvC2I/AAAAAAAAAhY/MBrCFx5bSSI0fDS8nDq1NenxdvJ21KeNQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/untitled63-63.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and our internet satellite dish in other years, where the family baked away in the full sun.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P3dDME7H2t4/YNyqKdCA8GI/AAAAAAAAAhc/-WzHIunxBk8Kj-egzdgTK1DDsajSQ4UAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled64-64.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="2048" height="321" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-P3dDME7H2t4/YNyqKdCA8GI/AAAAAAAAAhc/-WzHIunxBk8Kj-egzdgTK1DDsajSQ4UAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h321/untitled64-64.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vXJzxtp--2Y/YNyqODS5_AI/AAAAAAAAAho/OPqWgYLpqsIIqAGDHy80oewxajJmA8GbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled65-65.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1682" data-original-width="2048" height="329" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vXJzxtp--2Y/YNyqODS5_AI/AAAAAAAAAho/OPqWgYLpqsIIqAGDHy80oewxajJmA8GbACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h329/untitled65-65.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Farmers enjoyed some non-goat-related travel on a visit to Barb’s cousin Lila in South Haven, MN</b> </div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vGrbcTqebs/YNyqRRxSXrI/AAAAAAAAAh0/Baj36sC0MhgMTHeZmyflnfRie03t4ZCSACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled66-66.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_vGrbcTqebs/YNyqRRxSXrI/AAAAAAAAAh0/Baj36sC0MhgMTHeZmyflnfRie03t4ZCSACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled66-66.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>where she and Lyle built a gorgeous home </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwK736QJqFc/YNyqOxRVc2I/AAAAAAAAAhs/5sf2_qvl27oNjnS-QtHrmUGumaOCp-RCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled67-67.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1093" data-original-width="2048" height="214" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vwK736QJqFc/YNyqOxRVc2I/AAAAAAAAAhs/5sf2_qvl27oNjnS-QtHrmUGumaOCp-RCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h214/untitled67-67.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>on Clearwater Lake. </b></div></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgAHePowME8/YNy_UEr5Y4I/AAAAAAAAAjI/-FyMElGDVqcphitsZBALxtYd-xtziADygCLcBGAsYHQ/s906/Summer-Camp.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="530" data-original-width="906" height="234" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EgAHePowME8/YNy_UEr5Y4I/AAAAAAAAAjI/-FyMElGDVqcphitsZBALxtYd-xtziADygCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h234/Summer-Camp.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Back in grade school Steve spent many enjoyable and instructive months on Clearwater, where Boy Scout Troop 190 had its weekend and summer camping site</b></div></b><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZkN-_mAc6Q/YNyqRL8ZdgI/AAAAAAAAAhw/SaU0dWfcggQ-D8shCZKlrp_wzznYwk4-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled68-68.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1953" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZkN-_mAc6Q/YNyqRL8ZdgI/AAAAAAAAAhw/SaU0dWfcggQ-D8shCZKlrp_wzznYwk4-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w381-h400/untitled68-68.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and where he learned to smoke and swear.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFZGb854wks/YNyqRh6im7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/OlPMFUrWmb8kEo6FQPl9N9WfPqLyf3EIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled69-69.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1418" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iFZGb854wks/YNyqRh6im7I/AAAAAAAAAh4/OlPMFUrWmb8kEo6FQPl9N9WfPqLyf3EIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w278-h400/untitled69-69.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(Thanks, Boy Scouts!)</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E34emp85XGA/YNyqUUcLEEI/AAAAAAAAAh8/GjUbhUWBeco5bwnxoI27sVwm7t3iUJfUQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled70-70.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1077" data-original-width="2048" height="210" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E34emp85XGA/YNyqUUcLEEI/AAAAAAAAAh8/GjUbhUWBeco5bwnxoI27sVwm7t3iUJfUQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h210/untitled70-70.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The Farm felines are enjoying another lazy summer. Momma Kitty spends a lot of time on the picnic table</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdkofILNGdk/YNyqV0OOmbI/AAAAAAAAAiE/n5C852Q9C-Ur3RmyCatlV3Wdi4FLBlgIgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled71-71.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IdkofILNGdk/YNyqV0OOmbI/AAAAAAAAAiE/n5C852Q9C-Ur3RmyCatlV3Wdi4FLBlgIgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h260/untitled71-71.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and playing on the driveway in front of the house.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4t5yIN-7PPU/YNyqWMNOYmI/AAAAAAAAAiI/akFW5AB42YQQPrWkydUjnbQrJzGz_fHcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled72-72.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1520" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4t5yIN-7PPU/YNyqWMNOYmI/AAAAAAAAAiI/akFW5AB42YQQPrWkydUjnbQrJzGz_fHcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/untitled72-72.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>She will roll around in front of us, which is apparently a sign of trust</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqMOd9ZEzZU/YNyqVjAevfI/AAAAAAAAAiA/DUkK2pFISTYcXhXPwPEUp0Tq4lN34lgYACLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/untitled73-73.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2500" height="189" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GqMOd9ZEzZU/YNyqVjAevfI/AAAAAAAAAiA/DUkK2pFISTYcXhXPwPEUp0Tq4lN34lgYACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h189/untitled73-73.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but still won't let us get near enough for petting or a much needed brushing.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3S1aC9bSws/YNyqaLFH-RI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/fJW3TrSFzZIR8_GGujk1e6oIr3bxtiEWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled74-74.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M3S1aC9bSws/YNyqaLFH-RI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/fJW3TrSFzZIR8_GGujk1e6oIr3bxtiEWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/untitled74-74.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dustin surveys his realm from the front window</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WU_uh-yYW2k/YNyqab3mBRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/Rx_l-WEhDbcwTCKzJX0u85ij588M6wmQwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled75-75.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1760" data-original-width="2048" height="344" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WU_uh-yYW2k/YNyqab3mBRI/AAAAAAAAAiU/Rx_l-WEhDbcwTCKzJX0u85ij588M6wmQwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h344/untitled75-75.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>bats at videos on the computer</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pK6i5C5JO0/YNyqape6QeI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PzhoLAztaoMlRHerT3bffPwW1FMOsBpMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled76-76.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1292" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0pK6i5C5JO0/YNyqape6QeI/AAAAAAAAAiY/PzhoLAztaoMlRHerT3bffPwW1FMOsBpMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h253/untitled76-76.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and has rediscovered an old catnip mouse (which he leaves around all spitty for us to step on with bare feet).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9UbzBmu9MU/YNyqb89FE7I/AAAAAAAAAic/iwmWZoH65OE2f9RAsgt4YUnuUNBakZLWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/untitled77-77.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2048" height="231" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O9UbzBmu9MU/YNyqb89FE7I/AAAAAAAAAic/iwmWZoH65OE2f9RAsgt4YUnuUNBakZLWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h231/untitled77-77.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But most of the time he remains deep in Zen meditation.</b></div></b> <p></p></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-45421902081308328162021-04-29T12:48:00.010-05:002021-04-29T18:24:50.413-05:00No more kidding around<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vyMTuH0GYyc/YIsBEd-OdvI/AAAAAAAAHKs/ehUDajbFEPMwul3EfN0T9EuVLhthScGYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/IMG_3011.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vyMTuH0GYyc/YIsBEd-OdvI/AAAAAAAAHKs/ehUDajbFEPMwul3EfN0T9EuVLhthScGYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/IMG_3011.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The kidding season is finally over.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScODja49cQY/YIl7JFe0DoI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/wZj3YxV-J1cU1bVcwULiA8P3UQ5cbMZtQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ScODja49cQY/YIl7JFe0DoI/AAAAAAAAHGQ/wZj3YxV-J1cU1bVcwULiA8P3UQ5cbMZtQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/b02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>As if kids were tax returns, Planet Nine waited until just before midnight on April 15 to go into labor.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ITCjV_T--w/YIl7Izjr5JI/AAAAAAAAHGM/vMS23-vGPCUSDOciCKfnU8NwD5kodeiLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ITCjV_T--w/YIl7Izjr5JI/AAAAAAAAHGM/vMS23-vGPCUSDOciCKfnU8NwD5kodeiLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>A first freshener, she wasn’t completely dilated</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7CR717cuUfk/YIl7MMmImNI/AAAAAAAAHGU/dMgT95N8_58ENcQCZ80WAcvY-uVZFFPpACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7CR717cuUfk/YIl7MMmImNI/AAAAAAAAHGU/dMgT95N8_58ENcQCZ80WAcvY-uVZFFPpACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>so Barb had to do some serious midwifing, working to enlarge the escape hatch and then gently but firmly lead the two kids to daylight.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjOoWUyG3D4/YIl7O4Aqv2I/AAAAAAAAHGc/8XJaUdGym5IRGqJgo0K0Tco8v1Hc8K8QgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b05-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1174" data-original-width="2048" height="229" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tjOoWUyG3D4/YIl7O4Aqv2I/AAAAAAAAHGc/8XJaUdGym5IRGqJgo0K0Tco8v1Hc8K8QgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h229/b05-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nine was so wiped out by the ordeal that for a long while she couldn’t lift her head off the ground to care for the boys.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlA400rRoZE/YIl7Ovzr1nI/AAAAAAAAHGY/CYB7UDcUrdcg1tAFb6bdYHvjuMfsOUrNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BlA400rRoZE/YIl7Ovzr1nI/AAAAAAAAHGY/CYB7UDcUrdcg1tAFb6bdYHvjuMfsOUrNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QnjvtKbHrlU/YIl7QbGzM2I/AAAAAAAAHGg/cth7Et1ppUgFOEhHR8UaOK3SoADmxTbhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1202" data-original-width="2048" height="235" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QnjvtKbHrlU/YIl7QbGzM2I/AAAAAAAAHGg/cth7Et1ppUgFOEhHR8UaOK3SoADmxTbhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h235/b07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But she gradually recovered and began cleaning them off and bonding with them.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VB2mUUK9dDE/YIl7Sp0jx7I/AAAAAAAAHGk/HVbfYm92_AAfvIXAtJLdYalr0TO6YqLmACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b08-8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VB2mUUK9dDE/YIl7Sp0jx7I/AAAAAAAAHGk/HVbfYm92_AAfvIXAtJLdYalr0TO6YqLmACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b08-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Soon they were up and about exploring their pen.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-waAq05iD1lU/YIl7SyQBUtI/AAAAAAAAHGo/fvVggaG3jFkeFyfixTRCnsDRMmJeDgj1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1505" data-original-width="2048" height="294" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-waAq05iD1lU/YIl7SyQBUtI/AAAAAAAAHGo/fvVggaG3jFkeFyfixTRCnsDRMmJeDgj1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h294/b09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Bienvenido, Niñeos: Asgard and Mongo.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTzeieZhbDE/YIl7ZBLDqWI/AAAAAAAAHG4/owz16q152QoBXlGFr4LL7bvdhVxJKP14wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DTzeieZhbDE/YIl7ZBLDqWI/AAAAAAAAHG4/owz16q152QoBXlGFr4LL7bvdhVxJKP14wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/b10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They’ve been a handful from the start because they’re both </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hv0mWSWLRvo/YIl7T1h-4fI/AAAAAAAAHGs/MBoGjJcKrSEVhzUCHeZS0VXRF-D1UeFYQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1153" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hv0mWSWLRvo/YIl7T1h-4fI/AAAAAAAAHGs/MBoGjJcKrSEVhzUCHeZS0VXRF-D1UeFYQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/b11-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3bkINUaEDg/YIl7Z-3YVmI/AAAAAAAAHG8/7YlKC9fkdWoaxy7ZRGv-h-WnLacZhaMsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H3bkINUaEDg/YIl7Z-3YVmI/AAAAAAAAHG8/7YlKC9fkdWoaxy7ZRGv-h-WnLacZhaMsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/b12-12.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>squeezing through the smallest openings in their pen</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pi38svHHgig/YIl7Y2R6ooI/AAAAAAAAHGw/7NuXrslWfdAKBirS1tTtrFND5nozuOr1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b13-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1494" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pi38svHHgig/YIl7Y2R6ooI/AAAAAAAAHGw/7NuXrslWfdAKBirS1tTtrFND5nozuOr1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w291-h400/b13-13.jpg" width="291" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and wandering away from their frantic mom.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFJYDbaf_Yc/YIl7hC1cEEI/AAAAAAAAHHE/dkDlbNbcIFgjcG8og4A_gjZaBrqGSmqpACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jFJYDbaf_Yc/YIl7hC1cEEI/AAAAAAAAHHE/dkDlbNbcIFgjcG8og4A_gjZaBrqGSmqpACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/b14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Despite the difficult delivery, Nine and the Niñeos are flourishing.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1591" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--NwemDXT4q4/YIl7hi6TDcI/AAAAAAAAHHI/mvJD315chxYwlTCL4vGM4HwKCayYByzHACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The family enjoys its supervised outdoors adventures, when the kids can scamper about freely</b></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyhAos8KRAInOPBHUXKZyecmCo0SJdnMj8mw1ZeX-YBqCMC6WpsE9w5FjTBvKtftUBctHN6msWXgdgS2zMAuA' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QwWUSh9floM/YIl7q9708rI/AAAAAAAAHHg/8ApeEHYzvF0nF7e56hIA2HtqEwh5soTOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QwWUSh9floM/YIl7q9708rI/AAAAAAAAHHg/8ApeEHYzvF0nF7e56hIA2HtqEwh5soTOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h303/b18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nOwwBbv9Qk/YIl7qGhNGKI/AAAAAAAAHHc/Mg_Vvi8LcaMD79Qt5dSuYfWHY-1WHiIDQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1525" data-original-width="2048" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0nOwwBbv9Qk/YIl7qGhNGKI/AAAAAAAAHHc/Mg_Vvi8LcaMD79Qt5dSuYfWHY-1WHiIDQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/b19-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with frequent stops for refueling.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KyubfIriqoA/YIl7vy0jpNI/AAAAAAAAHHk/mi5PhKV9HMMYBWVTRt9NongxgpM6_Qn-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1370" data-original-width="2048" height="268" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KyubfIriqoA/YIl7vy0jpNI/AAAAAAAAHHk/mi5PhKV9HMMYBWVTRt9NongxgpM6_Qn-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h268/b20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Asgard doesn't hesitate to push back against his larger cousins.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tuin9i3KeHw/YIl71ENPX7I/AAAAAAAAHHw/mrQsJ7ZRNBsCCgDF6Xf-hlLazE9k8yjDACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Tuin9i3KeHw/YIl71ENPX7I/AAAAAAAAHHw/mrQsJ7ZRNBsCCgDF6Xf-hlLazE9k8yjDACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I<b>t’s been a colder than usual April, but MeadowWild is greening up nicely.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpNoim50Kv8/YIl71N5g2rI/AAAAAAAAHHs/siQcJE_yz6YP13lGemBVB9EYixTnHhRMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cpNoim50Kv8/YIl71N5g2rI/AAAAAAAAHHs/siQcJE_yz6YP13lGemBVB9EYixTnHhRMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After a long winter of hay</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfOM7covE7w/YIl714w1hfI/AAAAAAAAHH0/U6q-5JFyIx8hd6oQKEagfRgMghbVcKVuwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1307" data-original-width="2048" height="255" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TfOM7covE7w/YIl714w1hfI/AAAAAAAAHH0/U6q-5JFyIx8hd6oQKEagfRgMghbVcKVuwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h255/b23-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>the goats love browsing on fresh salad</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOUzaCvqkx4/YIl73uyKwWI/AAAAAAAAHH4/xLrzplUCGFAMFqX6jxZY-zWaxDMoJDziwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1229" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TOUzaCvqkx4/YIl73uyKwWI/AAAAAAAAHH4/xLrzplUCGFAMFqX6jxZY-zWaxDMoJDziwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h240/b24-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>as do the deer that waltz through the yard at all hours of the day and night. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQUi1iKQABM/YIl75laMDLI/AAAAAAAAHIA/d8Fj_NFldasCR8PqRd831u7qhrGwJEWIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xQUi1iKQABM/YIl75laMDLI/AAAAAAAAHIA/d8Fj_NFldasCR8PqRd831u7qhrGwJEWIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Soon we’ll be seeing fawns.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jkWdc6SluLA/YIl8GnAf4II/AAAAAAAAHIk/qusSZYSLKjstufgpmCWapR5pH-VmiJ0PACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/b32-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Charon takes a break to nuzzle mom.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wj6Ns7-g8xA/YIl8LC5lJoI/AAAAAAAAHI4/nMe-RIUc66k2JhYiQRarwB-w1svCuV9CgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b35-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wj6Ns7-g8xA/YIl8LC5lJoI/AAAAAAAAHI4/nMe-RIUc66k2JhYiQRarwB-w1svCuV9CgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b35-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Migrating avians continue to visit the pond</b>.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1oXSR7-LPPs/YIl8LiaY0JI/AAAAAAAAHJE/kScL6U-krx4gA7OYYe9WA9B1C6UzuiskwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b36-36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><b>The devastation to the front yard</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5BcQC6o1vQ/YIrrTEnw_LI/AAAAAAAAHKc/yeOWTC7-zcApvU1lIE8tu6YgKBVs8E_dwCLcBGAsYHQ/s427/tumblr_c9b07d62e8c92f054511b649b828048c_0abf0624_500.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="427" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p5BcQC6o1vQ/YIrrTEnw_LI/AAAAAAAAHKc/yeOWTC7-zcApvU1lIE8tu6YgKBVs8E_dwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/tumblr_c9b07d62e8c92f054511b649b828048c_0abf0624_500.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b>engineered last fall by Pepé Le Pew and family</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MrMuPCp5qDM/YIl8V_3tnkI/AAAAAAAAHJc/2rfjlzuinZw1lMxvd5C-fu0Xph3odizcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b39-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MrMuPCp5qDM/YIl8V_3tnkI/AAAAAAAAHJc/2rfjlzuinZw1lMxvd5C-fu0Xph3odizcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b39-39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>has been repaired – the burrows filled in and re-seeded,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with a friendly request:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsXHNSfKHOE/YIl8RawMpFI/AAAAAAAAHJU/tv_JlHjP-UkNai54E1FQ4hiKoBozTtXgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b41-41.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1299" data-original-width="2048" height="254" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XsXHNSfKHOE/YIl8RawMpFI/AAAAAAAAHJU/tv_JlHjP-UkNai54E1FQ4hiKoBozTtXgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h254/b41-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and is not always welcome.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNs1Prvq2ik/YIl8V11oBqI/AAAAAAAAHJY/1hO2zbfh2oYknzoOUZDr-kSB7qU-x_HLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/b42-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="997" data-original-width="2500" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZNs1Prvq2ik/YIl8V11oBqI/AAAAAAAAHJY/1hO2zbfh2oYknzoOUZDr-kSB7qU-x_HLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h160/b42-42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEjRdmN3Gp4/YIl8WL8rROI/AAAAAAAAHJg/zZidoxxB4vInTG-vAL3Ov3omUUOQTRXfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b43-43.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WEjRdmN3Gp4/YIl8WL8rROI/AAAAAAAAHJg/zZidoxxB4vInTG-vAL3Ov3omUUOQTRXfwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b43-43.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We “enjoyed” several snowy mornings in late April.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db0RYldjCVo/YIl8Ze9uKcI/AAAAAAAAHJs/RtjyoGT_rxYVAOg27rN6KEbK9tNoySxMgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b44-44.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1425" data-original-width="2048" height="279" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Db0RYldjCVo/YIl8Ze9uKcI/AAAAAAAAHJs/RtjyoGT_rxYVAOg27rN6KEbK9tNoySxMgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h279/b44-44.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b> Dustin looks out on the white landscape;</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObJrEsww-wY/YIl8ZLF78kI/AAAAAAAAHJk/wFc_01JCOtYvTzbWCy7IAI30IxeU4y4nACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b45-45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1176" data-original-width="2048" height="230" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ObJrEsww-wY/YIl8ZLF78kI/AAAAAAAAHJk/wFc_01JCOtYvTzbWCy7IAI30IxeU4y4nACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h230/b45-45.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>“I’m so sick of winter I could scream!”</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Two weeks after birth, the Niñeos (and Nine) join the rest of the herd. The moms browse in the south meadow while the kids go wild:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyMuJ1ZXR87pVNdGo5OISuJKbzVhhcIxHCBLl3FIvoZjFq3WkQH-KN0wyDGzqXnWPdzqZt8aXNAuw98K9s6BQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m27xlHuHt3Y/YIl8ZLJRTsI/AAAAAAAAHJo/ZFbuOC9MTeE5Zjqo7mCf5dNSyS3uXeRRACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b46-46.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m27xlHuHt3Y/YIl8ZLJRTsI/AAAAAAAAHJo/ZFbuOC9MTeE5Zjqo7mCf5dNSyS3uXeRRACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/b46-46.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We popped open the traditional bottle of cheap bubbly to celebrate the end of a bittersweet kidding season.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We’re grateful that Kuiper, Nine and the kids are flourishing but all three deliveries were difficult</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdnTsdq947k/YIl8aD7WxaI/AAAAAAAAHJw/APirBZ3kur8jGXeDuCTH_ohN6T1cZxvcwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b47-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OdnTsdq947k/YIl8aD7WxaI/AAAAAAAAHJw/APirBZ3kur8jGXeDuCTH_ohN6T1cZxvcwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b47-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and we’re still mourning the loss of Cheeky.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dBeW751981M/YIl8ceznJKI/AAAAAAAAHKA/bQ1tH-I1PMY0JMxeRLja1-EE8cHNabvvQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b48-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dBeW751981M/YIl8ceznJKI/AAAAAAAAHKA/bQ1tH-I1PMY0JMxeRLja1-EE8cHNabvvQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b48-48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next year we may skip the harrowing natural childbirths and simply</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dP3mynSvsyo/YIl8a8bBawI/AAAAAAAAHJ0/MzeGIIlIqAYaabGAHvxAv0eBBP1KauE_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b49-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1268" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dP3mynSvsyo/YIl8a8bBawI/AAAAAAAAHJ0/MzeGIIlIqAYaabGAHvxAv0eBBP1KauE_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/b49-49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>order babies from Amazon </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vIdDUkw_0M/YIl8b-MS8iI/AAAAAAAAHJ4/jeMCzei2_DYVSGjqWfO809S4wm4Ng_ZmgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b50-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1651" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2vIdDUkw_0M/YIl8b-MS8iI/AAAAAAAAHJ4/jeMCzei2_DYVSGjqWfO809S4wm4Ng_ZmgCLcBGAsYHQ/w323-h400/b50-50.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b> or get them from a Vend-a-Goat machine.</b></div></b><p></p>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-39182236156732814922021-03-31T11:37:00.002-05:002021-03-31T18:22:02.577-05:00March came in like a lamb, goes out like a lamb (pursued by cute baby goats)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7yE_oUnSARk/YGOS0SnvfJI/AAAAAAAAG9U/_i5f35V8Br035lyB2o8-EyP8ca4YlMa0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7yE_oUnSARk/YGOS0SnvfJI/AAAAAAAAG9U/_i5f35V8Br035lyB2o8-EyP8ca4YlMa0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Except for the brutal 2-week arctic blast in February, we enjoyed an unusually mild winter</b> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bo7kw6aB8Ds/YGOS4Gr0f0I/AAAAAAAAG9c/VI9BtxK3a4Q10fYTQLZchLL50Dw1cMZ4gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1345" data-original-width="2048" height="263" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bo7kw6aB8Ds/YGOS4Gr0f0I/AAAAAAAAG9c/VI9BtxK3a4Q10fYTQLZchLL50Dw1cMZ4gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h263/b02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and now an early spring.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54WEhWtfa9Y/YGOSz1hziuI/AAAAAAAAG9Q/oCovY_aJpasCV-l5lwLm-N1HeHCdLsN_QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1038" data-original-width="2048" height="203" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-54WEhWtfa9Y/YGOSz1hziuI/AAAAAAAAG9Q/oCovY_aJpasCV-l5lwLm-N1HeHCdLsN_QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h203/b03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>From a record low of -35 on Feb 13 we climbed to a high of 62 on March 9 –</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIG6bDhLOyc/YGOS1jar8KI/AAAAAAAAG9Y/FNYEfYZ9VmolnihLiCZoLHPF7Tk2j0uiACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1119" data-original-width="2048" height="219" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-XIG6bDhLOyc/YGOS1jar8KI/AAAAAAAAG9Y/FNYEfYZ9VmolnihLiCZoLHPF7Tk2j0uiACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h219/b04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>an almost 100-degree swing in less than one month on the meteorological roller coaster.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DyPbJojVAV4/YGOTBXZp5uI/AAAAAAAAG-A/ta-xl2l3a_80PfDXJqKsnpo9faeuYS4JACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Just a few days later the pond had thawed and various waterfowl visited on their way further north. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsJEKvLY-2M/YGOTBNZxUqI/AAAAAAAAG98/os16yWqCnSoS4gxLq_iKFWlPvGNkdWDfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1812" data-original-width="2048" height="354" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fsJEKvLY-2M/YGOTBNZxUqI/AAAAAAAAG98/os16yWqCnSoS4gxLq_iKFWlPvGNkdWDfwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h354/b14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sdYMJI_3vsU/YGOTCdMSsgI/AAAAAAAAG-I/JRoM_jpWM7MvuqsUM3coMwPfndG6IQIjgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1463" data-original-width="2048" height="286" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sdYMJI_3vsU/YGOTCdMSsgI/AAAAAAAAG-I/JRoM_jpWM7MvuqsUM3coMwPfndG6IQIjgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h286/b15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With our dry, windy conditions before the spring green-up, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O8uX9UP0m3A/YGOTDB3_O_I/AAAAAAAAG-M/f7CUr0sOVAAge5HrRGRls2_UxvdX3IuHQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O8uX9UP0m3A/YGOTDB3_O_I/AAAAAAAAG-M/f7CUr0sOVAAge5HrRGRls2_UxvdX3IuHQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/b16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>we get occasional “red flag” warnings of fire danger</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3AJmDB0NFNA/YGOTGHHUScI/AAAAAAAAG-Y/IRSEWCLu_CcAhLegPGs7Avg230qdlLQTwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1085" data-original-width="2048" height="213" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3AJmDB0NFNA/YGOTGHHUScI/AAAAAAAAG-Y/IRSEWCLu_CcAhLegPGs7Avg230qdlLQTwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h213/b19-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>To be on the safe side, we also got rid of their old combustible bedding.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWfxLNnzkBs/YGOTGnkruOI/AAAAAAAAG-c/paz8EE5OxQMPINep5zpE-7j6FJ-DXQHewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWfxLNnzkBs/YGOTGnkruOI/AAAAAAAAG-c/paz8EE5OxQMPINep5zpE-7j6FJ-DXQHewCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/b20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Laveau Excavating arrived for the annual spring cleaning</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BQ819BG3C44/YGOTKnq5sAI/AAAAAAAAG-k/NeetUdd-D2Mx80W-0n1_74sBtRSk2nxGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BQ819BG3C44/YGOTKnq5sAI/AAAAAAAAG-k/NeetUdd-D2Mx80W-0n1_74sBtRSk2nxGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>scooping up a winter’s worth of poopy hay</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J3CWQWmOi5Q/YGOTK-9iBRI/AAAAAAAAG-o/atIW8cIf-msvNshIttn-dBkXP5FIXOQjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-J3CWQWmOi5Q/YGOTK-9iBRI/AAAAAAAAG-o/atIW8cIf-msvNshIttn-dBkXP5FIXOQjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(under watchful eyes)</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pijclMu6CrU/YGOTLLGrQuI/AAAAAAAAG-s/xRmbdP85wLE5sWdO_Gyw4fzVdlmy_7mUwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/b23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1117" data-original-width="2500" height="179" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pijclMu6CrU/YGOTLLGrQuI/AAAAAAAAG-s/xRmbdP85wLE5sWdO_Gyw4fzVdlmy_7mUwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h179/b23-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and depositing it on Mount Compost well away from the barn.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYWCcGLuTuU/YGOTOkiOhII/AAAAAAAAG-w/krS1uIA9-zUvNPcLGmvqXhbXka2VLRPZwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JYWCcGLuTuU/YGOTOkiOhII/AAAAAAAAG-w/krS1uIA9-zUvNPcLGmvqXhbXka2VLRPZwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b24-24.