I will start with the good news, first.
Mild Cheddar went through surgery very well!
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Not a rib
So… This actually makes more sense.
The lump in Mild Cheddar is not a dislocated rib.
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Bonus Critter: playing
While switching out the empty hanging bird feeder for a full one, I noticed Junk Yard kitten was out.
So I sat down on the log I placed near the junk pile as a seat, and tried to lure him in.
There was a cat toy I’d found while cleaning out the old wood pile; one of the ones we’d left for the kittens that were living in there for a while, last year. Between it and the tree branch I wiggled around, I was able to get him to come within 3 ft of me and play!
He (she?) is such a beautiful cat! Those dark framed, golden eyes are just amazing!
The Re-Farmer
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Starry Night
I went outside late last night, and ended up staying out longer to enjoy the incredible view!
Even with the yard light on (we can’t turn it off since the power company replaced the original), the stars were bright enough that I could see the Milky Way!
Then I went out again later, with my daughters, to ogle the sky.
My husband gave me his new phone not long ago, to replace mine with the cracked corner, and I had yet to try night shots with it. I put it on manual and basically guessed at the settings I was changing – I could barely see the numbers, never mind read them. After fiddling with the settings, I would lay the phone down on the ground, then use voice commands to take a picture.
Then I’d fuss with the settings a bit more, set it on the ground and try again. Eventually, I figured out how to do a long exposure shot – and recognize the sounds the phone made, so I wouldn’t accidentally pick it up again, before the exposure was complete. :-D
This is one of the results.
The only thing I’ve done to this image is resize it.
I’m really amazed at the shots I was able to get with just a cell phone!!!
The Re-Farmer
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Which one is next?
I managed a bit of work in the yard, during a break in the high winds we’ve been having for the past while.
There were so many tiny branches and twigs fallen from the Chinese elm in front of the house, I needed to use a rake to pick them up.
I also found this.
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This is not good
A couple of days ago, my daughters noticed something wrong with one of the kittens.
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Bonus Critter, pre-op update and more
My daughter and I were coming home when I spotted something on the road, right at the corner I was turning at.
A red sided garter snake!
I was very happy to see it; I’ve seen so very few this year.
Unfortunately, it wouldn’t move away.
My daughter got out and tried to shoo it off the road, and at first it started to cross, but then it decided to go for the big shady spot.
Under the van.
I had just started to move again, too, but she quickly signaled me to stop.
The little bugger just curled up behind my tire and would not move!
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Critter(s) of the Day: a fountain of youth
Two more down
Between the high winds and rain we’ve been having recently, it’s been a while since my rounds have included all the perimeter of the spruce grove.
The predicted storms have, once again, passed us by – this time to the south – but we have been getting rain almost constantly for the last while.
Which would have been wonderful in the spring. The farmers in the middle of harvesting their crops are now being hit with a triple whammy. A cold late spring followed by a hot dry summer, and now when hot and dry is what the crops need, it’s cold and wet.
That’s the reality of farming, though, and everyone just goes with it. What else can you do?
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Morning company
In the last while, the kittens have become more interested in following me around as I do my morning rounds. Especially when I go to switch the memory card in the trail cam. Usually, it’s just one or two kittens, though.
This morning, my daughter came along, and that really got their attention, so we had 4 of them from the start. :-D
The Re-Farmer 