Critter of the Day: trio in the sun

March 23, 2019March 17, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

For a while, in February, we started to get regular visits from two groups of three deer. This is one of them.

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Still got no rubbers

March 22, 2019March 22, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 2 Comments

With all the snow melt and puddles forming, I quickly got tired of wet feet and soaked shoes.

So last night, I bit the bullet and braved an area of the house I tend to avoid.

The new part basement.

I remembered seeing a whole bunch of rubber boots down there, and was desperate enough to consider using a pair.

Note I said “consider”…

For those unfamiliar with the Canadianism, rubbers are footwear. I believe in other places, they are called rain boots or Wellingtons.

Rubbers are not to be confused with that other rubber Canadianism, meaning a type of eraser. Also, not to be confused with yet another type of rubber, aka a condom. There are quite a few different kinds of rubbers, now that I think about it. :-D

Anyhow. I’m talking boots.

These boots.

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Critter of the Day: nubbins

March 22, 2019March 17, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

This picture was taken towards the end of February. One of our visiting deer was already showing the beginnings of new antler growth.

Snow trap

March 21, 2019 / Re-Farmer / Leave a comment

The warmer temperatures have created some interesting conditions, and it is a direct consequence of our lack of a snow blower during parts of the winter.

Snow traps. That trap tires. :-D

I got stuck a couple of times yesterday, in our own driveway. Here is why.

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Critter of the Day: Sir Blepalot

March 21, 2019March 17, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 2 Comments

Sir Blepalot has strong opinions about getting his picture taken!

Mind you, this is another one where he is probably a she. ;-)

Critter of the Day: Hrrmmm

March 20, 2019March 17, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 2 Comments

This visitor seems to be a touch confused about something.

Probably wondering what one of our silly cats is doing. :-D

Critter of the Day: snowdeer

March 19, 2019March 19, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

Another deer photo from our bitterly cold February.

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This was taken on a day when it was warm enough to snow, covering the feed I had put out in the morning. A bit of snow isn’t about to stop a hungry deer!

Critter of the Day: You and a piece of me?

March 18, 2019March 17, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

This next batch of critter photos are still from February. We had quite a few deer visits, including some new ones.

This was taken on a day when we had 7 deer show up at once. There seemed to be two groups of three, and one loner. A couple were quite aggressive about chasing the others away from the feed. As you can see by this tough guy (actually… it’s probably a gal), and the patch of skin dangling from its chin!