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sC65c-Vxue4/YGOTQKC4W9I/AAAAAAAAG-4/FPGv313unZA83uAhjfA2-r_iGYl5V-FXQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b26-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sC65c-Vxue4/YGOTQKC4W9I/AAAAAAAAG-4/FPGv313unZA83uAhjfA2-r_iGYl5V-FXQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b26-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>The goats returned to their sparkling new quarters</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mV0t6fNLh_Y/YGOTPWoxy9I/AAAAAAAAG-0/0fV5OcO885k2JI6vtK-8FRk2Q9glDSrHACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mV0t6fNLh_Y/YGOTPWoxy9I/AAAAAAAAG-0/0fV5OcO885k2JI6vtK-8FRk2Q9glDSrHACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">and immediately started to redecorate with fresh pellets.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mepnc3DRh9o/YGOTSprElYI/AAAAAAAAG_E/wiYk_icDaXsRTbdX17zICzms-WW-glNyACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mepnc3DRh9o/YGOTSprElYI/AAAAAAAAG_E/wiYk_icDaXsRTbdX17zICzms-WW-glNyACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We’re amazed and grateful that all the babies are doing so well after their difficult deliveries. They’re healthy, peppy and growing by the minute.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-arlycJFi7Ow/YGOTSYnCYhI/AAAAAAAAG_A/0LUa7kwdWmYKivmbQIppqXg5KTj-rQVXACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1547" data-original-width="2048" height="303" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-arlycJFi7Ow/YGOTSYnCYhI/AAAAAAAAG_A/0LUa7kwdWmYKivmbQIppqXg5KTj-rQVXACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h303/b28-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOpGAa0_UqA/YGOTTSOBXNI/AAAAAAAAG_M/Hbou2W21jAYKMznRE_5_Gfy_u6kBqubvgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b29-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FOpGAa0_UqA/YGOTTSOBXNI/AAAAAAAAG_M/Hbou2W21jAYKMznRE_5_Gfy_u6kBqubvgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b29-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cheeky’s orphans slurp down 2 big bottles of milk replacer each day.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DtiyN8xXaXc/YGOTUqXAQcI/AAAAAAAAG_U/Zfdq-yQIShwQhnFyVQNJKID-1w7NTXD7wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b30-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DtiyN8xXaXc/YGOTUqXAQcI/AAAAAAAAG_U/Zfdq-yQIShwQhnFyVQNJKID-1w7NTXD7wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b30-30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6PZaRi1Xyo/YGOTVKxP5nI/AAAAAAAAG_c/Zzmbocvr8Goey__CeOV6SYEr3r6_asocwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1359" data-original-width="2048" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-t6PZaRi1Xyo/YGOTVKxP5nI/AAAAAAAAG_c/Zzmbocvr8Goey__CeOV6SYEr3r6_asocwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/b31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>while Kuiper takes good care of her own kids</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IZh1RMERNQs/YGOTU5rlKcI/AAAAAAAAG_Y/ogE4KZOcC3A8lZIhksSONVhd19vlD4qMACLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/b32-32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1030" data-original-width="2500" height="165" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IZh1RMERNQs/YGOTU5rlKcI/AAAAAAAAG_Y/ogE4KZOcC3A8lZIhksSONVhd19vlD4qMACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h165/b32-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with milk that was just rated highly by the Minnesota DHIA.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_-avui5bL8/YGOTXKcUfXI/AAAAAAAAG_g/55ErNkqFwy8P_8J2BlDiXhURHi4a902GACLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/b33-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1250" data-original-width="2500" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l_-avui5bL8/YGOTXKcUfXI/AAAAAAAAG_g/55ErNkqFwy8P_8J2BlDiXhURHi4a902GACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/b33-33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>All the kids are now nibbling on hay and feed to supplement the milk.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QksOz6TEbz8/YGOTZEctziI/AAAAAAAAG_k/EZ7EKNf2pzkQQtK7VOvU9RC60WAgLpggQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b34-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1611" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QksOz6TEbz8/YGOTZEctziI/AAAAAAAAG_k/EZ7EKNf2pzkQQtK7VOvU9RC60WAgLpggQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/b34-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Excursions out of the barn are fun if chaotic,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADmQjhtslmU/YGOTan73aQI/AAAAAAAAG_o/VS1lC2qJRZs-WS8O8nn7zvN5bMhZgOz4ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b35-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1738" data-original-width="2048" height="340" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ADmQjhtslmU/YGOTan73aQI/AAAAAAAAG_o/VS1lC2qJRZs-WS8O8nn7zvN5bMhZgOz4ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h340/b35-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bJzIbdDJJlU/YGOTfGnwNSI/AAAAAAAAG_4/vfjsSPZNo1IxcMA-Qm0XM_DfdDe5AGsAgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b38-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1384" data-original-width="2048" height="270" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bJzIbdDJJlU/YGOTfGnwNSI/AAAAAAAAG_4/vfjsSPZNo1IxcMA-Qm0XM_DfdDe5AGsAgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h270/b38-38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Nine always makes a beeline to nibble on the Xmas tree</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Uq4W-A6Ua8/YGOTfwqhTyI/AAAAAAAAG_8/6pbKwqKKuu4npd2Q421zjBtvB0M4iY3vACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b39-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6Uq4W-A6Ua8/YGOTfwqhTyI/AAAAAAAAG_8/6pbKwqKKuu4npd2Q421zjBtvB0M4iY3vACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b39-39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and is soon joined by Kuiper & Kidz.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8X81miScgCM/YGOTggfLT8I/AAAAAAAAHAA/NPzlir5cWigxVRsZonnM5rQCGpB6qYSdACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b41-41.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I'm ready for my closeup, Mr. DeMille.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yegAOcW6VUc/YGOTkb-_k7I/AAAAAAAAHAI/kaOTdX6TMMcPYoB3atQuQ-gevY8ipE8jgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b42-42.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yegAOcW6VUc/YGOTkb-_k7I/AAAAAAAAHAI/kaOTdX6TMMcPYoB3atQuQ-gevY8ipE8jgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b42-42.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb still supplies suet for the birds and wondered why it kept disappearing so rapidly</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bm9OvCAEW_0/YGOTnvdPzeI/AAAAAAAAHAQ/3la3LV4Wn8E5JlNL-0Zljv3-CkU7VAdfwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b45-45.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1886" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bm9OvCAEW_0/YGOTnvdPzeI/AAAAAAAAHAQ/3la3LV4Wn8E5JlNL-0Zljv3-CkU7VAdfwCLcBGAsYHQ/w369-h400/b45-45.jpg" width="369" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Turns out a gang of masked bandits goes marauding each night and makes short work of the suet even when it’s secured to the holder.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylNYXPsVlOZgEy6uAObnq3vvd1AW9_ZPQk3luzL15hIh6VBe1J1riK3WeJLhVQ5-UIhoCI8tKQ8rJrYcKu7w' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ClBpd6uaN4/YGOTsbs0z_I/AAAAAAAAHAo/3c11mbDNmzU17IJuqpASkNO8azPkwQy_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b47-47.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1510" data-original-width="2048" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6ClBpd6uaN4/YGOTsbs0z_I/AAAAAAAAHAo/3c11mbDNmzU17IJuqpASkNO8azPkwQy_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/b47-47.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Momma Kitty will soon start shedding her luxuriant winter coat as the days grow warmer.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6z46ArQOlY/YGOTsYezkKI/AAAAAAAAHAk/RGLCjZSWg5YfmJJ1DI5L8F2-bae8Lly0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b48-48.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6z46ArQOlY/YGOTsYezkKI/AAAAAAAAHAk/RGLCjZSWg5YfmJJ1DI5L8F2-bae8Lly0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/b48-48.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8UUs7SA9RVM/YGOTr4zUN5I/AAAAAAAAHAg/-9iBG5Jh15YNzcvQasRpxv-KwfJgF73CwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b49-49.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8UUs7SA9RVM/YGOTr4zUN5I/AAAAAAAAHAg/-9iBG5Jh15YNzcvQasRpxv-KwfJgF73CwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h330/b49-49.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was hard to tell Dustin from a meat loaf as he baked in his oven all winter</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaokyJ9gsq0/YGOTvrI-kvI/AAAAAAAAHA4/k3DMd7r-gS03C4fIdhUTkkJwMF_giGZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b50-50.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1615" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DaokyJ9gsq0/YGOTvrI-kvI/AAAAAAAAHA4/k3DMd7r-gS03C4fIdhUTkkJwMF_giGZ3gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/b50-50.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but now he's spending more and more time hogging the study desk. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FwL4LST6taI/YGOTuCCz9wI/AAAAAAAAHAw/h048Qz41PXw5ndlBtxdklXD7EONOTxs4wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b51-51.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1265" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FwL4LST6taI/YGOTuCCz9wI/AAAAAAAAHAw/h048Qz41PXw5ndlBtxdklXD7EONOTxs4wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/b51-51.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>He objects to the<a href="https://gizmodo.com/cats-are-just-as-disloyal-as-you-suspected-new-study-s-1846379601" target="_blank"> recent study</a> claiming that cats are disloyal, and says we can foster his loyalty</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zi007ziNtPA/YGOTuSIZpfI/AAAAAAAAHA0/E4abPWj7RXogjKJp8MoXSVrL7GqN8BWIACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b52-52.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zi007ziNtPA/YGOTuSIZpfI/AAAAAAAAHA0/E4abPWj7RXogjKJp8MoXSVrL7GqN8BWIACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/b52-52.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>by buying him those two pairs of Lil Nas X’s ‘Satan Shoes’ that he craves (@$1,018/pair).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bD_IJQN43js/YGOTx4pGZAI/AAAAAAAAHBA/wTNnpB1uZ3QKLloYte8xtDHs3LHKZCD8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b53-53.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1862" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bD_IJQN43js/YGOTx4pGZAI/AAAAAAAAHBA/wTNnpB1uZ3QKLloYte8xtDHs3LHKZCD8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w364-h400/b53-53.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On St. Patrick’s Day Barb celebrated her 75th (!) birthday.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6WqW6R4Y6s/YGOTyP6saYI/AAAAAAAAHBE/n5yu4UwJRLweb9FCjGoVVhbDtd0Vyad9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b54-54.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1804" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a6WqW6R4Y6s/YGOTyP6saYI/AAAAAAAAHBE/n5yu4UwJRLweb9FCjGoVVhbDtd0Vyad9QCLcBGAsYHQ/s320/b54-54.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zzQ04QNoLWg/YGOT2eq1nUI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/hlNPwulJqz4fCWfv2HfctHGq7t0hKXGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b55-55.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1824" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zzQ04QNoLWg/YGOT2eq1nUI/AAAAAAAAHBQ/hlNPwulJqz4fCWfv2HfctHGq7t0hKXGaQCLcBGAsYHQ/w356-h400/b55-55.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>To mark the occasion, artist extra ordinaire, friend and fellow goat enthusiast <a href="https://www.adamswanson.com/" target="_blank">Adam Swanson</a> painted a double portrait of Cheeky – </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsXzU6WoM4A/YGOT16R1QsI/AAAAAAAAHBI/I_m3wwvviA0nCVHHVAR6fmKmq3GukWAAACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b56-56.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1534" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rsXzU6WoM4A/YGOT16R1QsI/AAAAAAAAHBI/I_m3wwvviA0nCVHHVAR6fmKmq3GukWAAACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/b56-56.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>as an airborne youngster and mature queen of the herd.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0dz_StSruI/YGOT2G7T-GI/AAAAAAAAHBM/sIeuNZ3oF0AXZ9RhQRRmvp810m8SgMOhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b57-57.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1594" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-E0dz_StSruI/YGOT2G7T-GI/AAAAAAAAHBM/sIeuNZ3oF0AXZ9RhQRRmvp810m8SgMOhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b57-57.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We had no idea when the portrait was commissioned how poignant it would turn out to be. Cheeky hangs prominently in the kitchen, where she can look over the yard and meadows she enjoyed for so many years. </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Lw1xPYf8n8/YGOT3GC4g6I/AAAAAAAAHBU/yGzhJYKQSYc-F3l_u7rQCNRQ-dRjUdooACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b58-58.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Lw1xPYf8n8/YGOT3GC4g6I/AAAAAAAAHBU/yGzhJYKQSYc-F3l_u7rQCNRQ-dRjUdooACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b58-58.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Next up: Planet Nine, getting ready to add cute babies of her own on April 13.</b></div></b> <p></p></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-20130489276811525072021-02-28T12:55:00.004-06:002021-03-01T10:29:53.576-06:00Brrrrrrrrrrrr . . . then Heartbreak, Babies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BNzFegDdzG0/YDJeRvGGliI/AAAAAAAAG3k/73ejzjzKCb8s3fYMjgUJFXUHrxbbBZfygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a01-01.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1695" data-original-width="2048" height="331" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BNzFegDdzG0/YDJeRvGGliI/AAAAAAAAG3k/73ejzjzKCb8s3fYMjgUJFXUHrxbbBZfygCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h331/a01-01.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Our unusual December-January warm spell </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x07e-cr7fHE/YDJeSmYw0SI/AAAAAAAAG3s/RzIcSCJWjIc1oIJwhEdPikMIZy42USBhwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a02-02.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1767" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x07e-cr7fHE/YDJeSmYw0SI/AAAAAAAAG3s/RzIcSCJWjIc1oIJwhEdPikMIZy42USBhwCLcBGAsYHQ/w345-h400/a02-02.jpg" width="345" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>continued into the first few days of February.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ur8_JKJCzpY/YDJeSmecMgI/AAAAAAAAG3o/lIoiqzA_0FUG1r03qIM_KCmh_R-Us01ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a03-03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ur8_JKJCzpY/YDJeSmecMgI/AAAAAAAAG3o/lIoiqzA_0FUG1r03qIM_KCmh_R-Us01ygCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h334/a03-03.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>But then on Groundhog Day, Punxsutawney Dustin was rousted from his cozy warm bed for the traditional forecast.</b> </div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Qpk1801wBM/YDJeTF_-7aI/AAAAAAAAG3w/WZhfb43_vFMu-gAJix4c-WXYm31qG0RHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a04-04.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Qpk1801wBM/YDJeTF_-7aI/AAAAAAAAG3w/WZhfb43_vFMu-gAJix4c-WXYm31qG0RHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a04-04.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>He was so upset about having his nap interrupted that he predicted six more months of bitter winter.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7V9pgjdpBI/YDJeVEy5SCI/AAAAAAAAG30/IeUqSv-RVhYzmIToUPTKHNEsoD9dzx45ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a05-05.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-j7V9pgjdpBI/YDJeVEy5SCI/AAAAAAAAG30/IeUqSv-RVhYzmIToUPTKHNEsoD9dzx45ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a05-05.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Sure enough, arctic air swept down on Feb 5, beginning two solid weeks of misery.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lsb6ohTGh44/YDJeZxMOnNI/AAAAAAAAG4I/rLnTFMa8HkwkZk4lgFF4h5hXgG3_hl3fgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a06-06.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1610" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lsb6ohTGh44/YDJeZxMOnNI/AAAAAAAAG4I/rLnTFMa8HkwkZk4lgFF4h5hXgG3_hl3fgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/a06-06.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It turned cold as hell – if, as Dante maintains, the core of the Inferno is a frozen lake </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VupauhIddtA/YDJeXONTkKI/AAAAAAAAG34/3a4KkTi2wrcz676SNaKjxIMrwUqCEgM6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a07-07.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1368" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VupauhIddtA/YDJeXONTkKI/AAAAAAAAG34/3a4KkTi2wrcz676SNaKjxIMrwUqCEgM6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w268-h400/a07-07.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>where Lucifer stands eternally trapped in ice.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uJn-cdmw54/YDJeXdLGDBI/AAAAAAAAG38/l5hFKCa7zUsGHK5YGmNJmfXGrFcvYcMgACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a08-08.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6uJn-cdmw54/YDJeXdLGDBI/AAAAAAAAG38/l5hFKCa7zUsGHK5YGmNJmfXGrFcvYcMgACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a08-08.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">x<a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-B_vqSDhEI/YDJeZd-Z_dI/AAAAAAAAG4E/Gr3R3T3kKTQYPRHVYI89GmExRKLECYVoQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D-B_vqSDhEI/YDJeZd-Z_dI/AAAAAAAAG4E/Gr3R3T3kKTQYPRHVYI89GmExRKLECYVoQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Temperatures struggled above zero for only a few daylight hours the entire period </b><b>and nighttime lows often dipped down to the -20s and -30s</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvQgV27h1NU/YDJeawY7t0I/AAAAAAAAG4Q/MvbGGX83RCwd8nNGn71SKYh1IVAGcfQagCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NvQgV27h1NU/YDJeawY7t0I/AAAAAAAAG4Q/MvbGGX83RCwd8nNGn71SKYh1IVAGcfQagCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a11-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ngExPkmvs6w/YDJeamnaCGI/AAAAAAAAG4M/Lxlmbgr8cyghqQRJx54cCoAmMfYp_PrCQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ngExPkmvs6w/YDJeamnaCGI/AAAAAAAAG4M/Lxlmbgr8cyghqQRJx54cCoAmMfYp_PrCQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a12-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with dangerous wind chills well below that. Wind chill warnings were in effect for 11straight days.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8Ht2k2crOo/YDJecfqFopI/AAAAAAAAG4U/z6jEGRZjQTIqgClFUcDLUfWsnhYEN2Q8wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a13-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x8Ht2k2crOo/YDJecfqFopI/AAAAAAAAG4U/z6jEGRZjQTIqgClFUcDLUfWsnhYEN2Q8wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KdmtVgoBaFY/YDJecY0XOfI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/7JG1eYb7ziAYFUnkYVoVeSHyX5FOyNpGgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1511" data-original-width="2048" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KdmtVgoBaFY/YDJecY0XOfI/AAAAAAAAG4Y/7JG1eYb7ziAYFUnkYVoVeSHyX5FOyNpGgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/a14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>On Feb 13 our air temperature hit -34, setting a new record low for that date</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TAYvdWuc7ec/YDJect0wMxI/AAAAAAAAG4c/Ll-2BI8-7OMrjjlOtpwuk9tYUW7o4yb1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TAYvdWuc7ec/YDJect0wMxI/AAAAAAAAG4c/Ll-2BI8-7OMrjjlOtpwuk9tYUW7o4yb1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and Valentine’s Day’s was less than “red hot,” with a record low of -33.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8_nRxgnV3Q/YDJeeaT4E3I/AAAAAAAAG4g/oxfyMBLZr3IVZjLooPlUjLbkOLC-Zy3-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-H8_nRxgnV3Q/YDJeeaT4E3I/AAAAAAAAG4g/oxfyMBLZr3IVZjLooPlUjLbkOLC-Zy3-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The ice cover of Lake Superior quickly grew from 10% to 40%.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9wlAgT7B70Q/YDJefoAcwBI/AAAAAAAAG4k/SWNzQy3tkNo0Vmfec2EZAic7aMk3kcwbACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9wlAgT7B70Q/YDJefoAcwBI/AAAAAAAAG4k/SWNzQy3tkNo0Vmfec2EZAic7aMk3kcwbACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a17-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>It was so cold that even Ted Cruz abandoned us, heading for warmer climes.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoNFTmWYjts/YDJegtVlcjI/AAAAAAAAG4o/aiHFlAnEGjQ94bNA3acSLwY7OD3d736bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1842" data-original-width="2048" height="360" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MoNFTmWYjts/YDJegtVlcjI/AAAAAAAAG4o/aiHFlAnEGjQ94bNA3acSLwY7OD3d736bQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h360/a18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6My96PDhJTc/YDJehmjsoPI/AAAAAAAAG4s/riQEEXLX_h0x-6tMgLxEuzmwzMm5xTt-ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6My96PDhJTc/YDJehmjsoPI/AAAAAAAAG4s/riQEEXLX_h0x-6tMgLxEuzmwzMm5xTt-ACLcBGAsYHQ/w351-h400/a19-19.jpg" width="351" /></a></div></b><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The heated water bucket </b><b>and Momma Kitty’s heated water dish </b><b>frosted up but withstood the challenge.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UfnOkMl-nM/YDJejbCTFII/AAAAAAAAG4w/tRG55oxjYfczrL-2zyJJhY6f-coWKrWqACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--UfnOkMl-nM/YDJejbCTFII/AAAAAAAAG4w/tRG55oxjYfczrL-2zyJJhY6f-coWKrWqACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/a20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Alpine troopers that they are, the goats bore the cold with resignation – </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQqnq3WV7nw/YDJelXGynPI/AAAAAAAAG44/87BIQbzI9B0XZo5LrIZIcWbcwtDDuWY7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iQqnq3WV7nw/YDJelXGynPI/AAAAAAAAG44/87BIQbzI9B0XZo5LrIZIcWbcwtDDuWY7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/a21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and frosty coats and muzzles.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pc4YhGlXtUs/YDJektMnycI/AAAAAAAAG40/eoLtu7IcuGoPnxUCl6qeGuEjriVyGLaOACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1488" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Pc4YhGlXtUs/YDJektMnycI/AAAAAAAAG40/eoLtu7IcuGoPnxUCl6qeGuEjriVyGLaOACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/a22-22.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZyFfF4Fd1Y/YDvSlm9vEqI/AAAAAAAAG5w/zMETxgQsCB0BeKgK0wGYjjAln4tYqO2sACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1703" data-original-width="2048" height="333" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SZyFfF4Fd1Y/YDvSlm9vEqI/AAAAAAAAG5w/zMETxgQsCB0BeKgK0wGYjjAln4tYqO2sACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h333/b01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Even in the bitterest cold Momma Kitty showed up at 4:30 every morning demanding her can of Friskies.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJg9p_LGCX0/YDvSloj6HhI/AAAAAAAAG5s/AcBDbdmS6U8Y4VJwsSATdqXFLRKaegyWACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1962" data-original-width="2048" height="384" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QJg9p_LGCX0/YDvSloj6HhI/AAAAAAAAG5s/AcBDbdmS6U8Y4VJwsSATdqXFLRKaegyWACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h384/b02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Dustin searched in vain for signs of spring</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNLMhtANLCA/YDvSlVXOGII/AAAAAAAAG5o/34ad8w5g3vo530ivdIfLZARtlm_35Z16QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1653" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HNLMhtANLCA/YDvSlVXOGII/AAAAAAAAG5o/34ad8w5g3vo530ivdIfLZARtlm_35Z16QCLcBGAsYHQ/w323-h400/b03-3.jpg" width="323" /></a></div><b>and then waited out the cold spell in front of a heating vent. Fortunately, the deep freeze let up in time for the first birthings.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPgwuqBTwTs/YDvSqsHquFI/AAAAAAAAG50/4a84yELFG5Un0sSQWZ643jWHYDXwAmUEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1212" data-original-width="2048" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UPgwuqBTwTs/YDvSqsHquFI/AAAAAAAAG50/4a84yELFG5Un0sSQWZ643jWHYDXwAmUEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h236/b04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Unfortunately, however, Cheeky’s delivery ended very sadly. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUZmPdb5jE4/YDvStfNunYI/AAAAAAAAG58/DuvGghQ1rZsA3_UFxaDCbWrax4O3Iw5vACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1475" data-original-width="2048" height="288" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xUZmPdb5jE4/YDvStfNunYI/AAAAAAAAG58/DuvGghQ1rZsA3_UFxaDCbWrax4O3Iw5vACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h288/b07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>As her Feb 18 due date passed, she started to shut down. She developed ketosis, and the medications Barb gave her proved ineffective.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCtW4AISDZg/YDvStuhCdTI/AAAAAAAAG6A/HqAPgs9Y374_4EyoqgIvBEpbn_y-jKtTQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1710" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bCtW4AISDZg/YDvStuhCdTI/AAAAAAAAG6A/HqAPgs9Y374_4EyoqgIvBEpbn_y-jKtTQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h334/b06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><a href="https://www.arrowheadlanepet.com/" target="_blank">Dr. Angela Urban</a> visited on Feb 21 to try IV hydration and recommended that the pregnancy be induced. </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6B49Kv4qHY/YDvSxwUrSTI/AAAAAAAAG6M/F76p4psM504nSNfUmCkYlL0YqoGSJviIwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1484" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-i6B49Kv4qHY/YDvSxwUrSTI/AAAAAAAAG6M/F76p4psM504nSNfUmCkYlL0YqoGSJviIwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/b09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Cheeky went into labor the next day, but the delivery was difficult and complicated. Barb managed to carefully tug the first baby along </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr2dZyDTcxQ/YDvSxkzB63I/AAAAAAAAG6I/SnnI7lsyOvAa3ME7ARxTnv1xgcjajcqhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1571" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr2dZyDTcxQ/YDvSxkzB63I/AAAAAAAAG6I/SnnI7lsyOvAa3ME7ARxTnv1xgcjajcqhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/b10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>who went immediately to the bathtub</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEIF7rQxACI/YDvSwsTu3_I/AAAAAAAAG6E/vHUdsuWeV9M-DbF7Dy4VRicgFCetCnwDgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b08-8.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1479" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wEIF7rQxACI/YDvSwsTu3_I/AAAAAAAAG6E/vHUdsuWeV9M-DbF7Dy4VRicgFCetCnwDgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/b08-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>but the remaining two were jammed together in the birth canal and wouldn’t budge. Dr. Urban made another emergency visit and, after a long struggle, maneuvered the two boys out. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZR0i63fWkE/YDvSzQzJaRI/AAAAAAAAG6Q/xrbf3CzfQ3En0oh1O4i-4WeohM19nZFUACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1565" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZR0i63fWkE/YDvSzQzJaRI/AAAAAAAAG6Q/xrbf3CzfQ3En0oh1O4i-4WeohM19nZFUACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/b11-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>The ketosis might have killed them in the womb, or they might have died because </b><b>they were stuck in transit for so long and had to be pulled out so forcefully, but, miraculously, both survived – and joined their sister in the bathtub, since after the long, traumatic ordeal, Cheeky was in no condition to care for them.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMMOIMHj1o/YDvS17nWsaI/AAAAAAAAG6c/icKW46JU6L8KThkIrXmYrk3YNWx_JeCNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b13-13.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1919" data-original-width="2048" height="375" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4mMMOIMHj1o/YDvS17nWsaI/AAAAAAAAG6c/icKW46JU6L8KThkIrXmYrk3YNWx_JeCNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h375/b13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Her already weakened state and the hard delivery proved too much. She was very unlikely to recover and she faced a slow, painful death from metabolic disease. In consultation with Dr. Urban, Barb made the heartbreaking decision to let her go peacefully –</b> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a19uclqtGKk/YDvS0Z3HLDI/AAAAAAAAG6U/Nz4Ujh-avDETQeV0htwzdqnnEhD-R3JJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1330" data-original-width="2048" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-a19uclqtGKk/YDvS0Z3HLDI/AAAAAAAAG6U/Nz4Ujh-avDETQeV0htwzdqnnEhD-R3JJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h260/b12-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>in the barn where she was born (with her sister Raita) on March 27, 2012.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_bSq-39sTuM/YDvS2c5ypPI/AAAAAAAAG6g/qT25vifmyMEiuoY5eLZvaB3IS5EdxJ1TgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1515" data-original-width="2048" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_bSq-39sTuM/YDvS2c5ypPI/AAAAAAAAG6g/qT25vifmyMEiuoY5eLZvaB3IS5EdxJ1TgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h296/b14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>Tzatziki was an amazing goat, flying magically through the air a few weeks after birth.</b></div><div><b>She ruled for a long time as queen of the MeadowWild herd</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgwEwe3dE-k/YDvS3oKTXnI/AAAAAAAAG6k/4Q9TJVoZ1UwgW_jt3I1fDiK6SeoJQ2RwACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1570" data-original-width="2048" height="306" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xgwEwe3dE-k/YDvS3oKTXnI/AAAAAAAAG6k/4Q9TJVoZ1UwgW_jt3I1fDiK6SeoJQ2RwACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h306/b15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>and is deeply missed.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rC5IOOiWhXM/YDvS5Agx3hI/AAAAAAAAG6s/KH7xVoDNI0UoGeoEY0OCV3QBrLZxROJWwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1837" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rC5IOOiWhXM/YDvS5Agx3hI/AAAAAAAAG6s/KH7xVoDNI0UoGeoEY0OCV3QBrLZxROJWwCLcBGAsYHQ/w359-h400/b16-16.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><b>Her miraculous babies got their first colostrum by bottle.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfUEx4_3bCI/YDvS4twcwHI/AAAAAAAAG6o/rQSPEhG4HeA-8nz33fJyVcfCMjGaSCwSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1279" data-original-width="2048" height="250" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mfUEx4_3bCI/YDvS4twcwHI/AAAAAAAAG6o/rQSPEhG4HeA-8nz33fJyVcfCMjGaSCwSQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h250/b17-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>They were pooping and peeing up a storm in the bathroom and quickly outgrew their tote-in-the-tub.