Critter of the Day: Reflections

December 22, 2018December 16, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

Beep Beep was a co-operative subject again, while sitting on the platform feeder.

You can see the house, reflected in those gorgeous eyes!

What greeted me this morning

December 21, 2018March 30, 2019 / Re-Farmer / 15 Comments

Look what I found, when doing my rounds this morning.

Our front gate was popped off its hinges, then set aside, upside down.

We know who did it, we have proof, and we intend to press charges. I’ve already called the RCMP.

This is ridiculous.

The Re-Farmer

Critter of the Day: Deer Duo

December 21, 2018December 16, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

We see these two the most often. The little guy on the left in the photo is the one that tends to come into the feeding station at a run! Brightens my day, every time!

Awesome friends!

December 20, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

I just have to share something I got in the mail today, from a dear friend. She is so hilarious!!!! Check these out!

First, there’s the festive packing tape covering the box itself. Then there was the “snowfall” when it was opened, then there was the array of tiny little gifts for everyone – including treats and a skunk toy for the cats!

What a hoot!

I’ve got the best friends. :-D

The Re-Farmer

Critter of the Day: Black Capped Chickadee

December 20, 2018December 16, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

I’ve uploaded another batch of photos from the camera in the living room. I’m so happy! There were so many good shots, it was hard to choose which ones to post. I’ll be putting them up, little by littler, over the next few days.

First up, we’ve got this adorable little puff ball.

I’m not usually able to catch the birds while they’re in the lilac bushes. The camera on its tripod is set up facing the feeding station. By the time I’ve spotted a bird in a spot I can see with the camera (sometimes, that means quickly tilting over the tripod!) and turn the camera, they’re usually gone. They do not stay anywhere for long!

:-D

Critter of the day: DahBoy

December 19, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 3 Comments

It occurred to me that I post lots of pictures of the outside cats, but almost none of the inside cats!

Then I tried to take pictures of them and realized why. They keep sticking their faces into the lens.

But I got a good one!

I remember when we first saw him, after his mom dragged him from who-knows-where, up to our balcony. He was the tiniest ball of fluff with a bright pink nose that had an itty bitty dark splotch on it. The spot got darker and bigger as he grew, and new ones appeared. I still love his splotchy little snoot!

The Re-Farmer

Ready

December 19, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 6 Comments

The tree and decorations are up. The gifts are wrapped. Aside from those few last things that have to wait for the last minute, we are ready for Christmas.

I am glad we were able to put our tree up this year. We missed out on a lot of that last year, with everything still being in chaos from the movers bringing our stuff over. Most of our ornaments are hand made. One of the things I still need to get back into is the making of new decorations every year. Now that we’re near family again, I want to get back into gifting them again.

Our tree has ornaments we made ourselves over the years, and others that were gifted to us. When the girls were young, as part of home schooling, we took part in something called Flat Travelers, which involved sending a paper doll to visit other families around the world, while hosting some ourselves. They would be returned with mementos of the place they were at, and sometimes that included Christmas ornaments. Almost every ornament on our tree has some sort of connection or story with it, and I love every one!

The Re-Farmer

Critter of the day: handsome

December 18, 2018December 7, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 1 Comment

Such a handsome young fellow. :-)

Tiny Things

December 17, 2018 / Re-Farmer / 2 Comments

While putting up a few more Christmas decorations, I took the time to change out the batteries for some lights in our nativity scene.

It is the teeniest of nativity scenes. The tallest figures are maybe three inches high.

I used to put the trees on the dash of our old van for Christmas. I spent a lot of time in that van, so I decorated the dash with all sorts of bling and tiny creatures. Sometimes, while stopped at a red light, I would look over and see people in the vehicle next to us, taking pictures of it. :-D I figured, if I was going to be in the van so much, I may as well make it my happy place! :-D One year, I got a mini Christmas tree with a tiny string of lights for the dash. I couldn’t find it the next year, so I got a different tree, this one with its own decorations, and another set of tiny lights. The year after that, I found both sets, and had two trees on my dash! While parked, waiting for whomever I was picking up at the time, I would turn the lights on for a little ambiance. :-D

I started decorating the dash of the van we have now, but the surface is different, and the temporary adhesives don’t stick as well. I only managed a bit of bling, my Happy Face (a rockfish), a toad, some turtles, tortoises, frogs and lady bugs.

Also, the toad is holding a tiny Groot.

I don’t spend anywhere near as much time in the van anymore, so I don’t plan to add too much more. And no Christmas trees this year, so they get to join the nativity scene. :-)

The Re-Farmer