Good morning, World

...My reward for getting up at 5:30 to clean up Cassie's doggy barf ☺
I'm really frustrated about the way little pop ups appear on some words in my post below and I don't know how to get rid of them....

JR in with the Big Boys

It's time that JR leave his mommy and go live with the boys. He's 8 months old and weighs 60 pounds now. He seems very healthy. I put him in with Tribute ↑ and Snickers →. Trib is a herd sire, but slight in frame and Snickers is just 3 days older than JR. They seem to be getting along fairly well. Last night Trib was chasing the little guy more than I like so Trib got separated for the night. When I went to the barn this a.m., JR was snuckled right up beside Snickers ☺ JR does spend quite a bit of his time looking for mom Sonata, but he's not pacing the fence or crying, and he seems to be eating well.

....and here's a picture of sweet Cassie protecting her duck.

Saturday Storm - Much Ado about Nothing

We were supposed to have 5 to 7 inches of snow today. The 7 a.m. picture above shows a nice quiet morning before I went to do chores. It was nice enough that I was able to shoo the horses out with a little hay while I mucked their stalls. I checked the weather map when I came in at 9. The storm is about an hour away in this map. I am in Ithaca - the very middle of the mitt.

Here we are at 3 in the afternoon. Not nearly as nasty as predicted, but I'm glad the 'pacas and horses are snug in the barn.

This is what the weather map looked like at 3. Way worse on paper than out the window. The storm was coming from the south and swirling around so that the wind was from the north east.

And here is the barn at 5, just before I went out to do evening chores. We got only about 3 inches but I will have to shovel out those doors in the morning to get the horses into their paddocks.

....and here she is.....dear, sweet Cassie, who is actually a ham about having her picture taken.

Results for Which Celebrity Is Your Dog? Dog Celebrity Quiz by Dogster

Results for Which Celebrity Is Your Dog? Dog Celebrity Quiz by Dogster: ""
Wow, your dog is Jennifer Lopez!
Jennifer Lopez
Dressed to Kill
Una bomba inteligente autentica, cassie is super-fly girl Jennifer Lopez!
Curvaceous and sassy and always more than willing to pawticipate with a few moves on the dance floor, cassie moves and grooves with the best of them. But that doesn't mean it's all fun and salsa for cassie—discipline and structure are key ingredients that have helped to put cassie on a fur-lined fast track. Family is of utmost importance for cassie , and she takes care of her brothers and sisters with the same dedication that she gives her little 'uns. To see and to be seen are significant parts of cassie's daily activities, and the real-life Cleopetra makes her rounds with confidence and flair, always preferring to hang with the more bold and beautiful members of the pack.
This little quiz was just too fun. Click on the picture to go take it yourself. Thanks, FireFly Nights for the link.