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eh5hXku0dq0/YDvS8fGhkOI/AAAAAAAAG60/Il5o6CDuUDwyOCbjHU2uuJD3k46lcFx6QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Eh5hXku0dq0/YDvS8fGhkOI/AAAAAAAAG60/Il5o6CDuUDwyOCbjHU2uuJD3k46lcFx6QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><b>They moved to a makeshift pen in the garage, where they by turns hop and caper about madly </b><b>and then nap furiously –</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lD-zFPK7TpE/YDvS9CgxP1I/AAAAAAAAG64/pNOKuP3r3JAhLxuY--ARtQ5jgM0aji1fwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lD-zFPK7TpE/YDvS9CgxP1I/AAAAAAAAG64/pNOKuP3r3JAhLxuY--ARtQ5jgM0aji1fwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b19-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>not at first, of course, in the cozy nest provided for them beneath a heat lamp</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6n7d-xuYTo/YDvS9b1Wj-I/AAAAAAAAG7A/ePRDY1sBySEckJTo6iX-z0tLX8vAkFweQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U6n7d-xuYTo/YDvS9b1Wj-I/AAAAAAAAG7A/ePRDY1sBySEckJTo6iX-z0tLX8vAkFweQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bflluww8wQo/YDvTAoaAuQI/AAAAAAAAG7E/PhWWYVQFkUQshd3UgN6c3bVYwHIWw6lcACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bflluww8wQo/YDvTAoaAuQI/AAAAAAAAG7E/PhWWYVQFkUQshd3UgN6c3bVYwHIWw6lcACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBAq0EVUMuY/YDvTCKLExnI/AAAAAAAAG7Q/piSYswyG8dAbIwohuqL0eZ3w4AFJFRllACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1366" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vBAq0EVUMuY/YDvTCKLExnI/AAAAAAAAG7Q/piSYswyG8dAbIwohuqL0eZ3w4AFJFRllACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/b22-22.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><b>but in nooks of their own choosing on either side.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M2vsho9nN_A/YDvTB_nqbzI/AAAAAAAAG7M/2nSWNnaQ0YI_ZjZiFAgqpXkkMo1VIDeCACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M2vsho9nN_A/YDvTB_nqbzI/AAAAAAAAG7M/2nSWNnaQ0YI_ZjZiFAgqpXkkMo1VIDeCACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b23-23.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>They suck down bottles of “Kid Milk – Milk Replacer with Probiotics” every few hours and will soon be big and strong enough to move to the barn</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0fw6rIrvpo/YDvTHI0ZrSI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/FBdA_Uk9qjwyycTETITCZxhiK5rlfV2tQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1991" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o0fw6rIrvpo/YDvTHI0ZrSI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/FBdA_Uk9qjwyycTETITCZxhiK5rlfV2tQCLcBGAsYHQ/w389-h400/b24-24.jpg" width="389" /></a></div><b>where they will join their cousins, born three days later.</b> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zscRSgllIas/YDvTHc8fn4I/AAAAAAAAG7c/QHj0rUINQfspH-Ss_j1TBX0JnEVvLMTwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2048" height="320" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zscRSgllIas/YDvTHc8fn4I/AAAAAAAAG7c/QHj0rUINQfspH-Ss_j1TBX0JnEVvLMTwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h320/b25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>As usual, Kuiper decided to make things difficult.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0DMzy8Etd0/YDvTHF9zaRI/AAAAAAAAG7U/rLScFgGAkEcwX2D6idIF3iEgw4u5eGVlACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b26-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1266" data-original-width="2048" height="248" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-D0DMzy8Etd0/YDvTHF9zaRI/AAAAAAAAG7U/rLScFgGAkEcwX2D6idIF3iEgw4u5eGVlACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h248/b26-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b> Barb, who had a sleepless night checking her often when Kuiper first showed signs of labor on Feb 24, finally intervened in the late afternoon of Feb 25. </b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UgmTo9-j63U/YDvTKDXcRXI/AAAAAAAAG7g/4hAwAu6PKdQmWulxrvdSaUgXoRLC1I59QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1295" data-original-width="2048" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UgmTo9-j63U/YDvTKDXcRXI/AAAAAAAAG7g/4hAwAu6PKdQmWulxrvdSaUgXoRLC1I59QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h253/b27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>The first baby in line, upside down and breach, had to be assisted out. The second, full breach, also had to be repositioned and tugged along. A third followed in quick succession.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNqxRldkaNQ/YDvTMEYwYJI/AAAAAAAAG7k/n1-H_wyDhzYJJT53morEL6EU800ere2awCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="1481" data-original-width="2048" height="289" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WNqxRldkaNQ/YDvTMEYwYJI/AAAAAAAAG7k/n1-H_wyDhzYJJT53morEL6EU800ere2awCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h289/b28-28.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><b>Terrific mother that she is, Kuiper set right about cleaning the babies off and attending to them:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz2WSASU2Waeg7u9RFW48AE-4EY3l8YVH8N2BTFda8XzBEG7GSxCzOzVxdhy2wB9FmqVYKVnbUiU2jYQFjLWw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CbYp80nRH48/YDvTN5X85_I/AAAAAAAAG7s/MkKDd6Pfna0ka_0HnkkfXGU-_O_y_nx9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b29-29.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1954" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CbYp80nRH48/YDvTN5X85_I/AAAAAAAAG7s/MkKDd6Pfna0ka_0HnkkfXGU-_O_y_nx9ACLcBGAsYHQ/w381-h400/b29-29.jpg" width="381" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Mom and kids were all snuggled together under the heat lamp at bed check early the next morning.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHvg44oxrMw/YDvTOce-dcI/AAAAAAAAG7w/oFrAJ7EQcBEs4RqYzt62fO-VKq71ccY-gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b30-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1593" data-original-width="2048" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zHvg44oxrMw/YDvTOce-dcI/AAAAAAAAG7w/oFrAJ7EQcBEs4RqYzt62fO-VKq71ccY-gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b30-30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>One of the boys needed help latching on to the faucet and required a few bottle feedings at first</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZVg_wfOUn4/YDvTReTHEQI/AAAAAAAAG70/2Ns595vvamwTDr4_S1UYsxKmTshPRGMxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1598" data-original-width="2048" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DZVg_wfOUn4/YDvTReTHEQI/AAAAAAAAG70/2Ns595vvamwTDr4_S1UYsxKmTshPRGMxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h313/b31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>but gradually caught on to the routine.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOtJ3drR6xg/YDvTR0AozxI/AAAAAAAAG78/z5i-K2jyOtEg8cNSJmuNZZ80ZXj17OkuACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b32-32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1239" data-original-width="2048" height="243" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JOtJ3drR6xg/YDvTR0AozxI/AAAAAAAAG78/z5i-K2jyOtEg8cNSJmuNZZ80ZXj17OkuACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h243/b32-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><b>And on the last day of Feb both sets of kids look healthy and vigorous. </b><b>It was a bittersweet start to the season, but all the babies seem to be thriving.</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FRcRmDcbmQ/YDvTStQVgdI/AAAAAAAAG8A/e0vuqy8k9JIwmgwSvhLEJlBfqydw4GjFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b33-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1765" data-original-width="2048" height="345" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3FRcRmDcbmQ/YDvTStQVgdI/AAAAAAAAG8A/e0vuqy8k9JIwmgwSvhLEJlBfqydw4GjFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h345/b33-33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Welcome to MeadowWild, Cheeky’s orphans:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HIuA5dZX7KQ/YDvTXORFp8I/AAAAAAAAG8M/RnhnStFrTKsKDreXAF0hfZME8Hiukg9hACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b36-36.jpg" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1805" data-original-width="2048" height="353" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HIuA5dZX7KQ/YDvTXORFp8I/AAAAAAAAG8M/RnhnStFrTKsKDreXAF0hfZME8Hiukg9hACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h353/b36-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Tzest</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AD53hvWivcE/YDvTW7PxTuI/AAAAAAAAG8I/qxLHcPwqJoo_tTFcuLwZtZu0LH_CWL1TQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b34-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1665" data-original-width="2048" height="325" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AD53hvWivcE/YDvTW7PxTuI/AAAAAAAAG8I/qxLHcPwqJoo_tTFcuLwZtZu0LH_CWL1TQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h325/b34-34.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Tzunami</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anwHBgjKzLo/YDvTWoWm3wI/AAAAAAAAG8E/1sE2bIn33MoQcA--eX4tD0DzSb0WmwP0gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b35-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="2048" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-anwHBgjKzLo/YDvTWoWm3wI/AAAAAAAAG8E/1sE2bIn33MoQcA--eX4tD0DzSb0WmwP0gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h316/b35-35.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>and Tzat’s Amore'.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>And to Kuiper’s kids:</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ofx8LzLo00/YDvTayQKOMI/AAAAAAAAG8U/xqS6Sa49sCcRu9s_WqOFLYTYzcSln7BQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b37-37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1872" data-original-width="2048" height="365" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5Ofx8LzLo00/YDvTayQKOMI/AAAAAAAAG8U/xqS6Sa49sCcRu9s_WqOFLYTYzcSln7BQACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h365/b37-37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Ultima</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYXYAfVtbGM/YDvTa1YhvNI/AAAAAAAAG8Y/00YievkihjoTP5YInpBYPGRjhh7HfL-MACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b38-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1922" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bYXYAfVtbGM/YDvTa1YhvNI/AAAAAAAAG8Y/00YievkihjoTP5YInpBYPGRjhh7HfL-MACLcBGAsYHQ/w375-h400/b38-38.jpg" width="375" /></a></div><b>Charon</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiZhMEaggJI/YDvTcsVziNI/AAAAAAAAG8c/GL_exsrN6H8r_uq5SNtXV3GHL-WWkfcfACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b39-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1826" data-original-width="2048" height="356" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aiZhMEaggJI/YDvTcsVziNI/AAAAAAAAG8c/GL_exsrN6H8r_uq5SNtXV3GHL-WWkfcfACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h356/b39-39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>and Flash Gordon.</b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ftbh8Uxcb2E/YDvTdq2QtbI/AAAAAAAAG8g/ZCJQy8iIuvM-OibcMeqxkWe3FgVwyf09wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/b40-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1543" data-original-width="2048" height="301" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ftbh8Uxcb2E/YDvTdq2QtbI/AAAAAAAAG8g/ZCJQy8iIuvM-OibcMeqxkWe3FgVwyf09wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h301/b40-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b>Next (and last) up: Planet Nine, due to deliver on April 13.</b></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-63813963735067356832021-01-29T12:14:00.003-06:002021-01-29T12:22:12.562-06:00Counting down to kidding<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nlfBbJQoWI/YBQj39YBtfI/AAAAAAAAGyE/qLkfhgyCiEMDHWy6melo9mwRRqCTviDVwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a01-1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9nlfBbJQoWI/YBQj39YBtfI/AAAAAAAAGyE/qLkfhgyCiEMDHWy6melo9mwRRqCTviDVwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a01-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>January, usually our coldest and snowiest month, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjCmahaG_uU/YBQj3ZXUJXI/AAAAAAAAGyA/Zaz2OPlwLmcD6Lm_CremjeaE2KQZpQkewCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a02-2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WjCmahaG_uU/YBQj3ZXUJXI/AAAAAAAAGyA/Zaz2OPlwLmcD6Lm_CremjeaE2KQZpQkewCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a02-2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>proved warmer and drier than usual, with 9 days in the 30s.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hv72LeaHOeI/YBQj5DpFVDI/AAAAAAAAGyI/mxmI_CnExIsckSFpP4G4jqdrryJUFUgLQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a03-3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Hv72LeaHOeI/YBQj5DpFVDI/AAAAAAAAGyI/mxmI_CnExIsckSFpP4G4jqdrryJUFUgLQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a03-3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Snow melted during the day, turning to mist that froze at night </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygeS7j94Wx8/YBQj7x23AiI/AAAAAAAAGyM/La57VdL8urUXNQsFariw5U6wkqpTcNmcQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a04-4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ygeS7j94Wx8/YBQj7x23AiI/AAAAAAAAGyM/La57VdL8urUXNQsFariw5U6wkqpTcNmcQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a04-4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and sugared everything in gorgeous rime</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u93TBIZQzlk/YBQj8jdkpiI/AAAAAAAAGyU/6eInh9dhtPgvjrSVyF74dva-SfygdFSNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a05-5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-u93TBIZQzlk/YBQj8jdkpiI/AAAAAAAAGyU/6eInh9dhtPgvjrSVyF74dva-SfygdFSNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a05-5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>making for a magical landscape.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IFvD58KUfAQ/YBQj76aq1pI/AAAAAAAAGyQ/UbHjyYxTc2QB80lI9z3gfIJh-WUfv41bQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a06-6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IFvD58KUfAQ/YBQj76aq1pI/AAAAAAAAGyQ/UbHjyYxTc2QB80lI9z3gfIJh-WUfv41bQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a06-6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>More typical January weather settled in toward the end of the month,</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gALfPQI_PQo/YBQj8_GZvTI/AAAAAAAAGyY/ntYM48KiBnEGwPGmPonNscGyUncBi36ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a08-8.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="2500" height="153" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gALfPQI_PQo/YBQj8_GZvTI/AAAAAAAAGyY/ntYM48KiBnEGwPGmPonNscGyUncBi36ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h153/a08-8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(if still not as wet as usual; we’re about 10.5" below normal for the past year) </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BOa9oBUcZgo/YBQj-NNTmtI/AAAAAAAAGyc/EISeLlT2UnQIyXM6WU_0gVHon_X40HbyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a07-7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BOa9oBUcZgo/YBQj-NNTmtI/AAAAAAAAGyc/EISeLlT2UnQIyXM6WU_0gVHon_X40HbyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a07-7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with daytime highs in the teens, sub-zero nights, and brutal wind chills</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uschIGRWcts/YBQj_8-ab5I/AAAAAAAAGyg/I0dwFcWnVV8ckC0bVb3xZr_8ZZ4bv_S2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a09-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uschIGRWcts/YBQj_8-ab5I/AAAAAAAAGyg/I0dwFcWnVV8ckC0bVb3xZr_8ZZ4bv_S2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a09-9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and, of course, Bernie hanging out in the front yard.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYeOLc1el9U/YBQkALh1XxI/AAAAAAAAGyk/EYaLmY9O4NgvXstxq-ty5cIou50PCzBEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a10-10.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1656" data-original-width="2048" height="324" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xYeOLc1el9U/YBQkALh1XxI/AAAAAAAAGyk/EYaLmY9O4NgvXstxq-ty5cIou50PCzBEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h324/a10-10.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jBMZh0KFHYo/YBQkA2StCMI/AAAAAAAAGyo/yrpF9ZXjX5wO5n7fTGn58aaGsYn_oRpQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a11-11.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1737" data-original-width="2048" height="339" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jBMZh0KFHYo/YBQkA2StCMI/AAAAAAAAGyo/yrpF9ZXjX5wO5n7fTGn58aaGsYn_oRpQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h339/a11-11.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ed6O1QNJLQc/YBQkDTRaUkI/AAAAAAAAGyw/01ipbSRd1Sst5LXP2zk-Xfl0WpjJ7IZhACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a12-12.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1365" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ed6O1QNJLQc/YBQkDTRaUkI/AAAAAAAAGyw/01ipbSRd1Sst5LXP2zk-Xfl0WpjJ7IZhACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a12-12.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Barb has been crafting a plethora of new soaps</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRpx7XWyjQ4/YBQkC2_mOII/AAAAAAAAGys/wlKVDdflckMZW9rG88eyhkGhvkTs7fwNACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a13-13.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1439" data-original-width="2048" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QRpx7XWyjQ4/YBQkC2_mOII/AAAAAAAAGys/wlKVDdflckMZW9rG88eyhkGhvkTs7fwNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h281/a13-13.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_WHNDqUBwY/YBQkFMg6PkI/AAAAAAAAGy0/giqdd0rslgUisuW6qrLD_yf9XFyd8dF9gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a14-14.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" height="370" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k_WHNDqUBwY/YBQkFMg6PkI/AAAAAAAAGy0/giqdd0rslgUisuW6qrLD_yf9XFyd8dF9gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h370/a14-14.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGYZ9PElT8Y/YBQkFY6w5hI/AAAAAAAAGy4/sGyhT4sq62M47_5tFiJ1dZrJ3AM2iaUEwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a15-15.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1366" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bGYZ9PElT8Y/YBQkFY6w5hI/AAAAAAAAGy4/sGyhT4sq62M47_5tFiJ1dZrJ3AM2iaUEwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a15-15.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>restocking the shelves that were depleted over the holidays.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOQziXfMxtg/YBQkGazs-lI/AAAAAAAAGy8/3bbOvbnTzbsS0mUfotBu4jI1REe1tGRegCLcBGAsYHQ/s2500/a16-16.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1140" data-original-width="2500" height="183" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DOQziXfMxtg/YBQkGazs-lI/AAAAAAAAGy8/3bbOvbnTzbsS0mUfotBu4jI1REe1tGRegCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h183/a16-16.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Check out what's available on <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">her website</a>,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Tbj8DfXE38/YBQkIJ57OQI/AAAAAAAAGzA/g9xIICXE7QYLvgztfvZ2OM2rpjt2NxRwACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a17-17.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-4Tbj8DfXE38/YBQkIJ57OQI/AAAAAAAAGzA/g9xIICXE7QYLvgztfvZ2OM2rpjt2NxRwACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a17-17.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The ladies are getting ready for that most exciting (and slightly harrowing) time of year:</b></div></b><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M7wudXul-lU/YBRFJLoEJqI/AAAAAAAAG1E/avJFAGsiwe4ohY6IJzN3OjyDXZVMa6LTACLcBGAsYHQ/s498/tenor%2B%25282%2529.gif" style="font-weight: 700; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="249" data-original-width="498" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-M7wudXul-lU/YBRFJLoEJqI/AAAAAAAAG1E/avJFAGsiwe4ohY6IJzN3OjyDXZVMa6LTACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h200/tenor%2B%25282%2529.gif" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>kidding season.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T2kRVPMLDVs/YBQkMmNnFOI/AAAAAAAAGzc/IoR92KJC8-waPQInSG4jNdgeCMq41X_FwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a21-21.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1937" data-original-width="2048" height="379" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T2kRVPMLDVs/YBQkMmNnFOI/AAAAAAAAGzc/IoR92KJC8-waPQInSG4jNdgeCMq41X_FwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h379/a21-21.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cheeky is due on Feb 18. We're hoping that she cottons to her babies this year, so we don't have to move them to the bathtub.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IXvXZW-Ynis/YBQkIROi53I/AAAAAAAAGzE/kWEC2ftOHo4nPUJosGr1Qekwx_JFN5tCACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a19-19.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IXvXZW-Ynis/YBQkIROi53I/AAAAAAAAGzE/kWEC2ftOHo4nPUJosGr1Qekwx_JFN5tCACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a19-19.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>She's a traditional gal, craving the expected pickles and ice cream</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev1hb94uDa4/YBQkJ2BOYYI/AAAAAAAAGzM/0cTq94aSkGc2l9POrxh69_kP9JtpgW76ACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a20-20.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1362" data-original-width="2048" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ev1hb94uDa4/YBQkJ2BOYYI/AAAAAAAAGzM/0cTq94aSkGc2l9POrxh69_kP9JtpgW76ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a20-20.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>but also the occasional anchovy and hot sauce on peanut butter cookie.</b></div></b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qJ8oh2x373k/YBQkJD-JNxI/AAAAAAAAGzI/UNMWqLMvBmojMKmhoGPOxGy36RU2F30hwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a18-18.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1613" data-original-width="2048" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qJ8oh2x373k/YBQkJD-JNxI/AAAAAAAAGzI/UNMWqLMvBmojMKmhoGPOxGy36RU2F30hwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/a18-18.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kuiper is due a week later, on Feb 25. She has developed Minnesota tastes</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tt-HWf-eSvQ/YBQkKXCcbJI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/6noHpF-11c8addB-qc1NtBv6q7ESCX3eQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a22-22.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1638" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tt-HWf-eSvQ/YBQkKXCcbJI/AAAAAAAAGzQ/6noHpF-11c8addB-qc1NtBv6q7ESCX3eQCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/a22-22.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>hankering for pickled herring on a stick slathered in ketchup, and for dessert:</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-Jm7-65ciE/YBQkLSB6C3I/AAAAAAAAGzU/Kx8VukVk0r8LA3kc_PXEB1FawRVvcLbSwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a23-23.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1424" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7-Jm7-65ciE/YBQkLSB6C3I/AAAAAAAAGzU/Kx8VukVk0r8LA3kc_PXEB1FawRVvcLbSwCLcBGAsYHQ/w278-h400/a23-23.jpg" width="278" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8aztI-EVmU/YBQkQevG8UI/AAAAAAAAGzo/LWmHhGba3WU3R3JoNjeKiFJ8yzW470P3QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a24-24.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1879" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q8aztI-EVmU/YBQkQevG8UI/AAAAAAAAGzo/LWmHhGba3WU3R3JoNjeKiFJ8yzW470P3QCLcBGAsYHQ/w368-h400/a24-24.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Planet Nine isn't due until April 13. Her favorites are</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZzv7v49Spc/YBQkNoIyQ5I/AAAAAAAAGzg/fkPdDJSHD-QjmgaE0Y6LKMU_KpES9nStwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a25-25.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2040" data-original-width="2048" height="399" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MZzv7v49Spc/YBQkNoIyQ5I/AAAAAAAAGzg/fkPdDJSHD-QjmgaE0Y6LKMU_KpES9nStwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h399/a25-25.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>cheese pizza topped with peanut butter cups or just a plain old</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sypeBk6CP1g/YBQkOjF4edI/AAAAAAAAGzk/ziPodIERLC0KTEdD558PSQJz1xUQHLkOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a26-26.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1407" data-original-width="2048" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sypeBk6CP1g/YBQkOjF4edI/AAAAAAAAGzk/ziPodIERLC0KTEdD558PSQJz1xUQHLkOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/a26-26.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>hearty bowl of grubs.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pCICDopDrzU/YBQkRcIIvtI/AAAAAAAAGzw/EOyzGZiMuQAhzXhfNAUREpsDFUacbyiBwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a27-27.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pCICDopDrzU/YBQkRcIIvtI/AAAAAAAAGzw/EOyzGZiMuQAhzXhfNAUREpsDFUacbyiBwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a27-27.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>With the neighborhood bears safely snoozing away in their dens, Barb has resumed stocking the birdfeeder.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DweD0lYnQ6U/YBQkRWAatgI/AAAAAAAAGzs/SGZOG3jnKxMVHSrTjhBAHkbqSEKjwf-JgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a28-28.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2048" height="355" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DweD0lYnQ6U/YBQkRWAatgI/AAAAAAAAGzs/SGZOG3jnKxMVHSrTjhBAHkbqSEKjwf-JgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h355/a28-28.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>It attracts a colorful array of visitors</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dyG8ylE1RFHUwDMISU_QUumFrDstSNe-UMvy2Q2hknERCBYjCJakNTKHGLWTNlRCXmPTq1T7LcMDpBbhNbSEg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with pileated woodpeckers taking serious bites out of the suet</b></div></b></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lzs5B0FpldA/YBQkSthFnVI/AAAAAAAAGz0/ak53pN1A8cYqTPlQ3wFceFJS4O9Ta4YpwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a29-29.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1839" data-original-width="2048" height="359" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Lzs5B0FpldA/YBQkSthFnVI/AAAAAAAAGz0/ak53pN1A8cYqTPlQ3wFceFJS4O9Ta4YpwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h359/a29-29.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>while squirrels hoover most of the sunflower seeds.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCxV58o4Pgs/YBQkS0fdOiI/AAAAAAAAGz4/DqMkXximw2IxXvBKY1OJy_1eiK7nZG1FACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a30-30.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KCxV58o4Pgs/YBQkS0fdOiI/AAAAAAAAGz4/DqMkXximw2IxXvBKY1OJy_1eiK7nZG1FACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a30-30.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They're sure EVERY day is Squirrel Appreciation Day.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FBxCGR7oTSE/YBQkTLeaSKI/AAAAAAAAGz8/zmpLnbAhubcY4tu9UeGkYAPMGBkWJXw5QCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a31-31.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1379" data-original-width="2048" height="269" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FBxCGR7oTSE/YBQkTLeaSKI/AAAAAAAAGz8/zmpLnbAhubcY4tu9UeGkYAPMGBkWJXw5QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h269/a31-31.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dustin visited Washington D.C. earlier in the month to help control the yahoos who trashed the Capitol</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WDdCgLmhsfs/YBQkT7vz5NI/AAAAAAAAG0A/n--22y8abYsM_iZSWk4zvK1sKKiHDbYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a32-32.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1152" data-original-width="2048" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WDdCgLmhsfs/YBQkT7vz5NI/AAAAAAAAG0A/n--22y8abYsM_iZSWk4zvK1sKKiHDbYXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a32-32.jpg" width="400" /></a></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and then stayed on to witness the inauguration.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IgysVGLT8Y/YBQkU6XH9NI/AAAAAAAAG0E/_8I6GsHlrL8FdP2xDoNOXuB1pr4-BUYfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a33-33.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1649" data-original-width="2048" height="323" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3IgysVGLT8Y/YBQkU6XH9NI/AAAAAAAAG0E/_8I6GsHlrL8FdP2xDoNOXuB1pr4-BUYfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h323/a33-33.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We celebrate his birthday on Jan 28, the day we brought him home from the shelter in 2014. The staff had no idea of his actual birthday, or even how old he was; they guessed 5-6 years.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pvUQ7o2TZ7Y/YBQkUxY4kUI/AAAAAAAAG0I/fug9lCjuqKgr5srreIy-v5UA0Qm-uMOhgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a34-34.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1448" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pvUQ7o2TZ7Y/YBQkUxY4kUI/AAAAAAAAG0I/fug9lCjuqKgr5srreIy-v5UA0Qm-uMOhgCLcBGAsYHQ/w283-h400/a34-34.jpg" width="283" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>He’s probably 12 or 13 years old now, which makes him a geezer-cat (“senior”) </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxQZDOY-dPI/YBQkVE6pyXI/AAAAAAAAG0M/ObnCOsi2qGYBS3vkwluhiGzV14bVq-M1wCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a35-35.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1982" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sxQZDOY-dPI/YBQkVE6pyXI/AAAAAAAAG0M/ObnCOsi2qGYBS3vkwluhiGzV14bVq-M1wCLcBGAsYHQ/w388-h400/a35-35.jpg" width="388" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>– and right at home in the superannuated MeadowWild household.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6kENSKnXqs/YBQkXZhUaxI/AAAAAAAAG0U/1VkDX2wkMkgXobOGrEmQGPeXvh78ITo7gCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a36-36.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="2048" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N6kENSKnXqs/YBQkXZhUaxI/AAAAAAAAG0U/1VkDX2wkMkgXobOGrEmQGPeXvh78ITo7gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h249/a36-36.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>He's still very active -- </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-4dQ_oNvjI/YBQkXZlow3I/AAAAAAAAG0Q/R589p9FA1PMAQmjodkzOHZiAYgAuvfPBQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a37-37.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1457" data-original-width="2048" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-I-4dQ_oNvjI/YBQkXZlow3I/AAAAAAAAG0Q/R589p9FA1PMAQmjodkzOHZiAYgAuvfPBQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h285/a37-37.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgCd29Jb85I/YBQkX6QFYRI/AAAAAAAAG0Y/DsswWbZ4KmUpw9SKY8ySlTqdhcZ2Vu3lgCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a38-38.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1487" data-original-width="2048" height="290" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AgCd29Jb85I/YBQkX6QFYRI/AAAAAAAAG0Y/DsswWbZ4KmUpw9SKY8ySlTqdhcZ2Vu3lgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h290/a38-38.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNemQCAU4L0/YBQkZrHJQVI/AAAAAAAAG0g/WKa8pqZ4uOkHYzgMLRyzxk9mKENLG-_mQCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a39-39.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2048" height="330" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QNemQCAU4L0/YBQkZrHJQVI/AAAAAAAAG0g/WKa8pqZ4uOkHYzgMLRyzxk9mKENLG-_mQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h330/a39-39.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>shifting positions in his comfy bed every few hours. When awakened and asked if he had any birthday wishes, he responded:</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T2MkhDLJFJw/YBQkZTIGnzI/AAAAAAAAG0c/bhr2BOrjnIsr-HsFL7eJ7h5ydzn5AHwQACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/a40-40.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="2048" height="334" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-T2MkhDLJFJw/YBQkZTIGnzI/AAAAAAAAG0c/bhr2BOrjnIsr-HsFL7eJ7h5ydzn5AHwQACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h334/a40-40.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></div>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-649302427775235692020-12-31T12:30:00.002-06:002021-01-01T15:16:36.896-06:00Good Riddance to 2020<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY3_CnuUnis/X-zi7Ri-p9I/AAAAAAAAGtQ/hjmASrg5Jg82dNj9T8lbiWx546pq_dqIQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZY3_CnuUnis/X-zi7Ri-p9I/AAAAAAAAGtQ/hjmASrg5Jg82dNj9T8lbiWx546pq_dqIQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/a1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Finally, 2020 limps to a close,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPbVowRINEU/X-zi8NtqOUI/AAAAAAAAGtU/g2dgLy3sxS8Jm_md51Bdb-alTLcaZQt1ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="672" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wPbVowRINEU/X-zi8NtqOUI/AAAAAAAAGtU/g2dgLy3sxS8Jm_md51Bdb-alTLcaZQt1ACLcBGAsYHQ/w336-h400/a2.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>not a moment too soon.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhT2sihyn3c/X-zi8ouakxI/AAAAAAAAGtY/VkEzJD34DzIpH8Qg3OL40YBe6jWPjK4YQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MhT2sihyn3c/X-zi8ouakxI/AAAAAAAAGtY/VkEzJD34DzIpH8Qg3OL40YBe6jWPjK4YQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/a3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6OV6QhufY6w/X-zi85-nwoI/AAAAAAAAGtc/neePtT5rJDoEwt9zElw3JxybHAqLRbm7QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="749" data-original-width="800" height="374" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6OV6QhufY6w/X-zi85-nwoI/AAAAAAAAGtc/neePtT5rJDoEwt9zElw3JxybHAqLRbm7QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h374/a4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We’re still sheltering in place</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfBFqDglbGg/X-zi9glfnxI/AAAAAAAAGtg/k5secUDXRMU8G-p-TD7VPn2JvrFdo_hnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SfBFqDglbGg/X-zi9glfnxI/AAAAAAAAGtg/k5secUDXRMU8G-p-TD7VPn2JvrFdo_hnwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and feel fortunate to be able to do so. We’re grateful to those folks who risk their own health to stock the shelves and check us out at grocery store visits every two weeks or so </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szueC6oCPAs/X-zi-u3TXhI/AAAAAAAAGto/yOM0D34faEIRaxfYfP0cr8MgaW2UmhuOgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-szueC6oCPAs/X-zi-u3TXhI/AAAAAAAAGto/yOM0D34faEIRaxfYfP0cr8MgaW2UmhuOgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and pack and deliver what we need from mail-order venues </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SI3wGZ-XwU/X-zi_NcgWiI/AAAAAAAAGts/0gXIV7I4v18aoPu8KsEIsBGiPpAry0Z-wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_SI3wGZ-XwU/X-zi_NcgWiI/AAAAAAAAGts/0gXIV7I4v18aoPu8KsEIsBGiPpAry0Z-wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/a7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b>and to the Elmwood Inn for the occasional take-out treat.</b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfXJ5HgCVfw/X-zjAVaA22I/AAAAAAAAGt0/wvjijkjM5T8JtsrMirstNmUaBrvD3GO6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a9.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FfXJ5HgCVfw/X-zjAVaA22I/AAAAAAAAGt0/wvjijkjM5T8JtsrMirstNmUaBrvD3GO6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h296/a9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqLWmCbLnNk/X-zi68lp0QI/AAAAAAAAGtE/ORRN92eMOxMGneW2If5iKe45IMmf3b2mwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/B1.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="563" data-original-width="800" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aqLWmCbLnNk/X-zi68lp0QI/AAAAAAAAGtE/ORRN92eMOxMGneW2If5iKe45IMmf3b2mwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h281/B1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><b>We miss social occasions such as our annual Orphans' Thanksgiving Dinner</b></div><div><b>but plan to continue laying low as long as it takes.</b></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7e_gMOvfuOw/X-zi_uUm5lI/AAAAAAAAGtw/7INe63qwZhUa1t3KskvcHx4QOKvMGbnNgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/a8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7e_gMOvfuOw/X-zi_uUm5lI/AAAAAAAAGtw/7INe63qwZhUa1t3KskvcHx4QOKvMGbnNgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h264/a8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We hope that everyone can get vaccinated soon and return to what was considered “normal” all those long months ago.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jZjHR5P4ULY/X-zjA52RgfI/AAAAAAAAGt4/366HpDp3Ncwuqs1S8H6XULSy9MT-tmJhQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="756" data-original-width="800" height="378" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jZjHR5P4ULY/X-zjA52RgfI/AAAAAAAAGt4/366HpDp3Ncwuqs1S8H6XULSy9MT-tmJhQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h378/b2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Weird weather continued as November started off unusually warm,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s4XFF7L6Akg/X-zjBDLDZ6I/AAAAAAAAGt8/QphotrxT2u04V7KN3qVTPE_jf1ArCfsTACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="498" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-s4XFF7L6Akg/X-zjBDLDZ6I/AAAAAAAAGt8/QphotrxT2u04V7KN3qVTPE_jf1ArCfsTACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h249/b3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>with record-breaking highs (including a summery 77 degrees on the 7th)</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSz9V0qLia8/X-zjBEJphvI/AAAAAAAAGuA/pfEf8pKOIYExPp8Qh0ITorQnNWbNTWMNwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KSz9V0qLia8/X-zjBEJphvI/AAAAAAAAGuA/pfEf8pKOIYExPp8Qh0ITorQnNWbNTWMNwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fn2epcZubz8/X-zjBcsLuBI/AAAAAAAAGuE/jJ3ekgI3wh0wkrDQ-51EaXf-9sKO-kCjQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fn2epcZubz8/X-zjBcsLuBI/AAAAAAAAGuE/jJ3ekgI3wh0wkrDQ-51EaXf-9sKO-kCjQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/b5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>2.5 inches of rain on the 9th (a record for that date) and then 7.5 inches of snow on the 10th (record for the date).</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JR0YrGz1VrY/X-zjB_YZEiI/AAAAAAAAGuI/CbQxsCzJQuAzuR05os2AaSu6wSWILKSbQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="621" data-original-width="800" height="310" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JR0YrGz1VrY/X-zjB_YZEiI/AAAAAAAAGuI/CbQxsCzJQuAzuR05os2AaSu6wSWILKSbQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h310/b6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>After many years of hard work, the electric Toro migrated to snow thrower heaven,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rc0IV9rdbjQ/X-zjB-JAQeI/AAAAAAAAGuM/cLYo2Kp43sAxtw-IIcEGcC0yhKcmqWuEQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b7b.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rc0IV9rdbjQ/X-zjB-JAQeI/AAAAAAAAGuM/cLYo2Kp43sAxtw-IIcEGcC0yhKcmqWuEQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/b7b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and was replaced by an Ego 56-volt lithium-ion cordless snow blower.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW2VdhalvQs/X-zjB4rY5eI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/9E1u2xLU4loJC-f2Ky8BfEcmsNYHd3RCACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="624" data-original-width="800" height="311" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WW2VdhalvQs/X-zjB4rY5eI/AAAAAAAAGuQ/9E1u2xLU4loJC-f2Ky8BfEcmsNYHd3RCACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h311/b8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>No more tripping over a long extension cord or dragging it from outlet to outlet!</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHuBP3WGu54/X-zjCH3ISfI/AAAAAAAAGuU/T1EFa05POHIYvF0J2sIP-PW6xqcxQ1_FQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/b9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="227" data-original-width="800" height="114" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SHuBP3WGu54/X-zjCH3ISfI/AAAAAAAAGuU/T1EFa05POHIYvF0J2sIP-PW6xqcxQ1_FQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h114/b9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>That acquisition seemed to put a jinx on precipitation for the rest of the winter.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfXlV_GO5aQ/X-zjCY-XOBI/AAAAAAAAGuY/TCjgmzbnm_s7y8UJX0jvevZ9QskU5RNhACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pfXlV_GO5aQ/X-zjCY-XOBI/AAAAAAAAGuY/TCjgmzbnm_s7y8UJX0jvevZ9QskU5RNhACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/c1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Temperatures turned more seasonal for Nov and Dec, but it remained very dry, with the snow gradually disappearing and threatening the possibility of a brown Christmas.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaT6USW-On8/X-zjCpZpUtI/AAAAAAAAGuc/sOkVSiMKaaUYbEG7SXlTjhDN1TGzb2ELACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VaT6USW-On8/X-zjCpZpUtI/AAAAAAAAGuc/sOkVSiMKaaUYbEG7SXlTjhDN1TGzb2ELACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/c2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Pepé Le Pew and accomplices took advantage of the bare ground to wreak more havoc in the yard, digging up shrubs as fast as we could repair the damage.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzjbEa1VrSeXK6Uvz_K83Iy9I3aJO4vIGMJpdHXgur01FwLeTNU9kdNaZrAgNfHNGPxgSHk9KIoyK-XNC22Pg' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We stopped putting Momma Kitty’s food and goat milk in the garage to discourage the skunks, but they regularly visit her heated water dish</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJyFzNXc2_o/X-zjC7QAZ_I/AAAAAAAAGuk/HEr-uPW8tgkwYiAozXIDUglcNL2HN0yFgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aJyFzNXc2_o/X-zjC7QAZ_I/AAAAAAAAGuk/HEr-uPW8tgkwYiAozXIDUglcNL2HN0yFgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h249/c4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>even in broad daylight. They also </b><b>manage to shred plastic liners in an effort to raid the garbage can:</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dylJRpHjhjHIYE7iW9VL0ZAo8ryhxMs7tN8PJ8x2nxS4e0hPZ0qF19P055BT_aBLTJQ19ps9ApW__rorihsEQ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hyrMXGgXQd0/X-zjEDmdM9I/AAAAAAAAGus/-hK_2Xp95QczETBS2b_MO3E3IAOvWlC_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="800" height="295" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hyrMXGgXQd0/X-zjEDmdM9I/AAAAAAAAGus/-hK_2Xp95QczETBS2b_MO3E3IAOvWlC_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h295/c6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0S6y9mdOvdM/X-zjEY6Mx9I/AAAAAAAAGuw/JrggeiNQ0xImLU8jHZn1xOJo76m-zKTsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="422" data-original-width="800" height="211" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0S6y9mdOvdM/X-zjEY6Mx9I/AAAAAAAAGuw/JrggeiNQ0xImLU8jHZn1xOJo76m-zKTsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h211/c7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Turkeys occasionally wandered through the yard, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPQeyAVnXog/X-zjE395LDI/AAAAAAAAGu0/mw_wQp64eaAQVK-Dy9niIoqrydj_3Tn_gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="412" data-original-width="800" height="206" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xPQeyAVnXog/X-zjE395LDI/AAAAAAAAGu0/mw_wQp64eaAQVK-Dy9niIoqrydj_3Tn_gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h206/c8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0Jzc1zMofE/X-zjFab0vLI/AAAAAAAAGu4/XglP0smHvaEIDG0TmpyfODA7M_2WVGedgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="325" data-original-width="800" height="163" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-d0Jzc1zMofE/X-zjFab0vLI/AAAAAAAAGu4/XglP0smHvaEIDG0TmpyfODA7M_2WVGedgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h163/c9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>scratching beneath the apple trees and picking frozen fruit off the boughs.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6J2kmDr3Iw/X-zjF0OFSEI/AAAAAAAAGu8/TSso3w_dcuQnY8qpWE_34y9822rGq2amACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="677" data-original-width="800" height="339" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V6J2kmDr3Iw/X-zjF0OFSEI/AAAAAAAAGu8/TSso3w_dcuQnY8qpWE_34y9822rGq2amACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h339/d1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We bade a fond but reluctant farewell to big Chill, </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqlveqxcGmg/X-zjHWRBVFI/AAAAAAAAGvE/GXwcNLaC_NI--coaRh83hZZTci1mbqzSQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="800" height="301" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OqlveqxcGmg/X-zjHWRBVFI/AAAAAAAAGvE/GXwcNLaC_NI--coaRh83hZZTci1mbqzSQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h301/d3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>who moved to his new home at <a href="http://www.echolightfarm.com/" target="_blank">Echolight Farm</a>.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phfjb4OS8JY/X-zjHkHuxPI/AAAAAAAAGvI/yLnmgUb3374hrzSOlNfyJ23GQj7tXaE1gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="284" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-phfjb4OS8JY/X-zjHkHuxPI/AAAAAAAAGvI/yLnmgUb3374hrzSOlNfyJ23GQj7tXaE1gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h284/d4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>(photos courtesy of his new goat-mom Kirsten)</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU4vwuZ85iE/X-zjHjnJwaI/AAAAAAAAGvM/BI2kjCfzxfcwGfiVlglYGpAaN1VoxJ-IACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="694" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GU4vwuZ85iE/X-zjHjnJwaI/AAAAAAAAGvM/BI2kjCfzxfcwGfiVlglYGpAaN1VoxJ-IACLcBGAsYHQ/w348-h400/d5.jpg" width="348" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shortly thereafter, Bhindi </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWTbEUlRjLc/X-zjIJVk8WI/AAAAAAAAGvQ/cMWBbpc8ux0hETLsJbaf42NeaQTNmpr9ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qWTbEUlRjLc/X-zjIJVk8WI/AAAAAAAAGvQ/cMWBbpc8ux0hETLsJbaf42NeaQTNmpr9ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/d6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>hopped aboard the Goatmobile for the return to her home in New Auburn , WI</b>.</div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41Qd7P4lV2w/X-zjIbQfgNI/AAAAAAAAGvU/godqKGLHuSIyN1WJeKlyR5XX6leykhlQgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="629" data-original-width="800" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-41Qd7P4lV2w/X-zjIbQfgNI/AAAAAAAAGvU/godqKGLHuSIyN1WJeKlyR5XX6leykhlQgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/d7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>She joins many other MeadowWild alumnae in McKinsey’s dairy herd.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6x1BDbjP3g/X-zjGcGExCI/AAAAAAAAGvA/f_OLC0SajAM_SCWoX2R-mCcgRrdo7zzWACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="728" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y6x1BDbjP3g/X-zjGcGExCI/AAAAAAAAGvA/f_OLC0SajAM_SCWoX2R-mCcgRrdo7zzWACLcBGAsYHQ/w364-h400/d2.jpg" width="364" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Before leaving, Chill performed his buckly duties like a trooper.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3uQj6wZh9gQ/X-4J5wXEJLI/AAAAAAAAGxY/T20nti-JIiI81ybnAcXNj7XiZjAFcB7AQCLcBGAsYHQ/s880/rumble59_edelstahl-ring_elvis_tcb_front.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="880" data-original-width="550" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3uQj6wZh9gQ/X-4J5wXEJLI/AAAAAAAAGxY/T20nti-JIiI81ybnAcXNj7XiZjAFcB7AQCLcBGAsYHQ/w250-h400/rumble59_edelstahl-ring_elvis_tcb_front.jpg" width="250" /></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-weight: bold;">Had he been part of Elvis's crew, he would have earned his Taking Care of Business ring. </b><span style="text-align: left;"><b>Thanks to Chill, the remaining ladies of the barn are incubating oodles of cute little goat babies.</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flnGAwEUJI4/X-zjIvlF51I/AAAAAAAAGvY/Hv_14Sb3djAIH7R2XTFShVjZrPQvXWo0QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="770" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-flnGAwEUJI4/X-zjIvlF51I/AAAAAAAAGvY/Hv_14Sb3djAIH7R2XTFShVjZrPQvXWo0QCLcBGAsYHQ/w385-h400/d8.jpg" width="385" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Cheeky is due on February 18</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfXRrxqiSIo/X-zjJLOcknI/AAAAAAAAGvc/xuJbRvCrjhwBLoL3PT2Q2JrvD_XrDEongCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/d9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="748" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yfXRrxqiSIo/X-zjJLOcknI/AAAAAAAAGvc/xuJbRvCrjhwBLoL3PT2Q2JrvD_XrDEongCLcBGAsYHQ/w374-h400/d9.jpg" width="374" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Kuiper on February 25</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itmiS_LZGes/X-zjJ6cgeRI/AAAAAAAAGvg/7Hye6kd2hhspviX8NdQbVBwwkhZoM3sFwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="625" data-original-width="800" height="313" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-itmiS_LZGes/X-zjJ6cgeRI/AAAAAAAAGvg/7Hye6kd2hhspviX8NdQbVBwwkhZoM3sFwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h313/e1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and Planet Nine – after successful fertility treatments – on April 13.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>They have all tested negative for CAE, Johne’s and other worrisome goat ailments.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qogt91e3Igc/X-zjKNyPGAI/AAAAAAAAGvo/eSemeL78znkGKghTsR7NsorWqJpp0xsOQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="646" data-original-width="800" height="323" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qogt91e3Igc/X-zjKNyPGAI/AAAAAAAAGvo/eSemeL78znkGKghTsR7NsorWqJpp0xsOQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h323/e2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>To stimulate the ladies in the barn, Barb suspended a cabbage for them to play with. They seem to be ignoring it.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SG9OL61fUOU/X-zjKx9oBoI/AAAAAAAAGvw/JXN41rzTVwwMg2meIfs5b9tCzwJq92rrgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="560" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SG9OL61fUOU/X-zjKx9oBoI/AAAAAAAAGvw/JXN41rzTVwwMg2meIfs5b9tCzwJq92rrgCLcBGAsYHQ/w280-h400/e4.jpg" width="280" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Steve’s photo of our neighbor’s barn was selected for the 2021 Carlton County Barn Calendar </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-023AhJ0KWyg/X-zjKsFgnyI/AAAAAAAAGvs/fLgDTHMurygWIXL872MT0ORuDW7DWKZWACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="624" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-023AhJ0KWyg/X-zjKsFgnyI/AAAAAAAAGvs/fLgDTHMurygWIXL872MT0ORuDW7DWKZWACLcBGAsYHQ/w311-h400/e3.jpg" width="311" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and featured on the cover of <i>The Senior Reporter.</i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocbzyagzJOw/X-zjK3r-x1I/AAAAAAAAGv0/z0mDVm3MLnwkX7tXIV45oNQqvhBEOLs_ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="632" data-original-width="800" height="315" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ocbzyagzJOw/X-zjK3r-x1I/AAAAAAAAGv0/z0mDVm3MLnwkX7tXIV45oNQqvhBEOLs_ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h315/e5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZgNIRLj0Fc/X-zjLCg_PAI/AAAAAAAAGv4/VtosBG39-twAxqAkMxX3--7mCngMiG1cwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eZgNIRLj0Fc/X-zjLCg_PAI/AAAAAAAAGv4/VtosBG39-twAxqAkMxX3--7mCngMiG1cwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/e6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>We certainly miss the picturesque barn,</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2-06490aoA/X-zjKP1pzbI/AAAAAAAAGvk/ECWhouClneA0GJtcunjnUVZZhEamqHeqgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e.jpg" style="font-weight: 400; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-l2-06490aoA/X-zjKP1pzbI/AAAAAAAAGvk/ECWhouClneA0GJtcunjnUVZZhEamqHeqgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V514FSpWbrM/X-zjLSG2QyI/AAAAAAAAGv8/4zSymoxzyvY7DNuSSyF7Df5CnX2kqTq4QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V514FSpWbrM/X-zjLSG2QyI/AAAAAAAAGv8/4zSymoxzyvY7DNuSSyF7Df5CnX2kqTq4QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/e7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>which was dismantled in 2017.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4rLZ5sKKSg/X-zjLsvxLfI/AAAAAAAAGwA/Vq9wxAU2f98v_ayT74xuoYKVTww8R2yKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/e8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="678" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-o4rLZ5sKKSg/X-zjLsvxLfI/AAAAAAAAGwA/Vq9wxAU2f98v_ayT74xuoYKVTww8R2yKwCLcBGAsYHQ/w339-h400/e8.jpg" width="339" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Santa’s Busiest Elf </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iE6JlAGGMK0/X-zjMe0QDmI/AAAAAAAAGwM/4NeWWxpsM_gpLGN89Ru35LJjDAaezGXIACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="678" data-original-width="800" height="339" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-iE6JlAGGMK0/X-zjMe0QDmI/AAAAAAAAGwM/4NeWWxpsM_gpLGN89Ru35LJjDAaezGXIACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h339/f1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>crafted a record number of goats’ milk soaps </b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MM9lcAuZ750/X-zjMRthlnI/AAAAAAAAGwI/MenlY2QoslMkQkG2hj1ag8WYu2VBwwWLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-MM9lcAuZ750/X-zjMRthlnI/AAAAAAAAGwI/MenlY2QoslMkQkG2hj1ag8WYu2VBwwWLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h316/f2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9DCAC0RyjA/X-zjMgqM8RI/AAAAAAAAGwQ/767h8LehpBEDkbMBug9nUtA2eQW02lJjwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="562" data-original-width="800" height="281" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-B9DCAC0RyjA/X-zjMgqM8RI/AAAAAAAAGwQ/767h8LehpBEDkbMBug9nUtA2eQW02lJjwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h281/f3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>and mailed them off during a very busy holiday season.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rZd94OABEbo/X-zjNPeKuBI/AAAAAAAAGwU/fbM-BJkC9eYyMNnx53MRGey5axxgYlDgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rZd94OABEbo/X-zjNPeKuBI/AAAAAAAAGwU/fbM-BJkC9eYyMNnx53MRGey5axxgYlDgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIDj10OA2Mw/X-zjNWumk3I/AAAAAAAAGwY/dzX60BTmX-Q6zhI_g51Bv626X7aZNFHJwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="473" data-original-width="800" height="236" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gIDj10OA2Mw/X-zjNWumk3I/AAAAAAAAGwY/dzX60BTmX-Q6zhI_g51Bv626X7aZNFHJwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h236/f5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>When he’s not sheltering in place himself, moving from one cozy bed to the next,</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQHMDY1tDM8/X-zjNWsRuWI/AAAAAAAAGwc/lWiCbphMkyc_KAvkP-Ywz-Gy7cYR1HeLgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="283" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HQHMDY1tDM8/X-zjNWsRuWI/AAAAAAAAGwc/lWiCbphMkyc_KAvkP-Ywz-Gy7cYR1HeLgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h283/f6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dustin enjoys Zoom sessions with his friends, including Morty Pine Martin.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-75K3dKeets8/X-zjNidK7xI/AAAAAAAAGwg/M3ywX6cioAIBAJ-kqDPomnPTgTm1CQMgQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-75K3dKeets8/X-zjNidK7xI/AAAAAAAAGwg/M3ywX6cioAIBAJ-kqDPomnPTgTm1CQMgQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f7.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Even on the coldest mornings, Momma Kitty shows up at our front door for her breakfast</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFr2yHvJJQQ/X-zjObXHhZI/AAAAAAAAGwo/TpFA4hwrtwoDRuHdn1TjGPr3-r69VqelQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f8.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-vFr2yHvJJQQ/X-zjObXHhZI/AAAAAAAAGwo/TpFA4hwrtwoDRuHdn1TjGPr3-r69VqelQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>and then enjoys sunning herself on hay bales in the garage.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMyHzHfuam4/X-zjPL5DSzI/AAAAAAAAGww/VwWG-SlZLaY5SRoCL4MmaDr6t7je3rpxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/g2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-dMyHzHfuam4/X-zjPL5DSzI/AAAAAAAAGww/VwWG-SlZLaY5SRoCL4MmaDr6t7je3rpxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>The threat of a brown Christmas ended on Dec 23</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxj7y4-9o50/X-zjOX3PHeI/AAAAAAAAGws/eRtpaMlcdy8JYKKR_8ZtR9fd_rbpmAoigCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/g1.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="723" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uxj7y4-9o50/X-zjOX3PHeI/AAAAAAAAGws/eRtpaMlcdy8JYKKR_8ZtR9fd_rbpmAoigCLcBGAsYHQ/w361-h400/g1.jpg" width="361" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>when a blizzard hit most of the state, featuring <a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/weather/6814625-Duluth-and-National-Weather-Service-issue-no-travel-advisory" target="_blank">“significant blowing snow, with northwest wind gusts of 35-50 miles per hour.”</a> </b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhVRWiLo_g/X-zjPqxytwI/AAAAAAAAGw0/CBvyEgUKKJEC3ahzomSD0tG_1-lqiV1HwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/g3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eBhVRWiLo_g/X-zjPqxytwI/AAAAAAAAGw0/CBvyEgUKKJEC3ahzomSD0tG_1-lqiV1HwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>We luckily avoided the power outages that were widespread in our area, but of course our internet service vanished for almost a week.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hCpO7DOT3Qc/X-zjQBidp0I/AAAAAAAAGw4/8AifosvwmNowb9nm6BVfMGjeyS9OtFJNACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/g4.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-hCpO7DOT3Qc/X-zjQBidp0I/AAAAAAAAGw4/8AifosvwmNowb9nm6BVfMGjeyS9OtFJNACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/g4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1K95aqkG1Ew/X-zi69cXg8I/AAAAAAAAGtI/sCFKpus9E-YMBGx1LyUamyjS8BtF1TEqQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/G5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1K95aqkG1Ew/X-zi69cXg8I/AAAAAAAAGtI/sCFKpus9E-YMBGx1LyUamyjS8BtF1TEqQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h274/G5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Another 5 inches fell on Dec 30</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WYqaR_Sz5Zc/X-zi649kRKI/AAAAAAAAGtA/uh2J9v5dZ8Y0SfEmLgkPsOMW0ANydDfSACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/G6.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-WYqaR_Sz5Zc/X-zi649kRKI/AAAAAAAAGtA/uh2J9v5dZ8Y0SfEmLgkPsOMW0ANydDfSACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/G6.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b> this time without the wind and sub-zero temperatures,</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mg-txlwSunE/X-zjOWoQ2EI/AAAAAAAAGwk/3PXDjnV0vhAfFzooEmVWRuu2UoK-sluOACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/g.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mg-txlwSunE/X-zjOWoQ2EI/AAAAAAAAGwk/3PXDjnV0vhAfFzooEmVWRuu2UoK-sluOACLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/g.jpg" width="266" /></b></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>making for a gorgeous end to an ugly year.</b></div></b><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmj7Vs7CCtg/X-zi7Mdj6xI/AAAAAAAAGtM/1LwqqMquvEw6EgwCloVuPgx_T6XqHBwegCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/G7.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rmj7Vs7CCtg/X-zi7Mdj6xI/AAAAAAAAGtM/1LwqqMquvEw6EgwCloVuPgx_T6XqHBwegCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/G7.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Baby New Year Nine joins us in wishing everyone a</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bv6abQ_Bw20/X-4VYhtodSI/AAAAAAAAGxg/lU97K6ZtiswAyqscjugzm1At_infaP4dgCLcBGAsYHQ/s450/ny-75.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Bv6abQ_Bw20/X-4VYhtodSI/AAAAAAAAGxg/lU97K6ZtiswAyqscjugzm1At_infaP4dgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h400/ny-75.gif" width="400" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-58240287969816300672020-10-30T15:00:00.000-05:002020-10-30T15:00:16.627-05:00Gorgeous Autumn, Early Winter<p><br /></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-bQCebdQCcFs/X5w7FTeO_lI/AAAAAAAAGic/1hQJXsB5GGgUBUFxMzqZZmzf5Oudyi8kgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/a.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></b></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Autumn was spectacular at MeadowWild this year.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pQ4JankyXf4/X5w7Fng_qZI/AAAAAAAAGik/J520vqplGigA8pd3VY0ICqOA75co_41ygCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/aa.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pQ4JankyXf4/X5w7Fng_qZI/AAAAAAAAGik/J520vqplGigA8pd3VY0ICqOA75co_41ygCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/aa.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The goats enjoyed roaming about on the cool, crisp days</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qY8NDPzT1FI/X5w7FssraUI/AAAAAAAAGig/hxtFpKCfL2IplYMCDkODdcVrfiNQ4lPswCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/aaa.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-qY8NDPzT1FI/X5w7FssraUI/AAAAAAAAGig/hxtFpKCfL2IplYMCDkODdcVrfiNQ4lPswCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/aaa.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvDjMz3A-tY/X5w7GuIDp5I/AAAAAAAAGiw/S3e1NMOITagJAvIXv3NuxVrGgNbLMdDnwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/bbb.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="789" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-YvDjMz3A-tY/X5w7GuIDp5I/AAAAAAAAGiw/S3e1NMOITagJAvIXv3NuxVrGgNbLMdDnwCLcBGAsYHQ/w395-h400/bbb.jpg" width="395" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">or just Chilling out in the sun.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcMJ3fU6wFo/X5w7GgiJGdI/AAAAAAAAGi0/1VmN4N3qB2IkUBMmYZXsGNZeBobHLITVQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/c.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="288" data-original-width="800" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CcMJ3fU6wFo/X5w7GgiJGdI/AAAAAAAAGi0/1VmN4N3qB2IkUBMmYZXsGNZeBobHLITVQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h144/c.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AWDqhpFGNNY/X5w7G39N93I/AAAAAAAAGi4/AVpjIf_j2r0XKXKpWiNNThfwhLzfFGTXgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/cc.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AWDqhpFGNNY/X5w7G39N93I/AAAAAAAAGi4/AVpjIf_j2r0XKXKpWiNNThfwhLzfFGTXgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/cc.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">The lush greens of early September</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPuzrraky10/X5w7HJsE_4I/AAAAAAAAGi8/FbYAcsbWU6UutP8VAVkHVQ1R2GSIASz0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ccc.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><b><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-PPuzrraky10/X5w7HJsE_4I/AAAAAAAAGi8/FbYAcsbWU6UutP8VAVkHVQ1R2GSIASz0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/ccc.jpg" width="400" /></b></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZCDP5uaJts/X5w8U1bD8XI/AAAAAAAAGj0/HbpNpVd0gPwDlA18pqpTTImU2IUlLj_2ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/f.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_ZCDP5uaJts/X5w8U1bD8XI/AAAAAAAAGj0/HbpNpVd0gPwDlA18pqpTTImU2IUlLj_2ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/f.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and then to that more subdued colorscape that glows for awhile before everything turns white for too many months on end.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w2-Pm97wChE/X5w8VLt9vaI/AAAAAAAAGj4/s_BVKKDYko0Rr-N1r-NYr3Jb0xaE1sO8gCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ff.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="796" data-original-width="800" height="398" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-w2-Pm97wChE/X5w8VLt9vaI/AAAAAAAAGj4/s_BVKKDYko0Rr-N1r-NYr3Jb0xaE1sO8gCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h398/ff.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Fall is breeding season, and the goats got right to business.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CKrx-d4bk68/X5w8VQhUzLI/AAAAAAAAGj8/lgIryHDdc2Uia30C4dmmgPcACHhLOSXngCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/fff.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="641" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CKrx-d4bk68/X5w8VQhUzLI/AAAAAAAAGj8/lgIryHDdc2Uia30C4dmmgPcACHhLOSXngCLcBGAsYHQ/w320-h400/fff.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Chill did his duty.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fovocbD2r34/X5w8VvK1KEI/AAAAAAAAGkI/Iz2JJskT6C0NWCN5C4Ff3cfGhHxLmSAwwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ggg.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fovocbD2r34/X5w8VvK1KEI/AAAAAAAAGkI/Iz2JJskT6C0NWCN5C4Ff3cfGhHxLmSAwwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/ggg.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">but Nine hasn't yet settled. She's on a course of fertility meds that we hope will do the trick.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0wSn2sVlZI/X5w8VyA-ZsI/AAAAAAAAGkM/cxNeuXzGpCoHW5uuqw4Bb6qBqPKmR99gQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/h.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Q0wSn2sVlZI/X5w8VyA-ZsI/AAAAAAAAGkM/cxNeuXzGpCoHW5uuqw4Bb6qBqPKmR99gQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/h.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Fall is also time for a last few snow-free walks around the neighborhood – </span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Swu_oWVmI/X5w8WOpm8eI/AAAAAAAAGkQ/s16b0aeaGYcVtxHYWprV_UcA_XxLi8D_wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/hh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-0_Swu_oWVmI/X5w8WOpm8eI/AAAAAAAAGkQ/s16b0aeaGYcVtxHYWprV_UcA_XxLi8D_wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/hh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOpkFKU1HCk/X5w8WEJK9vI/AAAAAAAAGkU/R9IOJXxlGrIHLDWtznOPbF7KtH3OS6wGwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/hhh.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VOpkFKU1HCk/X5w8WEJK9vI/AAAAAAAAGkU/R9IOJXxlGrIHLDWtznOPbF7KtH3OS6wGwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/hhh.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oOp7l-8mx6Q/X5w8WSEEbfI/AAAAAAAAGkY/UT8UzV6N7wcER2YVxuWJQy1EVu1MuBLdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/i.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-oOp7l-8mx6Q/X5w8WSEEbfI/AAAAAAAAGkY/UT8UzV6N7wcER2YVxuWJQy1EVu1MuBLdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/i.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_8z1L5d-S0/X5w8WszUGOI/AAAAAAAAGkc/SeixzoGIzjgEoZVf37ZVguiiwSio4yR6ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ii.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-V_8z1L5d-S0/X5w8WszUGOI/AAAAAAAAGkc/SeixzoGIzjgEoZVf37ZVguiiwSio4yR6ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/ii.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">greeting the curious neighbors at a socially safe distance –</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7UeEpO43Xsg/X5w8W8SjzmI/AAAAAAAAGkg/JmGj7BFo3QAHsrkur7yp8kYSCIMDTerVgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/iii.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="439" data-original-width="800" height="220" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7UeEpO43Xsg/X5w8W8SjzmI/AAAAAAAAGkg/JmGj7BFo3QAHsrkur7yp8kYSCIMDTerVgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h220/iii.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and for final bike rides on the Munger Trail,</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5CzqFmRZOiA/X5w8XGGmYkI/AAAAAAAAGkk/Abdmj7D0hi8RlonQYIMAyNJnASYuD2pdQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/j.jpg"><img border="0" data-original-height="504" data-original-width="800" height="253" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5CzqFmRZOiA/X5w8XGGmYkI/AAAAAAAAGkk/Abdmj7D0hi8RlonQYIMAyNJnASYuD2pdQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h253/j.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EI8V3VTGS1Y/X5w8XXFL78I/AAAAAAAAGko/cggaLqJsBOM3aCORw5vDOm5x4p4IhOsggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/jj.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="598" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EI8V3VTGS1Y/X5w8XXFL78I/AAAAAAAAGko/cggaLqJsBOM3aCORw5vDOm5x4p4IhOsggCLcBGAsYHQ/w299-h400/jj.jpg" width="299" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">with a visit to the outdoor sculpture gallery in Mahtowa.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rnfceIlCu_g/X5w8Xfd0DHI/AAAAAAAAGks/93uzrX-UuTU67xWPN1dSii5EV6jxd5hrACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/jjj.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rnfceIlCu_g/X5w8Xfd0DHI/AAAAAAAAGks/93uzrX-UuTU67xWPN1dSii5EV6jxd5hrACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/jjj.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Time also for further preparations for winter:</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xwQn6-JBUoA/X5w8XvbVJcI/AAAAAAAAGkw/GkMz5rtJBzAhU6jKUQjWkMZJni8u-tKLACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/k.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xwQn6-JBUoA/X5w8XvbVJcI/AAAAAAAAGkw/GkMz5rtJBzAhU6jKUQjWkMZJni8u-tKLACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/k.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">another delivery of hay from <a href="https://happycrittersfarms.com/" target="_blank">Happy Critters Farm</a></span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIPAcBIPNg/X5w8XyNhdsI/AAAAAAAAGk0/8pag5zki7Mcamio-JFcsNeuvPlV0Wu9tgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/kk.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="684" data-original-width="800" height="343" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-DUIPAcBIPNg/X5w8XyNhdsI/AAAAAAAAGk0/8pag5zki7Mcamio-JFcsNeuvPlV0Wu9tgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h343/kk.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and conversion of the apple harvest into bags of dehydrated fruit that will last much of the winter.</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zy4KnrSq9z4/X5w8YFd3uPI/AAAAAAAAGk4/tqVPXIrlB4Qk3XgQ6dLtnnO0lVCI3KmDACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/kkk.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Zy4KnrSq9z4/X5w8YFd3uPI/AAAAAAAAGk4/tqVPXIrlB4Qk3XgQ6dLtnnO0lVCI3KmDACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/kkk.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ysbgywLoSTw/X5w8YARbR7I/AAAAAAAAGk8/hTLdz_wMYcIV39jn_ZmaN_IOcrM_Q022wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/l.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="481" data-original-width="800" height="240" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ysbgywLoSTw/X5w8YARbR7I/AAAAAAAAGk8/hTLdz_wMYcIV39jn_ZmaN_IOcrM_Q022wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h240/l.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Deer do some final harvesting of their own.</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m50Bt7KyWH8/X5w8YAEsZtI/AAAAAAAAGlA/D1sQEtAru203zccEX3e7Nbzx3GDkDk9JACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ll.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="451" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m50Bt7KyWH8/X5w8YAEsZtI/AAAAAAAAGlA/D1sQEtAru203zccEX3e7Nbzx3GDkDk9JACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/ll.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Hard at work in her laboratory,</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXeBQAnkPcw/X5w8ZBhLx2I/AAAAAAAAGlM/sQILO9bS1TIVNjaerB93R2UEVSucf4z2QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/mm.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="800" height="325" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GXeBQAnkPcw/X5w8ZBhLx2I/AAAAAAAAGlM/sQILO9bS1TIVNjaerB93R2UEVSucf4z2QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h325/mm.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Barb crafts batch after batch of soap</span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m62EcL6souU/X5w8Z0RBOKI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/FsG_hwqEOfcm7YHBZC11gFwcZEV_6hdJACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/mmm.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="596" data-original-width="800" height="297" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-m62EcL6souU/X5w8Z0RBOKI/AAAAAAAAGlQ/FsG_hwqEOfcm7YHBZC11gFwcZEV_6hdJACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h297/mmm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srtH2ou_lHs/X5w8aR-M_-I/AAAAAAAAGlU/a2UFMmOlJlk0Xuwp6k2hJXqevg0-WggHgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/n.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-srtH2ou_lHs/X5w8aR-M_-I/AAAAAAAAGlU/a2UFMmOlJlk0Xuwp6k2hJXqevg0-WggHgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/n.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">working to keep up with orders ahead of the holidays.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wE4KWz_tIQ/X5w8auIwsHI/AAAAAAAAGlY/bUoRZV-iWosuR7gtbK7eMLbLo5i4aNDzACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/nn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="390" data-original-width="800" height="195" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5wE4KWz_tIQ/X5w8auIwsHI/AAAAAAAAGlY/bUoRZV-iWosuR7gtbK7eMLbLo5i4aNDzACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h195/nn.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Check out her website at</b><a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank"><b> https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com</b>/</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awkMIlK6QDY/X5w8blJvC8I/AAAAAAAAGlg/aLGISiD4maYaost36EERkQwLWNx0mSp0ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/o.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="550" data-original-width="800" height="275" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-awkMIlK6QDY/X5w8blJvC8I/AAAAAAAAGlg/aLGISiD4maYaost36EERkQwLWNx0mSp0ACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h275/o.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>In the garage, Momma Kitty enjoys her heated water bowl and supply of fresh goats' milk</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--YT_b--_Pag/X5w8bBoznOI/AAAAAAAAGlc/ivdivPWzJD40YKZ_Twdl6_2sOa4VfUodACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/nnn.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="734" data-original-width="800" height="368" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--YT_b--_Pag/X5w8bBoznOI/AAAAAAAAGlc/ivdivPWzJD40YKZ_Twdl6_2sOa4VfUodACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h368/nnn.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">which she shares with foolhardy mice</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3qfFDdcdSg/X5w8cLLCJgI/AAAAAAAAGlk/ZLCxRUgvmtgwoBEGOBiZX4Uzzdo42EITACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/oo.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="735" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-y3qfFDdcdSg/X5w8cLLCJgI/AAAAAAAAGlk/ZLCxRUgvmtgwoBEGOBiZX4Uzzdo42EITACLcBGAsYHQ/w368-h400/oo.jpg" width="368" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and Pepé Le Pew</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmQkIKTB3cw/X5w8c-GxNAI/AAAAAAAAGlo/u4uEUa8fmJc3c2al0U6YZx2DgMfQoCzOwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ooo.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmQkIKTB3cw/X5w8c-GxNAI/AAAAAAAAGlo/u4uEUa8fmJc3c2al0U6YZx2DgMfQoCzOwCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/ooo.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZlfDym7WmA/X5w8daeH-sI/AAAAAAAAGls/j2LXtW9udwofP7k1KaUx3PLV15Km8SGdgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/p.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-JZlfDym7WmA/X5w8daeH-sI/AAAAAAAAGls/j2LXtW9udwofP7k1KaUx3PLV15Km8SGdgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/p.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1v4tWKH9QxY/X5w8d2feW2I/AAAAAAAAGlw/_pMhk_OTyg8r2yi5AF7TTZudE7-PQ72ywCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/pp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="521" data-original-width="800" height="260" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1v4tWKH9QxY/X5w8d2feW2I/AAAAAAAAGlw/_pMhk_OTyg8r2yi5AF7TTZudE7-PQ72ywCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h260/pp.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">As their own preparation for winter</span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1CP1L5QTK1Q/X5w8efIGyDI/AAAAAAAAGl0/SAOXMlNg3N4lpntrYswYC4ArYYwR1jwAQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ppp.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1CP1L5QTK1Q/X5w8efIGyDI/AAAAAAAAGl0/SAOXMlNg3N4lpntrYswYC4ArYYwR1jwAQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/ppp.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Pepé and family have excavated unsightly burrows in our front lawn</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulYUxcvcBis/X5w8ezSw_iI/AAAAAAAAGl4/ETVegapq8rky-zHYQ21GhQOGktiWtGCggCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/q.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="533" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ulYUxcvcBis/X5w8ezSw_iI/AAAAAAAAGl4/ETVegapq8rky-zHYQ21GhQOGktiWtGCggCLcBGAsYHQ/w266-h400/q.jpg" width="266" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">beneath the fire pit</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fXYE88G0-nQ/X5w8foPjmxI/AAAAAAAAGl8/LHxiMsBrSN4ncBoUTSXknughrXYm-hibQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/qq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fXYE88G0-nQ/X5w8foPjmxI/AAAAAAAAGl8/LHxiMsBrSN4ncBoUTSXknughrXYm-hibQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/qq.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">on the slope abutting Red Oak Lane</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjs-1rcbeKc/X5w8gPO9kqI/AAAAAAAAGmA/eDoeF70lAmEwTjJzHl4U-SUugPpnRidqwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/qqq.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-sjs-1rcbeKc/X5w8gPO9kqI/AAAAAAAAGmA/eDoeF70lAmEwTjJzHl4U-SUugPpnRidqwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/qqq.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and under the poor beautyberry bush that the deer keep nibbling back.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmY4pF763BY/X5w8gV8_0HI/AAAAAAAAGmE/GvpaE2FY7tYUUMkZPloQveXlB4JxYlW-QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/r.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="438" data-original-width="800" height="219" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tmY4pF763BY/X5w8gV8_0HI/AAAAAAAAGmE/GvpaE2FY7tYUUMkZPloQveXlB4JxYlW-QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h219/r.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Momma wonders if the skunks want to come out to play.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyGRymtHbOI/X5w8gukhnNI/AAAAAAAAGmI/b3RcJf21GPsIl6Y4EcY7phkjxGqh0d7jACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/rr.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="717" data-original-width="800" height="359" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IyGRymtHbOI/X5w8gukhnNI/AAAAAAAAGmI/b3RcJf21GPsIl6Y4EcY7phkjxGqh0d7jACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h359/rr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="400" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Thanks to </b><b>Pepé</b><b>, we may not win this year's Best Lawn Award.</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymG3-ARsTds/X5w8gigNMKI/AAAAAAAAGmM/qd98bx5_YRUUCuyXck7v4BL431wKdER0wCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/rrr.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="287" data-original-width="800" height="144" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ymG3-ARsTds/X5w8gigNMKI/AAAAAAAAGmM/qd98bx5_YRUUCuyXck7v4BL431wKdER0wCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h144/rrr.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Gorgeous as it was, autumn didn't last long.</span><br /></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8l9g7OZikTA/X5w8hVeZSpI/AAAAAAAAGmQ/FUrtHF2aKT0pFsUVmzogDTTPo3AjVfUcACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/s.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="800" height="225" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8l9g7OZikTA/X5w8hVeZSpI/AAAAAAAAGmQ/FUrtHF2aKT0pFsUVmzogDTTPo3AjVfUcACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h225/s.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption"><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Premature winter arrived on Oct 17 with a few inches of snow.<br />That first snowfall is always magical enough to warrant some video – at the end of <br />which a wary Momma saunters up looking for lunch: </span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dz46WG0A1EAEKDoCg7ZZBM9t9-sOejLEYRsKX0yKbm4-AzIYUlPzQj_C4W28fuvuiSeKPfi-DJb16QTJKTN7A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NlX4BDI3BQ/X5w8jVfw9bI/AAAAAAAAGmg/n3CtPpAxwrYv2i5WJUUw17TjJVi5ha9VQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/tt.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: start;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="795" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1NlX4BDI3BQ/X5w8jVfw9bI/AAAAAAAAGmg/n3CtPpAxwrYv2i5WJUUw17TjJVi5ha9VQCLcBGAsYHQ/w398-h400/tt.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eDwTEbTRgno/X5w8iPvcvxI/AAAAAAAAGmU/9WRF12U6g1gj6dyM0xplHYs6_1KFsTKfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eDwTEbTRgno/X5w8iPvcvxI/AAAAAAAAGmU/9WRF12U6g1gj6dyM0xplHYs6_1KFsTKfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/ss.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Lots more fell a few days later</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wh_cp1rKcAY/X5w8iQkGc6I/AAAAAAAAGmY/nEBWrIT4wGwP4CvfmRe2etGJkMmUwd6FQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/sss.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Wh_cp1rKcAY/X5w8iQkGc6I/AAAAAAAAGmY/nEBWrIT4wGwP4CvfmRe2etGJkMmUwd6FQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/sss.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and temperatures plunged</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4K45tAElIk/X5w8i7qnS7I/AAAAAAAAGmc/DYugO4sSbtgiUDDzG1ITUbI5cLddTdCHwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/t.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-p4K45tAElIk/X5w8i7qnS7I/AAAAAAAAGmc/DYugO4sSbtgiUDDzG1ITUbI5cLddTdCHwCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/t.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">so it stayed on the ground.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gE50RSHIYVc/X5w8j4IqSpI/AAAAAAAAGmk/3cbxuYK3q0UyLiVfEWuwlNACqNgsxdqyQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ttt.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="192" data-original-width="800" height="96" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gE50RSHIYVc/X5w8j4IqSpI/AAAAAAAAGmk/3cbxuYK3q0UyLiVfEWuwlNACqNgsxdqyQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h96/ttt.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">By the third “snow event” (as weatherpersons call them) on Oct 23, we had come close to the snowiest October on record</span><br /></b></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeNYIMfCuxk/X5w8lXz_3qI/AAAAAAAAGmw/Bpv655oMwqIuNN_bS4F9Xrf7gJePiPi1QCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/uuu.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="740" data-original-width="800" height="370" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EeNYIMfCuxk/X5w8lXz_3qI/AAAAAAAAGmw/Bpv655oMwqIuNN_bS4F9Xrf7gJePiPi1QCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h370/uuu.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnC64walDTg/X5w8kdDThUI/AAAAAAAAGmo/Anx94c5B6owdmZ7KrlNX0sEf6058b4CfQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/u.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SnC64walDTg/X5w8kdDThUI/AAAAAAAAGmo/Anx94c5B6owdmZ7KrlNX0sEf6058b4CfQCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/u.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and the white stuff had already lost its magic.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XX__OB6t10/X5w8kxW2ezI/AAAAAAAAGms/GFI8h3WXiFsqh7nPZUloPh7SD05GjNAjACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/uu.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="592" data-original-width="800" height="296" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-8XX__OB6t10/X5w8kxW2ezI/AAAAAAAAGms/GFI8h3WXiFsqh7nPZUloPh7SD05GjNAjACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h296/uu.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">We’re going to be mighty tired of it come late March and early April.</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1qDSHQvnN1o/X5w8l5AjO8I/AAAAAAAAGm0/UGCVpl2ucyEJGtL8cEshnknN0PsTwkAIACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/v.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="634" data-original-width="800" height="318" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-1qDSHQvnN1o/X5w8l5AjO8I/AAAAAAAAGm0/UGCVpl2ucyEJGtL8cEshnknN0PsTwkAIACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h318/v.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">Seasonal migrant that he is, Dustin bade farewell to his summer haunts</span></b></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS99Atq1T_s/X5w8mTpTR9I/AAAAAAAAGm4/bavEOUoheKsMEsDzKZHZ3w6eNeRG6-BZgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/vv.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="533" data-original-width="800" height="266" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS99Atq1T_s/X5w8mTpTR9I/AAAAAAAAGm4/bavEOUoheKsMEsDzKZHZ3w6eNeRG6-BZgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h266/vv.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">(mostly the study desk, which he considers his domain)</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWq40-1CkN4/X5w8nRsdtqI/AAAAAAAAGnA/kdu5T2ovkukpaqMiFABP89CKY7zyi6cWgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/w.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HWq40-1CkN4/X5w8nRsdtqI/AAAAAAAAGnA/kdu5T2ovkukpaqMiFABP89CKY7zyi6cWgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h300/w.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">yawned</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gb64qP3OAgE/X5w8n2zZE4I/AAAAAAAAGnE/Th_77sFK3NMIQPUPEdQ5OEXYDD01y3GGACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/ww.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="566" data-original-width="800" height="283" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-gb64qP3OAgE/X5w8n2zZE4I/AAAAAAAAGnE/Th_77sFK3NMIQPUPEdQ5OEXYDD01y3GGACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h283/ww.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>and settled down in his favorite winter spot</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkdDX4kto6c/X5w8ocffqVI/AAAAAAAAGnI/9no8G8uZId8Lff1QEPYvM2VsKLBEckCxwCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/www.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="706" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SkdDX4kto6c/X5w8ocffqVI/AAAAAAAAGnI/9no8G8uZId8Lff1QEPYvM2VsKLBEckCxwCLcBGAsYHQ/w353-h400/www.jpg" width="353" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>wedged in a kitchen corner next to the heating vent.</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k0CFDyq1fNE/X5w8oz-xioI/AAAAAAAAGnM/oqKbPIKVYSgmxId8P9Trhqfboz70WNEsgCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/x.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="522" data-original-width="800" height="261" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-k0CFDyq1fNE/X5w8oz-xioI/AAAAAAAAGnM/oqKbPIKVYSgmxId8P9Trhqfboz70WNEsgCLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h261/x.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Between naps he works on his Christmas wish list. We remind him there are several holidays before December.</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">And so the Lords of Darkness</span></b></div></b><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTKc3284hcg/X5w8pTR1qhI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/vSkOpeUqZRcZiGJ-UZIAOjYhcZQmkZzMQCLcBGAsYHQ/s800/xx.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="501" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-fTKc3284hcg/X5w8pTR1qhI/AAAAAAAAGnQ/vSkOpeUqZRcZiGJ-UZIAOjYhcZQmkZzMQCLcBGAsYHQ/w250-h400/xx.jpg" width="250" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Chiller</b><br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jvWUNu-TSOA/X5w8p9_7bsI/AAAAAAAAGnU/Je3htn9ZYLUcLgjIePafVU8Id3jlRB99ACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/xxx.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="636" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-jvWUNu-TSOA/X5w8p9_7bsI/AAAAAAAAGnU/Je3htn9ZYLUcLgjIePafVU8Id3jlRB99ACLcBGAsYHQ/w318-h400/xxx.jpg" width="318" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: medium;">and Count Dustula</span></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ooDUdr7dcI/X5w8qrgcKDI/AAAAAAAAGnY/dWHYxvbMZes4QYxcQbNvcediNjcO3ImIACLcBGAsYHQ/s800/y.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="659" data-original-width="800" height="330" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7ooDUdr7dcI/X5w8qrgcKDI/AAAAAAAAGnY/dWHYxvbMZes4QYxcQbNvcediNjcO3ImIACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h330/y.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">join the Weird Sisters in wishing everyone a very</span><br /></b><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ktdh8xc_wiE/X5xpjooPu2I/AAAAAAAAGn4/2yg_BRXc5HYseDelbZfeH3aiORw2Pk1EACLcBGAsYHQ/s500/339548-Dancing-Skeletons-Happy-Halloween-Gif.gif" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="332" data-original-width="500" height="265" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Ktdh8xc_wiE/X5xpjooPu2I/AAAAAAAAGn4/2yg_BRXc5HYseDelbZfeH3aiORw2Pk1EACLcBGAsYHQ/w400-h265/339548-Dancing-Skeletons-Happy-Halloween-Gif.gif" width="400" /></a><b><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></b><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-74042985644851790612020-08-31T12:44:00.000-05:002020-09-02T11:48:28.218-05:00Chill Comes Back<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Not the meteorological kind of chill – just yet, anyway </b><b>–</b><b> </b></div>
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<b>but Regel Katan Farm LysanstoChill, who returned after a long stay at the <a href="http://www.mccanngoatfarm.com/index.html" target="_blank">McCann Farm</a>.</b></div>
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<b><b>He was understandably hesitant about climbing into the Goatmobile again</b></b><b></b></div>
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<b><b>remembering that last time he ended up in a Milaca cornfield after a dump truck t-boned the van with him in the back.</b></b><b></b></div>
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<b>Safely ensconced at MeadowWild, he quickly made himself at home again in the Gentlemens’ Club.</b></div>
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<b>Bhindi, his designated roommate, was at first a bit leery of the big guy</b></div>
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<b>but soon got comfortable sharing the Club.</b></div>
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<b>Chill remains pretty chill most of the time – until breeding season, </b></div>
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<b>when he can morph into the Incredible Hulk.</b></div>
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<b>He had to move out a few years ago when he tried to murder Mojo</b></div>
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<b>seriously bashing in a heavy corral panel</b></div>
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<b>and breaking off Mojo’s scur, leaving him a bloody mess.</b></div>
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<b>Chill is starting to get stinky now and his neck is disappearing as breeding season approaches, but he no longer has a rival to worry about so we’re not anticipating any major hulk-outs.</b></div>
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<b>According to<a href="https://www.kumd.org/post/backyard-almanac-top-four-no-five-make-six-things-look-right-now" target="_blank"> Larry Weber</a>, the National Weather Service ranks the 2020 meteorological summer (June-July-August) in our area</b></div>
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<b>as the 2nd hottest on record. </b></div>
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<b>When they aren't mowing down the lush greenery</b></div>
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<b>trimming trees</b></div>
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<b>or visiting Chill and Bhindi</b></div>
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<b>the girls nap in the shade.</b></div>
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<b>The mystery volunteer vine continues to thrive on Mt. Compost.</b></div>
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<b>The few day lilies not eaten by deer finally bloomed.</b></div>
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<b>Apples are ripening, and the usual suspects patrol under the trees looking for windfalls:</b></div>
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<b>The boxes of fresh produce from <a href="http://www.northernharvestfarm.com/" target="_blank">Northern Harvest Farm</a> get heavier and more colorful by the week.</b></div>
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<b>Barb turned some of the bounty into 5 qts of tasty ratatouille</b>.</div>
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<b>Tempted as we were to attend the <a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/community/events/6586003-Feeling-Bigfoot-Believers-find-a-home-in-Remer" target="_blank">Bigfoot Conference</a> in nearby Grand Rapids earlier in the month, we decided to skip this year,</b></div>
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<b>not knowing if the Sasquatches could be trusted to wear masks and maintain social distancing.</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.pineknotnews.com/story/2020/08/21/news/fast-furious-storm-pummels-county/3755.html" target="_blank">A storm on Aug 14th</a> caused significant damage to isolated spots around us. Nearby Elim Lutheran Church lost 10 large pines that bordered their cemetery.</b></div>
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<b>We lost only a few branches</b></div>
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<b>which the goats were happy to chew on</b></div>
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<b>but our power was knocked out for 8 hours </b></div>
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<b>and our internet access for more than a day.</b></div>
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<b>The enforced digital cold turkey withdrawal impressed on us how reliant we have become on the interwebs, especially during these hunkered down times.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin was especially upset about missing his usual cute mouse videos.</b></div>
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<b>What did we ever do before networked computers?</b></div>
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<b>Everything seems a blank before we got our first PC back in the prehistoric ‘80s – a Kaypro II</b></div>
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<b>with one 5¼-inch floppy disk drive for the software and another for data</b></div>
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<b>and a squawky dial-up modem that sometimes would – and often would not – connect us to the mainframe at Virginia Tech.</b></div>
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<b>Despite the brief intense rain on Aug 14th and over 7" total for the month, we’re still in the <a href="https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MN" target="_blank">very dry category</a>.</b></div>
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<b>And despite the near-record heat, that other big chill is imminent. Signs suggest that fall is approaching and winter not far away:</b></div>
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<b>increasing splashes of red amid the greenery</b></div>
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<b>and cool foggy mornings.</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.almanac.com/winter-extended-forecast-farmers-almanac#:~:text=U.S.%20WINTER%20WEATHER%20FORECAST%202020%2D2021&text=We're%20predicting%20a%20light,states%20and%20northeastern%20New%20England." target="_blank">The Farmer’s Almanac </a>predicts that winter will be “more wet than white” in our region.</b></div>
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<b>We Aesopian ants are already preparing.</b></div>
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<b>Barb turned 40#s of Roma tomatoes into quarts of sauce that will take us through the bleak icy months.</b></div>
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<b>Propane is pre-purchased and a furnace inspection/cleaning scheduled.</b></div>
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<b>And <a href="https://happycrittersfarms.com/" target="_blank">Happy Critters Farm </a>delivered 125 bales of hay that will feed the goats into next summer.</b></div>
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<b>Intruders are already starting to look for a winter home in our basement. Big-game hunter Dustin bagged his first trophy of the season.</b></div>
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<b>He’s deciding whether to have it head-mounted</b></div>
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<b>or turned into a rug for his den.</b></div>
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<b>After his exhausting hunt, the mighty nimrod settles down for a well deserved nap.</b></div>
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<b>July began with warnings that fireworks around the 4th might set us all ablaze because of the drought.</b></div>
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<b>Since then we’ve gotten close to 6 inches of rain, but we’re still in the dry zone.</b></div>
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<b>And sweltering. It’s been one of the warmest Julys on record.</b></div>
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<b>Temperatures in the 90s and upper 80s, along with high humidity, made for uncomfortable summer days that we’re not used to up here on the Tundra. </b></div>
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<b>Perfect weather for some homemade strawberry goats milk quarkscream!</b></div>
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<b>Fans roaring away in the barn help keep the girls from baking.</b></div>
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<b>The herd enjoys getting out on expeditions </b></div>
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<b>to mow down the lush greenery. </b></div>
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<b>Checking the mail on the way back to the barn.</b></div>
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<b>Changes to the roster this month include the departure of Ceres for his new home in Wisconsin. </b></div>
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<b>The same trip included a visit with McKinsey to check up on the MeadowWild alumni in her herd, including the studly Ice</b></div>
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<b>and especially to meet baby Oscar.</b></div>
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<b>A subsequent visit included picking up Bhindi Masala for her return to MeadowWild.</b></div>
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<b>Bhindi is a Channa baby from 2017. She loved to climb all over mom</b></div>
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<b>and enjoyed back rubs from dad Mojo.</b></div>
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<b>The class of 2017 also included Monarch (from Chill and Reenie)</b></div>
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<b>who grew into an impressive buck and a herd sire at a farm in Waseca.</b></div>
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<b>Here are four of Monarch’s daughters at the recent Waseca county 4-H program showcase where one was named grand champion and another a reserve. Congratulations to young goat mom Eliza! <span style="font-size: x-small;"> (photo courtesy of Gretchen Sankovitz)</span></b></div>
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<b>With the heat and rainstorms, a volunteer vine is growing wild and taking over Mount Compost.</b></div>
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<b>We hope it didn’t originate from those <a href="https://www.startribune.com/don-t-plant-these-packages-of-mystery-seeds-arriving-in-minnesota-mailboxes/571929552/?om_rid=1623009737&om_mid=951432649" target="_blank">mysterious Chinese seeds</a> that have been mailed to Minnesota homes, including our neighbor Jackie’s.</b></div>
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<b>Despite the dry summer, most of the apple trees are laden with fruit</b></div>
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<b>promising another bumper harvest this fall.</b></div>
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<b>Anticipating those apples, deer parade their fawns outside the study window</b></div>
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<b>followed at night by momma raccoon and her babies.</b></div>
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<b>They hang out together by the old apple tree.</b></div>
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<b>Deer aren't even waiting for the apples to ripen.</b></div>
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<b>Summer wouldn’t be complete without a bike pilgrimage to Willow River, birthplace of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" target="_blank">Ernie Nevers</a></b></div>
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<b>and home to whatever this unlabeled, unidentified mystery statue represents.</b></div>
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<b>We treated Dustin to a “<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Petlinks-Refillable-Catnip-Cat-Toys/dp/B00520C3R6" target="_blank">Pet links Jeepers creepers Large kick-and-wrestle refillable catnip toy </a>with tube of pure bliss organic catnip for refills.”</b></div>
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<b>The ad promised “endless fun.”</b></div>
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<b>Of course, Dustin ignored Rupert the Rat completely.</b></div>
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<b>He prides himself on his perfect record of rejecting anything we buy for him that isn’t edible.</b></div>
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<b> “Most cats respond to catnip with a burst of energetic activity followed by a perfectly calm mellow period.”</b></div>
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<b>Dustin skipped the energetic activity and went right into his usual mellow (not to say comatose) state.</b></div>
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<b>Whenever we placed the rat next to him at his favorite hangouts</b></div>
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<b>he just turned away</b></div>
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<b>or scampered off </b></div>
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<b>and hid behind the curtains of the study window</b></div>
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<b>abandoning poor Rupert to his lonesome.</b></div>
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<b>We warned the ingrate Dustin that he can be replaced by a "<a href="https://www.startribune.com/you-thought-your-cat-was-fancy/571892272/" target="_blank">designer cat </a>"</b></div>
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<b>genetically engineered to show some appreciation.</b></div>
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<b>Compared to so many people, we have been barely inconvenienced by the COVID-19 pandemic.</b></div>
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<b>Unlike the less fortunate, we have not gotten sick </b></div>
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<b>or lost jobs and health insurance </b></div>
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<b>or struggled to care for and educate young children in these disruptive times.</b></div>
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<b>It seems petty and ungrateful, then – but maybe a little understandable – to regret a minor disappointment such as cancellation of the State Fair.</b></div>
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<b>Parts of the Fair have been salvaged, kind of.</b></div>
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<b>For example, “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/16/us/minnesota-state-fair-butter-sculpture.html" target="_blank">The sculpting of the 67th Princess Kay of the Milky Way will be livestreamed</a> from a refrigerated butter booth on the Minnesota State Fairgrounds, the Midwest dairy industry said this week, even though the fair itself has been canceled because of the coronavirus.”</b></div>
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<b>And some fair foods will be available through a “<a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/lifestyle/food/6585157-Minnesota-State-Fair-to-offer-drive-thru-food-experience" target="_blank">drive-through experience</a>”</b></div>
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<b>which will involve staying in your car and ordering at<a href="https://www.mnstatefair.org/food-parade-2020/" target="_blank"> various stations</a>.</b></div>
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<b>But pronto pups and mini donuts just wouldn’t taste the same without those huge crowds of diverse people we don’t get to mingle with up here on the homogeneous Tundra.</b></div>
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<b>We would be tempted to attend only if the <a href="https://www.mncraftbrew.org/" target="_blank">Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild</a> were to offer a similar “experience.”</b></div>
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<b>We’ll have to settle for other excitement, such as a visit from the <a href="https://www.duluthnewstribune.com/business/tourism/6591921-Oscar-Mayer-Wienermobile-visits-Duluth" target="_blank">Oscar Mayer Wienermobile</a>, which will be “driving around Duluth on Monday, July 27, through Sunday, Aug. 9, spreading ‘miles of smiles.’"</b></div>
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<b>Or maybe we’ll don our masks and go visit Halstad to see the world’s largest sugar beet.</b></div>
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<b>Some fun!</b></div>
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<b> For all the serious browsing that goes on at MeadowWild</b></div>
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<b> one might imagine it's an emerald isle</b></div>
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<b> where the denizens perpetually munch their way </b></div>
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<b> through high clover over their heads.</b></div>
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<b>But not this year.</b></div>
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<b> </b><b>Historically, June is our wettest month, averaging 4.37" of rain. </b></div>
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<b>This year we’ve gotten only 0.94" (according to The Weather Channel; our Acurite Weather Station has recorded a meager 0.64"). We're experiencing the driest June ever.</b></div>
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<b> Forecasters regularly hype approaching storms – that never arrive. The rains go north and south of us.</b></div>
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<b> The sandy soil so attractive to egg-laying visitors dries out quickly</b></div>
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<b>and the pastures grow browner and sparser every day.</b></div>
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<b>We may have to exchange the goat herd for some camels.</b></div>
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<b>On a more cheerful note, congratulations to the graduating Class of 2020!</b></div>
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<b> It seems like only yesterday Cheeky’s kids Skyr and Viili were pooping up our bathtub</b></div>
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<b> and keeping Barb busy with bottle feedings.</b></div>
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<b>They grew into rowdy teenagers and now handsome young bucks ready to make their way in the world.</b></div>
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<b>On May 21 they took the Goatmobile to Phillips, WI</b></div>
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<b>where they caught connecting flights to their wonderful new homes:</b></div>
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<b>Skyr at a farm in lower Michigan</b></div>
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<b>and Viili at <a href="https://summersolsticefarms.weebly.com/" target="_blank">Summer Solstice Farm</a> (Deputy, IN).</b></div>
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<b> Kuiper's kids</b></div>
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<b> Arrokoth</b></div>
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<b> and Ceres also developed into fine buckly specimens.</b></div>
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<b>On June 5th Arrokoth boarded the Goatmobile</b> </div>
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<b>for the trip to his new home in Cokato, MN.</b></div>
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<b>Ceres was slated for Harvard, IL, but that trip has been postponed until July -- giving him more time to pester his mom.</b><br />
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<b>Back at MeadowWild, super handyman friend Ben (who did heroic emergency work last winter when snow threatened to collapse the barn overhang)</b></div>
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<b>generously took care of several improvement projects </b></div>
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<b>including a roof extension </b></div>
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<b>that eliminates our perennial problem with ice and water backing up into the barn</b>.</div>
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<b>Momma continues to share her Meow Mix (reluctantly) </b></div>
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<b>with Yellow</b></div>
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<b>an army of ground squirrels</b></div>
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<b>parties of blue jays</b></div>
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<b>and Pepé Le Pew.</b></div>
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<b>Even on hot days Dustin adheres to his schedule of snoozing in the study window behind the curtains until he’s well baked</b></div>
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<b>or bored</b></div>
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<b>and then hopping up on the computer stand to obscure the monitor. </b></div>
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<b>He has toys designed to keep him active during his senior years</b></div>
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<b>but he soon collapses next to them from exhaustion.</b></div>
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<b>Of all the disappointments emerging from the current Plague, one of the worst has to be cancellation of the State Fair. </b></div>
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<b>Barb will miss getting together with friends</b></div>
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<b>and catching up with MeadowWild alumnae.</b></div>
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<b>Steve will miss insulating himself for winter</b></div>
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<b>with way too much fair food and drink.</b></div>
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<b>Even more disturbing <a href="https://www.twincities.com/2020/05/21/u-s-customs-confiscates-meth-mixed-in-soap-bars-headed-for-st-paul/" target="_blank">news out of St. Paul:</a></b></div>
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<b>someone has been lacing soap bars with meth.</b></div>
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<b>Uh, oh -- has Barb been</b></div>
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<b>She insists that <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">all her soaps</a> are guaranteed to be completely meth-free.</b></div>
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<b>Spring has finally sprung up here on the tundra, and a young goat’s heart turns toward the salad bar.</b></div>
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<b>Snow from the east meadow melted into a seasonal stream </b></div>
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<b>that feeds the back pond</b></div>
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<b>which has only recently iced out.</b></div>
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<b>Seasonal streams on the west flow out the back of our woods and into our neighbor’s tract</b></div>
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<b>where that old Pontiac ought to be firing up any day now.</b></div>
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<b>Greenery is poking up through the winter debris</b></div>
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<b>and before long the woods will be too choked up (and buggy) for easy walks.</b></div>
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<b>The goat babies are at their cutest.</b></div>
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<b>This is usually the prime time of year for visitors to come play with them </b>– </div>
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<b>another tradition lost to the pandemic.</b></div>
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<b>Our only recent visitors have been winged,</b></div>
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<b>with lots of transient waterfowl splashing around on the front pond,</b></div>
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<b>or of the four-footed variety</b></div>
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<b>including !@</b><b>&</b><b>#$%^ Franklin’s ground squirrels</b></div>
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<b>and gazillions of deer</b></div>
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<b>who freely ignore the governor’s social distancing guidelines in their browsing frenzy.</b></div>
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<b>The goats, too, are enjoying the fresh grass</b></div>
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<b>and opportunities to trim trees.</b></div>
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<b>When a branch blown down in a windstorm was placed in their pen</b></div>
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<b>they soon nibbled it down to bare bones.</b></div>
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<b>They scamper about on their daily outings</b></div>
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<b>and mob their favorite playmate</b></div>
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<b>then it's back home</b></div>
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<b>to patrol the skywalk</b></div>
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<b>and wreak havoc in the barn.</b></div>
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<b>Given an opportunity, they would love to join those California goats running amok.</b></div>
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<b>Spring wasn't all fun and games. It included disbudding for Kuiper's kids</b></div>
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<b>and tattooing for three of the guys.</b></div>
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<b>Nine wonders what all that screaming is about.</b></div>
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<b>Spring also brought the annual barn cleaning,</b></div>
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<b>removal of a winter's worth of poopy-pee-y hay.</b></div>
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<b>Pens were first dismantled</b></div>
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<b>under the close supervision of the older girls</b></div>
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<b>(the babies just chilled out)</b></div>
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<b>then the father-son team of Laveau Excavating arrived</b></div>
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<b>and soon had the barn looking spiffy again</b></div>
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<b>and Mount Compost looking higher and neater.</b></div>
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<b>The goats couldn't wait to get back inside</b></div>
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<b>and start pooping up the area anew.</b></div>
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<b>Momma Kitty gave us a scare when she vanished </b><b>suddenly,</b><b> missing her usual breakfasts at 4:15 and not showing up on field cam recordings at her usual haunts.</b></div>
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<b>A week went by and we were on the verge of placing a memorial in the local <i>Pine Knot News</i></b></div>
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<b>when she reappeared again without an explanation.</b></div>
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<b>We surmise she had moved to Florida for the warmer weather</b></div>
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<b>but then got scared when she encountered all those crazy people crowding the beaches in the midst of the Plague.</b></div>
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<b>Now she's back to her usual routine, sunning herself on top of the hay bales.</b></div>
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<b>Though quarantined, Dustin is not acting any odder than usual</b></div>
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<b>surveying his kingdom</b></div>
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<b>yawning</b></div>
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<b>and then snoozing away.</b></div>
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<b>He pointed out that <i>SOME</i> lucky cats are getting <a href="https://www.boredpanda.com/tiny-crochet-cat-couches/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=organic" target="_blank">fancy new beds</a></b></div>
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<b>while he has to make due with the same old accommodations.</b></div>
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<b>Alarmed by reports of cats contracting the virus,</b></div>
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<b>he has taken to spraying us down with Purell whenever we get near</b></div>
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<b>and wearing his own mask.</b></div>
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<b>We discovered in the basement a batch of N95s (left over from a cleaning project when we had chickens) which we donated to St. Luke’s Hospital and hope we never have occasion to encounter them again in person on the faces of medical workers.</b></div>
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<b>Friends Janet and Lila were kind enough to sew us some replacements.</b></div>
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<b>As the pandemic continues, we urge everyone to</b></div>
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<b> Just as Cheeky waited until the coldest night of March (temp close to zero), Kuiper kept her legs crossed past her March 24 due date</b></div>
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<b>determined to hold off until the storm predicted for the last weekend of the month.</b></div>
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<b> If she was hoping the low atmospheric pressure would suck the babies right out of her effortlessly, she miscalculated. </b> </div>
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<b>She went into labor late Saturday afternoon, but the first in line refused to emerge. Barb helped by tugging, but the kid kept retracting his legs and slipping back inside.</b></div>
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<b>(Maybe he overheard COVID-19 news reports over the barn radio.) </b></div>
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<b> Finally the combined efforts of Kuiper and Barb brought forth a buckling:</b></div>
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<b> Orcus – named for a trans-Neptunian plutino planet located in the Kuiper belt, but also with a suggestion of whale.</b></div>
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<b>Shortly thereafter he was followed by another buckling:</b></div>
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<b> KBO (Kuiper Belt Object), who wasn’t quite as stubborn about entering the world.</b></div>
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<b> Super good mother that she is, Kuiper set right about licking the boys clean and attending to their needs.</b></div>
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<b>The guys were soon up and about.</b></div>
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<b>Barb made sure they got that crucial first colostrum</b></div>
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<b> but then Kuiper took over feeding duties without any assistance.</b></div>
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<b> The storm hit later that night, dropping wet, heavy snow that toppled power lines</b></div>
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<b>eliminating our internet service for a day</b></div>
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<b> and our electricity for an uncomfortable 6 hours on Sunday.</b></div>
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<b>Fortunately, temps remained just above freezing, so the kids didn’t suffer when their heating lamps went dark.</b></div>
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<b> Over the next few days, they grew bigger and stronger</b></div>
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<b>and worked on their climbing skills.</b></div>
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<b> Meanwhile back in the house, Skyr and Villi quickly outgrew the tote in the bathtub</b></div>
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<b>sucking down bottle after bottle of Cheeky milk</b></div>
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<b> so they moved to a makeshift pen in the garage</b> </div>
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<b> where they could stretch their legs, chase each other madly about, and master the arduous ascent of Mount Hay Bale.</b></div>
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<b>Then it’s time for a nap.</b></div>
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<b>They also unleashed rivers of pee that flowed to a convenient drain in the floor.</b></div>
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<b> (The aftermath, as the garage dries out.)</b></div>
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<b>Monday, with electricity restored, the boys moved to the barn</b></div>
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<b> where they have even more room to run, jump, climb and caper</b></div>
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<b> show off for mom</b></div>
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<b>and enjoy increasingly larger bottles of warm milk.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin, fascinated by but wary of the intruders, was relieved to get his house back completely to himself.</b></div>
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<b> On Tuesday, as March moseyed on out like a lamb, Cheeky’s boys were 11 days old and had their first play-date with Kuiper’s 3-day-old kids.</b></div>
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<b>They all got acquainted, raced about and capered together</b></div>
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<b> and climbed on everything in sight –</b></div>
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<b> including Barb.</b></div>
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<b>Though disappointed by the dearth of doelings this year, we are grateful that the mothers and sons are all doing so well. We celebrated another successful kidding season with the customary champagne toast</b></div>
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<b> popping open a bottle left over from last June’s MeadowWild celebration of Hilary & Rumbi’s marriage</b></div>
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<b> at a less anxious time when friends could gather together without fear.</b></div>
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<b>Cheeky must have thought it was too warm on her March 17 due date, so she waited three more days till the coldest night of the month (3 degrees) to release the hostages.</b></div>
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<b> She didn’t look ready when Barb checked her at 11:30 Friday night, but then shortly before 1:00 AM Saturday we were jolted awake by sounds of distress over the baby monitor. We rushed to the barn and found a foot poking out, followed shortly thereafter by the first baby.</b></div>
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<b> A quick check under the tail indicated a girl, to Barb’s delight.</b></div>
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<b> Considering the dangerous coldness of the night and Cheeky’s history of rejecting kids, Barb had already decided to raise the newbies as bottle babies, so Number 1 went right into the tote that had been prepared in the bathtub.</b></div>
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<b> She was already spewing liquid meconium everywhere, and our coats were slimy and bloody from the delivery and initial toweling off; in all the excitement of getting her indoors quickly, we managed to smear goo on floors, walls, cabinets and other surfaces:</b></div>
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<b> Back in the barn, action had stalled. Cheeky clearly had more to offer, but they just weren’t coming out. </b></div>
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<b>After waiting as long as she safely could, Barb washed up, gloved and lubed up, and went prospecting. Turns out Number 2 was breech. Barb did some interior rearranging and then tugged while Cheeky pushed until a buck baby finally popped out. </b></div>
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<b> He then joined Number 1 in the tote.</b></div>
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<b> Most of Cheeky’s past deliveries have been triplets, but this year she restricted herself to two.</b></div>
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<b> Barb milked her right away and then fed the babies their initial colostrum. Number 1 was an eager eater from the start, but Number 2 was a typical guy goat baby and couldn’t quite get a handle on this sucking thing. </b></div>
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<b>Both babies are prolific pee-ers and poopers. We have to change the towels lining their tote many times throughout the day. And we devote a lot of time to what their mom should be taking care of: cleaning their messy little butts.</b></div>
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<b> On the morning after their birth, Barb noticed something odd about the way Number 1 was peeing. The stream was coming out not the back end but mid-tummy. Whoops – the original gender reveal turns out to be mistaken; she is actually a he.</b></div>
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<b>In this era of gender fluidity, we’re hoping that perhaps Number 1 may decide to transition into the girl that Barb wanted.</b></div>
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<b>Nameless at first, the guys were designated:</b></div>
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<b>after the latter’s obtuseness around the bottle.</b></div>
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<b>Henceforth they will be known as Viili and Skyr, though we don’t know yet which will be which. (They are named after Finnish and Icelandic cultured milks; their mom is Tzatziki, after the yogurt sauce).</b></div>
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<b> Here they are a little over 2 days old, stretching their legs in the garage and pooping up a storm:</b></div>
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<b>Then back in the tote, which they will soon outgrow.</b></div>
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<b>Next up: Kuiper, due on March 24.</b></div>
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<b>A long cold, snowy winter</b></div>
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<b> has finally given way to spring – at least according to the calendar.</b></div>
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<b>Patches of bare ground are appearing</b></div>
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<b>and the girls have been enjoying romps on an ice-free driveway.</b></div>
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<b>But there is still a ton of snow on the north side of the barn</b></div>
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<b> just waiting to melt and seep into the goat pens.</b></div>
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<b> The first official day of spring began with a winter weather advisory and periodic snow and sleet. The temperature is predicted to dip down to 7 Friday night</b></div>
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<b>which is toastier than the minus 22 on Feb 13 (-32 wind chill), </b><b>but not particularly welcoming to newborn goat kids – if they ever arrive.</b></div>
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<b>Cheeky was due to deliver on March 17th </b></div>
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<b>(Barb’s birthday)</b></div>
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<b> but has been stubbornly refusing yet to release the hostages.</b> </div>
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<b>Barb traipses out to the barn every few hours day and night, but still no action</b>.</div>
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<b> On March 14 we enjoyed a fun get-together with McKenzie and Ezra in Taylors Falls at the Goat </b><b>Saloon – </b></div>
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<b> a last bit of socializing before COVID-19 closed the bars and restaurants and we were all urged to stay home.</b></div>
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<b>We’re in fairly good shape so far because we’ve been “social distancing” ever since moving to the farm,</b></div>
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<b> are reasonably supplied with necessities,</b><br />
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<b>and blessed with generous friends who have volunteered to deliver anything we geezers in the vulnerable cohort might need.</b></div>
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<b>We’re already well supplied with hand sanitizer:</b></div>
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<b>We’ll be even better off when Cheeky finally has her kids.</b></div>
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<b>She’s rejected the last few batches, so we might well have goat babies in our bathtub again for a while as they receive bottle feedings every few hours.</b></div>
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<b>Unconcerned about any impending Apocalypse, Momma Kitty happily nabs mice now that the snow pack is receding, though she still turns up at the front door first thing each morning for her can of 9-Lives.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin amuses himself by hogging chairs </b></div>
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<b>and blocking the computer monitor.</b></div>
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He loves watching <a href="https://nature365.tv/" target="_blank">Jim Brandenberg’s daily nature video</a></div>
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<b>and bats at wolves as they lope across the screen.</b></div>
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<b>He also listens to breaking news on NPR, including a report on that pressing question:</b></div>
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<a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804955209/does-your-cat-really-hate-you" target="_blank">https://www.npr.org/2020/02/11/804955209/does-your-cat-really-hate-you</a></div>
<br />The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-13923993060040573672020-01-30T10:34:00.000-06:002020-01-30T10:34:02.016-06:00Tiddely Pom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b> “What a snowy season we've had!” a local <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MerlotsWeather/?hc_ref=ARRfDA7GLv-3L-BAawCxXXn61JqQkaTulitlhFCZbwaq9QnitKYjVgui5Nunxkuw7dY&fref=nf&__xts__[0]=68.ARBFtDeVoF3HnfWMrIianD6O-mrbQNuVC6mZsaIBNSeRc1wA7ScOATG3lDQzed0C4a0ACjeqQiIm3JNBBxCmYFz5pkft0dpSY_zk7ZYuQGpzqhVl-G5ZDvwAtEdgk4XbkZ1IgYM1I51kNBPno2_AYnBaL0v1gQrZ5nbdB4J8jq3FF9MuXjIEXaGzGcfLRA13lI0xE_UrrWMM2S5dmNoF1v5w07QaAm6kQeBGJirUhD1Pm9XzTCOXyqMVkOQlppHSdTMVba35qIN-hF-Plfv4TQ7T0uDLfL3Lv32aoUNa7_T-dIi_cTOX29sfeHBcjzMEe-RiFcO9GJtdAx7xy_8CdWfwyL6y&__tn__=kC-R" target="_blank">weatherperson</a> gushed on Jan 20.</b></div>
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<b>“Duluth has had over 70" fall already, which is double what we accumulated by this time last year! </b></div>
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<b> And our current snow depth is over 2 feet.”</b></div>
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<b>We’ve gotten even more since the 20th.</b></div>
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<b> As they venture out onto the icy, snow-caked driveway, the girls are wary</b></div>
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<b> – especially Planet Nine on her very first trip outside of the barn this winter.</b></div>
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<b><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/even-in-winter-you-need-to-watch-out-for-ticks-and-mosquitoes/2020/01/10/3d3ec2fe-30dd-11ea-91fd-82d4e04a3fac_story.html" target="_blank"><i>The Washington Post</i></a> warns that mosquitoes & ticks are still active in winter.</b></div>
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<b> Flies were not mentioned, however, so it felt safe at long last to take down the fly strips in the barn. </b> </div>
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<b>As usual, the house Christmas decorations will probably hang around till March or April.</b></div>
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<b> All that snow slides easily off the steep metal roof of the house </b></div>
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<b> (often at inopportune moments, such as when we want to get the van in or out of the garage)</b></div>
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<b>but it’s been mounting up on the goat barn. At morning chores on Jan 15 we discovered that a supporting beam on the overhang attached to the back of the barn had given way. The roof was sagging and the entire structure threatened to collapse.</b></div>
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<b>Barb posted a call for help on Facebook, and a good goat-lady friend sent her wonderful husband Ben (a super handy maintenance technician) to the rescue. </b></div>
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<b>After working his paper plant job all day, Ben arrived with 3 of his young sons in the dark and -10 cold.</b></div>
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<b>Over the next two hours, he first chipped and shoveled tons of heavy ice/snow off the overhang, then hoisted up the sagging portion and screwed it into place with a new beam and supporting timbers. </b> </div>
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<b>Two days later he and the boys returned and shoveled off the 7 more inches of new snow that had just fallen and most of the accumulation from the entire goat barn roof</b></div>
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<b>(giving us some anxious moments as they traipsed around high on that icy surface)</b></div>
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<b>leaving mountains of snow on the ground that will probably still be with us next June.</b></div>
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<b>And Ben would accept no payment for all that work except a batch of peanut butter cookies.</b></div>
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<b>We were amazed at the family’s kindness and generosity to a pair of totally impractical and helpless seniors.</b></div>
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<b>Back inside the house, Barb continues to experiment with new soaps</b></div>
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<b>available for viewing and purchase on her <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">website</a>.</b></div>
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<b>And Dustin (who has been with us 6 years now this month) continues to do what he does best:</b></div>
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<b>jump up onto the computer stand and eclipse the monitor.</b></div>
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<b>He is maintaining his perfect record of hating everything we buy for him.</b></div>
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<b>Because he is an inveterate lap-cat, settling in whenever Steve sits down to read, Barb thought that he might appreciate a “Zipper Sweatshirt Animal Pouch Hoodie” to cozy in.</b></div>
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<b>He gave it a whirl for 10 seconds</b></div>
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<b>and then hopped right out, never to return.</b></div>
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<b>Maybe the mangled English made him suspect the shirt was manufactured by Chinese political prisoners in a sweatshop.</b></div>
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<b>We tried to hide from him yet <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2020/01/15/heres-compelling-evidence-that-your-cat-might-eat-your-corpse/" target="_blank">another cheery report</a> from <i>The Washington Post</i>.</b></div>
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<b>Back in the barn, Momma Kitty seems reconciled to her two odd bunkmates.</b></div>
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<b>She now hangs out a lot with Orange, though the two sometimes spat like an old married couple:</b></div>
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<b>The two ferals don’t seem particularly wary of Pepé Le Pew, even passing dangerously close to his business end:</b></div>
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<b>We hoped all three girls were incubating cute little baby goats</b></div>
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<b>but her blood test reveals that Planet Nine did not settle.</b></div>
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<b>Cheeky is due on March 17</b></div>
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<b>and Kuiper one week later.</b></div>
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<b>Till then, Tiddely Pom.</b></div>
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<b>In our last entry, we reported on the Goatmobile’s unfortunate encounter with a large truck.</b></div>
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<b>Turns out that the poor vehicle was damaged beyond repair;</b></div>
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<b>because the frame was bent so badly, it was declared a total loss.</b></div>
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<b> (And just when we were enjoying that “new goat smell.”)</b></div>
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<b>The replacement Goatmobile is a 2020 Sienna </b></div>
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<b>with all kinds of technologically advanced safety features that the primary pilot finds more distracting than helpful.</b></div>
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<b> What with the insurance deductible, depreciation on the two-year-old van, and increased cost of the 2020 model, we ended up paying a lot more than we should have for an accident that was entirely the truck driver’s fault –</b> </div>
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<b>not to mention all the time spent dealing with insurance companies, disposing of the old van, and traveling to Duluth several times to finalize purchase of the new Goatmobile.</b></div>
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<b>Back on the farm, it’s been a winter wonderland since well before the official start of winter.</b></div>
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<b>The Snowmageddon blizzard of Nov 30-Dec 1 turned out to be the 9th snowiest 2 day snow storm EVER in our area,</b></div>
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<b>blessing us with almost 2 feet of snow.</b></div>
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<b> Several subsequent storms have added to the blanket.</b></div>
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<b>Since late October we’ve received around 47 inches of snow;</b></div>
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<b>the normal area snowfall for an entire season is 86 inches.</b></div>
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<b> All that precipitation was a big challenge for the wimpy little electric snow-thrower.</b></div>
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<b> And, of course, each time the driveway is nicely cleared</b>, </div>
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<b>snow from the roof comes thundering down and blocks the front door and garage</b> </div>
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w<b>ith an icy barrier that has to be chipped away.</b></div>
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<b>Temperatures often plunge right after a snow storm. We dropped down to -25 on Dec 15 and -24 on Dec 18, with wind chills well below -30.</b></div>
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<b>Frozen spider webs hanging from the roof provide Christmassy garlands.</b></div>
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<b>The deep snow makes for heavy slogging, but critters leave evidence of their travels through the drifts. We even saw a turkey tramping through the front yard. </b></div>
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<b>This one obviously knew that our Christmas dinner was already planned and purchased.</b></div>
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<b> It has gradually dawned on us that Orange Intruder Cat needs to be renamed. He used to encroach periodically on Momma Kitty’s territory,</b></div>
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<b>but has now become a regular part of the MeadowWild menagerie, settling in as a full-time resident. </b></div>
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<b>He shows up with Momma at 4:30 each morning for some 9 Lives canned food, snacks on Meow Mix the rest of the day in the garage attached to the goat barn, and beds down with her on top of hay bales. </b></div>
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<b> He’s even more skittish than Momma, skedaddling whenever he sees us. Fortunately, he and Momma seem to get along without too much bickering.</b> </div>
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<b>We hope that we don’t get overwhelmed by yet more ferals moving in.</b> </div>
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<b>In an attempt to discourage Pepé Le Pew from hanging out in the garage, </b> </div>
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<b>we tried relocating the Meow Mix dish up by the house – not a wise decision.</b> </div>
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<b>We were soon feeding a huge flock of blue jays, who ate way more than the cats di</b>d.</div>
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<b>So the Meow Mix migrated back to the garage next to the heated water bowl and the dish for goat milk. This buffet area is now frequented by the two cats, Pepé Le Pew (the rest of the skunk family has burrowed in underneath the compost pile SW of the barn),</b></div>
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<b>and bold plump mice who recklessly tempt fate by venturing out even when the cats are nearby.</b></div>
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<b>Sometimes they manage to elude capture:</b></div>
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<b>The field camera caught yet another visitor trying to get to the buffet table:</b></div>
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<b>The diverse critters </b><b>resident</b><b> in the garage are unanimous on this one issue:</b></div>
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<b>Meanwhile, in total comfort sheltered away from snow drifts and subzero temperatures, </b></div>
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<b> Dustin has finally won the battle over his plush new cozy bed. He stubbornly refused to have anything to do with it. When we placed it near his favorite heating vents, </b> </div>
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<b> he simply moved elsewhere for his naps. We gave up and will donate the bed to a more grateful feline.</b></div>
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<b>According to a recent <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/science/2019/11/30/cats-do-have-facial-expressions-you-probably-cant-read-them/" target="_blank">report in the <i>Washington Post</i></a><i>:</i></b></div>
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<b>Dustin’s expression is fairly easy to interpret; it reads, “Lucky humans; you are privileged to cater to my every whim.”</b></div>
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<b>Throughout the fall, Santa’s Busiest Elf © has been crafting a record number of goat milk soaps.</b></div>
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<b>In the absence of a Cristkindl Market at TJ’s this year, her main outlet has been her <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/" target="_blank">website</a></b>:</div>
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<b>On Dec 19 Santa dropped off an early Christmas present at MeadowWild:</b> </div>
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<b>Kuiper’s daughter Planet Nine.</b></div>
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<b>Nine was first to emerge when Kuiper produced her twins last March.</b></div>
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<b>She moved to the <a href="http://www.mccanngoatfarm.com/" target="_blank">McCann Farm</a> in May</b></div>
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<b>came in second in her class at the State Fair, and was named grand champion in one ring at the Bluff Country Classic Dairy Goat Show</b></div>
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<b>and is now back at her original home.</b></div>
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<b> In the spirit of the season, did Nine’s momma Kuiper and her erstwhile barn-mate Cheeky warmly welcome her back with open hooves?</b></div>
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<b> The hormonally addled oldsters (incubating cute babies for the spring) spent the first few days chasing Nine out of the barn.</b></div>
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<b>She looks wistfully in from her exile.</b></div>
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<b>But each day brings greater peace and harmony, as the oldsters get better about accepting her back into the herd.</b></div>
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<b>All the goats, cats, skunks, blue jays, mice and badger join us and the SantaGoats in wishing everyone happy holidays</b></div>
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<b>and a wonderful new year!</b></div>
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The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-14652010543858819232019-10-30T14:32:00.000-05:002019-10-30T17:43:57.425-05:00The Big Chill Redux<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>This month’s title refers first to winter,</b> </div>
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<b>which is on the way.</b></div>
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<b>For much of October we enjoyed temperate fallish weather and colors.</b></div>
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<b>A pleasant hike through Moose Lake State Park</b></div>
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<b>included gorgeous autumnal scenery</b> </div>
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<b>as well as a less than graceful clamber over a culvert where the trail had recently been washed out.</b></div>
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<b>A dusting of snow on Oct 12 reminded us of what’s ahead.</b></div>
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<b>In some ways, this is Dustin’s favorite time of year. As temps drop, rodents come looking for a warm winter retreat, sneaking into the basement. Dustin sez:</b></div>
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<b>He stalks the intruders patiently for hours on end</b></div>
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<b>while he snoozes with evidence on his face of the remote, neglected nooks and crannies he’s patrolled.</b></div>
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<b>Even with the cooler weather, he continues to ignore his new bed. Shakespeare must have had his own cats, Graymalkin and Tybalt, in mind when he wrote <i>King Lear</i>:</b></div>
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<b>While ground squirrels and other critters have begun to hibernate, Pepé Le Pew and friends remain active in the garage attached to the goat barn. We suspected that Pepé was not alone</b></div>
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<b>but were gobsmacked by how many skunks have shown up on the barn cam:</b></div>
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<b>Despite the increased traffic in her domain, Momma Kitty coexists peacefully with the skunks and Yellow Intruder Cat. The latter have dug a new burrow at the foot of the compost pile; we hope they're moving out there for the winter:</b></div>
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<b>MeadowWild has shifted into Little House on the Prairie mode, with cottage industries in full steam.</b></div>
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<b>The abundant apple harvest </b></div>
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<b>has morphed into bag after bag of dehydrated treats that will last well into winter</b></div>
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<b>with plenty left over for a yummy pie</b></div>
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<b>as well as for the neighbors, the deer and the skunks.</b></div>
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<b>Cheeky and Kuiper prefer the tree bark to the apples.</b> </div>
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<b> Barb is crafting batch after batch of goat milk soap ahead of the holiday demand.</b></div>
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<b>Her creations can be viewed (and ordered!) at <a href="https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/">https://meadowwildsoaps.ecwid.com/</a>.</b></div>
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<b>As October draws to a close, highs are reaching only the 30s by day and lows sink well below freezing at night. The goats are drinking out of a heated bucket, and the outside taps are turned off.</b></div>
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<b> Leaves are pretty much gone now</b></div>
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<b> and the landscape palette is reduced to yellows and browns, ahead of the white that will last far too long.</b></div>
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<b> Seasonal preparations continue. Lightning Bolt took its final spin around the lawn and now sits drained for a long winter’s nap</b></div>
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<b>along with the other mowers/trimmers. Shovels and the snow-thrower are dusted off ahead of the Big Chill</b></div>
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<b>and what is predicted to be a snowier than average winter.</b></div>
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<b>The title of this month’s entry refers also to the return of big Chill:</b></div>
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<b>Regal Katan LysanstoChill.</b></div>
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<b>This handsome buck first came to MeadowWild in April 2016 as a little feller</b></div>
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<b>accompanying another Regal Katan cutie, Kuiper Belt.</b></div>
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<b> Both have grown considerably since then.</b> </div>
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<b>Chill left MeadowWild in Dec 2017 after he bashed in a heavy cattle panel </b><b>trying to murder Mojo. Since Mojo moved to his new home last March, MeadowWild has been without a buck.</b></div>
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<b> Because the girls need some help producing cute little babies in the spring</b></div>
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<b>on Oct 19 the Goatmobile zipped down to the <a href="http://www.mccanngoatfarm.com/index.html" target="_blank">McCann Farm</a> and picked up Chill for breeding duties</b></div>
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<b>returning with his pervasive lingering cologne</b></div>
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<b>which reaches Lady Macbeth levels.</b></div>
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<b>The big guy got right to work, romancing Cheeky</b></div>
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<b>and chasing her around the barn before the two agreed to negotiate.</b></div>
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<b>Kuiper at first was not quite sure about this courtship business, but eventually also succumbed to the visiting charmer. We're hoping for bundles of joy on or around Barb's St. Paddy's Day birthday.</b></div>
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<b>After 10 days all that male attention began to wear on the ladies. While Chill hung out at the east end of the yard</b></div>
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<b>Kuiper and Cheeky stayed far as they could away on the west side.</b></div>
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<b>Mission accomplished, big Chill boarded the goatmobile again for the 90-mile trip back home to Milaca.</b></div>
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<b>Which brings us to the next Big Chill implication of our entry title, inspired by the 1983 film </b> </div>
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<b>concerning friends gathered together for a funeral, an icy reminder of mortality</b>.</div>
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<b> About 1.5 miles from McCann Farm a big dump truck pulled out from a stop sign just as the goatmobile was entering the intersection. Barb accelerated and swerved to avoid a likely fatal t-bone collision</b></div>
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<b>but the truck smashed into the left rear of the van, sending it into a cornfield. Fortunately, neither Barb nor her caprine passenger was injured, </b></div>
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<b>but the accident was a chilling reminder that life is fragile, contingent, and not always under our own control.</b></div>
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<b>Now comes the fun of getting the van repaired and dealing with two insurance companies.</b></div>
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<b>On a cheerier final note, Halloween offers its own big chills. We always take this opportunity to reprint the scary costumes with which <a href="https://daleconnelly.com/" target="_blank">Dale Connelly</a> outfitted the MeadowWild herd some years ago.</b></div>
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<b>This year Cheeky is dressed up as Alien Abductee</b></div>
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<b>while Kuiper goes as Lady Gaga.</b></div>
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<b>The Prince of Darkness himself</b></div>
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<b>(who just celebrated National Cat Day on Oct 29)</b></div>
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<b> can't decide this year between Magical Bat</b></div>
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<b>or King of the Jungle.</b></div>
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<b>The goats join us in wishing everyone</b></div>
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<b>Dustin amends that to</b> </div>
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<br />The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-36331139665538280822019-09-29T14:57:00.000-05:002019-09-29T15:00:39.490-05:00Oh, the days dwindle down to a precious few<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>September began quite socially when the Farmers joined 245,243 of their closest friends and neighbors at the Minnesota State Fair.</b></div>
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<b>Despite periodic downpours, that attendance was a record for the second Sunday of the Fair. New records were set on 6 of the 12 days this year and for the final attendance tally (2,126,551).</b></div>
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<b>Barb avoided most of the crowds by hanging out at the goat show all day</b></div>
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<b>(although even the goat building got crowded during the rainier spells)</b></div>
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<b>cheering on <a href="http://www.mccanngoatfarm.com/" target="_blank">McCann Farm</a>'s Planet Nine (a </b><b>MeadowWild alumna)</b></div>
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<b>who came in a respectable second in her class, behind McCann Farm's Lily</b></div>
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<b>and Hunt Farm's Tzilla (another MeadowWild alumna) and her goat-mom Tracy.</b></div>
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<b>There was plenty of opportunity to visit with both girls.</b></div>
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<b>Meanwhile, Steve dodged the rain at the Eco Experience Progress building</b></div>
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<b>and the Fine Arts Center, which featured a portrait of Duluth's <a href="https://www.charlieparr.com/" target="_blank">Charlie Parr</a></b></div>
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<b>and a painting by <a href="http://www.chrismonroestudio.com/" target="_blank">Chris Monroe</a>.</b></div>
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<b>After considerable research, he had developed an ambitious list of food items to be consumed</b></div>
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<b>and was prepared to log well over 4000 calories</b></div>
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<b>outdoing his role model, Mr. Creosote</b></div>
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<b>but the lines for most venues were just too damned long.</b></div>
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<b>Forced to triage, he made certain to visit The Land of 10,000 Beers exhibit</b></div>
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<b>which offered various flights of Minnesota craft brews.</b></div>
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<b>The bartender identified him, accurately, as a “hoppy and bitter” kind of guy.</b></div>
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<b>It’s become a tradition on the way out of the fair to defy death with a ride on the Giant Ferris Wheel</b></div>
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<b>which affords spectacular views not only of the fairgrounds but also of Mpls and St. Paul.</b></div>
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<b>Back on the Farm, autumn arrived early with a stretch of days in the 50s</b></div>
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<b>followed by a gorgeous Indian summer toward the end of the month, with highs in the 80s again for a week.</b></div>
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<b>Colors this month are muted but gorgeous</b></div>
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<b>not as spectacular as some years</b></div>
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<b>but with a subtler attraction of their own.</b></div>
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<b>On many mornings the pond is a cauldron of mist.</b></div>
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<b>Apple harvest will be abundant again this year</b></div>
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<b>to the delight of the birds and deer, who are already hanging out near the trees.</b></div>
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<b>Bike rides on the Munger Trail now offer</b></div>
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<b>besides the usual pastoral scenes</b></div>
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<b>access to Mike Good's outdoor gallery in Mahtowa.</b></div>
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<b>On Sept 13 the entire herd boarded the Goatmobile for a long journey to</b></div>
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<b>the Bluff Country Classic Dairy Goat Show in Caledonia, MN</b></div>
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<b>where MeadowWild Mojo's Planet Nine was grand champion in one ring and earned her "dry leg" (first step toward a permanent championship)</b></div>
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<b>and Cheeky was first in her "Aged Doe" class (out of two!).</b></div>
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<b>Cheeky came home with a torn udder</b></div>
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<b>Kuiper suffered a lame right front leg, and Barb was limping from a sore toe. All the girls have recovered now, but they</b> </div>
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<b>join Samuel L. Jackson in saying, "Never again!"</b></div>
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<b>We continue to enjoy reports on MeadowWild alumni in McKinsey's herd.</b></div>
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<b>From L to R: Eris, Tzimmes, Tz</b><b>arina, T</b><b>zini, Tzippa.</b></div>
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<b>Here Blintz, Eris and Tzippa pile together for a cuddle.</b></div>
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<b>With continued predictions of boreal weather that will arrive sooner rather than later</b></div>
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<b>winter preparations continue apace</b></div>
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<b>with the hay shed stocked through next spring</b></div>
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<b>the furnace inspected and cleaned</b></div>
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<b>and a heating season's worth of propane pre-purchased</b></div>
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<b>although Barb still has to decorate our tank.</b></div>
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<b>Momma Kitty hangs out underneath the vehicles.</b></div>
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<b>She will now approach us within inches, but still won't let us touch her.</b></div>
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<b>Barb treated Dustin to a fluffy cozy new bed -- which of course he ignores. That should change once the furnace kicks in.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin is mildly amused by the continuing spate of articles insisting</b></div>
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<b>that, despite their reputation for aloofness, cats can love humans.</b></div>
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<b>According to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/shortcuts/2019/sep/24/he-brought-me-a-tissue-when-i-was-ill-the-moment-readers-realised-their-cat-loves-them" target="_blank">The Guardian:</a></b></div>
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<b>For one Twitter user, Fletch Williams, it was when her cat “brought me a tissue when I was sick in bed. Something he did only a few times, and never when I was well.”</b></div>
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<b>Some people, however, aren’t quite as convinced that their cats could ever truly love them. Among them is a Twitter user, Trudy Saunders, whose pet “just sits in perpetual judgment of me. Paws crossed over each other and head upright like a disapproving Victorian aunt”.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin remains closer to the disapproving aunt rather than the tissue-providing end of the feline spectrum. He’s always looking for a lap to snuggle into, but that’s not so much from affection as from a compulsion to stay cozy.</b></div>
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<b>Dustin’s final comment on the “cats love us vs they only want food” debate:</b></div>
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<b>“Fetch me one of them new fried chicken/glazed doughnut sammitchs!”</b></div>
<br />The Farmershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00588671982850516286noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7209787717640205353.post-19440080099247294992019-08-31T14:10:00.001-05:002019-08-31T16:19:22.394-05:00Those lazy-hazy-crazy-goaty days of summer<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>It’s back – the death adder, that is (or maybe its lookalike, the redbellied snake), which snuck into the basement recently either to use the elliptical machine or to escape the August heat.</b></div>
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<b>Is that another snake slithering behind the curtain of the study window?</b></div>
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<b> Nope – it’s Dustin, who loves to bask in the heat of his sunny nook (viewed here from the back yard). When he has baked to a medium-rare 130°F</b></div>
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<b>he moves to the front window, surveying his kingdom</b></div>
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<b>naps on top of the cat tower</b></div>
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<b>catches up on some reading</b> </div>
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<b>then returns to the study window for another snooze.</b></div>
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<b>He's either using the camera for a pillow</b></div>
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<b>or trying to take a selfie in his sleep.</b></div>
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<b>A recent <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/jul/16/do-our-pets-ever-really-love-us-or-do-they-just-stick-around-for-the-food" target="_blank">Guardian article</a> raises the question of whether pets genuinely love their “owners” or just stick around for the food and pampering. </b></div>
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<b>“One small-scale study suggests that cats do receive an oxytocin boost upon being petted by their owners, so there may be love there, but it reflects one-fifth of the amount seen in dogs. If anything sums up cats, it’s this.”</b></div>
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<b>When we put the question to him, Dustin replied, “Where are my Temptations Catnip Fever treats?”</b></div>
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<b>August was full of those lazy-hazy-crazy days Nat King Cole sang about. Most of the month was considerably warmer than usual.</b></div>
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<b>The other MeadowWild feline, Momma Kitty, shelters from the hot sun underneath the Goatmobile.</b></div>
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<b>Momma deer and their teenagers check out the compost pile every day for goodies.</b></div>
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<b>Spider webs proliferate.</b></div>
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<b>Barb's flowers are gorgeous.</b></div>
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<b>Hazy days, indeed</b></div>
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<b>made for walks around the neighborhood</b></div>
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<b>Munger Trail bike rides over the new bridge</b></div>
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<b>to the Carlton town trail</b></div>
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<b>with its roadside lilies</b></div>
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<b>and for the annual bike pilgrimage to the "<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Nevers" target="_blank">Big Dog</a>'s" marker in Willow River</b></div>
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<b>and for a hike in Jay Cooke State Park</b></div>
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<b>with Barb's cousin Steve and Kris.</b></div>
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<b>August saw the last of the big changes in the goat barn as Bhindi and her two girls</b></div>
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<span style="background-color: #e0e0e0; color: #333333; font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><b>Haldi and Jeera</b></span></div>
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<b>enjoyed their last outing with the herd</b></div>
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<b>and then boarded the Goatmobile for the ride to their new home in New Auburn, WI</b></div>
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<b>where they were met by a large welcoming party</b></div>
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<b>and settled in to hobnob with the other MeadowWild alumnae.</b></div>
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<b>In an adjacent pen Kuiper and Chill's buck Ice was looking sassy and content.</b></div>
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<b>The home herd now consists of grande dames Cheeky</b></div>
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<b>and Kuiper (whose Ancestry.com testing revealed some anteater </b><b>DNA</b><b> in her family tree).</b></div>
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<b>That’s the smallest barn census since Barb first started goating in 2007 with the arrival of Dreamy and Cookie, who at first refused to come out of their carrier</b></div>
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<b>but who soon felt right at home, took over the farm, and paved the way for many more goats since then.</b></div>
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<b>So far Barb hasn't needed to locate a 12-step program for caprine addiction </b></div>
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<b>but Amazon's rent-a-goat program might prove irresistible</b></div>
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<b>and they had better check her bag when she leaves the goat show at the State Fair.</b></div>
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<b>As usual, Barb will remain in the goat barn visiting with friends, watching the show</b></div>
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<b>and cheering on Team McCann</b></div>
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<b>which includes MeadowWild alumna Planet Nine</b></div>
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<b>and the Hunt Farm, which includes MeadowWild alumna Tzilla</b></div>
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<b>while Steve eats himself silly and tries to determine what pairs best with the Halo Cone</b></div>
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<b>[which <a href="https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1164602721565102081" target="_blank">Rick Nelson</a> describes as "Hilarious, the Hello Kitty of State Fair foods. Cotton candy-flavored soft serve (w/a decided bubble gum taste) on cotton candy. It will singlehandedly create lifetime employment for Minnesota dentists."]</b></div>
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<b>Cotton Candy Milkshake IPA</b></div>
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<b>Funnel Cloud F2 Ale</b></div>
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<b>or Dill Pickle Kölsch?</b></div>
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<b>This year's Fair has already set 3 new attendance records</b></div>
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<b>even before the second weekend, which is usually the busiest.</b></div>
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<b>We'll be there on the second Sunday, which has averaged 242,207 over the last three years.</b></div>
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<b>Next up: winter -- which might be a relief after a hot August and a day on the asphalt with a quarter million other closely packed fairgoers.</b></div>
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<b>Bring it on!</b></div>
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<b> It’s mid-summer at MeadowWild -</b></div>
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(<b>not <i>Midsommer</i>, the horror film currently getting favorable reviews as a genuine scare)</b></div>
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<b> that wonderful lush green time on the farm</b></div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"> when one wonders if those endless winter months were an illusion and couldn’t possibly return.</b></div>
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<b>We seem to be living in a Henri Rousseau painting – but without the dyspeptic lions.</b></div>
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<b>We do have visits from lots of other critters, however. A variety of birds pigged out on the oranges we supply daily: grosbeaks</b></div>
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<b>woodpeckers</b></div>
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<b>scarlet tanagers</b></div>
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<b>and catbirds and orioles are still showing up in mid-July.</b></div>
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F<b>awns traipse by, barely visible in the tall grass</b></div>
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<b>and turtles have been laying eggs in our sandy front yard.</b></div>
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<b>Come late August and early September, we hope to see lots of babies emerge and head for the front pond.</b></div>
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<b>After a winter's worth of hardtack and salt pork</b></div>
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<b>It's a joy to receive weekly boxes of fresh vegies from our CSA, <a href="http://www.northernharvestfarm.com/" target="_blank">Northern Harvest Farm</a>.</b></div>
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<b>Earlier, we got tons of asparagus from neighbors Tom & Gretchen</b></div>
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<b>in exchange for our rhubarb. Barb made her mom's internationally famous Rhubarb Torte.</b></div>
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<b>The goats are enjoying these salad days, too</b></div>
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<b>browsing on the lush vegetation</b></div>
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<b>and trimming low tree branches.</b></div>
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<b>They could do without the warm weather, however. While a string of days in the upper 80s might seem fairly mild to many people</b></div>
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<b>these Alpine goats are genetically predisposed to prefer snowy mountain peaks.</b></div>
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<b>Actually, we're down to five goats </b></div>
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<b>and two industrial-size fans</b></div>
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<b>the girls stand in front of to stay cooler</b></div>
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<b>and keep flies away.</b></div>
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<b>They try to capture that dog-with-its-head-out-the-window experience.</b></div>
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<b>Barb’s generous friend Andy (of <a href="https://www.facebook.com/AndysAcres/" target="_blank">Andy’s Acres</a>) gave her a separator so she can now collect the cream from her own girls’ milk for ice cream and other goodies</b></div>
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<b>such as clotted cream</b></div>
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<b>to go with the scones she made for a Wimbledon finals party.</b></div>
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<b>It's been quite a social spring and summer. Barb and Janet are conducting a class reunion at the farm one classmate at a time, with fun visits from Mary</b></div>
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<b>and Joyce.</b></div>
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<b>The goats have to get in on the socializing, too.</b></div>
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<b>The <span style="font-size: large;">BIG</span> social event of the season was a reception for recently married friends</b></div>
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<b>Hilary and Rumbidzai.</b></div>
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<b>For the goat that Hilary bought (not from MeadowWild but from neighbor Carol Jelinek's meat goat farm), Farmer Mike's son Jason provided a grill fashioned out of a converted milk bulk tank. Barb roasted the goat slowly to perfection all night long.</b></div>
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<b>Friends Tom, Gretchen and Rick loaned tables and chairs, and friend Laura helped set up and decorate.</b></div>
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<b>Barb catered the whole affair with the able assistance of Clara.</b></div>
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<b>A congenial group of Hilary & Rumbi's friends gathered in the front yard</b></div>
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<b>the champagne flowed</b></div>
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<b>(Hilary supplied fifteen 1.5L bottles for 32 people -- plenty was left over, but Barb's big vat of non-alcoholic rhubarb punch disappeared completely)</b></div>
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<b>and then everyone sat down</b></div>
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<b>to a dinner of roast goat, Hoppin' John and a salad of mixed greens topped with Barb's own halloumi cheese fried in butter.</b></div>
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<b>Everyone wished Hilary and Rumbidzai</b></div>
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<b>congratulations and best wishes for a wonderful marital journey together.</b></div>
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<b>Bones from the feast were hauled out to the SW corner of the farm, where this handsome fellow picked them clean.</b></div>
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<b>Mr. Turkey Vulture then proceeded to perch on the field camera, poop all over it, and knock it out of focus.</b></div>
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<b>When he's not snoozing on the desk next to his favorite window</b></div>
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<b> Dustin has the uncanny ability to predict where Steve wants to sit (either the office chair or the living-room reading chair) and preempts that spot.</b></div>
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<b>It’s especially important for Steve to have the office computer chair for an important research project:</b></div>
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<b>ranking this year’s State Fair foods and deciding how much can be eaten in 8 hours while Barb attends the Alpine Goat Show.</b></div>
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<b><b>Among the early contenders: Nordic Waffles' Pebbles & Bam Bam</b></b></div>
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<b><b>and Deep-Fried Dilly Dog: Pickle stuffed with bratwurst, dipped in batter and deep-fried.</b></b></div>
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<b><b>The list was narrowed when the </b>Wingwalker Donut Flight (An assortment of hot, deep-fried cake donut holes and three syringes with DIY fillings – Bavarian cream, chocolate custard and Minnesota lingonberry jam) was axed with 2 months to go.</b></div>
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<b><a href="http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/minnesota-state-fair-cancels-doughnut-syringes/512641661" target="_blank">Objectors pointed out</a> that "The waste generated (three syringes times thousands and thousands of orders) over the 10 day fair run is absurd. In addition, the image conveyed by syringes being cool and containing treats, not to mention being littered around on the ground is not one we should be wanting to promote." </b></div>
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<b>A month couldn’t slip by up north without some more broken weather records.</b></div>
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<b>Winter returned with a vengeance on May 8-9, earning us flyover folks notice in <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2019/05/09/over-inches-snow-just-plastered-duluth-minnesota-shattering-may-records/" target="_blank">The Washington Post</a> and setting records for:</b></div>
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<b> most monthly snowfall in May</b></div>
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<b> single snowiest day in May (the 8th)</b></div>
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<b> heaviest snowfall on May 8</b></div>
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<b> and heaviest snowfall on May 9.</b></div>
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<b>While Duluth enjoyed close to 11" of white stuff, we got a little over 8,"</b><b>which was enough to cover the ground for a day or two.</b></div>
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<b> And winter wasn’t quite finished with us yet. We got another couple of inches on May 19, marking the latest May snowfall on record of more than an inch.</b></div>
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<b> All those April & May snowstorms brought the proverbial May flowers.</b></div>
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<b> Rhubarb plants sprang back to life</b></div>
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<b> the Nanking cherry exploded</b></div>
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<b>the back woods started to leaf out</b></div>
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<b>and blossom</b></div>
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<b> marsh marigolds lined the seasonal streams</b></div>
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<b>the back pond became accessible again</b></div>
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<b>and the neighboring hay fields greened up. </b></div>
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<b>Weather records weren’t the only things to fall at MeadowWild this month. Since we moved in, our view of the pond had been obstructed by trees and bushes.</b></div>
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<b> That finally changed when the lumberjack wizards of <a href="http://valhallatreecare.com/" target="_blank">Valhalla Tree Care</a> arrived early in May</b></div>
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<b> to take down two large trees and clear lots of undergrowth</b></div>
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<b> much of which was turned into chips for use elsewhere. </b></div>
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<b> As requested, they did leave some big segments which we moved to the goat pasture for the girls to play on -- and eat</b></div>
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<b> since they seem to be part termite and love to snarf bark and chew on wood.</b></div>
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<b> We’re enjoying the new view and have watched assorted geese, ducks, swans and loons playing on the pond.</b></div>
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<b>Firsts for the spring season include bike trips on the Munger Trail</b></div>
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<b> with renewed access to Barnum via the rebuilt bridge </b></div>
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<b> over the mighty Moose Horn River.</b></div>
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<b> Lightning Bolt made her first pass at the grass, now that the snow has finally receded.</b></div>
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<b> With insects delayed by the wintry weather, birds are flocking to the oranges we put out</b></div>
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<b> primarily catbirds</b></div>
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<b> orioles</b></div>
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<b>and grossbeaks.</b></div>
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<b>We seem to be single-handedly supporting the Florida citrus industry.</b></div>
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<b>The new owners of TJ’s kept up the tradition of Wurst Days in May.</b></div>
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<b> The celebration included a market</b></div>
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<b> music</b></div>
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<b> and, of course, bratwurst in the Wurst Dome.</b></div>
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<b>Planet Nine moved to her new home at the <a href="http://www.mccanngoatfarm.com/" target="_blank">McCann Farm</a>, where she engaged tête-à-tête with her new herd-mates</b></div>
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<b>and then settled down to eat.</b></div>
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<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photos courtesy of Brian)</span></b></div>
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<b>That leaves the smallest herd MeadowWild has featured for a long time: Cheeky</b></div>
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<b>Kuiper</b></div>
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<b>Bhindi</b></div>
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<b>and the juvenile delinquents.</b></div>
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<b>Next door in the garage, Franklin's ground squirrels have joined the shrews, Yellow Intruder Cat, and skunk as regulars at Momma Kitty's buffet table.</b></div>
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<b> The <a href="https://www.livescience.com/55151-skunks.html" target="_blank">LiveScience website</a> insists that "Skunks are nocturnal and forage for food while most animals and humans sleep" -- but the trail cam has recorded visitations regularly around 9:00 am, 2:00 pm and 6:00 pm </b></div>
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<b> making us wonder if they're on a Dr. Pepper-ish schedule.</b></div>
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<b>A group of skunks is called a surfeit. Although only one skunk shows up lately on the trail cam, Momma Kitty considers that way more than a surfeit.</b></div>
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<b>Over the Memorial Day weekend, the Farmers enjoyed a trip to the Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge, near McGregor MN</b> </div>
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<b>where some fox kits were snoozing and playing outside their burrow.</b></div>
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<b>Back home, when he’s not tanning in his favorite sunny window, </b></div>
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<b>Dustin waits breathlessly by the phone for a return call from the Uzbekistan State Lottery. Turns out that he won a fortune and he now simply needs to provide our bank account number and password so that the prize can be deposited in his name.</b></div>
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<b>He could certainly use the money, after that Nigerian prince never DID get around to transferring all those funds for safekeeping.</b></div>
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